{"id":17,"date":"2008-11-18T16:36:17","date_gmt":"2008-11-18T16:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2008\/11\/beliefnet-announces-ten-nomine.html"},"modified":"2008-11-18T16:36:17","modified_gmt":"2008-11-18T16:36:17","slug":"beliefnet-announces-ten-nomine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2008\/11\/beliefnet-announces-ten-nomine.html","title":{"rendered":"BELIEFNET ANNOUNCES TEN NOMINEES FOR MOST INSPIRING PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>~ Daily Voting Begins November 17th and Continues Through December 5th ~ <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>We at Beliefnet are excited to announce today &#8211; November 17, 2008 &#8211; ten nominees for the eighth annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year award.&nbsp; <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>The nomination is a yearly recognition by Beliefnet readers and editors of noteworthy humanitarian actions that inspire and encourage us all to live better lives.&nbsp; The Most Inspiring Person of the Year award is bestowed upon someone who has risen above expectations.&nbsp; He or she may have countered stereotypes and demonstrated courage, forgiveness, self-sacrifice or love under difficult and challenging circumstances.&nbsp; <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Profiles of the nominees and voting guidelines can be found at:<br \/>www.beliefnet.com\/mostinspiringperson2008 &lt;http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/mostinspiringperson2008&gt; .<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Between November 17 and December 5, visitors can vote once daily for the person whose actions they find most inspiring.&nbsp; <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Beliefnet&#8217;s Most Inspiring Person for 2008 will be announced on December 10th. <br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>A forum where community members and visitors can discuss what they love and admire about the nominees can be found at: http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/mostinspiring2008.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>Nominees for Beliefnet&#8217;s Most Inspiring Person of the Year for 2008 are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Heroic Boy Scouts?Transformed into True Leaders by a Deadly Iowa Tornado<\/b>. Dozens of Nebraska and Iowa Boy Scouts attending a weeklong leadership training session rallied into action without missing a beat when a devastating tornado ripped through their remote western Iowa campsite. Courageously, the boys overcame fear and panic to rescue their friends and community members and assist the injured.<\/li>\n<li><b>Paul Newman?Beloved Film Star and Philanthropist Who Built a Life by Doing Good for Others. <\/b>Academy Award Winner and generous humanitarian, Paul Newman&#8217;s Hole in the Wall Gang Camps for seriously ill children give hundreds of thousands of kids an opportunity to laugh, play and enjoy the fresh air, green grass and sunshine.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Randy Pausch?Carnegie Mellon&#8217;s &#8220;Last Lecture&#8221; Professor Who Inspired Millions to Live Their Dreams.&nbsp;<\/b> Hugely popular professor who recently passed away after a brave journey through pancreatic cancer showed the importance of living each day well&#8211;even when facing death&#8211;and to never give up on your dreams.&nbsp; His &#8220;Last Lecture&#8221; video and book, and interviews with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America remain an inspiration to people around the world.<\/li>\n<li><b>Master Sgt. William &#8220;Spanky&#8221; Gibson?Oklahoma Marine Who Returned to Iraq Despite Devastating War Injuries.<\/b>&nbsp; After doctors amputated his leg above the knee as a result of a combat injury, 19-year veteran Master Sgt. Gibson refused whole-heartedly to think of himself as disabled.&nbsp; &#8220;Born to be a Marine,&#8221; Gibson retrained with gusto, and returned to battle with a prosthetic leg; he proudly serves his country to this very day.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Halima Bashir?Sudanese Doctor Brutalized for Condemning Darfur Horrors<\/b>.&nbsp; Bashir&#8217;s memoir relates how she was brutally punished for medically treating the injured and then declaiming the rape and torture of young girls who are being traumatized by government-backed rapists in Darfur.&nbsp; Her breathtaking life story and passionate commitment to speaking out against violence on behalf of those who cannot fight for themselves has inspired millions.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor?Amazing Story of Stroke and Recovery by a Brain Scientist&nbsp; who Views Her Experience as a Gift to Others.<\/b>&nbsp; A doctor who spent her life studying the human brain awoke to discover that she was having a massive stroke herself.&nbsp; As she watched her own brain deteriorate she reached a profound level of spirituality that eventually inspired her to change the course of her life and share new knowledge with the world.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Christina Applegate?Vivacious Actress and Breast Cancer Survivor Passionate about Raising Awareness and Helping Other Women Find the Treatment they Need.<\/b> The well-known actress has risen as an inspiration to women everywhere.&nbsp; When her mother was stricken with the disease, she became a passionate crusader for breast cancer awareness and finding a cure.&nbsp; Now a breast cancer survivor herself, she continues to inspire and motivate others to join the fight against this deadly disease.<\/li>\n<li><b>Dara Torres?Olympic Swimming Medalist and Selfless Competitor.<\/b>&nbsp; At the Beijing Olympics this past summer, 41-year-old Dara Torres hauled in three silver medals for Team USA, to become the oldest swimming medalist in Olympic history.&nbsp; But many considered Torres&#8217; most valiant and inspiring moment to be her instinctive and selfless gesture to help a competitor that stopped the clock seconds before race.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><b>Darin Headrick?Reuniting a Tornado-torn Community by Rebuilding its Schools.<\/b> When ten people died and 95 percent of tiny Greensburg, Kansas was destroyed by a two mile wide tornado, Superintendent of Schools Darin Headrick spearheaded efforts to get the school system back up and running better than ever before.&nbsp; His environmentally-friendly &#8220;Green&#8221; schools gave students and families hope and a reason to stay and grow with the new community they pledged to build.<\/li>\n<li><b>Steven Curtis Chapman?Christian Music Artist Who Faced a Parent&#8217;s Darkest Hour. <\/b>Award-winning singing star sustained his family&#8217;s spirit and faith through the tragic loss of his daughter.&nbsp; His courage in the face of personal loss balanced by a reliance on God serves as a model for millions of people around the world. Chapman is a tireless advocate for underprivileged children and Christian relief. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~ Daily Voting Begins November 17th and Continues Through December 5th ~ &nbsp;We at Beliefnet are excited to announce today &#8211; November 17, 2008 &#8211; ten nominees for the eighth annual Most Inspiring Person of the Year award.&nbsp; &nbsp;The nomination is a yearly recognition by Beliefnet readers and editors of noteworthy humanitarian actions that inspire&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-joy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BELIEFNET ANNOUNCES TEN NOMINEES FOR MOST INSPIRING PERSON OF THE YEAR FOR 2008 - Dr. Norris J. 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