Background
Swan, Robert was born in 1956 in Durham, England.
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Robert Swan
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Robert Swan, British explorer, adventurer, foundation administrator. Named one of the Top Ten Presenter on Leadership and Teamwork, Time Magazine; recipient Polar medal, Her Majesty Quenn Elizabeth II, 1987, Order British Empire, 1996, Smithsonian award for Information Technology in Education and Academia, 1998, European Union Ambassador for the Environment, 2003, United Nations Environmental Program Global 500 award, 1989.
Education
Bachelor in Ancient History, Durham University, 1976—1979. Doctor of Letters, Robert Gordon University, 1993.
Career
Member, In Footsteps of Scott, Antarctic Expedition planning and fund Raising, 1979—1984. Member British Antarctic Survey, 1980—1981. Founder Robert Swan Foundation, since 1993.
Vice president Countryside Management Association, 1995. Visiting professor, school environmental Leeds Metropolitan University, 1992. Keynote speaker Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro, 1992.
Planner and fund raiser One Step Beyond, South Pole Challenge Expedition, 1994—1996. Invited speaker.
Achievements
Membership
United Nations Goodwill Ambassador with Special Responsibility for Youth, 1989. Special envoy to director general United Nations Educational, 1994. Member of Amstel Club (honorary).
Awards
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Named one of the Top Ten Presenter on Leadership and Teamwork, Time Magazine. Recipient Polar medal, Her Majesty Quenn Elizabeth II, 1987, Order British Empire, 1996, Smithsonian award for Information Technology in Education and Academia, 1998, European Union Ambassador for the Environment, 2003, United Nations Environmental Program Global 500 award, 1989.Named one of the Top Ten Presenter on Leadership and Teamwork, Time Magazine. Recipient Polar medal, Her Majesty Quenn Elizabeth II, 1987, Order British Empire, 1996, Smithsonian award for Information Technology in Education and Academia, 1998, European Union Ambassador for the Environment, 2003, United Nations Environmental Program Global 500 award, 1989.