Ringgold's Deborah Lubbe Selected for Social Enterprise Fellowship in India

2011 Jul 27

Deborah Lubbe, a Ringgold native and 2008 graduate of Oglethorpe University, has been selected from more than 300 applicants to participate in the second annual IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise. Lubbe is one of 35 fellows from around the U.S. who traveled this month to Hyderabad, India to work in India's Affordable Private Schools. Lubbe will employ sustainable business models to implement programs to improve and develop these schools, which primarily serve India's underprivileged youth.

The IDEX Fellowship in Social Enterprise is a nine-month, paid, professional development program for post-graduates interested in the field of social enterprise. The program is funded by Gray Matters Capital of Atlanta and managed by Oglethorpe University. More information about the IDEX Fellowship may be found at www.oglethorpe.edu/idex.

Oglethorpe University was founded in 1835 and enrolls 1,100 students representing 34 states and 28 countries. Oglethorpe is a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America's most selective liberal arts institutions. For five consecutive years, Oglethorpe has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for commitment to and achievement in community service. In 2010, Oglethorpe was named among U.S. News & World Report's Best Liberal Arts Colleges and Forbes' America's Best Colleges. Princeton Review named Oglethorpe a Best Southeastern College, ranking it in national top-20 lists: Professors Get High Marks (#17), Classroom Discussion Encouraged (#14), Lots of Race/Class Interaction (#11), and Best College Theatre (#18). Georgia Shakespeare is the professional theater-in-residence at Oglethorpe. OU competes in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Website: www.oglethorpe.edu