An educator who trained more than 7,000 literacy teachers in educating people from India and other Asian countries

A South Korean agrarian movement leader, Christian and philosopher who pioneereed waste land cultivation, and strove to demonstrate through his work that life as a farmer can be fulfilling and productive

A Japanese broadcaster who embraced mass media broadcasting in educating a country?s population.

Known as the "Father of Barangay High Schools" who made high school education accessible for Filipinos through his efforts in building public high schools in every barangay in the Philippines

Established in 1934 to provide qualified personnel for the growing ministry that William Cameron Townsend began in 1917 by translating the Bible for the Cakchiquel Indians of Central America

A pioneer in multinational education and an inspiration to rural leaders prompting their return to and love of the land in the Philippines

An English-born Hong Kong social activist, elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong from 1963 to 1995, and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1988 to 1995

A committed humanitarian, pediatrician, administrator, educator, researcher, author, public health advocate, whose pioneering spirit in fostering health and preventing sickness particularly among children helped not only in reducing infant morbidity and mortality in the country but also in establishing health, research, and educational institutions

One of the 11 degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños in Laguna, Philippines