Oakwood President Reaches Fundraising Goal at Top of World

Oakwood President Reaches Fundraising Goal at Top of World
By Paul Gattis, The Huntsville Times
May 10, 2010

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- In the eternal challenge of raising money, Oakwood University President Delbert Baker has finished a unique fundraising campaign.

Baker has raised more than $500,000 for scholarships at Oakwood by running to the ends of the Earth.

Last month, he ran a marathon at the North Pole - putting him over the goal of $500,000 and completing the marathon Grand Slam. Baker, 57, has completed marathons on all seven continents and the North Pole.

"It's phenomenal," Baker said of the money that has been raised.

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