Sara Miller McCune

Sara Miller McCune (born 1941) is the co-founder and Chair of SAGE Publications.

Biography

Miller was born into a middle-class Jewish family in Manhattan.[1] She was international president of B'nai B'rith Girls at the age of 19, and has spoken of the importance of tzedakah.[1]

She founded the independent academic publishing company SAGE with her late husband George McCune in 1965.[2][3] She is on the Board of Directors of The American Academy of Political and Social Science.[4] In 2008, she announced the launch of Miller-McCune magazine, published in print and online, by the nonprofit Miller McCune Center for Research, Media and Public Policy, with support from SAGE.[5]

She has funded schools in the developing world,[6] and made contributions to California organizations and educational establishments, including $2.5 million to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital,[7] $3.5 million to found the SAGE Center For the Study of the Mind at UCSB,[8][9] and over $5 million to the Granada Theater Restoration Project.[10] She is also a trustee and supporter of the UCSB Foundation [9] She founded the charitable McCune Foundation in 1990.[11] In 2003, she received the Spirit of Entrepreneurship award at the Entrepreneur of the Year awards, sponsored by Ernst and Young.[12] Women’s Campaign International (WCI) recently honored her at an event entitled Shattering The Glass Ceiling: Honoring Inspirational Women Around The Globe.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Robyn Rosen (May 5, 2011). "Sara steps in to help the Globe". thejc.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ "SAGE - the natural home for authors, editors and societies - About us". Sagepub.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Access to SAGE material in Asia - Research Information". Researchinformation.info. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  4. ↑ "Board of Directors". AAPSS. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  5. ↑ "The Santa Barbara Independent Miller McCune Launches New Magazine". Independent.com. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Ghimire Foundation - Messages from Donors". Ghimirefoundation.org. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  7. ↑ "Two miles may not be enough". Santamariatimes.com. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  8. ↑ "SAGE Center". Sagecenter.ucsb.edu. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "UCSB Press Release: "Philanthropist Sara Miller McCune and SAGE Publications Establish Endowed Chair for UCSB Dean of Social Sciences "". Ia.ucsb.edu. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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  11. ↑ "Our Mission & Vision". McCune Foundation. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  12. ↑ "Archives | www.toacorn.com | Thousand Oaks Acorn". www.toacorn.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  13. ↑ "Women's Campaign International | Event Report: Shattering the Glass Ceiling". Womenscampaigninternational.org. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2012-02-02.

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