Author Turns Down Grawemeyer Award

{Kentucky}..."Three Cups of Tea" author Greg Mortenson has turned down a $100,000 award by the University of Louisville, saying the Grawemeyer Award in Education is a great honor, but he turned it down as a way to acknowledge the dedication and sacrifice of others who continue to promote peace through education. Mortenson's selection for the Grawemeyer was based on his second book, "Stones into Schools," which traces his efforts to build schools in Afghanistan. Mortenson was scheduled to receive the award on September 23rd. The university's board of trustees voted in April to give the award to Mortenson, days before a "60 Minutes" investigation raised questions about the veracity of his books and the work of the charitable organization he co-founded, the Central Asia Institute.