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NEAR ELY, MINN. — Volunteers sloshed through ankle-deep lake-water, an assembly line sending large blocks of ice splashing and sliding to a pileup near the shore where they would later become the base of Will Steger's rustic refrigeration system. For decades, the explorer known for polar expeditions and climate education has kept his perishables cool the old fashioned way: tucked into a root .
Dean Nisha Botchwey (second from right) with Public Leadership Awardees Will Steger, Jan Malcolm, Paul Williams, Ann Bancroft, and Sharon Sayles Belton. Photos: Bruce SilcoxFriends and supporters of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs gathered for a spirited celebration of public service September 21 to recognize five distinguished recipients of the 2023 Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Awards.The awardees are Ann Bancroft, history-making explorer and educator, and founder of the Ann Bancroft Foundation; Will Steger, polar explorer and a leading voice in the fight against climate change; Jan Malcolm, former commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health who led the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Project for Pride in Living (PPL), a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that provides affordable housing and career readiness services to lower-income individuals and families; and Sharon Sayles Belton, the first African American and first woman mayor of Minneapolis, and commun