Students to Award Eric S. Yuan, CEO and Founder of Zoom, with Reach the World's Cronkite Award

NEW YORK - May 18, 2021 - PRLog -- Local students to nominate Eric S. Yuan, CEO and Founder of Zoom Video Communications, Inc., to receive Reach the World's 2021 Cronkite Award for Excellence in Storytelling. Reach the World selected four student winners to nominate Yuan for the prestigious award during a celebration event on May 21, 2021. The 20th annual Reach the World benefit event will follow on June 10, 2021.

Classrooms across the United States will join in a celebration event on Zoom to nominate Yuan to receive Reach the World's 2021 Cronkite Award. Brody Shearer and McClain Dwyer of East Carter High School in Grayson, Kentucky will co-host the event and nominate Yuan for the award. Kaden Franky, at P.S./M.S. 200 The Magnet School of Global Studies and Leadership in Queens, New York, and Valentina Potts, at Lincoln Elementary in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, will present their essay nominations to Yuan. Both essays speak to the importance of Zoom during a time of global isolation and remote learning.

Valentina wrote, "On March 16th my story changed. No longer was I able to go to school and play with my friends, but that wasn't all. I also couldn't compete in my final basketball game of the season, or practice soccer with my team like I used to. Zoom changed all of this! My story continued because of Zoom! Although I could only see my friends in small boxes on my computer screen, we continued to work and play together. Mr. Yuan helped the stories of our world live on, so if you ask me I totally think Mr. Yuan deserves this award!"

Reach the World was honored to include Mr. Walter Cronkite as the Chairman of its Advisory Board until his death in 2009. As one of the world's most esteemed journalists, Mr. Cronkite had a profound impact on the field of communications. RTW gives its Cronkite Award annually to recognize and honor individuals who are using the transformative power of communications to build an educated, compassionate, and globally competent citizenry.

For two decades, Reach the World (RTW) has been a leader in global learning and international virtual exchange. RTW makes the benefits of travel accessible to classrooms, inspiring students to become curious, confident and compassionate global citizens. To learn more about Reach the World, please visit http://about.reachtheworld.org.