Dolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners

Dolly Parton (Courtesy of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy via AP)

Country music superstar Dolly Parton, who made a big donation to help fund coronavirus vaccine research in 2020, is among this year’s Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients.

Also being honoured are Dallas entrepreneur Lyda Hill, Kenyan industrialist Manu Chandaria, and Lynn and Stacy Schusterman, from the Oklahoma investment family.