Jimmy Wales gave the honor of Wikipedian of the Year to Felix Nartey in what year?
Wikipedian of the Year Wikipedian of the Year is an award presented annually by Wikipedia's founder Jimmy Wales to highlight major achievements for Wikipedia by an individual . The award, established in 2011, is traditionally presented at Wikimania. Recipients have included Rauan Kenzhekhanuly, Rémi Mathis, Ihor Kostenko, Emily Temple-Wood, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight and Felix Nartey.
Jimmy Lerner Jimmy Lerner was born June 22, 1951 and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He spent 18 years as a Pacific Bell (now part of AT&T) marketing executive, served for the U.S. Army in Panama, received an M.B.A. and spent time as a taxicab driver. He published his first book in 2002, "You Got Nothing Coming", based on his experiences serving a 2½ year sentence in a Nevada State Prison for the voluntary manslaughter of Mark Slavin in 1998.