. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁An nen berg ▁also ▁founded ▁the ▁An nen berg ▁Center ▁for ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁at ▁Eisen h ower ▁in ▁Ran cho ▁Mira ge , ▁California . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁An nen berg ▁Fellow ship ▁to ▁E ton ▁College , ▁a ▁one - year ▁fellow ship ▁for ▁one ▁US ▁gradu ating ▁college ▁senior ▁( ch osen ▁from ▁a ▁rot ating ▁list ▁of ▁US ▁univers ities ▁including ▁Duke , ▁Harvard , ▁P enn , ▁Pr inc eton , ▁Y ale , ▁and ▁others ) ▁to ▁spend ▁a ▁year ▁teaching ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁cultural ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁famous ▁British ▁boys ' ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁he ▁established ▁the ▁An nen berg ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁created ▁the ▁An nen berg ▁Challenge , ▁a ▁US $ 5 0 0 ▁million , ▁five - year ▁reform ▁effort ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁gift ▁ever ▁made ▁to ▁American ▁public ▁education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Leon ore ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁National ▁Medal ▁of ▁Arts . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁sold ▁Tri angle ▁Publications ▁( TV ▁Guide , ▁Daily ▁Racing ▁Form ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁publications ) ▁to ▁Australian ▁publishing ▁magn ate ▁Ru pert ▁Mur do ch ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁for