The Board of Governors of the State System of Higher Education today honored more than 70 faculty members who have been recognized as Fulbright Scholars.
The Board approved a resolution in honor of the Fulbright winners and presented each recipient with a specially designed momento of his or her accomplishment. At least one professor from each of the 14 state-owned universities is a recipient of the prestigious award sponsored by the federal government.
“We are very proud of our faculty who have received Fulbright Awards,” said Board Chairman F. Eugene Dixon Jr. “Their selection and participation brings distinction and honor not only to them as individuals, but also to their universities and to the entire State System of Higher Education.”
The Fulbright Program was established by Congress in 1946 “to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” It is considered the United States government’s premier international educational exchange program.
Fulbright scholars are selected based on strict criteria of academic merit and professional promise. The awards carry grants that enable award recipients to study, teach, lecture and conduct research in another country.
“The Fulbright Program allows top faculty to both hone their skills and to learn from their colleagues at some of the top universities in the world,” said System Chancellor James H. McCormick. “The knowledge and experience they bring back with them to our System universities are a tremendous benefit to our students here in Pennsylvania.”
About 70,000 Americans have participated in the program since its founding. Current State System faculty who have received a Fulbright Award since the System’s creation are:
Riley B. Smith, Howard K. Macauley, Mainuddin Afza, Lawrence B. Fuller and John J. Olivo, all from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania; Karen L. Hornung and Mahmood A. Omarzai, both from California University of Pennsylvania; and Edward E. Williams from Cheyney University of Pennsylvania.
Also, Terry P. Caesar, David W. Howes, Steven L. Piott and Sylvia W. Stalker, all from Clarion University of Pennsylvania; Fred D. Misurella, Nancy VanArsdale and J. Michael Davis, from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania; and Cosmos A. Barbaro, Dennis Hickey, Elisabeth Joyce, Jan Kinch, Robert Weber and Susan J. Weimer, all from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Also, Donald Buckwalter, Rexford Lord, Nancy Hayward, Susan Wheatley, Cecil Ault, Maurice Kilwein-Guevara, Dorothy Vogel, Willard Timothy Austin, Kenneth W. Brode, Edward W. Gondolf Jr., John F. Kadlubowski, Alicia V. Linzey, Randall P. McCauley, Joel D. Mlecko, Patrick D. Murphy, R. Thomas Schaub, Ronald G. Shafer, Harold M. Sommer, Dan J. Tannacito, Eugene G. Thibadeau, Vythilingam Wijekumar, Michelle Wagner and George T. Wiley, all from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Also, Andrew Felkay, Mary E. Theis, John J. Delaney, Harry M. Teitelbaum, Edward Christian and Arifeen M. Daneshyar, all from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania; Saundra K. Hybels and Thomas Farley, both from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; and Albert Dalmolen, Andrew G. Havalchak, Bradley A. Holtman, Kenneth Sarch and Bernard Koloski, all from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.
Also, Francis J. Bremer, Harold Drake, Charles Nissly and Marlene Arnold, all from Millersville University of Pennsylvania; Brendan P. Finucane, Catherine Clay and Thomas E. Enderlein, all from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Thomas J. Hannon, Jay A. Harper and Nelson K. Ng, all from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania; and Frederick R. Patton, Edmundo Morales, Roger Bove, Idna Corbett and John J. Turner Jr., all from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
The State System of Higher Education comprises 14 universities throughout the Commonwealth, and is the largest provider of higher education in the state. One of every 29 Pennsylvanians is attending or is a graduate of a System university. The State System is the 17th largest employer in the state, with more than 11,700 employees.
The 14 state-owned universities are Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester Universities of Pennsylvania. The System also operates branch campuses in Clearfield, Kittanning, Oil City and Punxsutawney and several regional centers.