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The Ford Foundation Annual Report 1965 The Ford Foundation is a private, nonprofit institution whose purpose is to serve the public welfare. It seeks to strengthen American society by identifying problems of national importance and by underwriting efforts­ by institutions, talented individuals, and communities-toward their solution. The Foundation grants funds for experimental, demonstration, and developmental programs designed to achieve advances within its fields of interest. The Foundation was established in 1.936 by Henry Ford and Edsel Ford and until 1.950 made grants largely to Michigan charitable and educational institutions. In 1.950 the Foundation became a nationwide philanthropy, and virtually all of its grants have been made since then. Including the fiscal year 1.965, the Foundation has made commitments totaling $2.65 billion, including grants to 5,)52 institutions and organizations. The recipients have been located in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and seventy-seven foreign countries. About 90 per cent of the funds granted by the Foundation have gone to institutions in the United States- principally colleges, universities, schools, and community organizations. The Ford Foundation is independent of other institutions, commercial and noncommercial. It neither controls, nor is controlled by, any business enterprise. THE FORD FOUNDATION 1/••• to advance human welfare" Annual Report October 1, 1964 to September 30, 1965 Library of Congress Card Number 52-43167 Contents Text Financial The President's Review 1 Cumulative and Annual Record 10 Program Reviews Education 11 110 School Improvement; Teaching and Administration; Early Childhood Education; Individual Educational Opportunity; Vocational Education; Curriculum and Teaching Technology Special Programs 14 115 College and University Development; Noncommercial Television; Journalism Education Public Affairs 16 116 Research on Governmental Effectiveness; Urban and Regional Affairs; Administration of Justice; Community Development; Legal Education; Leadership in Public Affairs Economic Development and Administration 28 121 Research on Economic Problems; Careers for Minorities; International Economics; Business Education; Fellowships Science and Engineering 30 126 Engineering Curricula and Teaching; Scientific Education; Resources and Environment Humanities and the Arts 32 128 Symphony Orchestras; Other Developmental Programs; Individual Awards; The Humanities International Training and Research 34 132 Resources for International Programs; Latin American Studies; Area and International Research; International Legal Studies; Languages and Linguistics; Fellowships Population 45 135 Centers for Research and Training; Reproductive Biology; Demographic Research and Conferences International Affairs 47 137 Atlantic Cooperation; International Education and Culture; Resources for Less-Developed Areas; The Pacific Area; International Urban Affairs; International Law and Understanding; Western Relations with Eastern Europe Overseas Development 50 141 South and Southeast Asia; Tropical Africa; Middle East; Latin America and the Caribbean Fellowships 69 Financial Statements 75 Index 166 Ford Foundation 477 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 Board of Trustees JOHN J. McCLOY, Chairman of the Board Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York, New York DONALD K. DAVID, Vice Chairman of the Board STEPHEN D. BECHTEL Chairman of the Board, Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, California EUGENE R. BLACK JOHN COWLES President, Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota MARK F. ETHRIDGE Lecturer, University of North Carolina BENSON FORD Vice President, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan HENRY FORD II Chairman of the Board, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan LAURENCE M. GOULD President Emeritus, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota HENRY T. HEALD, President ROY E. LARSEN Chairman, Executive Committee, Time Inc., New York, New York J. IRWIN MILLER Chairman of the Board, Cummins Engine Company, Columbus, Indiana JULIUS A. STRATTON President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts BETHUEL M. WEBSTER Partner, Webster Sheffield Fleischmann Hitchcock & Chrystie, New York, New York CHARLES E. WYZANSKI, JR. Judge, United States District Court, Boston, Massachusetts Executive Committee JOHN J. McCLOY, Chairman JOHN COWLES DONALD K. DAVID MARK F. ETHRIDGE LAURENCE M. GOULD HENRY T. HEALD ROY E. LARSEN JULIUS A. STRATTON CHARLES E. WYZANSKI, JR. Finance Committee EUGENE R. BLACK, Chairman STEPHEN D. BECHTEL DONALD K. DAVID HENRY T. HEALD JOHN J. McCLOY BETHUEL M. WEBSTER Executive Officers HENRY T. HEALD, President CLARENCE H. FAUST, Vice President F. F. HILL, Vice President CHAMPION WARD, Deputy Vice President W. McNEIL LOWRY, Vice President VERNE S. ATWATER, Vice President JOSEPH M. McDANIEL, JR., Secretary THOMAS H. LENAGH, Treasurer DOMESTIC PROGRAMS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS Clarence H. Faust, vice president F. F. Hill, vice president Howard R. Dressner, assistant to the vice president Champion Ward, deputy vice president Elsie I. Capozzi, program assistant Education Frank Bowles, director South and Southeast Asia G. H. Griffiths, associate director George F. Gant, director Fred E. Crossland, program associate Frank J. Miller, associate director Mario D. Fantini, program associate John J. Bresnan, program associate Marvin J. Feldman, program associate Herbert A. Erf, Jr., program associate Alan D. Ferguson, program associate David E. Pfanner, program associate Edward J. Meade, Jr., program associate John A. Quinn, program associate John J. Scanlon, program associate Walter A. Rudlin, program associate Marjorie Martus, program assistant India Renata von Stoephasius, program assistant Douglas Ensminger, representative Economic Development and Administration Rey M. Hill, deputy representative Marshall A. Robinson, director Samuel E. Bunker, assistant representative John R. Coleman, associate director Elizabeth Baker, assistant to the representative Peter E. deJanosi, program associate Richard V. Moore, assistant to the representative William C. Pendleton, program associate Malaysia Nancy Dennis, program assistant Charles B. Warden, program assistant Richard W. Dye, representative C. Stephen Baldwin, assistant to the representative International Training and Research Pakistan John B. Howard, director Melvin J. Fox, associate director Haldore Hanson, representative Irwin T. Sanders, associate director Willard J. Hertz, assistant representative Cleon O. Swayzee, associate director Lester M. Stone, Jr., assistant to the representative Robert H. Edwards, program assistant Philippines Public Affairs Harry 1. Case, representative Paul N. Ylvisaker, director Robert A. Bunnell, assistant representative Louis Winnick, associate director Middle East and Africa Robert W. Chandler, program associate J. Donald Kingsley, director Christopher F. Edley, program associate Harvey P. Hall, associate director William Pincus, program associate Wilbert J. LeMelle, program associate Jane E. Hinchcliffe, program assistant Thomas D. Scott, program associate Science and Engineering Therese E. Nadeau, program assistant* Carl W. Borgmann, director John Spencer, program assistant Gordon Harrison, associate director Donald M. Stewart, program assistant Thomas E. Cooney, Jr., program associate Lebanon William E. Felling, program associate W. Hugh Walker, representative Special Programs Clark C. Bloom, assistant representative James W. Armsey, director Garwood A. Braun, assistant to the representative Robert Schmid, associate director Richard C. Robarts, assistant to the representative Gladys Hardy, program assistant East and Central Africa Francis X. Sutton, representative W. McNeil Lowry, vice president David A. Anderson, assistant representative Humanities and the Arts Courtney A. Nelson, assistant representative Sigmund Koch, director West Africa Edward F. D'Arms, associate director David Heaps, representative Marcia T. Thompson, program associate Gertrude S. Hooker, program assistant North Africa Laurice H. Sarraf, administrative specialist James D. Hardy, representative ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Turkey Policy and Planning Eugene P. Northrop, representative W. McNeil Lowry, vice president James R. Curley, assistant to the representative Malcolm C. Moos, director Richard C. Sheldon, associate director United Arab Republic Eugene S. Staples, associate director James S. Lipscomb, representative William Watts, planning associate Lenni W. Kangas, assistant representative Neil Hollander, assistant to the representative Administration Latin America Verne S. Atwater, vice president Harry E. Wilhelm, director James T. Ivy, director of personnel Reynold E. Carlson, associate director William P. Gormbley, Jr., assistant to the vice president John F. Hilliard, associate director Richard S. Reed, assistant to the vice president (and representative for the Caribbean) Evelyn C. Bush, administrative associate K. N. Rao, program associate Ralph G. Schwarz, director of administrative services James W. Trowbridge, program assistant Philip A. Kemp, administrative analyst Eugene S. Stedman, contracts manager Argentina and Chile Alfred J. Ekstrom, records manager John S. Nagel, representative Clifford R. Johnson, librarian Donald R. Finberg, assistant representative Nita R. Manitzas, assistant representative Stanley W. Gregory, comptroller Kieran M. Bracken, assistant comptroller Brazil John V. McDermott, assistant to the comptroller Paul T. Renza, chief accountant Stacey H.
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