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Marshall Update NEWS FOR FORMER MARSHALL SCHOLARS www.marshallscholarship.org Vol. 2, No. 1 Winter 2003-04 A message 2004 Marshalls from the President Announced I would like to thank all of those Marshall The 2004 Marshall Scholars have been Scholars who responded to our year-end dues announced, and are as follows: contribution solicitation. Marshall Scholars contributed over $14,000, which will help Sameer Ahmed, Stanford University, support the Association's ongoing operations School of Oriental and African Studies, Mid- and make a significant contribution to the dle East Politics Capital Fund. The British Council officials assisting the fundraising effort were very im- Lee Bassett, Pennsylvania State University, pressed by this showing of American generos- University of Cambridge, Mathematics ity — and all of us appreciate the laudable spirit these contributions represented. The Jessica Benson, Ohio University, updates that scholars provided will be pub- Imperial College London, Organic Photovol- lished in future editions of this newsletter. taics This year, the Marshall Aid Commemora- Ian Bonzani, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, tion Commission has volunteered to help pub- Imperial College London, Tissue Engineering lish a hard-copy Directory of Marshall Schol- ars, which should be a valuable tool in en- Morgan Carberry, Wellesley College, couraging connection among the Marshall Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Scholarship community. We are currently try- Musical Theater ing to update information on the Marshall Scholars, so if your information has changed Tracy Carson, Northwestern University or if you know the coordinates of any of the University of Oxford, African History “lost” Scholars listed at the end of newsletter, we would certainly appreciate receiving that David Chacko, University of Southern Cali- information. Please contact Kathy Culpin of fornia, University of Oxford, Comparative So- the British Council at [email protected] cial Policy tish-council.org with any pertinent informa- tion. Daniel Davis, Johns Hopkins University, Royal Academy of Music, Composition — Robert D. Kyle (’77) President Marshall Scholars Association Jennifer Devine, University of Washington, Christopher Macklin, Oberlin College, London School of Economics, Gender, Devel- University College London, Neuroscience opment and Globalization Jason Mellad, Tulane University, Ethan Eade, Duke University, University of Cambridge, Gene Therapy University of Cambridge, Information Engi- neering Kurt Mitman, University of Virginia, University of Oxford, Physics Katharine Elswit, Northwestern University, Laban Centre, European Dance Theater Tyler Moore, University of Tulsa, University of Cambridge, Computer Science Jared English, Michigan State University, London School of Economics, Politics of the Marden Nichols, Stanford University, World Economy University of Cambridge, Archaeological Heritage and Museums Scott Grinsell, Williams College, University of Oxford, Modern History Daniel Pastor, Princeton University, University of Oxford, Politics Adam Grogg, Williams College, University of Oxford, Comparative Social Nickolas Rodriguez, Stanford University, Policy London School of Economics, Public Finan- cial Policy Margaret Hagan, University of Chicago, Queen’s University of Belfast, Political Sci- Maia Schweizer, Princeton University, ence University of Oxford, Earth Sciences Sondra Hellstrom, Johns Hopkins Univer- James Scott, University of Texas, sity, Imperial College London, Nanomaterials University of Cambridge, Mathematics Thomas Kempa, Boston College, Joshua Siepel, Texas A & M University, Imperial College London, Electronic Materials University of Sussex, Science and Technology Policy Andrew Klaber, Yale University, University of Oxford, Development Studies Greta Stahl, Michigan State University, University of Oxford, International Relations Miriam Krieger, U.S. Air Force Academy, London School of Economics, Global Politics Michael Sulmeyer, Stanford University, Kings College London, War Studies Natalie Kruse, Ohio University, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Aban- Eric Twerdahl Jr., U.S. Naval Academy, doned Mine Modelling University of Oxford, Biochemistry Nicholas Llewellyn, Emory University, James Valpiani, U.S. Air Force Academy, University of Cambridge, Chemistry University of Oxford, Engineering Science 2 Nilay Vora, University of Southern Califor- available Scholarships. These Scholarships nia, London School of Economics, Human are the result of new partnerships with Impe- Rights rial College London, the University of Not- tingham, the U.K. Department of Trade and Elizabeth Wang, University of California, Industry, and the U.S. National Institutes of Berkeley, London School of Economics, Hu- Health. man Rights Three Imperial Marshall Scholarships Joseph Wells, U.S. Military Academy, will be awarded each year for the study in any University of Birmingham, International Stud- subject offered at Imperial College London. ies (International Peace Keeping) These Scholarships will be for three years. Maya Weilundemo, Texas A & M Univer- One Nottingham Marshall Scholarship sity, University of Sussex, Creative and Criti- will be awarded annually for the study of any cal Writing subject at either master’s or doctoral level. The Scholarship will be for two years, with Tracy Williams, Stanford University, the possibility of a third year for doctoral stud- University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Interna- ies. tional History In order to be considered for the Imperial James Wilkins, Bowdoin College, or Nottingham Marshall Scholarships, candi- University of Oxford, Musculoskeletal Sci- dates will be required to list those respective ence institutions as either their first or second choice on their applications. Hayley Wolfe, Julliard School of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Violin Performance Finally, one Texas Marshall Scholarship will be awarded each year for research or Joseph Wolpin, University of Georgia, taught courses in the subject areas of biosci- School of Slavonic and East European Studies ence, medicine, and related disciplines with (UCL), Politics, Security and Integration predominant application in bioscience. To be eligible for this scholarship, candidates must Jia Xu, Georgia Institute of Technology, be either attending or have graduated from a London School of Economics, International leading university in Texas, and must apply Relations through the Houston region: This scholarship is funded by the British Department of Trade and Industry. New Scholarships Finally, any Marshall Scholar who is se- Available lected for research in a biomedical or science field will be eligible for the NIH Marshall Starting with the 2004 Scholars, the Mar- Scholarships. Chosen scholars will spend shall Aid Commemoration Commission has two years in the UK as regular Marshall begun awarding additional, specialized Mar- Scholars, then will spend the next two years at shall Scholarships, in addition to the usual 40 the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Be- Scholarships awarded each year, as the final thesda, Md., conducting research. The chosen step in the plans to increase the number of scholar will receive joint supervision from 3 their British university and the NIH, and will awarded medals but were unable to attend the ultimately receive a doctoral degree from the ceremony. British institution. HRH The Prince of Wales delighted the crowd with a brief speech. He joked, “I am London Celebration very proud to be the honorary patron of the Marshall Scholarships — although I have no Marks Anniversary idea why I am the honorary patron considering my own academic record.” At the reception Almost 100 current and former Marshall after the event, many scholars took the oppor- Scholars and scores of distinguished guests tunity to speak with Prince Charles, who min- gathered for a celebration of the 50th anniver- gled with the crowd. sary of the Marshall Scholarships and the presentation of the first Marshall Medals on Current scholars also gathered informally November 19. The ceremony, which took before and after the event with a number of place in the elegant Senate House at the Uni- former scholars, including Friedman and versity of London, was hosted by CNN’s Time’s London bureau chief, Jef McAllister Christiane Amanpour and the BBC’s Jeremy (’79). The former scholars shared stories of Paxman. their time as students in England and reflected on their careers. “Meeting successful Mar- The keynote address at the event was de- shalls gives us something to aspire to,” said livered by Thomas Friedman (’75), foreign Vipin Narang (’02), a Stanford alumnus who affairs columnist for the New York Times. is studying international relations at Oxford. Friedman praised the long-standing “special relationship” between the United States and Jonathan Taylor, chairman of the Marshall the United Kingdom, and argued for the main- Commission, noted that some 1,400 Ameri- tenance and strengthening of programs like cans have now served as Marshall Scholars, the Marshall Scholarship which contribute to and assured that their ranks would continue to strong transatlantic ties. grow in the coming years. The Marshall Medals are intended to — Daniel Baer (’01) commemorate the achievements of distin- guished Americans who have contributed to some aspect of British-American relations. Joe Eachus, Husband The inaugural medals were awarded to Fried- man; Ray Dolby (’57), inventor of digital of Barbara, Dies sound technologies; Nannerl Keohane (’61), president of Duke University;