The Fulbrighters' Fulbright ASSOCIATION Newslet't'er Celebrating 25 Years of Service to the Fulbright Program 1977-2002 Volume XXIV, Nos. I & 2 Spring & Summer 2002 Behind the Scenes Save the Dates Music Creation 25thAnniversary in Athens, Ga. Conference to be held By Leara Rhodes Oct. 10-13 Celebrating its 25 th year, the The Georgia Chapter of the Fulbright Association's annual Fulbright Association, with a conference will take place Oct. 10 Fulbright program enrichment grant through 13 at the historic Madison from the State Department's Bureau Hotel in Washington, D.C . This of Educational and Cultural Affairs, year's conference will feature the organized the program "Behind the awarding of the 2002 J. William Scenes: Music Creation in Athens" German Fulbright scholars on stage at Fu lbright Prize for International to offer visiting Fulbright grantees Morton Theater, a renovated theater known Understanding. for its African-American vaudeville and Fulbright alumni a unique The Madison Hotel is located performances. insight into the music world in in the heart of Washington, D.C ., Georgia. The program was establishments, each with its own just minutes from the major designed to enab le Fulbrighters to unique connection to the music landmarks of the capital. learn about the history of music in industry. To begin the daylong Conference attendees are eligible Athens and to sample some of the program, visiting Fulbrighters and for a special room rate of $125 per town's music scene. The program chapter members gathered at the night. To make reservations, please created a cultural and musical bridge Town and Gown Theater for a call (202) 862- 1740 or (800) 424- for the visiting Fulbrighters by breakfast of pastries and coffee. 8577 and be sure to identify your introducing them to an art and major Town and Gown, which has served affiliation with the Fulbright industry in the United States at the Athens since 1968, is the oldest Association (code FAC210A). local level. community theater in town. Complete information on the Athens, Georgia, located 79 Entirely volunteer-run, the theater conference will be sent out to all miles northeast of Atlanta, is a stages 60 to 70 performances every Fulbright Association members and university town with a rich music year. will be posted on the Association's tradition, including alternative, rock, Following breakfast, the web site at www.fulbright.org. • pop, blues, rockabilly, classical, group moved on to Chase Park country, Americana, electronic, Transductions, a locally -owned In this Issue: techno, folk, funk, R&B, rap, recording studio producing national Members Elect President, inspiration, religious, jazz, reggae, recordings, for a special presentation Directors ................. 2 ska, world, punk, metal, and hard by musician David Barbe. The Fulbright Programs ... ... ... 4 rock music. Home to 350 registered group also visited Nrn;i 's Space, a Fulbright Advocacy . ......... 5 bands, three symphony orchestras, an nonprofit resource center for Fulbright Legacy of Leadership . 6 opera company, numerous street musicians in Athens, for Chapter Events and Activities ... 8 musicians, and 78 clubs for nighttime a catered lunch, a documentary film, Institutional Members ........ 10 listening, Athens can fulfill just about and a panel discuss ion. Fulbright-Hays Programs .. .. 13 anyone's musical wishes. Nrn;i 's Space works to build and Lifetime Achievement Medal Dinner ... .............. 14 To provide the most strengthen the local music Fulbright Association Donors .. 19 comprehensive view of the music community and to create an Global Fulbright Network ..... 22 scene in Athens, the program took environment that fosters the mind, Alumni Achievements ........ 24 the Fulbrighters to a broad array of Continued on page 28 :,,,. ~~!~~i~~~ The Fulbrighters' Newsletter _____________________________ _ _ _______________________________ The Fulbrighters. , News l etter FulbrightAss o c 1An o " degree from the University of currently spends half his time in Members Elect President, Directors Wisconsin-Madison and her master's Washington, D.C., as a senior degree from St. John's College, political advisor to the U.S. Chamber Annapolis, Md., and Santa Fe, N.M. Fulbright Association members He is former president of the of Commerce. A former college She received a Fulbright grant in elected Richard 0. Lundquist to Fulbright Association's Western New instructor in history and politics, he 1988 to study the press in India. serve as president in 2002. York Chapter. An avid trumpet was a Fulbright scholar affiliated Ms. Brooks was president of Brooks Dr. Lundquist has served on the player, Dr. Lundquist tours with the with the University of London (1977- New Media, in Scarsdale, N.Y., Association's Board of Directors band Independence Jazz Reunion. 1978). He holds a bachelor's degree which provided Web-related services. from Grinnell College, a master's since 1998. Ms. Brooks served as dean of Penn Salil K. Mehta Members also adopted the slate degree from Yale University, and a State University's College of of board candidates proposed for doctorate from the University of As senior vice president, strategic the term Jan. 1, 2002, to Dec. 31, William A. Bassett Communications, the largest in the Oklahoma. Dr. Cole is an enrolled planning and development, United States, from 1992 to 1999. 2004. Newly elected to the board member of the Chickasaw nation. Salil K. Mehta leads the Walt William A. Bassett, dean of From 1986 to 1992, she served as are Kirsten J. Aoyama, Disney Company's efforts to build faculty at St. Paul's School in chair of the Department of Journalism William A. Bassett, Terri Brooks, distribution businesses that exploit Baltimore, graduated with a and Mass Communications at Tom Cole, Ivan K. Fong, and Salil the range of new digital technologies, bachelor's degree in zoology from the Mehta. Re-elected to the board are New York University. She was a including the Internet. Prior to that, University of North Carolina in 1968 Jay Khim and Ewell E. Murphy, Jr. journalist and has written three he spearheaded strategic development and then taught biology at the nonfiction books, the most recent of of the company's studio and secondary school level. He came to Kirsten J. Aoyama which is Words' Worth: A Handbook broadcasting businesses across the St. Paul's in 1975 to create an on Writing and Selling Nonfiction. world, including the rollout of the advanced biology program. He has a As director of the Center for Her articles have appeared in various Disney Channels in Europe and Asia master's degree in business !van K. Fong International Business Education and publications, including The New York and the launch of new cable services administration from Loyola College Research (CIBER) at the University Times, The Chicago Tribune, As senior counsel for in the United States. Before joining and a master's degree in education of Washington, Kirsten J. Aoyama Columbia Journalism Review , e-commerce and information Disney in 1994, Mr. Mehta worked from the Johns Hopkins University. manages more than 60 programs Harpers, and Redhook. technology at the General Electric for the Boston Consulting Group in He continues to teach biology at with U.S. Department of Education Company, Ivan K. Fong serves as New York. He holds a master of St. Paul's and to oversee the support. Previously, she worked in GE's chief e-commerce and privacy business administration degree in professional development of its 120 international marketing at lawyer. Before joining GE, Mr. Fong finance from the Wharton School and Richard 0. Lundquist faculty members, encouraging URS Corporation for clients in Asia, was deputy associate attorney general a bachelor's degree in international various international experiences for Professor emerih1s of Europe, and the Middle East. At at the U.S. Department of Justice. relations from Brown University. his faculty, including three recent international and private enterprise at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, He was previously a partner with the He was awarded a Fulbright grant to Fulbright teacher exchanges. the State University of New York she developed international air law firm of Covington & Burling in India in 1986 to study international Mr. Bassett paiticipated in a full-year College at Fredonia, service and led an entrepreneurial Washington, D.C., and an adjunct political economy at the Delhi Fulbright teacher exchange at the Richard 0. Lundquist has been an effort to market airport operations professor of law at the Georgetown School of Economics. • International School of London in industry executive, entrepreneur, and management expertise University Law Center. He served as 1976. He currently chairs the Tom Cole management consultant, and worldwide. Ms. Aoyama, who a law clerk to Justice Sandra Day The Fulbrighters' Newsletter is a publication of Baltimore Regional Fulbright Teacher the Fulbr ight Association. Materia l for educator. He earned degrees in speaks Japanese, did a Fulbright As president of Cole, Hargrave, O'Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court Exchange Interviewing Committee. publication on the subjects of international business from the Wharton School of grant in Sendai, Japan, where she Snodgrass , and Associates, Tom Cole and to Judge Abner Jay Mikva of the exchange, international education, and alumni activ ities, as well as news and reports from Finance and Commerce, Columbia conducted research on a I 7th century leads a nationally recognized survey U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. research, political consulting, and partner countries and institutions , should be sent University, and the George feudal lord's attempt to Circuit. He is a registered patent to: government affairs company. He has Washington University. internationalize. Ms. Aoyama attorney. Mr. Fong graduated from The Fulbrighters' Newsletter Dr. Lundquist has served as a received a master's degree in twice directed GOP national Stanford Law School, where he was 1130 17th Street, NW, Suite 310 organizations to successful elections, president of the Stanford Law Review.