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The J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding

Honoring Chancellor of

Award Ceremony January 28, 2019 Berlin, Germany

J. William F ulbright Prize | 1 The J. William Fulbright Prize for Evening Program Peace and Understanding 6:00-8:30 pm

The Fulbright Prize was established to honor the largest and Performance by Fulbright Jazz Ensemble, featuring Sara Decker, Julian Hesse, most significant educational exchange program in history, as Hagen Möller, Tom Berkmann, Martin Terens, and Matt Jacobson. well as the career and spirit of its creator, the late Senator J. William Fulbright. The Prize recognizes and rewards outstanding 6:00 pm – Awards Ceremony contributions toward bringing peoples, cultures, or nations to Welcome — Manfred Philipp, Past President, Board of Directors greater understanding of others. The Fulbright Prize was initially supported by a generous grant from the Coca-Cola Foundation. Remarks — Oliver Schmidt, Executive Director The Prize is now supported by the J. William Fulbright Prize German-American Fulbright Commission Endowment, a fund created with a bequest from the late John B. — Fulbright Alum Hurford, a former officer and director. The Prize event is supported by sponsorships and contributions from Video Message — Renée Fleming, Soprano, Fulbright Alumna, and Fulbright alumni and friends around the world. Lifetime Achievement Awardee

Prize Remarks — Mary Ellen Heian Schmider, Prize Committee Chair The J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding inaugural winner was former South African President Nelson Introduction of Prize Laureate — Christiane Amanpour, Journalist Mandela (1993). Four recipients of the Fulbright Prize, , , , and , were Presentation of the J. William Fulbright Prize for International later named Nobel Peace Prize laureates. The 2008 Fulbright Understanding to Angela Merkel Prize laureate, Archbishop Emeritus , received the Prize Acceptance Speech — Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. Closing Remarks — Mary Ellen Heian Schmider

7:00 pm – Reception

2 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 3 Fulbright Prize Laureates 2018 Prize Laureate

❖❖ Nelson Mandela, President of (1993)

❖❖ Jimmy Carter, President of the (1994)

❖❖ , Chancellor of (1995)

❖❖ , President of the (1996) ❖❖ Vaclav Havel, President of the (1997) ANGELA MERKEL ❖❖ Patricio Aylwin Azocar, President of (1998) Chancellor of Germany ❖❖ , President of Ireland (1999) Angela Merkel was sworn in as In 1989, she became a member of the ❖❖ Martti Ahtisaari, President of (2000) Chancellor on November 22, 2005. Demokratischer Aufbruch (Democratic ❖ ❖ Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations (2001) She is the first woman and the first Awakening), and has been a member ❖❖ , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2002) East German to hold this office. of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the German ❖❖ Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of (2003) Chancellor Merkel was born in Bundestag since 1990. She was the ❖❖ Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State (2004) Hamburg on July 17, 1954. She Deputy Chairwoman of the CDU from ❖❖ William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States (2006) studied Physics at Leipzig University 1991 to 1998. She served as both the Federal Minister for Women and ❖❖ Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of Cape Town (2008) from 1973 to 1978, and then became a member of the academic Youth and the Federal Minister for the ❖❖ Bill and Melinda Gates, Co-Chairs and Trustees of the Bill and Melinda Gates staff at the Central Institute of Environment, Nature Conservation Foundation (2010) Physical Chemistry at the Academy and Nuclear Safety. She has been

❖❖ Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (2012) of Sciences. She was awarded a the Chairwoman of CDU Germany doctorate in 1986. from 2000 until 2018. ❖❖ , Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (2014)

❖❖ , United States Senator (2016)

4 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 5 Special Guest Prize Committee & Leadership J. William Fulbright, Founding Honorary Chairman

International Board of Directors Fulbright Selection Committee Association Staff Pat LeMay Burr, President Mary Ellen Heian Cynthia Ackron Baldwin John Bader, Schmider, Chair – USA Max Burns Executive Director Terhi Mölsä – Finland Ashley Conard Shaz Akram, Stanley N. Katz – USA Bruce Fowler Deputy Director Scott Friedman Xhavit Rexhai – Kosovo Alvaro Vasquez, Alison Gardy Finance Director Christiane Amanpour Réka Szemerkényi – Nada Glick Rosemarie Martini, Hungary Johanna Gusman Christiane Amanpour is CNN’s chief She has interviewed most of the Development Director Jih-Chu Lee – Taiwan Melanie Horton international anchor and host of the top world leaders over the past two Alison Aadland, network’s award-winning, flagship decades. Amanpour has received every Manfred Philipp – USA Samantha Lakin Ann von Briesen Lewis Communications Manager global affairs program “Amanpour,” major broadcast award, including an Caroline Levander Jordan Bradford, which also airs on PBS in the United inaugural Television Academy Award, Kekst CNC Public DeDe Long Membership Manager States. She is based in the network’s eleven News and Documentary Emmys, Relations Team London bureau. four George Foster Peabody Awards, Jay Nathan Christian Gillespie, Torben Gosau and nine honorary degrees. In 2014, Nancy Neill Office Coordinator Beate Sarah Böing H. Andrea Neves Her illustrious career in journalism spans she was inducted into the Cable Hall of Munir Sayegh, Constantin Wiegand Stacey Nickson more than three decades, joining CNN Fame and in 2018 was inducted into the Data Analyst in 1983. Amanpour rose through the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. She Manfred Philipp organization becoming the network’s is a member of the American Academy Philip Rakita leading international correspondent, of Arts and Sciences, a Commander Ramesh Ramakrishnan reporting on international crises in the of the Most Excellent Order of the Dolores Rinke Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, North British Empire, an Honorary Citizen Ulku Rowe Korea, Palestinian territories, Iran, of Sarajevo, and UNESCO Goodwill Mary Ellen Heian Schmider Sudan, , Pakistan, Somalia, Ambassador. Amanpour is a graduate Robert Schock Rwanda, the Balkans, Egypt, and Libya. of the University of Rhode Island. Donald Sparks Mary Ann Stanton Charles Veigel

6 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 7 Franz Collection Inc.

Franz Chen founded Franz Collection Inc. in 2001 with a mission to revive the porcelain culture and create the value of eternity for civilizations.

ASUS is a multinational company known for the world’s best The brand has been marketed to motherboards, personal computers (PCs), monitors, graphics cards, 56 countries worldwide. Through technical breakthroughs, the routers and other high-quality technology solutions. brand has integrated classical, With a global workforce that includes more than 5,000 R&D contemporary, Western and Eastern professionals, ASUS leads the industry through cutting-edge aesthetics for its exquisite artworks. innovation and design. After 16 years of applying 3-D sculpting and printing technology to Inspired by our In Search of Incredible brand spirit, ASUS won enable diverse and unique forms, 4,511 international awards in 2017, ranked 26th in Forbes’ Global the brand also developed its 3-D 2000 Top Regarded Companies, and named among the porcelain material and printing World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune. machine, bringing more possibilities and opportunities to the ceramic industry.

As an innovative leader, Franz Collection Inc. values quality and aims to combine technology, art and culture to deliver the values of truth, goodness and beauty.

8 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 9 Thanks to Our Sponsors & Partners

ASUS, Franz Collection

University of Maryland University College

Board of Directors Jay Nathan Mary Ellen Heian Schmider

Fulbright Association National Capitol Area Chapter South Carolina Chapter

Thank you to the German-American Fulbright Commission (Fulbright Germany) for its generous support and hospitality.

10 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 11 Institutional Members

Alabama State University Coastal Carolina University Illinois State University Mount St. Mary’s University University of Chicago University of Southern Maine American University Colgate University Illinois Wesleyan University Nazareth College of Rochester State University of New York at University of Connecticut University of Tampa Arizona State University Indiana University Bloomington New Jersey City University Fredonia University of Delaware University of Washington Assumption College Columbus State University Institute of International Education New York University State University of New York at University of Florida University of West Florida Augsburg University Creighton University Iowa State University North Carolina A&T State University Geneseo University of Georgia University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Azusa Pacific University Dartmouth College Ithaca College North Carolina Central University State University of New York at University of Guam University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Ball State University Davidson County Community James Madison University North Carolina State University Oswego University of Houston University of Wisconsin- Bard College at Simon’s Rock College Jarvis Christian College Northeastern University Stetson University University of Idaho Whitewater Barnard College DePaul University John Carroll University Northern Arizona University Swarthmore College University of Iowa University of Wyoming Bates College Drake University Kansas State University Oakland University Syracuse University University of Kansas Utah Valley University Baylor University Drexel University Kean University Oberlin College Taylor University University of Kentucky Valparaiso University Bellarmine University Duke University Kent State University Ohio Dominican University Texas A&M University University of La Verne Vanderbilt University Bowling Green State University Duquesne University Lafayette College Oklahoma State University Texas Christian University University of Maine Vassar College Bradley University Eastern Michigan University Lenoir-Rhyne University Pennsylvania State University Texas Tech University University of Maryland, Virginia Commonwealth University Brown University Elizabethtown College Lewis & Clark College Pitzer College The Citadel – The Military College College Park Virginia Military Institute Bucknell University Elon University Limestone College Polish – U.S. Fulbright Commission of South Carolina University of Maryland University Virginia Polytechnic Institute & Buffalo State University Fashion Institute of Technology Lincoln University Purdue University The College of William and Mary College State University (Virginia Tech) Cal Poly University Fayetteville State University Livingstone College Radford University The Cooper Union for the University of Michigan Virginia State University California State University, East Bay Ferris State University Longwood University Regis College Advancement of Science University of Michigan, Dearborn Washington & Jefferson College California State University, Flagler College Luther College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Art University of Michigan, Flint Washington State University San Bernardino Florida A & M University Lynn University Rhode Island School of Design The George Washington University University of Mississippi Wayne State University California State University, Florida State University Macalester College Rice University The United States Educational University of Nebraska, Lincoln Webster University Bakersfield Fordham University Manhattan College Rochester Institute of Technology Foundation in Pakistan University of Nevada, Reno West Chester University California State University, Foundation for Scholarly Exchange Marywood University Roger Williams University The University of the South University of North Carolina, Western Michigan University Los Angeles (Fulbright Taiwan) Massachusetts Institute of Rutgers University Trinity University Asheville Western Washington University California State University, French Institute Alliance Francaise Technology Saint Louis University Tufts University University of North Carolina, William Paterson University Dominguez Hills Fulbright Austria McKendree University Salisbury University Tulane University Chapel Hill Williams College California State University, Furman University Mercer University San Francisco State University UC San Diego University of North Georgia World Learning Long Beach Gallaudet University Mesalands Community College Santa Clara University UMass Boston University of North Texas Yeshiva University California State University, Fresno Georgetown University Metropolitan State University of School of Visual Arts University of Alabama California State University, Georgia State University Denver Scripps College University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh - UCIS Monterey Bay Gettysburg College Miami University Global Initiatives Seattle University Birmingham University of Portland California State University, Gonzaga University Michigan State University Smith College University of Arizona University of Puget Sound Northridge Grambling State University Middlebury College Sonoma State University University of Arkansas, University of Redlands Carnegie Mellon University Grinnell College Millersville University Southeastern Louisiana University Fayetteville University of Richmond Case Western Reserve University Hampton University Minnesota State University Southern Adventist University University of California, University of Rhode Island Central College Haverford College Moorhead Southern New Hampshire University Los Angeles University of Scranton Chicago State University Hobart and William Smith Colleges Mississippi State University St. Edward’s University University of California, Berkeley University of South Alabama Claflin University Hope College Missouri State University St. John Fisher College University of California, Riverside University of South Carolina Claremont McKenna College Houston Community College Montclair State University St. Olaf College University of Central Arkansas University of South Florida Clark Atlanta University Idaho State University Morgan State University St. Philip’s College University of Central Oklahoma University of Southern California

12 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 13 Fulbright Association Donors About the Fulbright Association

J. William Fulbright 1946 Society The Fulbright Association, the official organization for U.S. alumni of the Fulbright Advisory Council John Ausura Sherry Mueller global exchange program, was founded in 1977 with the support of Senator J. John Ausura Diedrich Bader Jay Nathan William Fulbright. The Association is an independent non-profit that represents more than 140,000 American alumni and serves its membership through a network of Pat Lemay Burr Frederic Borch Nancy Neill 53 chapters in 38 states. Marilyn Callander Max Burns H. Andrea Neves Pete Colhoun Marilyn Callander Sharon Nickols The mission of the Fulbright Association is to advocate for the Bruce Fowler Alex Counts Stephen Penman and promote international education. The Association helps members of Congress Scott Friedman Nils De Moin Van Otter Hoyt Purvis understand the value and impact of the program through Advocacy Days on Loren Hershey Kim Eger Ramesh Ramakrishnan Capitol Hill and grassroots activity across the country. Nancy Neill Jenise Englund Dolores Rinke The Fulbright Association magnifies the impact of the Fulbright Program by offering H. Andrea Neves Pauline Eveillard Jenifer S. Rogers exceptional international education programs. Those include an annual conference Jeanine Plottel Fulton Fischer David Rosenbloom that engages the Fulbright community, TEDxFulbright featuring dynamic alumni Mary Ellen Heian Schmider Bruce Fowler John Sargent speakers, the Fulbright Prize, Insight and Service Travel Programs, and over 230 Scott Friedman Mary Ellen Heian Schmider events offered by chapters nationwide. Marilyn Gaddis Robert Schock Heather Godsmarck Georgia Shreve Members share the Fulbright experience, participate in community outreach, Muliufi Hannemann Suzanne Siskel welcome international visitors, and enjoy a vibrant professional network of Fulbright alumni, friends of international education, and 250 institutions. One does not have Beverly Hawk Donald Sparks to be a Fulbright alumnus to be a member. More information about the Association Robert Helm Mary Stanton and membership at www.fulbright.org. Loren Hershey Brendan Thomson Stanley Jacobson Anthony Viscusi Who are Fulbright Alumni? DeDe Long John Vogel Fulbright alumni work in every professional field around the world, serving Michael Mueller Nancy S. York as teachers, ambassadors, CEOs, scientists, entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, playwrights, poets, physicians, university leaders, among other positions. The program has produced 380,000 alumni worldwide, including 59 Nobel Laureates, 37 current or former heads of state, 82 Pulitzer Prize winners, 70 MacArthur To join the Council or the 1946 Society, please visit www.fulbright.org/donate Foundation Fellows, and 16 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients.

14 | J. William F ulbright Prize J. William F ulbright Prize | 15 The J. William Fulbright Prize for International Prize Sculpture Artist Understanding In 2012, Gretta L. Bader contributed to the Fulbright Association a sculptural portrait of Senator J. William Fulbright that is reproduced for each Prize recipient. The bust was on display at the Kennedy Center, and then moved to the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Honoring Gretta’s husband, William Bader, was in the first class of Angela Merkel Fulbright Scholars to Germany in 1953. Their son, John Bader, is the Executive Director of the Fulbright Association. Chancellor of Germany

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