Item Posted: February 26, 2010

Eisenhower Fellowships 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award

Eisenhower Fellowships is proud to announce 2010’s Distinguished Alumnus Award will go to Sister Mary Scullion, ’02, USA. As a Sister of Mercy, Mary Scullion, through Project H.O.M.E., which she co-founded 20 years ago, has helped decrease homeless rates by 50% in Philadelphia. This and numerous other successes with Project H.O.M.E. have made the program a model for dozens of other U.S. cities. Sister Mary Scullion has been involved in service work and advocacy for homeless and mentally ill persons since 1978. She was a co-founder in 1985 of Woman of Hope, which provides permanent residences and support services for homeless mentally ill women. In 2009, Sr. Mary was named by Time Magazine as one of the World’s 100 Most Influential People. EF Chairman, General (Ret.) Colin Powell will present the award at EF's Annual Dinner in May.

Item Posted: February 26, 2010

Russian Fellow in the Washington Post

Read an article on political protests in Russia in the Washington Post by Masha Lipman, ’01, Russia.

Item Posted: February 26, 2010

USA Fellow theatre production

With Round House Theatre, Aaron Posner, ’01, USA will present the Washington, D.C. area premiere of My Name is Asher Lev, adapted from Chaim Potok’s novel. It runs March 17 – April 11, 2010 at Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland. Posner is the Artistic Director of Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey and a founder and former Artistic Director of Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Company. He is a playwright and director who has directed at major regional theatres across the country including Seattle Rep, the Alliance, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, the Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, and many more.

Item Posted: February 19, 2010

Reunion dinner in Argentina

EF Trustee Nathan Hayward hosted a dinner for 24 Argentine Fellows and many of their spouses in Buenos Aires. In Nathan’s words, “The venue was simply breathtaking - the old Mansion adjacent to the Four Seasons Hotel, which has been beautifully restored for receptions and dinners like this.”  Fellows from as far back as 1957 were present, as were the most recent Argentine Fellows from 2008. The group gathered with much enthusiasm to connect with their fellow alumni; some had their passion for the EF network reignited. Hayward presented Conrado Etchebarne, ’62, with an engraved frame to commemorate the evening.

Item Posted: February 19, 2010

St. Louis Eisenhower Fellows Discuss Their Program and Impact on the St. Louis Area.

On February 9th, St. Louis Steering Committee member Doug King hosted a luncheon for the Committee and the Eisenhower Fellows of St. Louis at the Saint Louis Science Center, where he is President & CEO.   The five 2009 St. Louis Fellows discussed lessons learned on their travel abroad.  They are Kevin Gunn, Commissioner, Missouri Public Service Commission, who traveled to Australia; Michael McMillan, License Collector for the City of St. Louis, who traveled to Ireland; Michael Moehn, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Planning & Strategic Management, Ameren Corporation who traveled to Argentina & Chile; Michelle Sherrod, Regional Director, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, who traveled to China; and Clint Zweifel, Missouri State Treasurer, who traveled to Brazil & Spain. 

Mr. Gunn found that like Missouri, Australia uses mostly fossil fuels for energy generation; however, he found several innovative initiatives in the coal and renewable energy sectors.  Mr. Zweifel came away impressed by Brazil’s willingness to try different and often experimental government initiatives with regards to agriculture. 

The three 2010 St. Louis Fellows participated also.  They are:

Marti Cortez, Senior Vice President, Visitor Experience and Human Resources
Saint Louis Science Center
Traveling to Singapore & Malaysia (2010)

Steven Pelch, Vice President, Corporate Planning, Emerson Electric
Traveling to Russia (2010)

Robert Shanklin, Vice President, Coal Technology, Arch Coal, Inc.
Traveling to Australia & China (2010)

Eisenhower Fellowships Vice President Dan Geisler spoke about the origins of the organization and developments in the global network.

Participants included Trustee John McDonnell and his Steering Committee co-chair, Mark Wrighton, Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis as well as Trustee and Steering Committee member Ed Monser, COO of Emerson.

Item Posted: February 17, 2010

Pakistan Fellow connects with Indian Fellows

Rabia Garib, '07, Pakistan had the chance to be in Mumbai, India not only for a conference, but also to meet with Ratish Nanda, '07, India and his wife, Mandira Nayar. Rabia (center) and Ratish (left) are pictured here with Santrupt Misra, '00, India, President of the Alumni Association of India (right). If you would like to see videos of Ratish and Santrupt discussing the benefits of being a Fellow, click on their names.

Item Posted: February 17, 2010

Fellow from New Zealand publishes

Geoffrey Moss, ’68, New Zealand, authored his memoirs in a book titled Rolling On: Work Adventures in Many Lands. It mentions his researching communication technology while he was on fellowship in the United States. There are 86 editions of his books published by 31 publishers in 18 countries and in 11 languages.

Item Posted: February 17, 2010

RTNC Fellow hosting "fireside chat"

Next month, as part of CED's Global Business Development Program, Jean Davis, ’04, USA, will be leading a discussion in Durham, NC with other entrepreneurs on how to get North Carolina businesses to expand globally.

Item Posted: February 17, 2010

Fellows in the News

Ben Hankamer, '09, Australia, highlights his fellowship back home. (UQ News)

St. Louis Fellows gather to welcome the newest Fellows from the area. (Globe Democrat)

Steve Welch, '09, USA, talks about his motivation to run for Congress. (NASVF)

Item Posted: February 17, 2010

Argentine Fellow publishes book

Silvia Bacher, ’01, Argentina, has come out with her latest publication, Tatuados Por Los Medios (Tattoed by the Media). Jesús Martín Barbero says in the foreword: "To look at the current school situation from within and without anger about all that the information society challenges and restates in its disenchanted binding is very difficult to find in the tide of books on the theme that the market confuses us today. What is most rife is the deceitful manipulation of 'new technologies' to cover with noise and digital brightness depth of the crisis in the relations of the school with his society, or the haughty contempt with which the mutation is identified techno world we live with the most fatal of Western decadence. Hence, it is so substantive and socially useful, lucid thinking and broad experience gathered in this book that also meets the diagnostic and the layout of tracks."

Item Posted: February 12, 2010

With best wishes
For a healthy and prosperous New Year!
At Eisenhower Fellowships we say that:
Eisenhower Fellows are leaders, building global networks, based on shared experiences and trust, bettering the world around them.

In this year of the Tiger, let this be the cornerstone of deeper partnerships to make our world more prosperous, just and peaceful. 

John Wolf and the Staff at Eisenhower Fellowships

Item Posted: February 5, 2010

Promotion for Romanian Fellow

Anton Niculescu, ’99, Romania, was appointed Secretary of State to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to this appointment, he was Executive Vice President of Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania.

Item Posted: February 5, 2010

From Defense to Budget

Beate Hasenjaeger, ’99, Germany, recently started her position as Head of the Secretariat of the Budget Committee of the German Parliament. Prior to this, she was the Head of the Secretariat of the Defense Committee.

Item Posted: February 5, 2010

Fellows meet in Kenya

Item Posted: February 5, 2010

Indian Fellow returns to disaster site

Item Posted: February 5, 2010

Swedish Fellow appointed

On April 12, Peter Egardt, ’89, Sweden, will leave his present position as President & CEO of the Association of Swedish Chambers and the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce after 15 years. He has been appointed by the Swedish Government to become Governor of Uppsala County.

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