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2002 Perkins Memorial Fund Committee Report
The John F. Perkins Jr. Memorial Fund was established in 1967 to promote
the cultural and scientific contacts of the visiting scientist and his/her
family during their stay in the United States. No applications were received
during the calendar year 2000. Three applications were received in 2001. Two
fellowship awards were made: 1) Jianquing Du, hosted in the laboratory of
Mohan K. Raizada at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; and 2)
Michael A. Nordstrom, hosted in the laboratory of Marc H. Schieber at
Rochester University, NY.
In the coming year the committee will launch several initiatives to
increase the visibility of the John F. Perkins Jr. Memorial Fellowship in
the US and abroad. By raising awareness of the Perkins Fellowship the
committee wishes to revisit one of the founding principles of this
fellowship, namely the building of cultural bridges, which seems appropriate
and timely in this increasingly polarizing world.
Klaus W. Beyenbach
Council Actions
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Council accepted the report of the Perkins Memorial Fund
Committee.
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Council approved a motion to more rigorously advertise the
fellowship.
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Council approved a motion to authorize up to $5000 per
award.
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Council approved changing the wording in the applications to
clarify the deadlines for application submission.
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