Kennesaw State University faculty member receives Fulbright Scholar award
KENNESAW‚ Ga. (Aug. 30‚ 2006) — Anne R. Richards‚ assistant professor of English at Kennesaw State…
Georgia (Sep 1, 2006) — Kennesaw State University faculty member receives Fulbright Scholar award
Frances Weyand
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Contact: Frances Weyand‚ Director of University Relations‚ 770−423−6203 or fweyand@kennesaw.edu
KENNESAW‚ Ga. (Aug. 30‚ 2006) — Anne R. Richards‚ assistant professor of English at
Kennesaw State University‚ has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at
the University of Sfax‚ Tunisia‚ during the 2006−2007 academic year‚ according to
the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board.
Richards will teach classes in business English‚ feature writing and rhetoric.
She is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad
to some 150 countries for the 2006−2007 academic year through the Fulbright Scholar
Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Sen. J. William
Fulbright of Arkansas‚ the program’s purpose is to build mutual understanding between
the people of the United States and other countries.
The Fulbright Program‚ America’s flagship international educational exchange activity‚
is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State‚ Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
During its 60 years of existence‚ thousands of U.S. faculty and professionals have
studied‚ taught or done research abroad‚ and thousands of their counterparts from
other countries have engaged in similar activities in the U.S. They are among more
than 266‚600 American and foreign university students‚ K−12 teachers‚ and university
faculty and professionals who have participated in Fulbright exchange programs.
Recipients of Fulbright Scholar awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional
achievement and because they have demonstrated extraordinary leadership potential
in their fields. Among thousands of prominent Fulbright Scholar alumni are Milton
Friedman‚ Nobel Prize−winning economist; Alan Leshner‚ CEO of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Rita Dove‚ Pulitzer Prize−winning poet; and
Craig Barrett‚ CEO of Intel Corporation.
For further information about the Fulbright Scholar Program‚ please contact Teresa
Liao‚ communications specialist‚ Council for International Exchange of Scholars.
Telephone: 202.686.7869 E−mail: tliao@cies.iie.org Web site: www.cies.org
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Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing
student population approaching 20‚000 from 132 countries. The third largest university
out of 35 institutions in the University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State offers
more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a brand new Doctorate of
Education in Leadership.
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A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
