The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board was established by the
United States Congress
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for the purpose of supervising the
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...
and certain programs authorized by the
Fulbright-Hays Act and for the purpose of selecting students, scholars, teachers, trainees, and other persons to participate in the educational exchange programs.
Appointed by
the President of the United States
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, the 12-member Board meets quarterly in Washington, D.C. The Board establishes worldwide policies and procedures for the Program and issues an annual report on the state of the Program. The Board maintains a close relationship with both the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world. It is responsible for the Un ...
(ECA) and the executive directors of all the binational
Fulbright Commissions.
History
The first board consisted of:
* Philip Willkie, attorney, Rushville, Indiana;
* Dr. Francis S. Smyth, dean, Medical School, University of California;
*
Helen C. White
Helen Constance White (November 26, 1896 – June 7, 1967) was an American academic who was a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. White twice served as the English department chair and was the first woman to become a ...
, professor of English, University of Wisconsin;
* Dr. Martin R. P. McGuire, professor of Greek and Latin, Catholic University of America;
* Dr.
Charles S. Johnson
Charles Spurgeon Johnson (July 24, 1893 – October 27, 1956) was an American sociologist and college administrator, the first black president of historically black Fisk University, and a lifelong advocate for racial equality and the advancem ...
, president,
Fisk University
Fisk University is a private historically black liberal arts college in Nashville, Tennessee. It was founded in 1866 and its campus is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1930, Fisk was the first Africa ...
;
* Dr. Frederick L. Hovde, president, Purdue University;
* Col. John N. Andrews, personal representative of the administrator of Veterans Affairs;
* Dr. Walter Johnson, chairman, Department of History, University of Chicago;
* Russell L. Riley, director, International Educational Exchange Service;
* Dr. Samuel M. Brownell, U.S. commissioner of education;
* Dr. Francis J. Colligan, executive secretary of the Board of Foreign Scholarships;
* Donald B. Lourie, undersecretary of state for administration;
* Senator
J. William Fulbright; and
* Joseph B. Phillips, deputy assistant secretary for public affairs.
Current Board
References
Scholarships in the United States
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