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2007-08 Humphrey Fellows arrive at MSU
By Jay Rodman
International Studies
and Programs
For the sixth year, participants in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program arrived on campus for a year of intensive graduate-level study and related professional experience.
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This year’s Humphrey Fellows pose at an Aug. 23 welcome event. Back row, from left: Stacia Welter, Center for Advanced Study of International Development; Jeff Riedinger, dean of International Studies and Programs; Bu Li, China; Karen Sheppard, Peru; Yam Sharma, Nepal;
Imrul Muniruzzaman, Bangladesh; Suhret Fazlic, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Endrias Getachew, Ethiopia; Frank Fear, senior associate dean of the College of Agriculture and natural Resources; Amtul Waris, India; John Kerr, associate professor of communities, agriculture, recreation and resource studies. Front row, from left: Souphonesa Xaypannha, Laos; Kunduz Maslykanova, Kyrgyzstan; President Lou Anna K. Simon; Josephine Ami-Narh, Ghana. Not pictured are Madou Augustin Broh,
Cote d’Ivoire and Evaristo Simwinga, Zambia.
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MSU is now in its second five-year term as a host institution in the thematic area of economic development, one of only two institutions nationwide with that focus.
Currently, 15 U.S. universities participate in this Fulbright-related program, which brings professionals from countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America.
“MSU is delighted to continue as a Humphrey program host institution, adding midcareer international professionals to the diverse mix of international students, faculty and scholars already on our campus,” said Jeffrey Riedinger, dean of International Studies and Programs and coordinator of the program.
“Building international understanding is increasingly important in the current political and economic climate. Hosting the Humphrey fellows fosters mutual understanding, not only between the United States and other nations, but also among the nations represented by these visitors, as they spend the year together.”
At MSU, the Humphrey program is administered by the Center for Advanced Study of International Development. For more:
www.casid.msu.edu/humphrey.shtml
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