Bibliographical Society of America, Amigos Library Services, and Fulbright Fund Medieval Girdle-Book Documentation
Professor Margit J. Smith was awarded two fellowships for The Medieval Girdle-Book Documentation Project from the Bibliographical Society of America ($2,000) and Amigos Library Services, to produce documentation in words and photographs of the known 23 medieval girdle-books now in Europe and the U.S. Dr. Smith also received a Fulbright travel award of $1,500 for this project. http://www.cies.org
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Awards $788,000 Grant
Dr. Louise Stanger (Division of Wellness) and Michael Ichiyama (Psychology) will co-direct this 3-year study on how parental communication can help reduce student drinking and alcohol-related problems. They will survey and monitor next fall’s freshman class and parents relative to alcohol use by students. One group of parents will be asked to make a special commitment to discuss alcohol use with their sons and daughters with the help of an instructional handbook. Their results will be compared to a control group given no special instruction, and with the class as a whole.
Pratt Memorial Fund through Union Bank Funds $2500 for NPM Research Study
Pat Libby , Director of the School of Education’s Nonprofit Leadership and Management Program, received $2500 from the Pratt Memorial Fund for an Executive Transition Study, performed through the NPM Research Center. The Center was established with a previous gift from Donor Ruth Westreich and is providing valuable research on the nonprofit sector in the San Diego community.
Independent Colleges of Southern California Fund Scholarships
Through ICSC, Forest Lawn Foundation, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation and the UPS Foundation contributed $11,750 for scholarships at USD. These foundations were among the 83 annual scholarship funders and the 137 endowed scholarship funders honored at the annual Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon held April 14.U.S. Dept. of Ed. Awards $1,099,000 to USD for Student Support Services
Dr. Cynthia Villis received notification of a 5-year grant award from the U.S. Department of Education to begin a new Student Support Services program. Each year, the program will receive $219,732 to improve retention and educational attainment of USD students from low-income, first-generation families and for students with disabilities. Student Support Services is a very competitive program and new projects are rarely funded. Dr. Villis' proposal received perfect scores from each of the peer-reviewers.
Fred J. Hansen Foundation supports Peace Efforts at IPJ
Dr.
Joyce Neu has announced two significant grants from the Fred J.
Hansen Foundation to further the work of peace through the Joan B. Kroc Institute
for Peace and Justice. The Women Peacemakers Program received $100,000, and
the Rapid Response Program received $75,000.
Norien Foundation Establishes a $50,000 Endowment in Political Science
Dr. Randy Willoughby, received a $50,000 endowment for the Department of Political Science from the Norien Foundation of Calgary, Alberta. Part of the funding will establish the Lester B. Pearson Lecture Series in honor of the Canadian Nobel Prize winner.
US Bank and AT&T Foundation help establish the USD BusinessLink Endowed Scholarship.
Two
executive committee membership organizations of USD BusinessLink contributed
to the growing USD BusinessLink Endowed Scholarship. US Bank and AT&T
Foundation each awarded $5,000 to this scholarship effort spearheaded
by the Corporate Relations Department.
Evelyn Y. Davis and the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation fund $10,000 for USD.
The President’s Discretionary Fund was enriched by a $10,000 gift from Evelyn Y. Davis and the Evelyn Y. Davis Foundation.
William & Kathryn Scripps Foundation Awards $25,000
Honoring their friend John, William (A&S ’83) and Kathryn Scripps contributed $25,000 to the growing John Trifiletti Endowed Scholarship. John served as Major Gift Director at USD until 2004. Both John and William are USD alumni.
National Humanities Center funds Fellowship
Dr. Gary Macy, Theological & Religious Studies, has been awarded a fellowship from the National Humanities Center for 2005-2006. He was one of 35 fellows chosen from 534 applicants from across the world. The Center is the only major independent American institute for advanced study in all fields of the humanities. While at the National Center for the Humanities, Dr. Macy proposes to write a book entitled "Ordination and Women in the Medieval West," arguing that the definition of ordination changed radically in the twelfth century. Prior to that, ordination referred to the ceremony by which anyone, including women, moved into a new ministry. By the thirteenth century, ordination was limited to the presbyterate and diaconate and women were judged incapable of such ordinations. Further, it was argued, women never had been ordained. This effected a dramatic change in the status of women in Western Christianity.
County of San Diego’s District Attorney Award Creates Energy Center
As a result of a $2.7 million lawsuit energy settlement, the District Attorney’s Office established the Energy Policy Initiative Center (EPIC) at the School of Law. An academic and research center, EPIC will study energy supply, costs, and opportunities, and how those affect the San Diego Region and Southern California. EPIC will educate the public concerning energy policy issues and policies, provide law school courses, conduct research, issue detailed reports on energy trends and policy options, and encourage the use of alternative, environmentally friendly energy resources. The award came as a result of the efforts of Dr. Robert Fellmeth, Executive Director of the USD Center for Public Interest Law.
Peterson Charitable Foundation Funds Children’s Advocacy Institute (CAI)
A $5,000 gift was received by School of Law’s Children’s Advocacy Institute to support their important policy efforts on behalf of the children of California. The Institute operates under the direction of Dr. Robert Fellmeth.
Linden Root Dickinson Foundation Supports School of Law
A $50,000 gift was made to the School of Law through the efforts of Alumnus and Parent John Henkel (SOL ’77) representing the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation. The funds will be used for the Entrepreneurial Clinic at SOL.
Hervey Family Fund Supports USD’s CFCSN
The Center for Families with Children with Special Needs, under the directorship of Dr. Moises Baron, received $5,000 from the Hervey Family Fund through the San Diego Foundation to assist with the Center’s work with families in the San Diego community.
We look forward to keeping you updated each quarter on external funding to USD, and information on the exciting programs and projects made possible by this support, whether it be considered grant or gift. Our congratulations to those who took the time to prepare proposals, and our thanks to the organizations who funded them. External funding allows USD to provide that margin of excellence not otherwise possible.
Annette
Ketner
Senior Director, Foundation Relations
