ASIAN
PACIFIC FUND ANNOUNCEMENT
CALL TO UNIVERSITY AND
COLLEGE LEADERSHIP FOR NOMINATIONS
The 2nd Annual Chang-Lin
Tien Leadership Awards, honoring Asian Americans with
significant academic accomplishments and the potential
to advance to the highest leadership levels in higher
education.
- Two awardees will each receive a $10,000 unrestricted grant
- Nominations invited from the leadership of US academic institutions; deadline is November 5, 2007
- Selected leaders will be announced in January 2008
More information: http://www.asianpacificfund.org/awards/tien.shtml
Selection Committee
Dr. Bobby Fong, President,
Butler University Dr. David Pierpont Gardner, President
Emeritus, University of California Dr. Horace Mitchell,
President, California State University, Bakersfield Leslie Tang Schilling (C-100 Member), University of
California Regent Dr. Bob Suzuki, President Emeritus,
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr.
Henry Yang (C-100 Member), Professor and Chancellor,
University of California,
Santa Barbara
Nomination Criteria
- Asian Americans working
in US higher education institutions
- Currently associated
with a four-year public or private college or university
- Appointed at the level
of dean or a position of comparable responsibility
or higher
- Demonstrate outstanding
leadership qualities and scholarly achievements
Background
This award honors the
legacy of Chang-Lin Tien, a founding Board member of
the Asian Pacific Fund, and the first Asian American
to head a major American research university as chancellor
of UC Berkeley from 1990 to 1997.
For full description of
awards program, nomination form and important dates,
visit http://www.asianpacificfund.org/awards/tien.shtml
LINKS: The Committee of 100's Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) In Higher Education Report Card
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