Eleven Penn State faculty awarded Fulbright grants for 2009-10

Eleven Penn State faculty awarded Fulbright grants for 2009-10

For 2009-10, Penn State is again a national leader in the number of faculty receiving Fulbright grants. According to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, the University is tied for second nationwide among research universities with six faculty at Penn State's University Park campus receiving traditional Fulbright grants. In addition, four faculty at Penn State campuses also were honored with awards, and a faculty member at University Park also received a Senior Specialist, or short-term, grant.

The 11 Penn State faculty who received Fulbright awards for the 2009-10 academic year include:

Jay Charles Amicangelo, associate professor of chemistry at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; research grant to National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Daniel Cahoy, associate professor of business law in the Smeal College of Business; research grant to the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada.

Thomas Carbonneau, Samuel P. Orlando distinguished professor of law in the Dickinson School of Law; lecturing and research grant to McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Pui-Wa Lei, associate professor of education in the College of Education; research grant to the University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong.

Randall Newnham, professor of political science at Penn State Berks; seminar grant to the Fulbright German Studies Seminar in Berlin and other cities in Eastern Germany.

Sandra Petrulionis, professor of English and American studies at Penn State Altoona; lecturing and research grant to Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, Germany.

John M. Regan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering; lecturing and research grant to Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, Chile.

Raymond Regan, professor emeritus of civil engineering; Senior Specialist Grant to the Higher Institute of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal.

Malika Richards, associate professor of management at Penn State Berks; lecturing grant to Soochow University in Taipei, Taiwan.

David W. Saxe, associate professor of education (social studies education) in the College of Education; lecturing and research grant to the University of Regensburg in Regensburg, Germany.

Elizabeth A. Skowron, associate professor of education (counseling psychology) in the College of Education; lecturing and research grant to the National University of Ireland-Galway in Galway, Ireland.

The Chronicle article also noted that the Fulbright program, the government’s flagship international exchange program since 1946, will send 1,250 scholars and more than 1,500 students abroad this academic year. Financed jointly by the United States and partner governments around the world, the program received nearly $235 million in funding this year; U.S. President Barack Obama has requested that be increased to $254 million in 2010.

The Chronicle article outlines the changes planned to enhance the Fulbright Program; to read more about it, visit http://chronicle.com/article/Fulbright-Program-Adapts-to/48828/?key=QGp1dl1hZXtKZHNmKCETKHZSanpwIkMpaHkWNH4aYFhU. For information on how to apply for a faculty Fulbright grant, contact Janet Haner in Penn State’s University Office of Global Programs at jah3@psu.edu.