JMU recognized as top Fulbright 'producer'
James Madison University is one of this year’s top producers
of U.S. Fulbright Scholars.
With two Fulbright professors in 2012-13, JMU
made the list of top-producing master’s institutions as highlighted in the Oct.
29 online edition of the Chronicle of Higher
Education.
Dr. Anthony
Tongen, associate professor of mathematics and statistics, is currently teaching
a course on numerical algorithms at the University of Colima in Mexico and researching the dengue virus, a mosquito-borne illness
that is the leading cause of death in the tropics and subtropics. Sang Yoon,
professor of art, design and art history and a two-time Fulbright award winner,
will teach graphic design at Kyung Hee University in her native South Korea in
the spring semester.
In addition to Tongen and Yoon, Madison counts 19 former Fulbright
faculty members among its ranks.
“JMU's
recognition as a top-producing Fulbright institution illustrates the stellar
talent of our faculty and relevancy of our work to the broader global
community,” said Edward Brantmeier, assistant director of JMU’s Center for
Faculty Innovation, Fulbright Scholar Program campus representative, and himself
a 2009 Fulbright-Nehru scholar in India.
“In essence,
JMU faculty are ‘being the change’ through the highly competitive
Fulbright Program — a program that aims to promote a little more mutual
understanding and peace in our world via citizen diplomacy,” Brantmeier said.
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Dec. 14, 2012
http://www.cies.org/chronicle/
