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Rescheduled for March 20, 2014: Anne Elizabeth Moore, Exploring the gender gap in patent holders

2014 Gender Gap Patentsnew2 copyTHE UIC WOMEN IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING Program and the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association invite you to a film viewing & discussion by Fulbright Scholar Anne Elizabeth Moore about the gender gap in patents and copyrights.

Anne Elizabeth Moore

Anne Elizabeth Moore

The National Bureau of Economic Research found in 2012 that patent holders are only 7.5% female. Commercial patents are held by an even smaller percentage of women, 5.5%. The gender gap in patents is an indication of larger issues in intellectual property rights law, in which traditionally feminine work is not protected. Despite the resulting patent and earnings gender gap, even in products created for feminine consumption, there is one very strange and very small invention that offers gender parity—which Moore will reveal at the event.

WHEN Thursday, March 20, 2014

TIME 12 – 1 pm

WHERE University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
 | UIC Latino Cultural Center 
Lecture Center B2, 803 S. Morgan, Chicago, IL

COST This event is FREE

RSVPs are appreciated via Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/529796083784621

PARKING is available at the UIC  Halsted/Taylor Parking Structure at 760 West Taylor Street. Attendees are responsible for their own transport and parking.

The CTA UIC-Halsted Blue Line stop is one block north of the UIC Latino Cultural Center. See www.transitchicago.com to plan your trip.

International Fulbright dinner celebrating St. Valentine’s Day

Dr. Ana Gil-García hosted a dinner with Fulbright students and friends to celebrate St. Valentine's Day

Dr. Ana Gil-García hosted a dinner with Fulbright students and friends to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2014, Valentine’s Day, Ana Gil-García, a Fulbright Chicago board member, hosted a dinner for four Fulbright students currently attending graduate schools in diverse higher education institutions in Chicago.

Ly Hoang Ly (Vietnam), Mia Alkaff (Indonesia), Mukhayyo Mukhayyo (Uzbekistan), and Paninee Tepnarim (Thailand) enjoyed a variety of dishes of Mediterranean flavors, and desserts from India and Pakistan. At the dinner, Fulbright fellows shared their personal stories on the meaning of Valentine’s Day at their respective countries and what rituals and traditions are involved in the celebration of the day of love and friendship.

The dinner was organized by the Institute of International Education (Midwestern Regional Office) of Chicago. Similar events with host families, especially Fulbright alumni serving as hosts, are scheduled in the near future.

Canceled: “The Gender Gap in Patent Law and Copyrights”

DUE TO A FACULTY strike at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the event “The Gender Gap in Patent Law and Copyrights” originally scheduled for Wednesday February 19, 2014 by Fulbrighter by Anne Elizabeth Moore has been officially cancelled.

We will let you know about a possible rescheduling.

Documentary “Mexico: Reporters Against Silence” presented at Northeastern Illinois University

Panelists discuss the dangers journalists face while reporting on the drug cartels in Mexico: Documentarian Alex Ormaza, Columbia College Chicago Associate Professor Teresa Puente, “Sin Censura” radio host Vicente Serrano and Northeastern Illinois University Assistant Professor Brandon Bisbey.

Panelists discuss the dangers journalists face while reporting on the drug cartels in Mexico: Documentarian Alex Ormaza, Columbia College Chicago Associate Professor Teresa Puente, “Sin Censura” radio host Vicente Serrano and Northeastern Illinois University Assistant Professor Brandon Bisbey.

ReportersAgainstSilenceBy Mary Mares-AweEARLIER THIS WEEK the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association partnered with Northeastern Illinois University’s Latino Resource Center for the screening of the documentary “Mexico: Reporters Against Silence.” The film is produced by a fellow Fulbrighter, journalist Alex Ormaza.

The documentary portrays the dangers journalists in Mexico face while reporting on the drug cartels and the drug war in that country. Ormaza produced this work while in Mexico in 2012-13 on a Fulbright grant.

NEIU organized two panel discussions to complement the documentary screenings. On Monday, February 3rd the panel discussion focused on press freedoms in Mexico. The second panel discussion took place on Tuesday, February 4th and focused on Economic and Social Relations between the U.S. and Mexico. Both sessions were attended by members of the Chicago Fulbright Association.

Chicago chapter members Fred Siegman, Sandra McQueen (Fulbright Association Atlanta Chapter,) Regina Mamou, Jenni Schneiderman, Alex Ormaza, Ana Gil-García and Mary Mares-Awe

Chicago chapter members Fred Siegman, Sandra McQueen (Fulbright Association Atlanta Chapter,) Regina Mamou, Jenni Schneiderman, Alex Ormaza, Ana Gil-García and Mary Mares-Awe

Closing reception for Regina Mamou’s photo exhibit “Unfortunately, it was paradise”

Regina Mamou posing next to one of her photos during the closing reception

Regina Mamou posing next to one of her photos “Frederick’s Wing Until Death” during the closing reception

By Mary Mares-AweTHE CHICAGO CHAPTER of the Fulbright Association sponsored a reception at the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower in Chicago, showcasing the work of one of our own.

“Unfortunately, It Was Paradise” is an exhibit of haunting photographs by artist and member of the Fulbright Association Board, Regina Mamou. The exhibit had been on display at the City Gallery from October until last month.  The Fulbright Association of Chicago hosted a closing cocktail reception of Regina’s exhibition attended by association members and the general public.

The photo exhibition is built around historical utopian communities that were founded in the Midwest and the mid-Atlantic regions from the early to mid-1800’s.

"St. Francis of Assisi," another of her exhibited photos at the City Gallery

“St. Francis of Assisi #2,” another of her exhibited photos at the City Gallery

Regina first became interested in making the town of New Harmony and other utopian communities the subject of her photo project while showcasing her work at the University of Southern Indiana’s New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, located  in New Harmony, Indiana. The backstory of the historic town interested her enough to want to make it a focus of her next art project.

According to the town’s website, New Harmony was founded  in 1814 by the Harmonie Society, a group of Separatists from the German Lutheran Church.  Also according to the website, New Harmony is a vacationer’s dream and a researcher’s paradise. And that’s exactly what Regina set out to do —research the historic location.

Regina Sisson, Jenni Schneiderman and Fred Siegman chatting with other Fulbright Association members during the reception

Regina Sisson, Jenni Schneiderman and Fred Siegman chatting with other Fulbright Association members during the reception

“One of the projects that I do in photography is to research geographic locations.  I approached it the same way as I did the research for my Fulbright project” said Regina referring to her geographic navigation research project she conducted as a Fulbright Scholar in Amman, Jordan (2009-2010).

She became interested in the history of the New Harmony community and others like it dispersed around several states of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions, including Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania and Ohio. She took a couple of weeks off work, and hit the road in pursuit of history.

Regina focused on buildings and spaces that represent the spirituality of the settlements. Each photo seems to communicate a different aspect of the utopian community’s life, but they’re all united by a haunting emptiness that speaks of a soulful approach to everyday living reflected in the details of the buildings, landmarks and landscape.

The chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association sponsored the closing reception at the City Gallery

Sue Nicole Susenburger, Fulbright Scholar from Germany and a friend attended the closing reception

In her photographs, she concentrates on capturing the spiritual side of the community. The images themselves are eerily evocative of the loneliness of an abandoned community, and an ideal, that like a falling  star in the night sky, appeared briefly over  the landscape of a few, newly-forged settlements of the “New  World.”  Today these communities mostly exist as historic sites incorporated in the towns that house them.

Regina Mamou discussing her work with the reception guests

Regina Mamou discussing her work with the reception guests

“It was interesting to conduct a compare and contrast study of how the different communities were preserved,” said Regina. “They, to me, had a mystical aura to them – a sort of spirituality.  And I could go in and use my camera to capture that essence,” she added.

It’s precisely because of the type of camera Regina uses that she’s able to capture the essence of a space. Her camera of choice is a Calumet 4×5 monorail camera. The prototype of the camera dates back to the first half of the 1900’s.  When using this camera, it can take up to 30 minutes to compose an image. “A lot of times it’s me looking at the landscape or the architecture and really making what I hope will come out to be good decisions about the type of images I’m creating” Regina explained.

Much precision and thought goes into creating each image. As Regina points out, “the experience itself gave me a contemplative moment in the spaces about the type of images I was making.” The photographs were shot either at dusk or at dawn when the light bends in just the right way as the sun is either rising or setting. Regina attributes the interesting lighting to “a good way to capture the spirituality of the community.”

The product of Regina’s journey was the compelling photo exhibition, which the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events sponsored and organized for the public, offering Regina an opportunity to showcase her work in the City Gallery. The gallery lends itself perfectly to the historical theme of the project. Regina’s artist studio is also located in a historic part of Chicago – the Pilsen neighborhood. In the future, she plans on opening the space to Fulbright activities.

Mexico: “Reporters Against Silence” documentary screening

ReportersAgainstSilence

“REPORTERS AGAINST SILENCE” is a documentary produced by journalist and Fulbrighter Alex Ormaza, who shot it while on a Fulbright grant in Mexico.

The Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association invites you to two special screenings of this film. A different panel discussion will follow each individual screening. Each event is FREE.

FIRST SCREENING and PANEL

WHEN Monday February 3, 2014, 6:30-8 p.m.

WHERE Alumni Hall, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N St Louis Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60625

PANEL TOPIC Freedom of the Press

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SECOND SCREENING and PANEL

WHEN Tuesday February 4, 2014, 10:30 am-12:30 p.m.

WHERE SU 214, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N St Louis Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60625

PANEL TOPIC Economic and Social Relations between the United States and Mexico

These events are co-sponsored by the Latino/Latin American Studies, Communication, Media and Theatre Departments, Northeastern Illinois University.

Free closing reception for photographic exhibit

Regina Mamou's "Unfortunately, It Was Paradise" photo exhibit closes on January 19, 2014

Regina Mamou’s “Unfortunately, It Was Paradise” photo exhibit closes on January 19, 2014

THE FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION-Chicago Chapter is pleased to host a closing reception for Regina Mamou’s solo exhibition, Unfortunately, It Was Paradise, at the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower on Friday, January 10, 2014.

We are excited to invite you, your family, friends, and colleagues to view this exhibition and learn more about the Fulbright Chicago Chapter. This event is free and open to the public.

CLOSING RECEPTION Friday, January 10, 2014

TIME from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

VENUE City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower

ADDRESS 806 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611

**This exhibition is organized by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.** and it will be open until Sunday January 19, 2014, every day, 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m. The admission is free.

Regina Mamou is a Fulbright alumna (Jordan, 2009—2010), Fulbright Alumni Ambassador (2012), and currently the Director of Academic Relations on the board of the Fulbright Association-Chicago Chapter.

 

Defining Magnificence: The Definition Of Magnificence

Interview questions probed the respondents’ female beauty beliefs in relation to themselves and others. Photo-elicitation was used to facilitate and enrich each XNXX dialogue. Value also relies upon, no less than in some half, on the intention of the artist.

Describe the theories of subjectivism and objectivism, and provides the evidence for each. So, with his principle that imitation is the only principle of all fine art, has Batteux settled once and for all of the philosophical problem of what art is? It is evident that much art is imitative, similar to landscape work that depict the outdoors, and historical portraits that depict folks and events. Let us as an alternative possess God throughout the depths of ourselves, as he presents only immutable and eternal beauties for us to love. In this way, the issues of this temporal world may present themselves to us without trapping us within their bonds. Sees extra of the brilliant thing about a fine image or statue than a typical spectator.

For the mainstream beauty requirements, it may be that there is a template for this magnificence. Every girl can come near this template, however in fact it is not actually stunning. Because this is the sweetness on the skin, there is no magnificence on the within, so I suppose crucial thing is the inside magnificence, and their inner does not match the outer beauty . It is estimated that eight million Americans suffer from an consuming disorder, with ladies accounting for seven million of them, based on the South Carolina Department of Mental Health.

Part of the backlash towards beauty grew out of concern that the pursuit of magnificence had reached epic proportions, and that this may be a sign of a diseased culture. The ‘empowerment’ gained though outer magnificence methods are not dependable as they rely totally on male’s help and attention to get some profit. Participants had been also crucial of outer magnificence standards and the advantages derived from conforming to them which will be discussed later in this article. I used a snowballing pattern that began by way of recruitment posts on my social media account.

You can nearly really feel the mist spraying from the huge waves as they jolt the ship in every course. You really feel the desperation of the crew as they hold on for pricey life. Art in all its branches has the capacity to convey feelings and messages like this that can radically change the way you view the world. While it is true that artwork can be about these sorts of thoughts and feelings, formalism holds that art itself has nothing to do with these.

At root, the subjectivist principle appears to depart us with no potential conception of beauty, beyond arbitrary assertions. And, particularly with magnificence in promoting, if representations of beauty are subjective, then there are no valid grounds to criticize any illustration, even these in advertisingCbecause, in spite of everything, magnificence is subjective. Fundamentally, the subjectivist criticism of magnificence in promoting denies the premises upon which a criticism ought to rest. If we’re to criticize a representation of beauty in promoting then it appears we should always have some type of objective and logical floor to relaxation such criticisms. For the purposes of this paper, I think this categorization accurately describes the essence of the existing theories.

  • When it comes to art, some could say that not all art is beautiful, that it should not be stunning, all the time.
  • At the mythic stage, adherence to function was attained by merging with and being/enacting the position.
  • Tap into your private power and do something that makes a distinction on the planet.
  • The elements could be interpreted as Tastefulness/Fluency, Affective Habitus/Arousal, Cultural Sophistication, Intellectual Rigor, Lightness/Slenderness, Exquisiteness, and Delicacy/Femininity .
  • The political associations of magnificence over the previous couple of centuries have been remarkably varied and remarkably problematic, notably in connection with race and gender, but in different elements as well.

But it’s maybe equally likely he’ll see it as one thing grotesque or ugly, and even ignore it and discard it as trash. Conversely, he may see something from this overseas culture which it regards as ineffective and missing in beauty, and in reality see some magnificence in it himself. All of those assessments of magnificence or the shortage thereof are primarily based on cultural indoctrination and the beauty paradigms which we take in through that indoctrination. How we come down on the query of objectivity vs. subjectivity will make a giant difference to how we view the experiences of things like sports and music.

Relevance Of Facial Features: The Variable Hierarchy

Facial beauty is, therefore, probably not a common function of a set of few facial properties, as implicitly assumed in many references, but the results of a posh process during which multiple semantic ideas, offering cues to personality sides, are inferred. The literature concerning inference of character traits indicates that such semantic ideas may be encoded in international mixtures of facial options, in a fancy way35. This motivates a research of facial beauty beyond the subject-averaged rating, focusing on the inter-subject heterogeneity and on the worldwide mixtures of varied facial options generating such a diversity.

  • A piece of obscene “art” can be denied as stunning as a result of it runs opposite to God and His design in creation.
  • If now the judgement of Taste in respect of the great thing about a factor is made dependent on the aim in its manifold, like a judgement of Reason, and thus restricted, it’s not a free and pure judgement of Taste.
  • The media channel desire and slender the bandwidth of our preferences.
  • So, we are ready to counsel that Aristotle estimated being virtuous and good extra necessary than being physically lovely.
  • The consideration was redirected from non secular to the worldly themes for the primary time since Hellenistic era of Ancient Rome.

In distinction, in collectivist societies such as Uganda, self-perceptions of body picture may be based mostly on the societal norms. Studies present that social expectations have an influence on younger peoples’ ideologies . The study exhibits that the present beauty requirements in Ankole play a role in how young girls really feel about their our bodies. As a trigger for the pursuit of HBV, social comparability was relevant to social competition , and these two antecedents constituted the structural framework of HBV. As shown in Table 4, in South Korean and Japanese cultures, intense social competition and frequent upward social comparison of look concurrently affected the HBV because the antecedents.

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The cognitive powers, that are involved by this illustration, are here in free play, as a result of no particular idea limits them to a particular rule of cognition. Hence, the state of mind on this illustration must be a sense of the free play of the representative powers in a given illustration with reference to a cognition normally. Now a illustration by which an object is given, that is to turn out to be a cognition normally, requires Imagination, for the gathering collectively the manifold of instinct, and Understanding, for the unity of the idea uniting the representations. If we choose Objects merely in accordance with ideas, then all illustration of beauty is lost.

  • This is what Immanuel Kant brilliantly investigates in his ‘Critique of Judgment’ .
  • In this respect philosophies of artwork are like a collage of particular person artworks, emotions, reflections, and shifting rules for organizing these.
  • For librarians and directors, your personal account also provides entry to institutional account administration.
  • For example, there have been quite a few cases on social media and in real life when my leg or armpit hair has been clearly visible, and many individuals have been quick to assert that it’s unhygienic and gross to see unshaven hair on girls.
  • Art is a artistic and flexible software for constructive interference for people who suffer instantly or indirectly from any type of battle inside society.
  • Beauty, as outlined by Webster’s Dictionary, is “the qualities that give pleasure to the senses or exalt the thoughts.” But what exalts my senses, something that I discover stunning, might very well be thought of average and even ugly to others.

All the above outcomes had been statistically significant (p ≤ zero.01), and apply with a ninety nine % chance. Data was acquired via a web-based questionnaire utilizing Google Forms from May to September 2021. Describe the intuitionist concept of aesthetic objects and the 2 problems with it. The clearest way to see this, according to Kant, is to distinction this disinterested expertise with a more involved one. That is, we recognize its intrinsic value, quite than its mere instrumental value. Hume proposed that great examples of excellent taste emerge, as do respected authorities.

1 What’s Beauty, What’s Art?

The socio-cultural concept largely explains how younger individuals learn from the interactions they’ve with important social agents of their lives, but it fails to elucidate the feelings young folks develop once they make comparisons with current beauty ideals in society. This study adopted the self-discrepancy conceptualization by Higgins that explains that when individuals, on this case adolescents, make comparisons with an individual, most probably utilizing pictures introduced in society and find an incongruity, penalties come up. According to the literature , adolescent women will modify their eating behaviors to suit the ideal standard of beauty presented in that society . College college students reported having developed consuming problems introduced on by the slender best presented in the media through magazines and social media .

Even if media consideration is drawn to their charitable works and efforts, they’re nonetheless silent about other volunteer initiatives they’re doing. They don’t toot their very own horn every time they’ve carried out an excellent deed. The period of time one spends in nature isn’t the only factor to consider—it’s additionally helpful to really feel related to the natural world even when you’re stuck at a desk. While such laboratory experiments are intriguing, they don’t absolutely capture the various advantages that go hand in hand with time spent in the out of doors world, says Cynthia Frantz, PhD, a professor of psychology and environmental studies at Oberlin College in Ohio. “Spending time in nature has cognitive advantages, nevertheless it also has emotional and existential advantages that go beyond simply having the power to remedy arithmetic issues more shortly,” she notes.

Yet, in historic tradition the nice was represented by magnificence while the dangerous was represented by twisted and bizarre representation. In his article ‘The Aesthetic Calculus’ Arntfield describes Aristotle’s concept of finding beauty in proportion and mathematic as something that is “engineering an insidious mathematical visuality for the world like by no means before” (p.37). He explains that he disagrees with theories that implies that beauty, whether or not it is of the body or the face, should follow some mathematical guidelines. Arntfield follows up by stating that the concept of proportion ruined the thought of an attractive or unattractive person, “all things deemed enticing and unattractive are now part of a model new mathematical milieu” (p.37). Indeed, the concept of proportion appeared to have influenced folks to even change their bodies, “a digital camera transforms the human body into a matrix of numerical codes” (Arntfield, 2007, p.37). The term ‘little woman’ is linked with feminine ladies who’re mild and gentle.

What is the subjective nature of beauty?

Faculty of Taste Philosophies subjectivize magnificence, however solely partially. Finally, many experiences of magnificence rely largely on shade independently of any formal aspects. Yet, they’re steady and universal in a method that other pleasures aren’t. The pleasure felt with beauty is felt to be universal and necessary.

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In other words, Jenner was onto one thing together with her Kylie Lip Kit and closely arched eyebrows . It turns out magnificence, a minimum of the type that makes you wish to shop at Sephora, isn’t decided by evolution—it’s decided by movie star idols. Beauty has the power to inspire and produce individuals together, and is a basic part of the human experience.

Attractive criminals even receive lighter sentences for their crimes (and sometimes their mugshots go viral they usually end up with fan-clubs and modeling contracts – Google “Hot Convict” for that story!). Even after the romantics, many types of artwork defy either representational or romantic theories of art. Form, remember, is the composition or approach used to create the paintings. In many of these artwork varieties the point of the artwork is to permit the spectator to reflect on what an paintings does and the way their notion is formed by completely different methods of setting up the world. This is particularly prevalent in Picasso’s cubism, where the portray is meant to level out we perceive the objectivity of an object from the totally different potential viewpoints we will have on it.

2013 Holiday Party: Elio Leturia is the winner of this year’s prestigious Dee Sarelas Service Award

Elio Leturia talks to Chicago Chapter board member Mary Mares-Awe after being presented with the Dee Sarelas Service Award.

Elio Leturia talks to Chicago Chapter board member Mary Mares-Awe after being presented with the 2013 Dee Sarelas Service Award.

Past award recipient, Dr. Ana Gil García announces this year's winner.

Past award recipient, Dr. Ana Gil García announces this year’s winner.

By Mary Mares-Awe—ELIO LETURIA RECEIVED the 2013 Dee Sarelas Service Award as part of the ceremonies at this year’s annual Fulbright Chicago Holiday Party on December 2nd hosted by DePaul University.

Leturia was very honored and surprised for receiving the award, “I didn’t even know I was being nominated,” he said emotionally after receiving the recognition of distinction.

Leturia is a worthy recipient of the award having devoted the past seven years to working hard at the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association, and devoting countless hours to various Fulbright activities, including creating the Chicago Fulbright site and serving as a president of the Chicago Chapter for two consecutive years, 2011 and 2012.

Leturia also designs Fulbright Edge, the monthly newsletter of the national Fulbright Association and has presented in the last two national conferences in London and Washington D.C. He has also organized a national training conference when presidents from more than 50 Fulbright associations in the country convened in Chicago last April. Currently, Leturia is the Vice President, and Communications Director of the Chicago Chapter.

Over 100 people attended this year's Holiday Celebration

Over 110 people attended this year’s Holiday Celebration

In 1990, he came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar from Peru to pursue a graduate degree in journalism. Upon completion, he returned to Lima and eventually relocated to the United States hired by the Tribune Company. He has worked for years for the daily press and academia, and currently he is an Associate Professor in the Journalism Department at Columbia College Chicago.

Don Garner thanks the chapter's association for the nomination.

Don Garner thanks the association members for the recognition.

Don Garner, the Consular Corps Liaison board member and past-president of the Chicago Chapter, was also recognized this year for his outstanding commitment in connecting the diplomatic Chicago community with the Fulbright program.

The Dee Sarelas Fulbright Service Award is named after a founder of the Fulbright Association Chicago Chapter: Aphrodite (“Dee”) Edith Floros Sarelas, an early Fulbrighter to Greece. The award, established in 2009, recognizes “the significant impact on the development of internationalism for the Fulbright Association and the Chicagoland community.”

Elio Leturia and past board member Linda Gruber

Elio Leturia and past board member Linda Gruber

Previous winners have been Marilyn Susman, Thomas Ahleman and Ana Gil-García.

More than 110 guests attended this year’s Holiday celebration. Participants included members of the Fulbright Association of Chicago, friends and family, current Fulbright students and scholars from 42 countries, and members of the consular corps including the Consul General of Japan, Hon. Yoshida Masaharu, the Consul General of Pakistan, Hon. Faisal Tirmizi, the Consul General of the Comoros in Chicago, Hon. Charif Hachim and the Consul General of Uruguay, Hon. Nury Bazán de Senes.

Fulbright students, scholars and association members at the holiday celebration

Fulbright students, scholars and association members at the holiday celebration

Columbia College Chicago jazz trio provided the music

Columbia College Chicago jazz trio provided the music

Guests enjoyed a buffet-style dinner served at the stately walnut paneled dining room of DePaul University’s Cortelyou Commons.

Entertainment was provided by a trio of Columbia College Chicago music students, who supplied professional-level jazz sounds throughout the evening.

Fulbright students, scholars and association members at the holiday celebration

Fulbright students, scholars and association members at the holiday celebration

As part of the background ambiance, a photographic slide show showcased scenes of this year’s events and activities. Another slideshow set to the music of American composer and a fellow Fulbrighter, Aaron Copeland, showcased some 40 famous Fulbrighters including scientists, entertainers, country presidents, and historians.

Welcoming committee: Board members Cristina Sisson, Regina Mamou and Kari Burnett

Welcoming committee: Board members Cristina Sisson, Regina Mamou and Kari Burnett

Elio Leturia, Jonathan Broutin, Chris Greiner and Norma Green

Elio Leturia, Jonathan Broutin, Chris Greiner and Norma Green

Fulbright students, scholars and association members at the holiday celebration

Fulbright students, scholars and association members at the holiday celebration

—Photos by Mary Mares-Awe, Elio Leturia  and Todd Burbank

Dr. Bruce Douglas receives the Fulbright Chicago Pioneer Award

Ron Harvey, President of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association, presented Dr. Douglas with the Fulbright Pioneer Award

Ron Harvey, President of the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association, presented Dr. Bruce Douglas with the Fulbright Pioneer Award

By Mary Mares-Awe and Elio LeturiaDURING THE 2013 FULBRIGHT HOLIDAYS Celebration that took place on December 2 at DePaul University, Dr. Bruce Douglas was honored with the Fulbright Chicago Pioneer Award for his devotion to the Fulbright mission and his contributions to establish the Chicago Chapter of the Fulbright Association in 1990, when he became its first president.

Dr. Douglas was a Fulbrighter to Japan in two successive Fulbright professorships, in 1959-1960 (Okayama) and 1960-1961 (Tokyo.) He was also a Fulbright “ambassador” to the Soviet Union and Russia in 1990, 1992 and 1995, working with Sherman Funk, Inspector General, U. S. State Department.

Dr. Douglas thanking the association for this lifetime ward recognition.

Dr. Douglas thanking the association for this lifetime award recognition.

In one of his international experiences, Douglas met his wife, Janet Douglas, when they both worked in Vietnam and Laos. He also had a brief stint in Cambodia.

Janet’s English background led them back to the UK in 1977, where, supported by WHO and with Jan’s help, Douglas studied The British National Health Service, and became imbued with the benefits of a national health system, an idea to which he remains wedded to this day.

During his Fulbright presidency, Douglas and his wife hosted Senator J. William Fulbright in Chicago.

Dr. Douglas and the Hon. Yoshida Masaharu, Consul General of Japan.

Dr. Douglas and the Hon. Yoshida Masaharu, Consul General of Japan.

Dr. Douglas, 88, delivered a heartfelt speech upon receiving the award. He has had a long distinguished career as a surgeon and researcher. Board President Ron Harvey presented him with this important recognition.

“I am thrilled with this renewed opportunity to return to “the fold,” Douglas said. —Photos by Mary Mares-Awe