SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Oakland, California
Pictured in photo are left to right, Mike Lange, Henok Yared, Cleveland Bellow. The 1970 Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship committee, Delta Omicron, Chapter, acknowledges Henok Yared as the recipient of the $250.00 scholarship. The decision by the committee stipulated previous qualification of academic achievement, financial need and community recomendation. Henok is a student majoring in Political Science. He is currently in his junior year at San Francisco State College. He has also attended his hometown university, the University of Ethiopia and Laney College in Oakland, California. In June of 1970, Henok received his AA degree from Laney College, and was then accepted to San Francisco State. Alpha brother Ron Dellums who is currently running for the 7th Congressional District seat in California, presented the award during a campaign fund raising boatride. The Scholarship information was aired over radio stations KDIA and KSOL; the post and Sunreporter newspaper all carried the application information. The brothers, with the help of Ron Dellums and Co., are now preparing for the second scholarship coming up shortly.
Opportunities in Research (Continued from page 22) RESEARCHER: COOP RESEARCH CITIES — OPERATION BREAKTHROUGH The incumbent will be required to investigate conventional and innovative utility technology with regard to costs and efforts. Formulates societal objectives and determine measures of effectiveness. Conducts surveys in order to collect data for the measures of effectiveness and other factors which influence or constrain the utilities. Writes reports, give presentations, contact manufacturers, builders, architectural firms, and other institutions, including of course, HUD. QUALIFICATIONS: B.S./Ph.D. in Statistics, Mathematics or Engineering. The best type of work experience would be in the field of housing utilities and relationships to environmental quality. Analysis and general technical work in these fields would be appropriate. Also must have some papers and reports. SALARY RANGE: $15-20G (Two position — one full-time perm., one part-time perm.) Closing data for applications/resumes: Open.
ABOUT THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR Kenneth W. Webb (B.S. in Mathematics and Statistics, George Washington University, 1949) was manager of Operations Research, Federal Systems Division, at IBM. He worked with government problems in areas of space, oceanography, ttansportation. and the military. Most recently, he developed a system of vehicle maintenance procedures for New York City. His present professional interest lie in problems generally connected with modeling operations in the urban field. He has begun a review of modeling techniques used in regional transportation analysis. SENIOR RESEARCH: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND PROCESS-INDICATORS Will assist in the development and generation of social and urban indicators (quantitative measures of social conditions and states). The specific work will relate to tasks in an approved National Science Foundation grant: indicators relating to crime and the criminal justice
system in cities, aid to city use of indicators; aid cities in formulating indicators; racial indicator reports, new analytical techniques indicators; and conceptual paper on indicators. Prime responsibility will be assigned for parts of this work to the incumbent depending on his interests and skills. QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. Political Science, Sociology, Psychology, Economics or Operation Research. Specialized training in statistical or mathematical expertise in dealing with data. Incumbent should have quantitative background, indicator experience preferred but not required; and ability to work with disciplines other than his/her own. Academic or government experience also preferred but not required. SALARY RANGE: $18-25G Closing date for applications/resumes: Open.
ABOUT THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR Harvey A. Gam (M.A., Economics, Oxford, 1958) joined the Institute's senior research staff in May, 1968. Before joining the Institute, he was director of the Office of Program Analysis and Economic Research, Economic Development Administration, with interest in economic planning and allocation of public funds to achieve social goals. FRINGE BENEFITS UI offers its employees a liberal package of benefits, including health care, life insurance, and disability income coverages, plus leave, travel insurance and tuition reimbursement. UI pays the entire cost of health care and life insurance coverages and a portion of the cost for dependent protection. In addition, the Washington, D.C. area is home to approximately 300 (library) resource and reference facilities, including specialized collections, most of which are accessible to UI employees for professional or personal use. Applicants should mail resumes to the attention of: Charles Tate, c/o the address below. Travel arrangements for interviews will be made by: The Urban Institute The Urban Institute 2100 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 223-1950 23