Annual Report 2014
Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America
Auditors’ Report
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Messages from the Board Chair and the Chief Executive Officer Board of Directors Our Partners The Fulbright Program 2013-14 Canadian Fulbright Award Recipients 2013-14 American Fulbright Award Recipients Fulbright Canada in the Community The Killam Fellowships Program
“The Fulbright Canada Program has provided a unique, challenging, and deeply rewarding opportunity to study in the United States and support farmers and communities through applied research and extension services. Working in interdisciplinary teams in an effort to enhance the resilience of cropping systems has fostered personal and professional growth, and this experience has had a profound impact on my career goals moving forward. I am excited to share and apply this knowledge upon my return to Canada.” Jeff Liebert, Canadian Fulbright Student 2013-2014
Front Cover: Dr. Catherine Kreatsoulas Fulbright Student, Harvard University
It is with great enthusiasm that I write this foreword to the 2014 Annual Report of the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America. Fulbright Canada generally aims to contribute to the enrichment of the relations between Canada and the United States through academic exchanges. Every year it seems that the quality of the students and scholars taking part in the Foundation’s programs exceeds that of the year before and this was certainly felt again in 2014. We thus owe many thanks to those remarkable people who became outstanding ambassadors by giving the Foundation the opportunity to support them and who make the objectives of Fulbright Canada become reality. As Chairman of the Board, I wish to stress that the resounding success of Fulbright Canada is largely due to the inspiring leadership that Dr. Michael Hawes exerts and the dedication of the staff he has assembled. It has been a great year for Fulbright Canada, and I am confident that Michael and his team will continue to improve the program in the year to come. I would also like to thank both governments, our benefactors, for their generous contributions and our dedicated board of directors, for their unfailing support.
Ronald T. Covais Board Chair
1 It is with considerable personal satisfaction and continued enthusiasm that I present the annual report for 2014 of the Foundation for Educational Exchange between Canada and the United States of America. We at the Foundation, along with our Board of Directors, our grantees, and our various partners, believe profoundly in the value of education, the importance of academic exchange, and the role that we play in growing productivity, rewarding excellence, identifying future leaders, and promoting mutual understanding. The Fulbright program continues to be a global leader in educational exchange and, at the same time, a key advocate and partner for new scholarship, economic growth, and social justice in local communities. The Canada – US Fulbright Program is dedicated to playing its role in ensuring that the Canada – US relationship, which is a model to the world of what a strong, stable, predictable, and productive partnership looks like, continues to be characterized by a deep appreciation of one another and by strong personal and professional ties. The Foundation had another excellent year. I would like to take this opportunity to personally congratulate our grantees, encourage more students and scholars to engage, and thank my colleagues at the secretariat, our partners throughout the academic community, our private sector supporters, and our colleagues at the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, the Embassy of the United States in Ottawa, and the United States Department of State. I would also like to offer a special word of thanks to the dedicated members of the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Their leadership and their vision are the engine that drives Fulbright Canada’s success.
Dr. Michael Hawes Chief Executive Officer
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Board
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Canadian Directors
American Directors
His Excellency Gary Doer
Ambassador Bruce Heyman
Canadian Ambassador to the United States
Ambassador of the United States to Canada
Carl Amrhein
Mr. Ronald T. Covais (Board Chair)
Provost and Vice-President (Academic) University of Alberta
Hélène Desmarais
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal
Senior Partner Détente Group
Jean-Dominique Ieraci
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Ms. Judith Bryan
Minister Counselor for Public Affairs U.S. Embassy, Ottawa
Director General Trade Sectors Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development Canada
Mr. Jack Curtin
Chief Executive Officer Goldman Sachs Canada
Dr. Penelope W. Kyle
Daniel McCarthy (Treasurer)
Managing Director Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc.
President Radford University
Ms. Gloria Cordes Larson
Hon. A. Anne McLellan
President Bentley University
Senior Advisor Bennett Jones LLP
Mr. Michael Parham
Susan L. Riddell Rose
General Counsel RealNetworks, Inc.
President and CEO Perpetual Energy Inc.
Dr. Walter L. Schindler
Roseann Runte
Founder and Managing Partner SAIL Capital Partners LLC
President and Vice-Chancellor Carleton University
Frank Sobey Chairman Crombie REIT
Luc Vinet (Board Chair) Rector Emeritus Université de Montréal
Chief Executive Officer Michael K. Hawes Fulbright Canada Annual Report 2014
Our Supporters The American Killam Trusts
The John and Judy Bragg Foundation
Canadian University Partners Acadia University, Brock University, Carleton University, Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Concordia University, Dalhousie University, Lakehead University, McGill University, McMaster University, Memorial University, Mount Allison University, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, North-South Institute, Queen’s University, Simon Fraser University, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, University of Guelph, Université Laval, University of Lethbridge, University of Manitoba, Université de Montréal, University of Northern British Columbia, University of Ottawa, Université du Québec à Montréal, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto, University of Victoria, University of Waterloo, Western University, University of Winnipeg, Wilfrid Laurier University, York University
American University Partners
American University, Arizona State University, Brandeis University, Bridgewater State University, California NanoSystems Institute, Clemson University, Duke University, Harvard University, Illinois institute of Technology, Ithaca College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michigan State University, New York University, State University of New York—Plattsburgh, Norwich University, Smith College, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Santa Barbara, University of Georgia (Kennesaw State University), University of Maine, University of Miami, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Washington, Vanderbilt University, Wellesley College
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The Fulbright Program Long regarded as the world’s premiere academic exchange program, the Fulbright Program attracts exceptional students and scholars from more than 150 countries. The first cohort of Canada-U.S. Fulbright award recipients was named in 1991. Since that time, some thirteen hundred distinguished students, scholars, and professionals have participated in this educational exchange program. CanadaU.S. Fulbright students and scholars conduct research, teach, or study in their host country for either one semester or a full academic year. In 2013-14, the CanadaU.S. Fulbright Program supported 34 outstanding Canadians and 46 exceptional American students and scholars.
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Traditional Fulbright Awards for students are intended for graduate students and junior professionals who wish to study and/or conduct research in the host country. In addition to the Traditional Fulbright awards, scholars in both countries are invited to take up one of the 45 Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs at 29 of North America’s best universities. These chairs are intended to enable emerging and established scholars, post-doctoral researchers, and experienced professionals to conduct research, teach, or undertake a combination of activities for one semester or a full academic year at one of our partner universities. These chairs develop longterm partnerships between Fulbright Canada and the university and build the university’s capacity for excellence in research. Recently, in an effort to grow the scope of the program, Fulbright Canada has introduced a number of new programs and expanded existing programs for both graduate students and scholars, including the Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Program, the Fulbright Canada Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Program, and the Fulbright Specialist Program.
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“While in Canada I learned more about the history and challenges of Francophones in Canada. Upon my return to Texas I began a collaborative bilingual project proposal with the University of Texas Pan American and the University of Texas, Brownsville. The goal is to promote bilingual higher education opportunities and access to Hispanics in Texas and neighboring Mexico. Our three institutions are in the beginning plans of organizing an international bilingual conference for the fall 2014 semester. In addition, I am also organizing a future symposium and art exhibit in Mexico that will focus on environmental issues, human rights and social justice.�
Richard Lubben
South Texas College, Associate Professor of Art. Fulbright Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University ot Ottawa
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Canadian Fulbright Scholar Award Recipients Michael John Armstrong, Brock University / Norwich University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in War and Peace Studies. Integrating the digital humanities and operations research to explore alternative outcomes of military battles Christopher J. Barrett, McGill University / University of California - Los Angeles, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the California NanoSystems Institute. Bio-Inspired Photo-Polymers for Solar Energy Harvesting James Edward Crimmins, Huron University College (Western University)/ Vanderbilt University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair. American Political Thought, Utility and Rights, 1776-1918 Bruno Claude Nicolas Dupeyron, University of Regina / University of Texas at Austin; Western Washington University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Policy Studies. The regulation of mobility and security in the context of globalization: a comparative analysis of Canada-US and US-Mexico borderlands Laverne Astrid Jacobs, University of Windsor / University of California - Berkeley, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Canadian Studies. Combating Disability Discrimination by Regulation Cynthia Gay Jardine, University of Alberta / University of Arizona, Fulbright Scholar. The Critical Role of Trust in Research Partnerships between Indigenous Peoples and Academic Researchers Jacqueline D. Krikorian, York University / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Canada-U.S. Relations. Canada, the U.S. and Trade Remedy Disputes Marion Christine MacLeod, Memorial University of Newfoundland / University of Chicago, Fulbright Scholar. Sounding and Resounding Race Through Timbre Karen Bridget Murray, York University / Kennesaw State University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Canadian Studies Poverty, the Making of Global Urban Governance, and the Future of Democratic Politics
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Magdalena Ariadne Kim Muir, University of Calgary / University of Delaware, Fulbright Canada - RBC Foundation Scholar Award. Renewable Energy-Desalination-Water Treatment Pilot Project for Small Islands in Americas William Andrew Nelson, Queen’s University / Pennsylvania State University, Fulbright Scholar. Biological Dynamics in the Malaria System: embedding individual-scale processes in population-scale models Richard Alan Nimijean, Carleton University / SUNY Plattsburgh, Fulbright Canada Visiting Fellow, Understanding and Researching Canada Antony David John Penikett, Simon Fraser University / University of Washington, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Arctic Studies. Comparative study of Canadian and U.S. approaches to issues of Arctic governance in the 21st century Robert Jarrett Rudy, McGill University / State University of New York - Plattsburgh, Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Quebec Studies. The Standardization of Time on the Quebec-New York Border: Modernity, the Law, and Local Convention, 1883-1974 Aaron David Sydor, Government of Canada / Duke University, Fulbright Government of Canada Mid-Career Professional Program Award. Canada-U.S. Cross-Border Value Chains Ira Michael Andrew Wagman, Carleton University / University of Southern California, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy. Mediating Multilateralism: Canadian and American Contributions to UNICEF Public Outreach Efforts
Fulbright International Science and Technology Award Recipients Michael Beeler, University of Toronto / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) Michael Gaultois, University of Saskatchewan / University of California, Santa Barbara Alexandra Heeney, University of Toronto / Stanford University
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Canadian Fulbright Students and Junior Professional Award Recipients
Gavin Armstrong, University of Guelph / Auburn University, Commercialization of a Health Innovation John Devlin, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP / Harvard University, There Ought to be a Reference: The Canadian Embrace of Judicial Advisory Opinions in Historical and Comparative Context Amanda Dodge, Community Legal Assistance Services for Saskatoon Inner City / Harvard University, Examining the Community-Based Model of Lawyering for the Poor Alanna Fitzgerald-Husek, University of Toronto / Johns Hopkins University, Master of Public Health (MPH) Jane Griffith, York University / University of Michigan, Scrambled Ballads: The Student Newspapers of Indian Residential and Boarding Schools in Canada and the U.S. Daniel Guadagnolo, Ryerson University, York University / University of Wisconsin - Madison, Segmenting the Masses: Historical Approaches to Niche Marketing, 1945-1979 Kieran Jimenez, University of Calgary / Columbia University, Evolutionary Ethics: Moral Molecules and Good Genes Jeffrey Liebert, University of British Columbia / Cornell University, Effects of Cereal Rye and Barley Cover Crop Niche Diversification on Weed Suppression in Organic No-Till Planted Soybean Anne Macmillan, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Coming Together: PowerSharing and the Durability of Negotiated Peace Settlements Philip Martin, Carleton University / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Coming Together: Power-Sharing and the Durability of Negotiated Peace Settlements Jarrett Martineau, University of Victoria / Columbia University, Decolonizing Media: Indigenous Art, Political Communication and Transformative Praxis Amanda Pappin, Carleton University / Yale University, Tracing Human Health Impacts to Air Pollution Sources: A North American Perspective Florence SauvĂŠ-Lafrance, Tax Court of Canada / New York University, LLM in International Taxation Ramona Sladic, Department of Justice Canada / George Washington University, LL.M. in Environmental Law Studying the Balancing of Interests Present Throughout the Resource Development Lifecycle Jonathan Yantzi, Senate of Canada / University of California - Berkeley, Master in Public Policy
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American Fulbright Scholar Award Recipients Natasha Brie Beranek, Independent/ York University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in North American Integration. Cultural Agency and Ethnic Identification Among Czech Romani Refugees in Canada Bryan William Brooks, Baylor University / University of Lethbridge, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Water and the Environment. Towards Sustainable Management of Water Resources in Alberta: Developing an Understanding of Emerging Water Quality Stressors Across Environmental Gradients Holly Victoria Campbell, Oregon State University / University of Northern British Columbia, Fulbright Canada Post Doctoral Research Award. A Comparison of Strategies to Significantly Reduce Polluted Runoff to Watersheds Affecting the Coastal Zone Along the Pacific Coast of North America Carol S. Christy, Georgia College and State University / University of Alberta, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Education. Individual Reading Assessment in Middle and Secondary Content Literacy Martin S. Edwards, Seton Hall University/ Balsillie School of International Affairs, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Global Governance. Assessing the Content of IMF Surveillance Terry L. Gottfried, Lawrence University / McGill University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Brain, Language, and Music. Effect of Musical Experience on Cross-Language Perception of Word Stress and Segmentation Carol Jeannette Gray Esq., Greenfield Community College / Concordia University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in The Person and Society. The Cross-Section of Politics, Law, and the Evolution of Human Rights in Egypt Howard Peter Greenwald, University of Southern California / University of Alberta, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Aboriginal Legal and Resource Rights. Organization of Health Services for Diverse Communities Kaplan Page Harris, St. Bonaventure University / Brock University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Transnational Studies. Poetry Magazines at the U.S.-Canada Border David H. Holben, Ohio University / University of Prince Edward Island, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Nutrisciences and Health. Food Insecurity and Nutritional Outcomes of At-risk Mothers in Prince Edward Island
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Valerian E. Kagan, University of Pittsburgh / McMaster University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Science and the Environment. Mechanisms of Radiation Damage and Radiomitigation Richard Lubben, South Texas Community College / University of Ottawa, Fulbright Visiting Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice. Transcending Borders: Art, Human Rights and the Environment Rebecca Jill Mancuso, Bowling Green State University / University of Calgary, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair. “Nothing but Debts and Worries”: Canada’s Three Thousand Family Scheme and Empire Settlement, 1919-1939. James T. McHugh, University of Akron / Carleton University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in North American Integration. A Charter of Rights for North America Laurie K. Mercier, Washington State University / University of Alberta, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Fine Arts. Gendering Spaces: Men, Women, and Industrial Work in the North American Wests Robert Rotberg, Harvard University / Carleton University, Fulbright Canada Special Foundation Fellow. Global Conflict Issues and Conflict Prevention Saundra Kay Schneider, Michigan State University / McMaster University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Governance and Public Policy. Intergovernmental Responses to Natural Disasters: A Comparative Study of Canada and the United States Scott William See, University of Maine / Dalhousie University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Society and Culture. Public Memory and the Construction of Canada’s ‘Peaceable Kingdom’ Ideal Richard K. Sherwin, New York Law School / McGill University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Law and Literature. Moving Images of the Law Douglas Graham Tewksbury, Niagara University / McMaster University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Globalization and Cultural Studies. Online/Offline Community Building: An Ethnographic Study of the Canadian Occupy Movement and Montreal Student Protest Communities Cedric Tolliver, University of Houston / McGill University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in American Literature. Of Vagabonds and Fellow Travelers: African Diasporic Cosmopolitan Culture and the Cold War Tonia Louise Warnecke, Rollins College / McGill University, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in International Development Studies. Fostering Opportunity-Based Entrepreneurship for Women: Reshaping Policy Approaches in India and China Eric Scott Zeemering, University of Maryland - College Park / University of Ottawa, Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Governance and Public Administration. Implementing Urban Sustainability in Canada
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American Fulbright Specialist Award Recipients JoAnn Damron-Rodriguez, University of California - Los Angeles / Huntington University. Towards the Development of a Competence Profile in Professional Gerontology Jack Godwin, California State University - Sacramento / Université Laval. Three Sided Coin: International Business, Education, and Development Trudy Ann Lieberman, City University of New York - Hunter College / University of Manitoba. Improving Canadian Access to Evidence on Health Policy Issues: Learning from a Leading American Health Policy Journalist Jay Liebowitz, University of Maryland University College / McGill University. Understanding and Innovating Government Strategies Regarding Human Capital Management Kevin M. Simmons, Austin College / Western University. Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Threat of Natural Hazards Mary Ruth Stewart, Florida State University / Seneca College. Curriculum Development & Delivery: Best Practices for Creative Arts Disciplines Frank L’Engle Williams, Georgia State University / University of Calgary. Workshop in Statistical Methods for Physical Anthropology
American Fulbright Students and Junior Professional Award Recipients Tyrell Edwards, University of Washington / University of British Columbia. International Student Services and Programs Tal Eisenzweig, Princeton University / McGill University. The Arab Spring in Canada: Challenges for an Evolving Refugee System Cambria Findley-Grubb, Chapman University / Saint Mary’s University. Impact of Education Policy on Indigenous Populations in Canada and the United States Arielle Gorin, Yale University / University of British Columbia. Borders Crossed, Bridges Burned, Balances Shifted: The Mid-1800s Pacific Northwest & the World Victoria Herrmann, Lehigh University / Carleton University. The Indigenous Civil Society Experience in International Climate Change Negotiations Quanda Johnson, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York / Dalhousie University. Beyond the Veil of the Sorrow Songs Kelly O’Brien, Fordham University / Concordia University. Contents Under Pressure: The Ethics of Graffiti and Advertising Elizabeth Przybylski, Northwestern University / University of Manitoba. Hip Hop as Musical Speech: Conveying Contemporary Indigenous Identities Through Radio Jacqueline Reynoso, Cornell University / McGill University. (Dis)Placing the American Revolution: The British Province of Quebec in the Greater Colonial Struggle Alicia Richardson, Florida State University / York University. Voices of Color: A Dissection of Ethnic Identity Anne E. Rouse Monterey, Institute of International Studies / University of Calgary. Life Cycle Assessment of Industrial Hemp in the Construction Industry Camron Terwilliger, Emerson College / McGill University. Yet Wilderness Grew in My Heart: A Novel of the Iroquois, New York, and New France Easton White, Arizona State University / University of Victoria. Shifting Elasmobranch Community Assemblage at an Isolated Marine Protected Area
American Fulbright Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Award Patrick Michael McGarey, Arizona State University / University of Toronto. Real-Time Image Analysis using Long-Duration Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Marie Michelle Perkins, University of Michigan / McGill University. Quantifying Mercury Exposure in North American Arctic Breeding Shorebirds Lauren Mackenzie Reynolds, Harvard Medical School / McGill University. How Early Life Experiences Impact Reward System Dysfunction in Adults
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The Award for Outsanding Public Service
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Dr. Shirley M. Tilghman, President Emeritus of Princeton University, was named the winner of the Fulbright Canada Award for Outstanding Public Service at a special celebration in Washington, DC on November 13, 2014. The award ceremony was hosted at the Embassy of Canada in Washington DC and was attended by Embassy employees, Fulbright Canada alumni, and the Fulbright Canada Board of Directors. The award honours Dr. Shirley M. Tilghman’s lifetime of tireless devotion and her commitment to excellence. She has promoted new ideas, encouraged open discussion, supported academic and intercultural exchange, and provided, through her words and deeds, a model for mutual understanding, increased prosperity, and social justice. Dr. Tilghman formally received her award at the ceremony, after which she was the keynote speaker for discussion amongst Fulbright Scholars entitled “The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Life in Biomedical Science”. The Fulbright Canada Award for Outstanding Public Service, established in the fall of 2012, is awarded to individuals who have made a significant contribution to the public good, whose ideas and actions reflect the values and priorities of the late Senator J. William Fulbright, and whose leadership and accomplishments have resulted in significant benefits for the citizens of Canada, the United States, and beyond.
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One of the hallmarks of the Fulbright Program is community engagement. In the past few years, Fulbright Canada has introduced a suite of community-engagement programs for alumni to take action and develop new relationships in their communities. The programs include the Fulbright Canada-RBC Eco-Leadership Program, the Community Leadership Program, and the Killam Community Action Initiative. Fulbright Canada award recipients are expected to excel academically, but they are also expected to serve as ambassadors for their country. They are encouraged to engage their host community, get involved whenever and wherever possible, and expand their experience beyond the classroom, laboratory, and library. With our community engagement programs, Fulbright Canada has further enriched a unique and enlightening academic and cultural experience. Fulbright Canada’s objective was to provide a conduit between a finite source of government funding and an infinite capacity amongst a unique group of academics to envision and build a cleaner, safer, and more just world. Clearly the outcome of these projects is both tangible and long-term. We look forward to building on the success of this program in the years ahead.
2013 - 14 Eco-Leaders 2013 - 14 Community Leaders Ruth Dunley, Ruby Heap, Kathy Sigmund-Scheepers, Ruth Bouttell, Kristin Riddell, Erin Gurski, Alison Peters National Capital History Day (Ottawa, ON) Ian McGrath, Robin McLay, Scott Davie Delaney Level the Ice (Ottawa, ON) James McNiven, Quanda Johnson, Cambria Findley-Grubb Beyond the Veil of the Sorrow Songs (Halifax, NS) Magdalena Muir Fulbright engagement in Arctic Council for 2014 Marcia Mary Ostashewski, Jill Palzkill Woelfer, Cheryl Krasnick Warsh Music is My Life: An Exhibit of Art by Homeless Young People (Vancouver, BC & Sydney, NS)
2013 - 14 Killam Leaders Brian Luong, Killam Fellow 2013-2014 Project Location: Montreal, QC Project Title: Origo Project: Promoting Entrepreneurship to Students
Barrett, Christopher (Berkeley, CA, USA) Transplanting a Culture of Campus Sustainability from Berkeley to McGill Bélanger, Patrick (Marina, CA, USA) Pueblo Del Mar Garden Chen, Lanyan (North Bay, ON, CA) Greening Nipissing, Rain Gardens, Public Education and Maintenance Chiles, Shannon (Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA) Promoting recycling and waste reduction in primary schools Chraibi, Victoria (Nebraska, USA) Wind and Wings: Sustainable Wind Energy Development and Bat Conservation Gillies, James (Fredericton, N.B., CA) New Brunswick Citizen Eco-Communication Lab Gray, Carol (Amherst, Massachusetts, USA) Interpretative Trail with Blue Bird Houses and Butterfly Trail O’Brien, Leigh (Mount Morris, NY, USA) Developing a Sense of Wonder in Low-Income Rural Children Proudford, Karen (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Morgan State University Sesquicentennial Park Design Project Stiles, Deborah (East River Valley, Pictou County, NS CA) Changing Littering’s Unkind Behaviour
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The Killam Fellowships Program, supported by an endowment from the American Killam Trusts, is designed to develop a cadre of young leaders committed to enhancing mutual understanding between Canada and the United States. The Killam Fellowships Program provides exceptional undergraduate students from universities in Canada and the United States with the opportunity to spend either one semester or a full academic year in the other country during the third year of their undergraduate career. These awards are the first of their kind between Canada and the United States. In its inaugural year, the Killam Fellowships Program engaged 13 American and Canadian undergraduate students in educational exchange. In 2013-14, the program has grown to include 275 Killam alumni.
2013 - 14 Canadian Killam Fellows Kyle Collison, University of Alberta / Arizona State University, Finance, Economics Marie-Yan Cyr, Université de Montréal / California, Polytechnic State University, San Luis Architecture Olivia Doran, University of Prince Edward Island / Berry College Biology, Environmental Studies Rebeka Pelaez Gaetz, Concordia University / San Francisco State University, Design Robert Godfrey, McMaster University / University of Washington, Arts and Science, Biology
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Étienne Grand-Maison, University of Ottawa / American University, Economics and Political Science
2013 - 14 American Killam Fellows Kwame Babukar, University of Washington / York University, Communications Ryan Blum, Arizona State University / McMaster University, Philosophy & Justice Studies Paul DeMott, University of Cincinnati / University of Victoria Entrepreneurship Katherine DiLucido, Wellesley College / McGill University Economics, Mathematics Hannah Dolph, University of Washington / Carleton University, Law, Society and Justice, International Studies Hanna Friedlander, Ithaca College/ University of Alberta Anthropology, Computer Science
Jonathan Kitchen, York University / University of Washington, Thomas Goldwait, Bridgewater State University / University Environmental Studies, Urban Studies of Prince Edward Island, History, Canadian Studies Caitlin Krahn, University of Prince Edward Island / State Snehdeep Hanspal, American University / Queen’s University of New York - Plattsburgh, English, Theatre University, Biology Samuel Levy, University of Toronto / Columbia University, International Relations, Political Science, Anthropology
Daniel Oberhaus, Arizona State University / University of Victoria, English - Creative Writing
Graham May, Mount Allison University / American University, Jenna Smith, Arizona State University / Dalhousie University, Environmental Studies, International Relations Classics (Latin) and Philosophy Caitlin Meiklejohn, Dalhousie University / Wellesley College, Sociology Cory Munroe, Acadia University / Arizona State University, Kinesiology Shruti Raheja, Memorial University / State University of New York - Plattsburgh, Behavioural Neuroscience and English Elizabeth-Joy Taylor, Carleton University / Ithaca College, Law Kathryn Toner, University of Calgary / University of Kentucky, Biological Sciences Katy Underwood, McGill University / Clemson University, Physiology Catherine Woodford, Memorial University / Vanderbilt University, Physics, Applied Mathematics
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The Killam Fellowships Program
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“The Fall Orientation session was a great opportunity to meet the people who make the Killam Fellowship Program possible. I really enjoyed being able to meet the Fulbright Scholars and learn about their research, as well as the other Killam Fellows. One of the most valuable parts of the Fall Orientation was being able to see the diversity of academia, which I do not always get to experience in my own field. It also inspired me to see my own potential within the program“ Elizabeth-Joy Taylor
Canadian Killam Fellow 2013-2014
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Report of the Independent Auditors on the Summary Financial Statements To the Directors of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America The accompanying summary financial statements of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America (Fulbright Canada), which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at August 31, 2014, the summary statement of operations for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, of Fulbright Canada as at and for the year ended August 31, 2014. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated November 14, 2014. The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations applied in the preparation of the audited financial statements of Fullbright Canada. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of Fulbright Canada. Management’s Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements
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Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements on the basis described in note 1. Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements”. Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of Fulbright Canada as at and for the year ended August 31, 2014 are a fair summary of those financial statements, in accordance with the basis described in note 1.
Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants November 14, 2014 Ottawa, Canada
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Fulbright Canada Secretariat Michael K. Hawes, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Patricia Latendresse Executive Assistant to the CEO
Finance : Ava Kovats Manager, Finance and Administration
Nesreen El-Onsi
Executive Assistant, Finance
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Michelle Emond
Program Officer, Recruitment, Outreach, and Alumni Relations
Program Officer (Students)
Michael O’Shea
Brad Hector
Education USA Officer
Program Officer (Scholars)
Interns : Matthew Farrell
YIIP Summer Intern York International Internship Program
Divya Pahwa
Fulbright Canada Intern
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