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Ford Foundation Annual Report 1966







Fellowships

Engineering Education

Twenty-two residencies in engineering practice were awarded in fiscal 1966 to enable young engineering teachers to spend a year to fifteen months gaining experience at high levels of decision-making in industry. The recipients, their universities, and the companies and agencies in which they will serve residencies are:

  • Franklin J. Appl, University of Oklahoma
    Caterpillar Tractor Company

  • Robert L. Armstrong, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
    Caterpillar Tractor Company

  • Theodore G. Brna, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
    E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company

  • Carmelo Calabrese, University of Missouri
    General Dynamics Corporation

  • R. Chicurel, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
    Thompson Ramo Wooldridge, Inc.

  • R. H. Edgerton, Dartmouth College
    International Business Machines Corporation

  • L. L. Edwards, University of Idaho
    Union Carbide Corporation

  • John H. Erbar, Oklahoma State University
    Monsanto Company

  • Robert E. Green, Jr., Johns Hopkins University
    Radio Corporation of America

  • George M. Hoerner, Jr., Lafayette College
    Sun Oil Company

  • Graham W. Hoffman, University of Tennessee
    Radio Corporation of America

  • T. W. Hoffman, McMaster University Hercules Powder Company

  • Edward R. Holley, Jr., University of Illinois United States Department of the Interior

  • Andrew H. Larson, Colorado School of Mines Dow Chemical Company

  • David B. Marsland, North Carolina State Esso Research and Engineering Company

  • Charles S. Martin, Georgia Institute of Technology Harza Engineering Company

  • Stanley Middleman, University of Rochester E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company

  • W. E. Schiesser, Lehigh University Weston Instruments, Inc.

  • James V. Walters, University of Alabama International Paper Company

  • James T. Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology Lockheed-Georgia Corporation

  • J. Stuart Warner, Columbia University International Nickel Company

  • Gerald L. Wilson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology American Electric Power Corporation

The Arts

The following recipients of fellowships during fiscal 1966 were nominated at the invitation of the Foundation by professionals in the field concerned. Selections were made with the assistance of panels of judges.

Administrative Interns:

Fellowships to assist the development of managerial personnel in the performing arts through internships with theaters, orchestras, and opera and ballet companies.

Recipient

  • Judith Burgess, Palo Alto, Calif.

  • Alan D. Light, Bakersfield, Calif.

  • Allan K. Longacre, II, Omaha, Neb.

  • Thomas W. Morris, Rochester, N.Y.

  • William R. Pogue, Phoenix, Ariz.

  • Daniel Rhodes Rule, Los Angeles, Calif.

  • Ronald Evan Singer, New York, N.Y.

  • Carlos E. Wilson, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Place of Internship

  • Front Street Theatre, Memphis, Tenn.

  • Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.

  • Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, Wash.

  • Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Alley Theatre, Houston, Texas

  • New York City Opera, New York, N.Y.

  • Minnesota Theatre Company, Minneapolis, Minn.

  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit, Mich.