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Fulbright Association
1100 G Street, N.W.
Suite 525
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 347-5543
Fax: (202) 347-6540 |
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
Receives 1994 J. William Fulbright Prize
For International Understanding |
| The Fulbright Association awarded the 1994 J. William Fulbright Prize for
International Understanding was awarded to former President Jimmy Carter on Oct.
1, 1994, his 70th birthday. The prize, which carries a $50,000 cash award, is
made possible through a grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation. |
| "Jimmy Carter has done more for public service in general and for the promotion
of mutual understanding among nations in particular than any American chief
executive since John Quincy Adams," said Stanley N. Katz, president of the
American Council of Learned Societies and chairman of the international
committee that selected President Carter. |
| "The J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding was created in
1993 to recognize and reward individuals who have made extraordinary
contributions towards bringing peoples, cultures, or nations to greater
understanding of others." said Maurizio Gianturco, president of the Fulbright
Association. Nelson R. Mandela, president of South Africa, was its first
recipient. |
| Dame Nita Barrow, governor-general of Barbados, Toyoo Gyohten, chairman of the
Bank of Tokyo, Ltd., and Nigerian author Wole Soyinka served on the committee
which selected President Carter for the Fulbright Prize. Other committee
members were chairman Katz, and Dr. Gianturco. Mr. Gyohten, Dr. Gianturco, and
Dr. Katz are alumni of the Fulbright Program. |
| All members and chapters of the Fulbright Association were invited to submit
nominations for the Fulbright Prize. Fulbright Commissions and alumni
organizations abroad also received the call for nominees. The 82 nominations
for this year's prize came from Fulbright Association members and chapters in
the U.S. and from Fulbright organizations and alumni in Botswana, Brazil,
Colombia, Germany, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, India, Poland, Spain, and the
United Kingdom. |
| President Carter was nominated for the award by several individual members of
the Fulbright Association and by its New Jersey and Southeastern Michigan
chapters. The nominations stressed President Carter's achievements in
promoting human rights, peace, and democracy and his lifetime commitment to
public service. Nominators praised his unselfish devotion to improving
conditions for people throughout the world. |
| "Like Senator Fulbright, President Carter believes that ... racial, religious
and ethnic differences and ... political differences are less important than the
common humanity which can unite us," said Joan F. Hall of Johnson, Vt. in her
nomination. |
| "Jimmy Carter is the epitome of senior statesman and peacemaker," wrote Nancy
Potter of Kingston, R.I. " His energetic post-presidential career illustrates
the use of intelligent compassion in resolving conflict and improving daily life
for the suffering and discouraged. He is a rational witness for rational
solutions to the world's tough problems. He has a sense of the world's best
interests, whether he is helping Habitat to build houses or cheerfully teaching
students the value of a career in public service." |
| The Fulbright Association is a private, non-profit organization which supports
and promotes the Fulbright Program and other international educational and
cultural exchanges and facilitates continuing relationships among former
Fulbright grantees. The late Senator J. William Fulbright, who sponsored the
legislation creating the Fulbright academic exchange program in 1946, is
Honorary Chairman. |
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