David Williams, vice president for University Advancement, has been named a 2007-2008 Fulbright Scholar.
Williams will participate in the U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program in Berlin Oct. 28 to Nov. 10, sharing fundraising expertise and learning about German higher education administration.
Williams is one of 25 administrators nationwide selected for the German program, and his Fulbright award is the 22nd at Minnesota State Mankato.
Before and after his visit, Williams will collaborate with two German universities – Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt and Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen – sharing ideas and providing assistance regarding the schools’ fundraising strategies and techniques.
“I am pleased to be selected for this seminar,” Williams said. “Minnesota State Mankato is increasing its focus on global issues and international experiences for students. I hope to learn new ways by which we can enhance our campus exchange programs.”
The International Education Administrators seminars introduce U.S. leaders to other countries’ cultures and higher education systems through campus visits, meetings with foreign colleagues and government officials, attendance at cultural events, and briefings.
The German seminar is for university administrators who manage and raise funds for international programs.
As part of his seminar project, Williams recently met with fundraising and alumni staff members and the academic vice president of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University. He also will meet with administrators at Friedrich Alexander University, where Minnesota State Mankato is working to establish a partnership arrangement.
Williams was named advancement vice president at Minnesota State Mankato in 2003, after serving in various administrative positions for 31 years at Ripon College, Wis., the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Beloit College, Beloit, Wis.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from Beloit College and a master’s from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is vice chair of the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation board, a member of the Mankato Downtown Kiwanis Club, and chair of the City of Mankato Environment Committee.
The Fulbright Scholars Program, America’s flagship international educational exchange activity, is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, with additional funding from participating governments and host institutions. The program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. Its purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.
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