FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Contact: Dave Wellman, Director of Communications (304) 696-7153
 

MU professor awarded Fulbright Scholar Lectureship for spring 2007

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dr. Kat D. Williams, associate professor of history at Marshall University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Lectureship for spring 2007, according to the U. S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Williams was selected to lecture at the University of Pecs in Pecs, Hungary.  She will teach courses on United States Women’s history and the History of Women in Sports.

Williams is one of about 800 faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to some 150 countries for the 2006-07 academic year through the Fulbright Scholar Program.  Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program’s purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.

“It is a great honor to be awarded this Fulbright lectureship to Hungary and I look forward to the challenges and experiences this award will present,” Williams said.  “I am excited about the chance to teach U.S women’s history in Hungary and I’m convinced that Marshall students will also benefit from my experiences.”

The Fulbright award is viewed as recognition of Williams’ status in the field of women’s history and an opportunity to establish a dialogue with foreign colleagues that will benefit Marshall students and provide a means by which to spread the news about Marshall’s academic programs to foreign countries.

Dr. Donna Spindel, chair of  MU’s Department of  History, said, “Dr. Williams’ selection as a Fulbright Scholar is a great honor and she will be the perfect ‘ambassador’ abroad.”

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