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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Country

United States

State

Virginia

City

Blacksburg

Institution IPED

233921

Liaison(s)

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Title

VP for Outreach & International Affairs

Address

Blacksburg, VA
United States

Email

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Title

Director of Global Engagement

Address

Blacksburg, VA
United States

Phone

Email

npsander@vt.edu

Dr. Guru Ghosh

Title

Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs

Email

Dr. Nicole Sanderlin

Title

Director of Global Engagement

Email

npsander@vt.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Allan Yousten	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Institut Pasteur	Biology	France	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Man Rhee	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Sogang University	Engineering	South Korea	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
David Goldfield	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Stockholm University	Urban Studies	Sweden	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Taylor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Strathclyde, University of	Political Science	United Kingdom	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bradley Hertel	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Lucknow University	Sociology	India	1978-1979	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Sharpes	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Ministry of Education	Education	Malaysia	1976-1977	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Curtis Finch	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Ministry of Education	Education	Cyprus	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Saffle	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Helsinki	Music	Finland	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mary Fariello	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Panama	Arts	Panama	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph Chen	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Shin Hsin University	Business	Taiwan	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Shoemaker	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Xavier University	Sociology	Philippines	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Hohenboken	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Cukurova University	Agriculture	Turkey (Türkiye)	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kenneth Eriksson	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Zimbabwe	Geology	Zimbabwe	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Taylor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Budapest University of Economics	Political Science	Hungary	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rhys Payne	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis	Political Science	Tunisia	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lynette Rummel	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis	Political Science	Tunisia	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Daniel Thorp	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Alexander Turnbull Library	History	New Zealand	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Baehr	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Helsinki	Language	Finland	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Brian Dennison	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Cambridge University	Physics	United Kingdom	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rhys Payne	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	University of Tunis II	Political Science	Tunisia	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Dusan Lesjak	University of Maribor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Slovenia	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Omar Asfar	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Jordan	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Moses Odinye	Administrative Staff College of Nigeria	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Political Science	Nigeria	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Magdolna Csath	Karl Marx University of Economics	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Business	Hungary	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jean-Claude Crapoulet	University of Provence	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	History	France	1986-1987	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Stavros Androulidakis	Technological Educational Institute School of Agriculture	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Education	Greece	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Krishna Verma	Durgavati University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	India	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Chang-Cho Choung	Cheju National University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Agriculture	South Korea	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Michael Keating	University of Strathclyde	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Political Science	United Kingdom	1987-1988	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ahmad Al-Naama	University of Qatar	Indiana State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public Administration	Qatar	1993-1994	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ramesh Talreja	Technical University of Denmark	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Denmark	1985-1986	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tsuyoshi Yamada	Okayama University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , University of Texas at Austin	Psychology	Japan	2016-2017	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Seoyong Kim	Ajou University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public Administration	South Korea	2010-2011	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Johanna Nurmi	University of Turku	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Sociology	Finland	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Abdullah Said	University of Nairobi	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Biology	Kenya	1983-1984	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Antonio Menduina Sagrado	University of Barcelona, Faculty of Economics	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Economics	Spain	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Peter Brown	University of Kent	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Language	United Kingdom	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
M Alaa E Radwan	Cairo University	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Engineering	Egypt	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mario Pitteri	University of Padova	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Mathematics	Italy	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Titus Bamkole	University of Ibadan	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Chemistry	Nigeria	1982-1983	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program