J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Explained

J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
Seal:	US State Department Seal.svg
Chief1 Name:	Donna Brazile
Chief1 Position:	Chair
Chief2 Name:	Michael Trager
Chief2 Position:	Vice Chair
Parent Department:	U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Website:	https://eca.state.gov/fulbright/about-fulbright/fulbright-foreign-scholarship-board-ffsb

The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board was established by the United States Congress for the purpose of supervising the Fulbright Program and certain programs authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act and for the purpose of selecting students, scholars, teachers, trainees, and other persons to participate in the educational exchange programs.

Appointed by the President of the United States, the 12-member Board meets quarterly in Washington, D.C. The Board establishes worldwide policies and procedures for the Program and issues an annual report on the state of the Program. The Board maintains a close relationship with both the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the executive directors of all the binational Fulbright Commissions.

History

The first board consisted of:

• Philip Willkie, attorney, Rushville, Indiana;
• Dr. Francis S. Smyth, dean, Medical School, University of California;
• Helen C. White, professor of English, University of Wisconsin;
• Dr. Martin R. P. McGuire, professor of Greek and Latin, Catholic University of America;
• Dr. Charles S. Johnson, president, Fisk University;
• Dr. Frederick L. Hovde, president, Purdue University;
• Col. John N. Andrews, personal representative of the administrator of Veterans Affairs;
• Dr. Walter Johnson, chairman, Department of History, University of Chicago;
• Russell L. Riley, director, International Educational Exchange Service;
• Dr. Samuel M. Brownell, U.S. commissioner of education;
• Dr. Francis J. Colligan, executive secretary of the Board of Foreign Scholarships;
• Donald B. Lourie, undersecretary of state for administration;
• Senator J. William Fulbright; and
• Joseph B. Phillips, deputy assistant secretary for public affairs.^[1]

Current Board

Current Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Members^[2] !Name!Hometown!Occupation!Member since!Note

Donna Brazile	Washington, DC	Veteran political strategist and interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee	2022
Michael Trager	Washington, DC	Washington Lawyer	2022
James Berman	New York City	Former Principal at Select Equity Group, L.P.	2022
James Costos	Los Angeles New York City Madrid	Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain and Principality of Andorra	2022
Carmen Estrada-Schaye	Los Angeles	National first Vice President of Diversity for the National Women’s Political Caucus	2022
William H. Freeman	Nashville	Chairman of Freeman Webb Incorporate, a real estate investment, management, and brokerage company	2022
Denise Grant	Washington, DC	Founder and CEO of Overlook Strategies	2024
Jed Katz		Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners	2023
Jennifer Lin	Los Angeles	Managing Partner, Gonring Lin Spahn	2022
Jill Nash	San Francisco Bay Area	Senior Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Executive	2023
David Price	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	President of the American Institute for Economic Research	2023
Lynn Tincher-Ladner		President and CEO of Phi Theta Kappa	2024

Notes and References

1. Web site: Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville: FULBRIGHT PROGRAM EXHIBIT. libraries.uark.edu. 2016-05-01.
2. Web site: FFSB Members Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 2020-09-04. eca.state.gov. en.