Invitation to Nominate
By Allan E. Goodman

We are pleased to invite you to nominate a national leader or public official for the 2011 Henry Kaufman Prize.

Created by the Institute’s Board of Trustees in honor of the 90th Anniversary of the Institute’s founding, the Prize recognizes Dr. Henry Kaufman, IIE’s Chairman Emeritus, for over 25 years of outstanding service as a Trustee of the Institute.

Under Henry Kaufman’s leadership, IIE has expanded its work to more countries and launched a number of new initiatives, such as the Scholar Rescue Fund, which provides fellowships for established scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. The Kaufman Prize recognizes that international education is more critical than ever to promoting international understanding and seeks to honor those who have taken it upon themselves to promote the cause.

We hope you will take a moment to review the nomination form and either nominate a candidate for this Prize, or forward this message to someone who would be able to do so.

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The Institute of International Education announces the call for nominations for the 2011 Henry Kaufman Prize.

The Prize is awarded annually to honor a national leader or public official for his or her work in promoting and developing international education at the tertiary level. Such efforts may include, but are not limited to, the following activities:

• founding study abroad programs or international institutions of higher education
• facilitating the exchange of international students for the purpose of mutual understanding
• developing policy that increases the potential for study abroad
• aiding threatened scholars to escape persecution

PRIZE
The winner will receive a specially struck medal and a diploma presented at the Institute’s headquarters in New York City in acknowledgment for his or her efforts and achievements in advancing international education.

JURY
The selection will be made by a jury comprised of college and university presidents serving on the Institute’s Board and other Trustees. The Chairman of the Jury is Dr. Henry A. Kissinger.

NOMINATION PROCEDURE
To nominate, please submit a letter explaining how the individual has promoted international education while serving as a public official or national leader. You may also include news articles pertaining to the nominee and his or her efforts to promote international education. Please be sure to include your full name and contact information in your letter of nomination.

Nominees must currently hold, or previously have held, a position as a national leader or public official including, but not limited to:

• Head of State
• Minister of Education
• Governor
• Mayor

Nominations are welcome from government officials, journalists, and leaders in academia, business, and philanthropy from all nations.

DEADLINE
Nominations are due by September 15, 2011.

HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION
The nomination letter should be emailed to IIEKaufmanPrize@iie.org.

Or mail hard copy to:

Henry Kaufman Prize Committee
c/o Dr. Allan E. Goodman
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza, 9th Floor
New York, New York 10017

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2010 Kaufman Prize Recipient

The first recipient of the Henry Kaufman Prize was Dr. Fasli Jalal, Vice Minister of National Education to the Republic of Indonesia, for his outstanding contributions to the field of international education in Indonesia and throughout the world. Dr. Jalal has demonstrated a strong commitment to strengthening the educational relationship between the U.S. and Indonesia.
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