Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1984 (12. évfolyam, 39-42. szám)

1984 / 39-40. szám

U. on the Kodály method, and for visits at Kodály centers in the U.S.

Walter J. Meserve, prof., Dept, of Theater and Drama, Indiana U. Travel for István Pálffy, Dept, of English, Kossuth L. U. to visit Indiana U. to discuss exchange of faculty between the two universities, begin joint research programs, and deliver lectures. (Spring 1983).

Ronald L. Miller, assoc, prof. Dept, of Management and Labor Relations, U. of Illinois, Chicago. Travel to Hungary and Poland to discuss options for dispute settlement as an alternative to strikes in Poland, and examine union employergovernment relations in Hungary. (March 1983).

Richard E. Quandt, prof., Dept, of Economics, Priniceton U. per diem for György Szakolczai, Inst, for Applied Computer Sciences, Budapest, to go to Princeton to define the direction of the collaborative work on modeling of consumer durable markets in Hungary. (Fall 1984).

Lynn Turgeon, prof., Dept, of Economics, Hofstra U. Travel and per diem for Éva Ehrlich, World Economy Inst., HAS, to lecture at several U.S. institutions on topics like the second economy, Japan, infrastructure and size, structure of establishments and enterprises in manufacturing. (Spring 1984).

SPECIAL TRAVEL GRANTS

for senior scholars in the social sciences and humanities were awarded to the following:

Lee Congdon, prof., Dept.of History, James Madison U. Travel to Hungary at the invitation of the Inst, of Philosophy, Eötvös L.U., to lecture on and to discuss his forthcoming book: The Young Lukács. (May 1983).

Bernard S. Redmont, dean, School of Public Communication, Boston U. Travel to Hungary at the invitation of Ferenc Fabian, deputy secretary of the Association of Hungarian Journalists to discuss television research with Hungarian investigators and use the new information for writing an essay in the Television Quarterly. (May 1983).

AMERICAN NOMINATIONS TO HUNGARY FOR 1983-84 John W. Cole, prof. Dept, of Anthropology, U. of Massachusetts, to study at the Ethnographic Research Inst, of the HAS, and at the Central Statistical Office. (6 months, from 1 Feb. '84).

Dana Helen Geary, grad, stud., Dept, of Geological Sciences, Harvard U., to study at the Paleontological Inst. (1 month, from 1 Aug. '83).

Jeffrey Michael Harlig, grad, stud., Dept, of Linguistics, U. of Chicago, to study at the Eötvös L.U. and Kossuth L.U. (7 months, from 1 Sept. '83).

Paul John Jalics, assoc, prof., Computer and Information Science, Cleveland St. U., to study at SZAMKI Institute of Computer Science. (3 months, from 1 Apr. '84).

Michael Anthony Marrese, assist, prof., Dept, of Economics, Northwestern U., to study at Marx K.U., and at the Central Statistical Office (3 months, from 1 Sept. '83).

Gregory Lee Nehler, grad, stud., Dept, of Uralic and Altaic Studies, Indiana U., to study at the Inst, of Literary History, HAS. (6 months, from 1 Sept. ’83).

Michael David Plummer, prof., Dept, of Mathematics, Vanderbilt U., to study at the Inst, of Mathematics, HAS. (4 months, from 1 Sept. '83).

Hollace A. Schafer, grad, stud., Dept, of Music, Brandeis U., to study folk music at the Inst, of Musicology, HAS. (1 month,

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from 1 Apr. '84).

Peter George Schimert, grad, stud., Dept, of History, U. of North Carolina, to study at the Inst, of History, HAS. (6 months, from 1 Sept. '83).

Harlan Eugene Schone, prof., Dept, of Physics, Coll, of William and Mary, to study at the Central Research Institute of Physics. (4 months, from 15 Aug. '83).

Albert Andrew Simkus, assist, prof., Dept, of Sociology, U. of Michigan, to study at the Inst, of Sociology, HAS, and at the Central Statistical Office. (5 months, from 1 Feb. '84).

Joel Harold Spencer, prof., Dept, of Mathematics, SUNY Stony Brook, to study at the Inst, of Mathematics, HAS. (3 months, from 1 Feb. '84).

Thomas László Szendrey, assoc, prof., Dept, of History, Gannon U., to study at the Inst, of History, HAS, and Inst, of Philosophy. (6 months, from 1 Jan. '84).

Theodore George Unwin - alternate - grad, stud., Dept, of Uralic and Altaic Studies, Indiana U., to study at HAS and at the Kossuth L.U. (6 months, from 1 Sept. '83).

For information on individual research support contact Charlotte Brown; for details on cooperative projects with the HAS and short term travel grants, contact Vivian Abbott or Margit Serényi, IREX, 655 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Telephone: (212) 490-2002.

AHF

August J. Molnár, president of the American Hungarian Foundation reported on grants awarded during the academic years 1982-3 and 1983-4. Twelve awards were made in various categories, as follows:

Immigrant History Research Grants

Julia Puskas, HAS, 1982, 1983

Susan L. Nagy, HAS, 1982

Graduate Fellowships

Sandra S. Phillips, CUNY, 1982, 1983-4

Helen Somraty Stone, U. of Southern California, 1982-3

Catherine A. Kroon, Kodály Institute, 1983-4

László Kürti, U. of Massachusetts, 1983-4

Scholarships

Robert Flynn, U. of Arizona, to study at Ohio Northern U., Summer 1983

David Garboczi, U. of Oregon, to study at Portland St. U., Summer 1983

Raymond Corimer, Temple U., to study at Ohio Northern U.

The AHF also provided preliminary funding to András Boros-Kazai (Indiana U.) toward the preparation of a Hungarian language textbook.

NCSEER

The National Council for Soviet and East European Research

has awarded the following research contracts to projects directly or indirectly related to Hungary and of possible interest to our readers:

Kenneth Gray (North Texas St. U.) for research newsletter on Russian, Soviet and East European agriculture.

Edward Hewett (Brookings Inst.) for research for a theoretical approach to CPE macro models and an experimental application for Hungary.

Michael Marrese (Northwestern U.) and Jan Vanous (U. of British Columbia) for research on costs and benefits of Soviet trade with East Europe.

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