<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> Forwarded From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Mason, Leah</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:LMason@iie.org">LMason@iie.org</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 2:01 PM<br><br> National Security Education Program 20th Anniversary<br>
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Leah Mason, EdD<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Research Officer<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Education Abroad Programs<br>Institute of International Education<br>1400 K Street, NW 7<sup>th</sup> Floor<br>
Washington, DC 20005-2403<br>Tel: <a href="tel:202-326-7792" value="+12023267792" target="_blank">202-326-7792</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Boren Awards [mailto:<a href="mailto:boren@iie.org" target="_blank">boren@iie.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Mason, Leah<br><b>Subject:</b> National Security Education Program 20th Anniversary<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span><br>Dear Colleagues, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span>On Thursday, September 8, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991. This act created the National Security Education Program and the Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>During the celebration, Senator David L. Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma and author of the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991, and Dr. Clifford Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, addressed Boren Fellows, Scholars, members of the National Security Education Board, and esteemed colleagues in the international education arena. Both speakers highlighted the importance of language skills and cultural understanding to developing international partnerships and improving U.S. national security, praising NSEP for its commitment to provide linguistic and cultural training for American students through the Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>You can now view photos from the event, as well our 20th Anniversary video, featuring Boren Scholars and Fellows and words from Dr. Stanley and Senator Boren, by visiting </span><a href="http://www.borenawards.org/nsep20thanniversary.html" target="_blank"><span>http://www.borenawards.org/nsep20thanniversary.html</span></a><span>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Applications for Boren Scholarships and Fellowships for the 2012-13 academic year are now available at </span><a href="http://www.borenawards.org/" target="_blank"><span>www.borenawards.org</span></a><span>. The Boren Scholarship deadline is February 9, 2012 (each campus sets an earlier campus deadline). The Boren Fellowship deadline is January 31, 2012.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Christopher Powers<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Director<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Boren Scholarships and Fellowships<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Education Abroad Programs<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Institute of International Education<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span>1400 K Street, NW Suite 650<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Washington, DC 20005-2403<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span>Tel: 1-800-618-NSEP<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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