NEW YORK, NY January 31 -- TIAA-CREF, the financial services group of companies and leading provider of retirement savings in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields, today announced three winners of a $10,000 TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship. The fellowship recognizes cutting-edge, graduate-level research which furthers the study of African Diaspora. The Hamilton Fellows were honored at a special ceremony hosted by Herbert M. Allison, Jr., Chairman, President and CEO of TIAA-CREF at Michigan State University.
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"The work these graduate students have produced on the African Diaspora is exemplary and honors the tradition of scholarship pioneered by Dr. Hamilton," said Mr. Allison. "We're proud to award these fellowships to help them continue this cutting edge research. We hope that they can also inspire others to enter this important field - a living example of contributing to the greater good."
The TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship was established to honor the memory and outstanding work of Dr. Ruth Simms Hamilton, the former Michigan State University Professor and TIAA Trustee. Professor Hamilton was a TIAA Trustee from 1989 to 2003 and during her 35-year career at Michigan State University she was a highly regarded sociology professor and a faculty member of the African Studies Center, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Center for Advanced Study of International Development. She was an early pioneer of research concerning the African Diaspora - the study of the dispersion and settlement of African peoples once they left the African continent.
"Dr. Hamilton made wonderful contributions to MSU as a teacher and mentor, as a researcher and leader in the study of African peoples' migrations," said MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon. "The fellowship recipients announced today will carry forward Ruth's legacy within a wide community of scholars. Expanding the frontiers of knowledge in urban, black studies and the African Diaspora is a fitting way to remember this extraordinary woman."
The panel of judges for the Hamilton Fellowships was: Dr. Marietta Baba Dean, Michigan State University; Dr. Carole Boyce Davies Director & Professor, Florida International University; Dr. David Barry Gaspar Professor, Duke University; Dr. Steven James Gold Professor, Michigan State University; Dr. Michael Gomez, Professor and Department Chair, NYU; Director, ASWAD; E. Laverne Jones, Esq. Vice President and Corporate Secretary, TIAA-CREF; Dr. Robert O'Neil Professor, University of Virginia School of Law; Dr. Colin Palmer Professor, Princeton University; Dr. P. Sterling Stuckey Professor Emeritus, University of California, Riverside; Dr. Ronald Thompson former CEO and Chairman, Midwest Stamping Inc.; Dr. Margaret Washington Professor, Cornell University; and Dr. Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. Former Chairman & CEO, TIAA-CREF, President Emeritus, Michigan State University, Former Chancellor, SUNY System.
About the Ruth Simms Hamilton Fellowship
The fellowship is funded by TIAA-CREF and administered by the TIAA-CREF Institute. The fellowship is awarded to graduate students enrolled in a social science field relating to the African Diaspora at an accredited U.S. college or university. Additional information can be found at http://www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org/awards/hamilton.
About TIAA-CREF Institute
The mission of the TIAA-CREF Institute is to foster objective research, to build knowledge, to support thought leadership, and to enhance the understanding of strategic issues related to higher education and lifelong financial security. For additional information regarding the TIAA-CREF Ruth Simms Hamilton Research Fellowship, administered by the TIAA-CREF Institute, or other Institute programs, please visit www.tiaa-crefinstitute.org.
About TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF is a national financial services organization with more than $370 billion in combined assets under management (12/31/05) and the leading provider of retirement services in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. Further information can be found at www.tiaa-cref.org.
About Michigan State University
Michigan State University has been advancing knowledge and transforming lives through innovative teaching, research and outreach for 150 years. MSU enrolls more than 45,000 students in 200 programs of undergraduate and graduate study, and its 15 degree-granting colleges attract scholars from around the world who are interested in combining education with practical problem solving.
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