President Ruth Simmons will be awarded a medal from the Foreign Policy Association at its annual dinner May 20 in New York City, according to Robert Nolan, a spokesperson for the association.
Past recipients of the medal, which Nolan said "recognizes individuals who demonstrate responsible internationalism and work to expand public knowledge of international affairs," include several leaders of foreign nations as well as U.S. officials such as former Secretary of State Colin Powell, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former President Bill Clinton.
Nolan said the association decided to award Simmons the medal to recognize her role in founding the Brown International Advanced Research Institutes, a series of summer workshops led by world-renowned speakers in various fields, according to Brown's Web site.
"I am pleased that they recognize the innovative power of the BIARI program," Simmons wrote in an e-mail to The Herald. "Our faculty should be getting the medal for their outstanding work on this and other international education initiatives."
Stanford President John Hennessy will also receive a medal at the ceremony, according to Nolan.
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