She also mentioned that six members of the first class of Fellows are attending this meeting. Cynthia Phillips, hired to work with the Fellows Program due to a grant, has resigned and recruitment for her replacement will begin shortly. The ACE Board appointed Bill Harvey as new Vice President and director, Office of Minorities in Higher Education. He is a former Fellow and will start in the summer. Marlene commended the great series of events for the Fellows Program 35 th anniversary, thanks to Elizabeth McDaniel and Lois Wims who co-chaired the major events.
Videos are available to use when giving talks or promoting the program.
The new class is in place with the placement process to begin soon. Representation in the class is four community colleges, nine African Americans, five Hispanics, one Asian, and one Native American. Two natives of India will be supported by the Fullbright Commission. The plan is to place each in a setting with a domestic Fellow. There are thirteen males and twenty-one females with twenty thinking of a year placement, six considering semester placements and eight desiring periodic placements.