Daniel Webster
Economics Professor Named
Fulbright Scholar
(Nashua, NH, April 17, 2007) — Daniel Webster
College Professor A. Reza Hoshmand was named Fulbright Scholar grantee
to Hong Kong through the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
(FSB) April 7, 2007.
As a Fulbright Scholar and representing Daniel
Webster College, Professor Hoshmand, associate dean of graduate studies
and chair of the college’s Business and Management Division, will be
lecturing and conducting research in Hong Kong. He will be
teaching at the City University of Hong Kong and will conduct his
research on Foreign Direct Investment in China while at the University.
“I am delighted to have this opportunity to teach
and conduct research as a Fulbright Scholar in Hong Kong,” he said.
According to FSB Chair Steven J. Unlfelder,
developing international understanding requires a commitment on the part
of Fulbright grantees to establish open communication and long-term
cooperative relationships, enriching the educational, political,
economic, social, and cultural lives of countries around the world.
Professor Hoshmand, with his many contacts in Hong
Kong’s economic community, has led groups of Daniel Webster students,
trustees, and alumni to the country for four years, to provide them with
a better understanding of global business and an appreciation for
cultural and social differences.
“Our students are better prepared for the work
environment when they experience first-hand how global business is
conducted” stated Hoshmand.
"As a representative of your country in Hong Kong,”
said Unlfelder, “you will help fulfill the principal purpose of the
Fulbright Program, which is to increase mutual understanding between the
people of the United States and the people of the more than 150
countries that currently participate in the Fulbright Program."
Professor Hoshmand joins 279,500 previous
recipients, such as Colin Powell, Jimmy Carter, and Nelson Mandela;
Fulbright alumni include heads of state, judges, ambassadors, cabinet
ministers, CEOs, university presidents, journalists, artists,
professors, and teachers. There are 36 Nobel Prize winners among its
alumni, more than any other scholarship program of its kind.
Professor Hoshmand holds a Ph.D. in resource
economics from the University of Maryland and has published nearly a
dozen books and manuals focusing on business and economic forecasting
and written more than two dozen journal articles, technical reports and
other papers.
In addition to the prestigious Fulbright award,
Professor Hoshmand has garnered numerous other honors and awards
including being nominated for the “Excellence in Teaching Award” by the
University of Hawaii Board of Regents and being included in Who’s Who
in the West, 26th edition.
A Winchester, MA, resident, Professor Hoshmand
speaks Persian, Pushtu, Chinese, and some Spanish.
Prior to coming to Daniel Webster in 2001, Professor
Hoshmand was a Professor of Economics and Finance at Lesley University’s
School of Management. He has been a faculty member at the University of
Hawaii, and with the California State University at Pomona. At Cal
Poly Pomona, he was the interim director, International Center, and
associate dean, College of Agriculture. He also held numerous other
academic appointments during his career, including economics lecturer at
Harvard and Tufts Universities. In 1991 Professor Hoshmand, was a
visiting lecturer, economics, at the University of Hong Kong.
The FSB is the Presidentially-appointed 12-member
board responsible for establishing worldwide policies for the program
and for selection of Fulbright recipients. Grants are made possible
through funds appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress, and, in many
cases, by contributions from partner countries and/or the private
sector.
Created in 1946 through the efforts of Arkansas
Senator J. William Fulbright, it is considered one of the most
prestigious award programs and was established to increase mutual
understanding between the people of the US and other countries through
the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.
The program is sponsored by the Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State,
governments in other countries, and the private sector. Of the
approximately 279,500 “Fulbrighters,” who have
participated in the program since its inception, 105,400 have come from
the United States and 174,100 from other countries.
Daniel Webster College, founded in 1965, educates
men and women for professional entry and advanced studies in the fields
of aviation, computer science, business and management, social science
and engineering. For more information, visit
www.dwc.edu
