Past Fellows: 1983-1984

1983-1984 Michigan N.E.H. Journalism Fellows with fields of study:

Carol Aloysius, reporter/feature writer, Associated Newspapers of Ceylon (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Linguistics, modern literature, archaeology, American television

Steven Brandt, agriculture reporter, Minneapolis Star and Tribune
America’s agrarian heritage and its impact on history, literature and the arts

Fred Brown, feature writer, Memphis Press-Scimitar
Anthropology, natural history, history and world religions

Kenneth Franckling, bureau manager, United Press International (Providence RI)
The interrelationship between twentieth-century American politics and culture and the arts

Qing Huang, life/people page editor, China Daily (Beijing, China)
Art criticism, economics, sociology and United States foreign policy

Thomas Hundley, staff writer, Detroit Free Press
Islamic and Arabic history, art and literature

Jo Imlay, staff writer, The Herald (Everett, WA)
The impact of technology and recession on American social values and institutions

Danilo-Luis Mariano, staff writer, Observer Magazine (Manila, The Philippines)
Political philosophy, popular movements and their impact on traditional political and social institutions

Antoinette Martin, political/governmental reporter, The Hartford Courant
Personality development and the impact of personality on political power, public policy and society

Thomas Meersman, reporter/producer, Minnesota Public Radio
Diplomatic history, international and regional interdependence, management of natural resources

Choong-gu Nahm, editorial board, The Oriental Daily News (Seoul, Korea)
History of American journalism, press ethics, press-related legislation, the adversarial relationship between press and government

George Rede, state government reporter, Statesman-Journal (Salem, OR)
American history, literature, sociology, ethnic studies

Thomas Rogers, reporter-feature writer, USA Today and The Tennessean
Modern American literature and the varying American attitudes toward nature

Murry Sill, staff photographer, The Miami Herald
Anthropology, art history, Hispanic American history, culture and literature, the appeal of Marxism-Leninism in the Third World

Donna Wiench, reporter/producer, KOIN-TV (Portland, OR)
Asian studies and the “New Age” evolving from rapid technological, economic and social change

Ted Williamson, assistant news editor, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ)
Latin American history, art and literature and Chicano culture in the United States