GEORGE P. SHULTZ

A native of New York City, George Shultz graduated from Princeton University in 1942. After serving in the Marine Corps (1942-45), he earned a PhD in industrial economics at MIT. Mr. Shultz taught at MIT and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, where he became dean in 1962.

He was appointed Secretary of Labor in 1969, Director of the Office of Management and Budget in 1970, and Secretary of the Treasury in 1972. From 1974 to 1982, he was President of Bechtel Group, Inc. Mr. Shultz served as Chairman of President Reagan’s Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981-1982) and as Secretary of State (1982-89). He was awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 1989.

After leaving office, he rejoined the Bechtel Group and also joined Stanford as a professor at the Graduate School of Business and as a Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Mr. Shultz is the author of numerous books and articles, including Turmoil and Triumph: My Years as Secretary of State (1993).

James W. Behrens

James Behrens is a previous Board Member of the American Nuclear Society and is retired from his work as a Senior Technical Advisor for the U.S. Navy at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He also previously held positions as a Senior National Security Analyst for Department of Defense (DOD) Contractors, was an Executive Assistant on numerous DOD, DOE, and DOS Interagency Working Groups, was Scientific Technical Advisor for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, J-5, Strategic Plans & Policy, International Negotiations; Experimental Nuclear Physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg (1978–1989), was a Physicist & Graduate Student, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1970–1978), and a Lab Assistant, University of Illinois Betatron Lab (1968–1970). He has a B.S. from the University of Illinois and an M.S. and PhD/ABD from the University of California.

Sponsoring Organization or Individual

Washington DC Local Section

Selection Process

A selection committee will be established by the Washington DC Local Section.

Administered by the Local Section Education Subcommittee consisting of at least three (3) members.

Academic Level

Postgraduate – At least one year at the graduate level in a program to receive either a Master’s degree, a doctorate (PhD or DSci), or postgraduate work.

Amount

2 awarded annually @ $3,000/each

Special Selection Criteria, Restrictions, and Other Special Requirements (If Any)

The Washington DC area (DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia) has numerous colleges and universities offering a graduate degree program in nuclear-related studies. Qualifying studies shall include nuclear science, engineering, technology or policy. The applicant for this Graduate Scholarship must meet the following criteria to be considered:

  • Must have completed an undergraduate degree majoring in nuclear-related studies at the time the scholarship is awarded.
  • Must be pursuing an advanced degree in nuclear science, engineering, technology or other nuclear-related studies including nuclear policy.
  • Must have a current home address, or a previous, past home address, within 250 miles of Washington, DC, but can go to ANY college, or university, with a nuclear-related, program. Current, or past, home address will be determined using a mapping program, such as MapQuest, with the White House (1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20500) as the “origin.”
  • For consideration, the candidate must be a member of the Washington DC Section of the ANS.

Deadline

February 1

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