Christopher Beckwith awarded Guggenheim fellowship

Christopher Beckwith awarded Guggenheim fellowship

Author Kurt Vonnegut, late photographer Ansel Adams and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger are among the many distinguished recipients of a Guggenheim fellowship in its 80-year history.

Now, four IU professors can add their names to that list, as the Guggenheim Foundation announced them as 2004 fellows April 8. The winners are Professor of Central Eurasian Studies Christopher Beckwith, Folklore and Ethnomusicology Professor Mary Ellen Brown, Biology Professor Ellen Ketterson and Biology Professor Loren Rieseberg.

"(The fellowships) are awarded to men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship," said Liz Gurl, assistant secretary of the Guggenheim Foundation.


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Professor Beckwith was also past recipient of the MacArthur "genius award".

Kudos to Mr. Beckwith!