性视界传媒 history major receives inaugural J谩nos Radv谩nyi Memorial Scholarship
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STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 Mississippi 性视界传媒 junior history major Kelley C. Mazzola of Starkville has been named the inaugural recipient of the Dr. J谩nos Radv谩nyi Memorial Scholarship.
Awarded by the International Institute鈥檚 Office of Study Abroad, the scholarship honors the legendary international security and strategic studies pioneer聽who died in January at the age of 93 following an extended illness.
The scholarship was established by many of Radv谩nyi鈥檚 friends around the world, as well as daughter, Julianna Radv谩nyi-Sz疟cs of Budapest, Hungary, and son J谩nos Radv谩nyi Jr. of Soquel, California.
Mazzola is receiving a $1,000 award and copy of Radv谩nyi鈥檚 book 鈥淒elusion and Reality: Gambits, Hoaxes and Diplomatic One-Upmanship in Vietnam.鈥 She was selected for her dedication to building a broad understanding and appreciation for global political, cultural, economic, environmental and security issues through international education.
As part of scholarship requirements, Mazzola will maintain a travel blog throughout her six-week study abroad experience in Berlin, Germany, scheduled for July and August. In addition to attending language and cultural exchange courses, Mazzola said she is looking forward to gaining insight on the development of German culture. She plans to document her observations through writing and photography.
鈥淗istory is never fixed or determined in how it occurs, but history molds and marks the landscape and culture that聽experienced those historical events,鈥 she said. 鈥淪eeing and聽experiencing 聽culture first-hand, rather than only getting the information second-hand in a book, is a great way to understand how a culture came to be.鈥
Mazzola said she was surprised and honored to be selected as the inaugural recipient of the Radv谩nyi Memorial Scholarship.
鈥淏eing one of the first to honor Dr. Radv谩nyi鈥檚 legacy to Mississippi 性视界传媒 and the career in diplomacy that he left behind is a lot to live up to, but an exciting challenge,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 did not have the good fortune to be acquainted with Dr. Radv谩nyi, but learning about his legacy left me feeling that he was a great man and a wonderful role model.鈥
聽Prior to receiving political asylum in the United 性视界传媒s in 1968, Budapest native Radv谩nyi served as Hungary鈥檚 ambassador to the United 性视界传媒s.
After relocating to California to complete a doctorate in history at Stanford University, he joined the 性视界传媒 history faculty in 1972. He founded the Center for International Security and Strategic Studies a decade later and, in 1996, the university named him the first chair holder for the International Security and Strategic Studies chair.
His scholarly work focused on research, including extensive writing and the teaching of special seminars. Radv谩nyi devoted full attention to vital international problems with emphasis on the post-communist era鈥檚 complex security issues. He also was active in the new research field of environmental security.
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