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AHI Director Balch Receives Medal from President Bush

Stephen Balch, a member of the the AHI’s Board of Directors and founder and president of the National Association of Scholars, has received the prestigious National Humanities Medal.  In making the presentation, President George W. Bush recognized Dr. Balch “for his leadership and advocacy upholding the noblest traditions of higher education. His work on behalf of scholarship and a free society has made him a proponent of reform and a champion of excellence at our nation’s universities.”

Dr. Balch played a vital role in advising the founders of the AHI after its collapse as an on-campus center at Hamilton College.  We thank him for his many contributions to our rebirth as the AHI and congratulate him on this most distinguished award.

For the official White House press release, see http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/11/20071115-1.html

or see AHI Director Balch Receives Medal from President Bush

 

 

Posted on March 14, 2008 at 06:32PM by Registered Commenterhb | Comments4 Comments

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Steve,
Congratulations! It's wonderful to see your efforts recognized. Good for you. Good for the AHI. Keep up the good work & see you at the AHI's colloquium.
March 14, 2008 at 06:37PM | Unregistered Commenterhb
Uh-oh. Bush likes him. That's generally three strikes against someone in academia, isn't it?

Congratulations anyway!
March 14, 2008 at 07:29PM | Unregistered Commentersgb
Congrats to Mr. Balch and the AHI.

The colloquium looks like a winner.
March 15, 2008 at 03:11PM | Unregistered CommenterD. C. Alumnus
Stewart is leaving on sabbatical and Urgo is stepping up. Anything to this "sabbatical"? Got this from an alumni event notice.
March 26, 2008 at 04:07PM | Unregistered Commenterblk

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