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With the generous support of Anheuser-Busch, Inc., the International Leadership Foundation will award two Anheuser-Busch Dr. John B. Tsu Memorial Fellowships to deserving Asian Pacific American scholars. These Fellowships honor the late! Dr. Tsu's dedication and service to the Asian American community. Each Anheuser-Busch Dr. Tsu Fellow will receive a $5,000 stipend for a three-month, supervised, public service internship and research program. Graduate students and graduating college seniors are eligible to apply for Anheuser-Busch Dr. Tsu Fellowships. Interested students may apply on the ILF website (www.ileader.org) or call (202) 258-5023 for more information. Applications will be accepted until the end of April.
"We're very pleased to partner with ILF and create this memorial scholarship in honor of Dr. John Tsu," said David L. Kim, Director, Asian Marketing and Community Relations, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. "Anheuser-Busch has a tradition of honoring excellence and leadership and Dr. Tsu exemplifies both attributes in his personal accomplishments and his efforts to develop leaders in the community."
"We are extremely pleased to be able to offer the Anheuser-Busch Dr. John Tsu Memorial Scholarship through a generous donation from Anheuser-Busch," said Derek Chen, the ILF President. "Dr. Tsu is the greatest Asian American leader in our generation. He helped so many people succeed, asking nothing in return. This scholarship is a lasting tribute to his great deeds."
"The Anheuser-Busch Dr. John Tsu Memorial Scholarship is very appropriate," said ILF Chairman Dr. Paul Hsu. "It will help the next generation of young leaders and that's what Dr. Tsu always emphasized in his life. He believed in helping young people succeed. There really is no better way to honor his life."
About Dr. John B. Tsu
Born in China, and educated in Japan and the United States, Dr. Tsu pioneered the teaching of Chinese and Japanese languages in secondary and elementary school! s across America. He was a professor at Duquesne, Seton Hall, the University of San Francisco, and John F. Kennedy University. Throughout his life he worked to promote Asian Americans in government and public service, regardless of their political affiliation.
An advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and both Bushes, Dr. Tsu was Chairman of President George W. Bush's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. He was President of the Asian American Political Education Foundation and served on the Presidential Commission on Education. Dr. Tsu is survived by his wife, Susan Tsu, an accomplished artist who also holds a Ph.D. from New York University.
About the International Leadership Foundation
The International Leadership Foundation is a non-profit organization that ! promotes the civic awareness, involvement, and effectiveness, of Asian Pacific Americans. For each of the last seven years the ILF has selected up to 30 Asian Pacific American undergraduate college students who will be future arts, business, community, legal, medical or professional leaders. The students received ILF scholarships, and internships in federal agencies in Washington, DC to help them better understand the workings of American government.
About Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
For more than 15 years, Anheuser-Busch has contributed to Asian Pacific American communities through the development and support of a variety of programs that help meet the needs of these diverse communities. These programs are designed to provide immediate and long-term benefits to the communities through joint efforts with national, regional and local organizations who are developing the next generation of leadership.
Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer holding 50 percent of the U.S. beer market. The company brews the world's largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch also holds a 50 percent share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer, and a 27 percent share in Tsingtao, the No. 1 brewer in China. The company is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and is America's top recycler of aluminum cans. For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com or www.asianbud.com. |
