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Chapman University
The Chancellor of the University with the concurrence of the President
And on the recommendation of the Faculty
The honor of receiving the
Benjamin Franklin Medal for International Cooperation
With all the Rights, Privileges, and Honors as well as the
Obligations and responsibilities pertaining thereto.
1. General Romeo Dellaire of Canada for trying to halt the Rowandan Genocide
2. His Beatitude Michel Sabbah, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, for his efforts to solve the Palestinian problem
3. Consul General Elin Suleymanov of Azerbaijan, for building understanding and cooperation between the US and the Caucasus
4.
Mikhail Gutseriev, for contributions to Higher Education and the
preservation of Russian art
Nominations: Nominations can be made via email to the
Center for Global Education at any time at globaled@chapman.edu. There is no deadline for
nominations, in recognition that international speakers/visitors are often
available with little or no notice.
Description of the Franklin Medal for International Cooperation: This Medal will be bestowed upon International Diplomats, Statesmen, or Academicians who have contributed to Chapman University’s international academic mission by speaking at a Chapman sponsored-conference, lecturing in a Chapman class, or by some other action deemed worthy by the Chancellor. It is recognition of the individual’s commitment to global education and international understanding.
Recipients of the Medal can be nominated by any member of the Chapman community, and can be bestowed by the Chancellor with the consent of the President.
Choice of the Name: The Benjamin Franklin Medal for International Cooperation is named after the early American patriot and statesman Benjamin Franklin who personifies a commitment to higher education and international understanding:
1731—Franklin founds the first public library in America
1732—Franklin publishes the short lived German language newspaper, the Philadelphische Zeitung
1740-1751--Franklin founds the University of Pennsylvania
1751--Franklin received the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London for research in electricity
1752—Franklin is awarded honorary degrees from both Harvard and Yale
1753—Franklin founds the Academy of Sciences in Philadelphia
1757-1762—Franklin represents Pennsylvania at the British Court
1759—Franklin is awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland
1764-1775--Franklin returns to London as representative of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Georgia and New Jersey at the British Court
1765—Franklin passes a letter to Russian scientists, marking the first contact in the field of science between the two countries
1766—Franklin sends a letter on electricity and magnetism to Russian scientist Franz Epinus, establishing a foundation for scientific cooperation between the two countries
1767—Travels to France
1771—Franklin tours Ireland
1776-1779—Franklin is one of the Commissioners of Congress to the French Court, and signs the US Alliance with France
1779-1785—Franklin is appointed Minister to France, where he negotiates and signs the peace treaty with Britain, the Treaty of Paris
1784—Franklin negotiates treaties with Prussia and other European countries
1789—Franklin becomes the first American elected to the Russian Academy of Arts and Sciences
