
FOR RELEASE
March 18, 1999
Cadet
Arthur Maine Baker III, the son of Ms. Catherine Gazes and the
grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Peter C. Gazes of Charleston, has been
awarded a Fulbright Scholarship
to continue his research in Australia for the risk factors that
predispose one-third of diabetic patients to have severe complications.
His goal is to develop a better treatment plan to prevent patients
from having complications before they develop symptoms.
The
Fulbright Program was founded in 1946 by Congress to create educational
and cultural accord among nations. Senator J. William Fulbright,
who sponsored the legislation, envisioned it as an alternative
to armed conflict. Each year, Americans study and conduct research
in more than 100 countries through the Fulbright Program.
Cadet
Baker, an honors student, is a member of the 1999 Summerall Guard,
the Honor Court, BioCid, and the Round Table. A biology major,
he has consistently achieved Gold Stars for academic excellence.
He has been accepted to the Medical University of South Carolina
and the University South Carolina School of Medicine.
In
late January, Cadet Baker found out that he was a finalist. On
Monday, March 8, around midnight, he received an e-mail from the
program officer for the Australian-American Education Foundation
stating that he had been selected to receive the scholarship.
He was initially incredulous: "I jumped back from my computer.
I thought someone was playing a bad joke. Now, I just feel so
fortunate. Someone up there is really looking out for me."
Cadet
Baker will spend eleven months in Australia at the University
of Melbourne. After that he plans to attend medical school.