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MU Chancellor Brady Deaton, who worked in the Peace Corps
early in his career, is committed to strengthening and increasing
Mizzou's international experiences and partnerships. Photo
courtesy of Publications and Alumni Communication
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Chancellor Deaton Earns International Leadership Award
By Megan Tate
The National
Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
(NASULGC) has recognized University of Missouri-Columbia Chancellor
Brady Deaton with the Michael P. Malone International Leadership
Award. This award recognizes those who further international education
in public higher education.
“I was deeply moved when I learned that
I had received the Michael P. Malone International Leadership
Award,” Deaton said. “My commitment to promote international
awareness and cross-cultural understanding was affirmed, and my
conviction about the importance of international experience in
higher education was reinforced.”
Deaton has been instrumental in MU's international
endeavors; he believes that an international education is
central to MU's land-grant mission. Through his leadership as
chair of the Agricultural
Economics Department, the College
of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources became one of
MU's most internationally active divisions, both in terms of student
and faculty opportunities. While he was provost of the University,
he established the Asian Affairs
Center. He also was involved in the creation of the MU European
Union Center, one of 15 funded by the European Commission at major
U.S. universities. His support was crucial in the formation of
the nationally recognized Global
Scholars Program, which offers a comprehensive faculty development
program that includes summer seminars abroad, individual curriculum
development grants and interdisciplinary teaching workshops.
“Our land-grant system has contributed
so much to international understanding, to an internationally
shared knowledge base and to the reinvigorations of higher education
in the U.S.,” Deaton said. “It still serves as a global
ideal that will continue to be emulated by other countries. I
am proud to be a part of such a noble effort.”
As part of this effort, Deaton has launched
and hosted a series of Global Issues Forums, which are open forums
that explore global topics of interest, such as how a university
responds to environmental disaster or what diversity means in
a global context.
Deaton received the award during NASULGC's
Council on International Programs Annual Summer Meeting in South
Lake Tahoe, Calif. 
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