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Finding the First
dean’s Fellows
In spring 2012, three applicants will receive a personal call
from SAIS Dean Jessica P. Einhorn informing them they have
been named the first-ever Dean’s Fellows. These full two-year
fellowships are underwritten with a generous $1 million gift
from SAIS alumni Pamela Flaherty ’68 and Peter Flaherty B’67,
’68. Dean’s Fellowships will be awarded to exceptional students,
who will then propose and execute a leadership project to benefit
SAIS, its students or its mission in their second year of studies.
Both Peter and Pamela are members of SAIS’s Advisory Council.
Peter is council chair, and Pam serves as chair of the JHU Board of
Trustees—the first SAIS alumnus and woman to fill that role. “They
have a long tradition of service to the
“Pam and I want SAIS
to always be the logical
choice for anyone with
aspirations to play an
important leadership
role in the international
affairs community,
especially in the public
policy arena. We do not
want any outstanding
candidates to choose
another institution
based on financial
considerations.”
—Peter Flaherty B’67, ’68
university at the highest level and set
an inspirational example for these
students to follow,” Einhorn said.
Two Dean’s Fellows will be
selected to start in Washington, D.C.,
and one student will be chosen to
start at the Bologna Center. The program
will be open to incoming SAIS
students of all nationalities and professional
and academic backgrounds.
However, special consideration will
be given to applicants pursuing dual
degrees with other JHU divisions.
The Dean’s Fellowships also reflect
a priority of JHU President Ronald
Daniels to increase financial aid,
making higher education more accessible
to incoming students across the
university. SAIS and JHU leadership
hope to see other alumni and friends follow in the Flaherty’s footsteps
and help support the Dean’s Fellowship program.
Dean’s Fellowships can be established through current-use gifts
or endowed funds. For information about establishing a Dean’s Fellowship,
please contact Ruth Swanson, director of development, at
rswanson@jhu.edu and 202.663.5640.
The Dean’s Fellows program,
launched with a gift from Peter
Flaherty B’67, ’68 and Pamela
Flaherty ’68, will be open to
exceptional students from all
nationalities and professional and
academic backgrounds.
An Investment
in International
Skills
Kevin Kinsella ’69 made a gift of $500,000
to support SAIS’s Center for International
Business and Public Policy (CIBPP). The
center provides students with the skills to
succeed in international business, finance and government.
Headed by Kinsella’s classmate Professor
Roger Leeds ’70, Ph.D. ’77, the center serves as the
focal point at SAIS for teaching, applied research
and outreach activities that focus on the nexus
between international business, finance and public
policy formation.
A Renaissance man, Kinsella taught high school
algebra in Lebanon, advised the Peruvian government
on national nutrition planning and founded
the highly successful venture capital firm Avalon
Ventures. In addition to Avalon’s many successful
early-stage investments in a range of companies,
including Zynga (best known for the popular Farmville
game), he was the lead producer of the Tony
Award-winning Broadway show Jersey Boys. He and
his wife, Tamara, recently released the inaugural
vintage of their premium 2008 Kinsella Estates Dry
Creek cabernet.
Speaking about the CIBPP, Kinsella said, “I was
inspired by Roger’s vision for the center as being an
integral component of the SAIS mission. In true SAIS
fashion, it provides students with the opportunity to
strengthen the multidisciplinary skills and expertise
required to operate successfully as practitioners in
international business, finance or government. As
the center continues to expand its activities under
Roger’s leadership, SAIS students will become more
competitive and better able to navigate the increasingly
complex global environment.”
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