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Sponsorship
of Awards & Programs
Endowment
funds for the following programs can be named for a benefactor. Funding
for the endowed programs takes one of three forms:
- A gift at a level
substantial enough to support the program from interest income
- A commitment to
endow or fund the program on a yearly basis at actual cost
- A contribution
to a general endowment fund for educational purposes.
THE EISENHOWER LECTURE SERIES is
presented periodically as funds permit. It is the Foundation's intent
that the lecture series becomes an annual event of the Eisenhower Center.
Scholars will be invited from throughout the world to speak on topics
related to the many facets of the Eisenhower Era and its legacy. Lecturers
will be invited from the fields of history, economics, sociology, military
history, politics, business, foreign relations, and fiction. The annual
series will be named for its benefactor. Funds needed to support the
Eisenhower Lecture Series are $3,000 annually.
THE
EISENHOWER CITIZENSHIP AWARD will be given to that individual who
personifies the humanitarian and civic leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Recipients of the specially commissioned award will be known for their
outstanding private, civic, public, or scholarly service. The award will
bear the name of the benefactor. Initial funds for the Eisenhower Citizenship
Award are $15,000; yearly cost will be $5,000.
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THE EISENHOWER BOOK AWARD will recognize
outstanding scholarship on any aspect of American or world history pertaining
to the life, times, and legacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The recipient
need not be a professional scholar or academician to be considered. The
Award medallion, presentation dinner, and lecture will be given only when
an appropriate work is nominated and approved. The endowed Eisenhower
Book Award will have an initial cost of $5,000 and an annual cost of $3,000.
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING Endowment funds will be allocated annually for noteworthy
topical seminars and workshops. Recent seminars and workshops include:
"The Great Crusade: The Road to the White House, 1952," "The
Soldiers Story: D-Day, 1944," and "World War II, The Home Front"(a
teachers' workshop). Future seminars in development are: "NATO,"
"The Cold War," "Civil Rights in the 1950s and 1960s,"
Fads and Culture of the 1950s and 1960s," "When National Conventions
Meant Something," "Rise of the Third World," "The
Space Race," "The Eisenhower Administration in Retrospect,"
"The Legacy of the Cold War." The annual cost for seminars
and workshops is $6,000.
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SPECIAL
EVENTS PROGRAMS funding comes from the Eisenhower Foundation. Recent
events include: The Eisenhower Centennial which attracted 55,000 people
in one weekend; the Fiftieth anniversary reunion of the first WACs; World
War II re-enactors camp; the "Soldiers Story, D Day, 1944,"
"Fashions of the 1940s--A Style Show," plus special film and
theatrical performances. Events under consideration include 1940s, '50s
and '60s cultural, social, musical, and theatrical programs designed for
young audiences. Funds needed for Special Events Programs are $6,000
annually.
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TEMPORARY MUSEUM EXHIBITS funded
by the Foundation include: "Personal Accounts: World War II,"
" The Commanders: The Art of Churchill, Eisenhower, and Hitler,"
"NASA at 35," "Life Styles of the 1940s," "Presidential
Inaugurals," "White House Treasures," "Workers at
the White House," and "The Art of War" (U.S. and Imperial
War Museum collections).
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TRAVELING EXHIBITS range from the
architectural model of the White House ($45,000 to 60,000, depending on
length of stay); to " Powers of Persuasion," an exhibit on the
use of propaganda ($15,000): to "Oliphant Cartoons: ($10,000). The
Foundation needs to raise $10,000 annually to support the Museum's Temporary
Exhibits program.
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EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS
are produced for classroom teachers with Endowment funds. These materials
relate to specific topics of the Eisenhower era such as education, World
War II, the Cold War, the President's family, Civil Rights, and changes
in the governmental process. The initial production cost for educational
packets is $20,000; annual cost for new packets is $2,000.
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TRAVELING
EXHIBITION ON EISENHOWER The Museum seeks to produce a three phase
traveling exhibition on Eisenhower. Phase 1: The Eisenhower family, a
heritage of the Great Plains; Phase II: Eisenhower and Leadership; Phase
III: The Presidency, Then and Now. There is a one-time cost of $25,000
for development and fabrication of the exhibition, and a yearly cost of
$4,000 for maintenance and shipping.
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AUDIO/VISUAL PRODUCTION AND VIDEO ENHANCEMENT
TECHNIQUES will be supported by Endowment funds, in both the Museum's
permanent and temporary exhibits, exhibit-keyed videos for loan to schools
and groups, and videos for use in conjunction with traveling exhibits.
These topical videos will enhance special and continuing exhibits in the
Museum gallery, and provide information and instruction on conducting
primary research at the Library. A $30,000 one-time contribution will
purchase equipment. Annual cost for additional video production is $12,000.
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GENERAL SPEAKERS FUND The Eisenhower
Foundation funds the costs of speakers for exhibit openings and topical
and educational programs. Past speakers include scholars in a specific
exhibit topic, educators, actors portraying Mamie Eisenhower and other
historical figures, and Astronaut Joe Engle. Support for the General
Speakers Fund is $4,000 annually.
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SUMMER STUDENT INTERNSHIPS The Endowment
Fund provides a stipend for undergraduate and graduate level students
enrolled in American history or an accredited museum and archives program.
The number of stipends given is dependent upon available funding. Summer
Student Internships can be funded for $3,000 annually.
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BOOK PURCHASES The Endowment Fund
helps with purchase of new publications for the Library's book collection.
Bookplates will be placed in each book recognizing the benefactor. Support
of the Book Purchase Fund is recommended at $1,500 annually.
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TRAVEL GRANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Currently the Eisenhower Foundation funds travel grants to Abilene for
graduate-level students. In the future, the Foundation seeks to fund grants
for undergraduate students as well. The number and amount of grants will
be determined by the amount of funds available. Yearly cost for undergraduate
student travel grants is $5,000.
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