I apologize for the delay in sharing Federico's message below. Camilla >From: Federico Subervi <[log in to unmask]> >To: Camilla Gant <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: the scholarship fund >Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:31:58 -0600 > >Hi Camilla, > >I sent this message via the listserve, but I'm afraid it has not gone >through. Could you please post this on the listserve on my behalf. > >My perspective on this is that the Lee Barrow scholarship fund has not >been increased significantly over the years to account for inflation. >It was $1,000 back in 1980 or so when I received it. It stayed at that >same level until as Head of MAC in 1994-95, I increased it by $300-$400. >A year or two later it was cut to $1,300 (probably due to tight budgets), >where, as far as I can recall, it remains today. > >Just for the fun of it and to know, I just did an inflation calculation, >which indicates that $1,000 when Lee started the scholarship >(approximately 1978 or earlier), was equivalent to approximately $3,145.89 >in 2007. > >Thus, every year since the late 1970s, the Lee Barrow scholarship fund has >declined, instead of increased. > >Enough said. Let's chip in as MAC, and also individually depending on our >personal financial health. > >Best to all. > >Federico > > > > >---------- > >previous vote Camilla Gant, Ph.D. Director/Associate Professor Mass Communications University of West Georgia 678.839.4933 Office 678.839.4926 Fax