Marshall Cohen reports: “Brown Class Treasurer Frank Wezniak reported that the class of ’54, at the time of our 50th reunion, set up a fund to support undergraduate scholarships. We are granting scholarships annually, and the principal is invested with the Brown endowment, which has been doing very well, although this year is the first to be showing a loss through the first five months. In any case, the value of our fund is over $1 million as of last June 30, reaching $1,048,235. Last year we awarded a $37,047 scholarship to a student majoring in international affairs.” Also, Marshall writes that he enjoyed another “tour de force” to Scandinavia last summer with stops to all of the coastal high spots in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, seeing the best of Nordic architecture and joining old friends and colleagues and learning more about the excitement of Sweden and Finland’s applications for membership in NATO. “An unexpected bonus was that we both contracted COVID on the last leg of our journey, which resulted in a five-day quarantine and missing our favorite fish sandwiches in Skagen, Denmark.” Marshall returned home to a letter announcing that he was the awardee of the American Scandinavian Association’s (ASA) Henry Hanson Award (the ASA’s highest honor, named for its founder) for his contributions to the organization as its vice president, president, and board member. ASA promotes cultural and political exchange between the United States and Scandinavia.
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