SAIS Memorial Fund
Frederick Hood was a graduate student in Bologna at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Bologna Center from 2002 to 2004. He was an extremely gifted student and chose to undertake the Ph.D. program, studying initially at SAIS Washington before returning to the Bologna Center again from 2005 to 2007.
Upon Fred’s sudden and tragic death, former classmates and friends of have decided to launch, in his memory, an initiative connected to the Bologna Center, a place he loved and was connected to for so many years.
A core group of Fred’s closest friends and compatriots from the Bologna Center convened at his funeral in New York on the 10th of January, and decided that the best way to commemorate Fred’s love for his research, the Bologna Center and the city itself was to create a fund in his memory. The “Frederick Hood Research Fund” will support research activities of PhD and MAIA students at the Bologna Center, contributing towards research costs such as travel to conferences or the purchase of research publications.
The ultimate aim of the Fund is to raise $100,000 over a period of five years. Once this goal is reached, an endowment will be established providing yearly support in perpetuity. Until this sum is achieved, a small portion of the fundraising will be made available to candidates, starting in academic year 2009-2010.
Classmates, friends and students of Fred who are interested in joining the initiative should contact Gabriella Chiappini (gchiappini@jhubc.it) at the Bologna Center or the initiative leaders:
- Bologna Classes of 2005 through 2007 and PhD students:
- Timo Behr email
In addition to the fundraising initiative, a memorial event will take place on the Sunday morning of Alumni Weekend, May 3, 2009 at the Bologna Center. More information about the event will be available from initiative leaders and on the Bologna Center website.
