New fellowship honors Abrams

Emeritus Chancellor Norman Abrams is being honored with a fellowship in his name funded under the auspices of David A. Leveton in his capacity as director of the Ann C. Rosenfield Fund at the UCLA Foundation.

The $300,000 endowment will provide support each year for two fellowships for exceptionally promising doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences.

"We are extremely grateful for the Rosenfield bequest and the Rosenfield-Abrams Fellowships it establishes and to director David Leveton," said Claudia Mitchell-Kernan, vice chancellor of graduate studies. "For some time, graduate student support has been a critical issue on our campus, as offers of support can make a crucial difference in the national and international competition for the most promising and talented graduate students."

The Ann C. Rosenfield Fund also supports UCLA's distinguished Community Partnership Prize, the Jules Stein Eye Institute as well as the Jonsson Cancer Center. The fund has also given generously to projects designed to improve the quality of life for the less fortunate.

The new fellowships will be available on a competitive basis to continuing graduate students in eligible fields, effective 2008-09.