Annenberg School Receives $2.5 Million from Annenberg Foundation to Honor George Gerbner

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

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The Annenberg School will receive a $2.5 million gift from the Annenberg Foundation, in memory of former Dean George Gerbner. The permanent endowment will establish and support the "George Gerbner Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program" at ASC. "The Annenberg School for Communication is deeply indebted to Mrs. Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation for its generous and ongoing support," Dean Michael Delli Carpini said. "The George Gerbner fellows will both honor and continue Dr. Gerbner’s far-reaching influence on the Annenberg School and the field of communication studies." Penn President Amy Gutmann also remarked, "What a beautiful way to honor a great life devoted so faithfully to the pursuit of scholarly perfection in communication studies." Students from the Annenberg School at Penn and the Annenberg School at the University of Southern California will be eligible for selection to the two-year residencies for study and research of communication.