Professors Named Fulbright Scholars

Cal State Fullerton professors Robert A. Voeks and Michael C. Steiner have received Fulbright Awards.

The professors are among 700 faculty members and professionals nationwide who were selected to teach and research in 130 countries. Since 1940, more than 30,000 American scholars have lectured and conducted research around the globe as Fulbright scholars.

Voeks, of Fullerton, teaches geography. As a Fulbright scholar, he will be going to Brazil and the Amazon in 1999. He will spend half the year lecturing at the Universidade Federal da Bahia and the rest of the time exploring the Amazon and conducting research on the ethnobotanical knowledge of tropical forest healers, university officials said.

Steiner, also of Fullerton, is a professor of American studies and chairman of the department. He will lecture at Kossuth Lajos University in Debrecen, Hungary, during the upcoming academic year. He will conduct a doctoral seminar in American studies and teach two courses. In addition, he will work on his book, “The Regional Renewal of America, 1920-1941.”