MIDDLE EAST SCHOLAR RAMAZANI RECEIVES U.VA.ŐS HIGHEST HONOR
	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 28 -- R.K. Ramazani, a leading
expert on the Middle East and faculty member at the University of
Virginia since 1954, received U.Va.'s highest honor, the Thomas
Jefferson Award, today at Fall Convocation ceremonies.
	Ramazani was honored for his many contributions to the
University, including two terms as chair of the Woodrow Wilson
Department of Government and Foreign Affairs.
	A scholar who has taught at other institutions including
Cambridge University, Johns Hopkins and the American University of
Beirut, Ramazani has served as mentor to professional diplomats and
journalists as well as scholars. His former students include three
U.S. ambassadors and a number of high-level federal officials.
	His writings include 10 books, editing contributions to more
than 40 other books and more than 100 book chapters and articles on
foreign policy and the Middle East. His book "The Foreign Policy of
Iran, 1500-1941: A Developing Nation in World Affairs" won a prize
from the American Association for Middle East Studies.
	Ramazani has been consulted by the White House, the
Secretariat of the United Nations, the U.S. Departments of State,
Defense and Treasury, the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, the
foreign ministries of Britain, Israel, Iran, Spain, Turkey and other
nations, the Rockefeller Foundation and other institutions.
	Among his many previous honors are the Distinguished
Professor Award of U.Va., the Service Award of the Raven Society,
the Fulbright Research Award and the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. 
	Consisting of a citation and a cash prize, the Thomas
Jefferson Award honors an individual who has exemplified in
character, work and influence the principles and ideals of the
University's founder and thus advanced the objectives of the
institution. It has been awarded annually since 1955, funded by
income from an endowment established by the Robert Earll McConnell
Foundation.
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October 28, 1994