INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: SCHOLARSHIPS CHANGE LIVES
TED AND DORIS LEE STUDIES IN ASIA ENDOWED FUND
Ted and Doris Lee are strong supporters of education. The Ted and Doris Lee Studies in Asia Endowed Fund has been established as a $100,000 Permanent Named Endowment of the East-West Center. The fund will be used to enable American students to conduct field research or enroll in a language study program in Singapore. After attending law school at University of California at Berkeley, Ted’s first trip to Asia was to study and teach at the University of Singapore law school.
Ted’s relationship with the East-West Center began in 1962. After doing some legal work for EWC, he joined the Center's new Institute of Advanced Projects as assistant to Vice-Chancellor Ed Weidner. His duties included co-coordinating many of the Center's first conferences and seminars and preparing the documents that established the Friends of East-West Center. Ted left the Center in 1964 for a long career in urban renewal which included work in San Francisco's Japantown. He served on the EWC Board of Governors from 2007 to 2010 and currently serves on the EWC Foundation Board of Directors. Ted said, “I’ve been very impressed with what the East-West Center has been able to accomplish with limited resources.”
From real estate investment and development to operating casinos, hotels, and restaurants, the Lees and their two sons, Gregory and Ernest, own and manage dozens of properties, including the Eureka Casino in Las Vegas and the Eureka Casino Hotel in Mesquite.
FAITH C. AI AND CYNTHIA J.C. AI SCHOLARSHIP
Cynthia Ai established the Faith C. Ai and Cynthia J.C. Ai Scholarship to perpetuate the memory of her mother, Faith Ai, and to honor her life-long devotion to educating Hawai`i’s children. The gift of $50,000 to the East-West Center will serve as a Permanent Named Endowment and used to provide scholarships to students with a commitment to teaching from Asia, the United States, or from the Pacific Island nations.
During her long career as a dedicated teacher, administrator, and community volunteer, Faith C. Ai, made significant contributions to public education in Hawai`i. After retirement as principal of Lincoln Elementary School, she was a tireless volunteer and leader in numerous professional associations such as the Policy Advisory Board on Elder Affairs for the Governor’s Executive Office on Aging. Upon Mrs. Ai’s death in March 1997, Cynthia established scholarships at the Hawai‘i Education Association in memory of her mother for students majoring in Education.
While at the East-West Center from 1965 to 1967, Cynthia completed her Master’s degree in Philosophy. She later served on the East-West Center Association Executive Board as Vice President for Fundraising, and on the East-West Center Foundation Board of Directors. Cynthia feels that the person she has become is due, in part, to the life-altering, enlightening experiences she had as a EWC grantee and for life-long friendships with people from around the world who were also at the Center.
HAROLD AND CONSTANCE LANE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Steve Lane established the Harold and Constance Lane Memorial Scholarship as a Permanent Named Endowment of the East-West Center with a bequest gift of $50,000 in honor of his parents, Harold and Constance Lane. Awards will be given to Degree Fellows and Asia Pacific Leadership Program Fellows from annual donations and future income from the endowment.
Professor Harold E. Lane and his wife, Connie, were friends of the East West Center for more than 40 years. The Lanes hosted many EWC students such as Chairman of the EWC Board of Governors Puongpun Sananikone and his wife, Thanh-Lo and noted Vietnamese artist Bich Thuy Reed at their home in Boston, Massachusetts and Honolulu. Professor Lane was the founding director of Boston University's School of Hospitality Administration and the co- author of two textbooks on the hospitality industry. He passed away in 1999 followed by his wife in 2010. They were well known by several generations of EWC students and their families for their personal hospitality.
Steve served on the Hawai‘i Chapter of the East West Center Alumni Association Board for a total of 14 years and continues his parents’ tradition of welcoming students, alumni and their families to Hawai‘i by serving as a host family with the Friends of the East-West Center.
EDDIE AND ELAINE FLORES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Eddie Flores, president and CEO of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, served on the East-West Center Board of Governors for eight years. He established the Eddie and Elaine Flores Scholarship Fund as a $50,000 Permanent Named Endowment to provide awards for Degree Fellows or Asia Pacific Leadership Program participants with a preference for those from the Philippines, China and Hawai‘i. 
EAST-WEST CENTER ALUMNI ENDOWMENT FUND FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The East-West Center Association (EWCA) provides Alumni Scholarships to graduate degree fellows based on academic excellence, financial need, leadership potential, and a strong commitment to community service and involvement with EWCA. Thanks to the generosity of alumni and community donors, the EWCA Alumni Scholarship Fund has been able to distribute over $222,000 making it possible for 77 students from 19 countries to participate in EWC education programs.
East-West Center alumni created the Alumni Endowment Fund for Student Scholarships in 2003 and raised over $500,000. An endowment fund is a permanent fund that provides income in perpetuity for a specified use. The original amount of the gift (endowment principal) is invested and a portion of the return is used each year to support the purpose designated by the donor.
The EWCA Alumni Endowment Fund Committee with Larry Smith and Tsue Ostermann as the co-chairs was formed in 2011 to further increase the endowment fund. The goal is to bring the fund to a total of $1 million. Over the past twelve months, over $60,000 of the 2011-12 goal of $100,000 has been raised.
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