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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Honors Cassandra Johnson, Southern Research Station Sociologist
Asheville,NC -- Through the Federal Chancellor of Germany and the President of the United States, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awards the Bundeskanzler (BUKA) or Federal Chancellor fellowship. The BUKA is awarded to young Americans to stimulate and recognize awareness of German culture in the United States and to strengthen ties between the two countries. Cassandra Johnson, social scientist in Athens, GA, was one of 10 prospective U.S. leaders in academia, business, and government who received this prestigious award for 1998 to 1999. Through professional and/or academic experiences in Germany, the BUKA scholar is expected to gain an insight into the political, economic, social, and cultural life of the Federal Republic of Germany. Johnson, who speaks German fluently, conducted research in Berlin January through September 1999. As a part of the fellowship, with other von Humboldt fellows, she also participated in a study tour of Germany, meeting with governmental, academic, business, and artistic leaders. The tour ended with a visit to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. The fellowship period concluded with an audience with the German Chancellor, Gerhardt Schroder, in Bonn.
Johnson, who joined the Forest Service in 1990, is completing a doctorate in sociology at the University of Georgia. She is a member of the Outdoor Recreation and Wilderness Assessment unit, led by Ken Cordell. This issue of Compass includes three publications authored or co-authored by Johnson.
Bowker, J.M.; Cordell, H.K.; Johnson, Cassandra Y. 1999. User fees for recreation services on public lands: a national assessment. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 17(3): 1-14.
Johnson, Cassandra Y. 1998. A consideration of collective memory in African American attachment to wildland recreation places. Human Ecology Review. 5(1): 5-15.
Johnson, Cassandra Y.; Bowker, J.M. 1999. On-site wildland activity choices among African Americans and White Americans in the rural south: implications for management. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. 17(1): 21-39.
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