tag:news.nd.edu,2005:/news/authors/william-g-gilroy-kristi-butman tag:news.nd.edu,2005:/latest 91³Ô¹Ï | 91³Ô¹Ï | News 2005-07-19T20:00:00-04:00 91³Ô¹Ï gathers and disseminates information that enhances understanding of the University’s academic and research mission and its accomplishments as a Catholic institute of higher learning. tag:news.nd.edu,2005:News/7698 2005-07-19T20:00:00-04:00 2021-09-03T20:57:33-04:00 Gates Foundation creates a scholarship to honor slain Haitian student gates_foundation_release.gif

The December 2004 slaying of a University of 91³Ô¹Ï student who also was working in the Universitys Haiti Program has prompted the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a scholarship program in his honor.

Jean Joseph Dorvil was a Haitian native who was pursuing a graduate degree in 91³Ô¹Ïs master of science in administration program while serving as an administrator for the Universitys program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) inHaiti. He was killed by Haitian rebel insurgents nearPort-au-Price,Haiti, in December.

The Gates Foundation has established a $175,000 Jean Joseph Dorvil Award that will support scholarships for students of Haitian descent seeking 91³Ô¹Ï degrees or participating in various University educational initiatives.

The 91³Ô¹Ï Haiti Program to eliminate LF is primarily funded by the Gates Foundation. LF, better known as elephantiasis, damages the lymph system causing grotesque disfiguration affecting limbs, breast, genitals and the urinary system. More than 2 million of the 8.3 million residents ofHaitiare infected with the mosquito-borne parasitic worms that cause LF.

The Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation works to promote greater equity in four areas: global health, education, public libraries, and support for at-risk families inWashingtonstate andOregon. The foundation is led by Bill Gatesfather, William H. Gates Sr., and Patty Stonesifer.

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