Seven Argentine students in fields ranging from education to economics to literature to law have received 1998-99 Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat fellowships to attend graduate programs at Harvard this year.

The program, in its inaugural year, was established by Argentine businesswoman and philanthropist Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat. De Fortabat is a member of the Advisory Committee of Harvard's David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. In coming years, the endowment will also make it possible for top Argentine scholars, scientists, and professionals to spend time at Harvard pursuing their own research in collaboration with Harvard faculty and students.

From left to right: John Coatsworth (David Rockefeller Center director), Ariel Dulitzky, Karis Galperin, Leandro Arozamena, Roberto Cortes Conde (Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professor of Latin American Studies), Maximo Langer, Milagros Nores, and Lucas Llach.

The fellowship recipients for the 1998-99 academic year are:

Leandro Arozamena, a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences' Economics Department. Arozamena graduated from the Universidad Nacional del Sur, where his thesis focused on harmonization of macroeconomic policies within the Southern Cone Common Market. His primary fields of interest are microeconomic theory, game theory, industrial organization, regulation, and political economy.

Federico Augustovski, a first-year student at the Harvard School of Public Health, was most recently a faculty physician in the Family Medicine and Preventative Care Unit at the Hospital Italiano in Buenos Aires. A graduate of the University of Buenos Aires, Augustovski will do research on local issues of clinical effectiveness.

Ariel Dulitzky, a student in the master of law (LL.M.) program at the Harvard Law School, most recently worked as an adviser to the Inter-American Court on Human Rights. A 1990 graduate of the University of Buenos Aires School of Law, he plans to teach human rights law and constitutional law after completing the program at Harvard.

Karina Galperín, a Ph.D. student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, graduated from the University of Buenos Aires with degrees in both literature and political science. Her field is Spanish Golden Age literature and Latin American colonial literature.

Maximo Langer, a student in the master of law (LL.M.) program at Harvard Law School, had been working as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Buenos Aires Law School, where he received his degree. His focus is criminal law.

Lucas Llach, a student in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences' History Department, received his master's degree in economics from the Torcuato Di Tella University. His research has focused on Argentine economic history.

Milagros Nores, a Graduate School of Education master's degree student, graduated from the Torcuato Di Tella University with a degree in economics in 1996. She is focusing on social economics.

For more information on the Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Fellowship, visit the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Website at http://www.fas.harvard. edu/~drclas or the Center itself at 61 Kirkland St. To obtain a copy of the financial aid form for the de Fortabat Fellowship, please contact Harvard's Committee on General Scholarships at 218 Byerly Hall.