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  Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Radcliffe Award was carried out in the greatest secrecy but there was still pressure to adjust the line between the two emergent nations of India and Pakistan for political reasons.
Radcliffe was at all turns harassed and hurried by outgoing Viceroy Mountbatten, who turned out to be ill prepared for the consequences of the Awards.
Radcliffe was made a law lord in 1949, the first man in over half a century to become one without first being a judge.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cyril_Radcliffe   (428 words)

  
 Chester | The 1947 Partition: Drawing the Indo-Pakistani Boundary
Radcliffe arrived in India on July 8 and met with Mountbatten and the nationalist leaders soon thereafter.
Radcliffe’s efforts were further hampered by the fact that he was almost completely ignorant of the information and procedures necessary to draw a boundary, procedures that were well established by 1947.
Radcliffe was careful to specify that the relevant administrative boundaries, not the course of the Ujh or the Ravi, constituted the new international boundary.
www.unc.edu /depts/diplomat/archives_roll/2002_01-03/chester_partition/chester_partition.html   (6548 words)

  
 Description Text   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A prize is awarded to an appropriate graduate student in Economics periodically, as determined by the Chairman of the Department of Economics, "for academic excellence or future potential in the general field of international economics, and particularly on the subject of the United States national interest and the world economy.
RADCLIFFE COLLEGE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION AWARD The Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Award is given annually to that senior woman letterwinner, who, through outstanding ability on the playing field and dedication to her sport or sports and qualities of leadership, best reflects the purposeful achievement of Radcliffe alumnae in every field around the world.
The fund is awarded to a degree candidate in Harvard College or the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for research of unusual quality that utilizes the electron microscope, or for research or an innovation that extends or enhances the capability of this or related instruments.
www.fas.harvard.edu /~secfas/PrizesText.html   (19426 words)

  
 THE GREAT LEADER.......   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Sir Cyril Radcliffe, a leading member of the English Bar, was appointed the chairman of both the ommissions.
Radcliffe had never visited India before and there is no indication that he had any worthwhile knowledge of Indian affairs.
The Congress' criticism of the award relating to Bengal mainly related to the allotment of the Chittagong Hill Tracts to Pakistan.
www.pakistan.gov.pk /Quaid/leader18.htm   (299 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Sports Personality 2002 | Radcliffe 'honoured' by BBC award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Radcliffe went on to win the 5,000-metre title at the Commonwealth Games and then set a European record in the final of the European championships 10,000m in Munich.
Radcliffe then revealed her plans for 2003: "I just decided this morning I will be doing the Flora London Marathon next year - it set me up last year.
Radcliffe was the clear winner of Sunday's award after polling 619,577 votes in a public phone poll vote.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/special_events/sports_personality_2002/2556985.stm   (481 words)

  
 Jantzen, Ruggiero, Balestracci Earn Top Athlete Honors :: Senior Letterwinners' Dinner Honors Nine Graduating Athletes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Award as the male who exemplifies the qualities of excellent scholarship, character, leadership and athletic ability.
She also was named the ECAC and Ivy League Player of the Year, was chosen as the most outstanding player of the ECAC tournament and was named to the NCAA all-tournament team after leading Harvard to a spot in the national championship game for the second straight year.
Fried, who earned the John P. Reardon Award and the Francis J. Toland Award was a four-year standout in ice hockey and a three-year letterwinner in lacrosse for the Crimson.
gocrimson.collegesports.com /genrel/060904aaa.html   (694 words)

  
 Radcliffe Awards to Honor Distinguished Women
A lecturer in poetry at the Radcliffe Seminars at Radcliffe College from 1969 to 1995, she was honored with a Radcliffe Seminars Award for distinguished teaching in 1984.
The medal is given annually to alumnae of Radcliffe and Harvard graduate schools and the Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College who have made outstanding contributions to their professions.
A former member of the Radcliffe College Fund Board, Mann was a member of the Program Committee for the Radcliffe College Centennial Celebration in 1979-1980 and a committee member of several alumnae councils.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/1996/05.30/RadcliffeAwards.html   (1455 words)

  
 Harvard Gazette: Alumnae to be honored by Radcliffe Association in June
Among her honors are Columbia University-Dupont awards in 1991 and 1997 for her coverage of the Gulf War and the former Soviet Union; and Overseas Press Club awards in 1996 and 1998 for her coverage of Russia and her series on global water issues.
The award, which honors former Radcliffe College Alumnae Association [now the Radcliffe Association] executive director Jane Rainie Opel '50 for her 18 years of service, is presented annually to an alumna in the 10th reunion class for an outstanding contribution to the advancement of women, to her profession, or to the institute.
Ahmed received a Bunting Fellowship from Radcliffe in 1985 and was honored with a Distinguished Faculty Fellowship Award from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1996.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2002/05.30/11-radcliffe.html   (1883 words)

  
 Business Travel International - Worldwide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Radcliffe's expertise lies in not only being forward-thinking, but also acting as a driving force for change.
Originally nominated for the award by Ezri Carlebach, Head of Communicatin for The RSA, and current President of the UK chapter of IABC, Radcliffe was presented with his award at a honorary dinner and presentation which took place at the Musical Instruments Museum in Brussels during IABC's three=day EuroComm conference.
Accepting the award, David Radcliffe said: "It is a great privilege to be the first European EXCEL recipient during what has been a challenging year for Hogg Robinson and our staff.
www.bti-worldwide.com /news/news_results.asp?ID=46   (641 words)

  
 MSE Department, College of Engineering, University of Michigan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Radcliffe Institute fellowships are designed to support scholars, scientists, artists, and writers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishments who wish to pursue work in academic and professional fields and in the creative arts.
The Radcliffe Institute Fellowship Program was founded in 1960 by Mary Ingraham Bunting, President of Radcliffe College from 1960 to 1972.
She was recently elected to the Board of Directors of AVS, and is currently the Past Chair of the Electronic Materials and Processing Division of AVS, as well as an Associate Editor of Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A and Journal of Electronic Materials.
msewww.engin.umich.edu /news/Goldman   (347 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Sport - Award puts Radcliffe on top of the world again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
WORLD marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe was named world female athlete of the year by the International Athletic Foundation at a glittering gala at Monte Carlo’s Sporting Club last night.
She also set a new milestone since the IAF instigated the prestigious award 15 years ago, by becoming the first female long-distance runner to head what was a close ballot.
Radcliffe, who arrived in Monte Carlo less than 12 hours after being crowned the British Athletic Writers woman of the year, said: "I was really surprised when I learned that I had won the award.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=1281502002   (344 words)

  
 Awards
An awards symposium is held annually on Radcliffe Day, at which award recipients present their perspectives on a given topic.
This award honors the Radcliffe alumna who "by the quality of her life and spirit exemplifies what the liberal arts education hopes to achieve." Achievements and service in their professions, arts, public affairs, volunteer work, and/or scholarship will be considered.
The Radcliffe College Alumnae Association Medal was established in 1987 to honor a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the community of women.
www.radcliffe.edu /alumnae/reunions/awards/index.php   (345 words)

  
 mountbatin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The moment the Award was announced, and they discovered to which country their towns and villages had been allocated, people left in the wrong state would migrate to that of their co-religionists.
Later that same morning, Radcliffe told Beaumont that he had been invited to lunch by Ismay, but had been asked not to bring along Beaumont on the pretext that ‘there would not be enough room at the table for the extra guest’.
Radcliffe had only been in India for six weeks and was thus not au fait with the political situation in Punjab.
www.infopak.gov.pk /public/kashmir/mountbatin.htm   (5055 words)

  
 Marathon winner scoops BBC sports award
Radcliffe won ahead of last year's winner David Beckham, who finished runner-up, and jump jockey Tony McCoy who was third.
Radcliffe received 619,577 votes in the phone poll, with Beckham winning 113,539 and McCoy scoring 87,972.
This year saw a marked improvement in Radcliffe's form, destroying her reputation as a plucky loser after she narrowly missed out on medals in the Sydney Olympics and last year's World Championships in Edmonton.
www.buzzle.com /editorials/12-9-2002-31870.asp   (408 words)

  
 danielradcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe also won his first Hollywood award.
Radcliffe won the Male Youth Discovery of the Year Award from the Hollywood Women's Press Club.
But he wasn't able to pick up his award in person as he's filming Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets.
www.geocities.com /rupertlovernicky/danielradcliffe.html   (197 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He is the only child of Alan Radcliffe, a literary agent, and Marcia Gresham, a casting director.
He enjoys playing pranks on friends, and is quoted as being a fan of the Fullham Football club, professional wresting, formula one racing, and, of course, acting.
He enjoys playing pranks on friends, and is quoted as being a fan of the Fulham Football club, professional wresting, formula one racing, and, of course, acting.
www.dazzled.com /dctdaniel/biography.html   (466 words)

  
 Kerber wins Radcliffe Award for Distinguished Academic Scholarship
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Linda Kerber, a University of Iowa professor of history, is the first recipient of the new Radcliffe Award for Distinguished Academic Scholarship, given by the Radcliffe College Board of Trustees.
The Radcliffe Award for Distinguished Academic Scholarship in the broad areas of knowledge related to Women, Gender and Society was established this year to recognize outstanding scholarship in an intellectual domain where, historically, Radcliffe has made significant advances.
Radcliffe College officials said the award "reflects the values embodied in Radcliffe's mission and its commitment to support and enhance the variety of ways in which women contribute to society."
www.uiowa.edu /~ournews/1999/april/0405kerber.html   (336 words)

  
 The Herald Republican - Rev. Radcliffe
Glenn Radcliffe was also the founder of the Pleasant View Church of Christ in Angola.
Radcliffe's memory is clear about those days at the college.
Radcliffe's "commitment to making Indiana a better place to live and raise a family" (stated on the Sagamore award) is best known to those who have received his ministry.
www.tristate.edu /INFORMATION/herald_republican_Radcliffe.htm   (545 words)

  
 AWARD FOR RADCLIFFE: Sporting Life | 2012 Olympic Games in London, Superbikes, MotoGP, Rallying, Athletics, Sports ...
Paula Radcliffe has been named Runner of the Year for 2003 by Race Results Weekly, the leading USA wire service for distance running.
Radcliffe went on to win a third IAAF World Half Marathon title in October then in mid-December clinched a second European Cross Country crown in Edinburgh.
"Radcliffe had an incomplete year due to injury, but the performances she achieved were incredible across a broad range of distances," said Monti.
www.sportinglife.com /others/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others/03/12/30/ATHLETICS_Radcliffe.html   (316 words)

  
 UK Sport - NEWS: Radcliffe named athlete of the year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Radcliffe’s remarkable year began in March when she cruised to victory around a windswept Leopardstown course in Ireland to retain her IAAF World Cross Country title.
Radcliffe also hit the headlines in August, following her record breaking 10,000m performance in Germany, when she asked UK Sport to make public the results of her anti-doping tests — proving her unrelenting commitment to drug-free sport.
Radcliffe becomes only the second British woman ever to win the top international title following the success of former Olympic 400 metres hurdles gold medallist and world record holder Sally Gunnell in 1993.
www.uksport.gov.uk /template.asp?id=1222   (459 words)

  
 Partition of India - Freepedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Very shortly after award of Dominion status from the British Empire (independence), on August 15, 1947, the colony of British India was divided into two independent nations, India and Pakistan, the border determined by the Radcliffe Award devised by London lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
British Viceroy Lord Mountbatten not only rushed the process through but also is alleged to have influenced the Radcliffe awards in India's favour.
The result of this expediting of proceedings - and crucially of declaring independence prior to partition, leaving the new governments reeling - was a complete breakdown of law and order which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands on both sides of the border.
en.freepedia.org /Partition_of_India.html   (290 words)

  
 Cserny Claims Harvard-Radcliffe Foundation for Women's Athletics Prize :: Award presented to female who best combines ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Fitzpatrick was presented with the William J. Bingham Award as the top male athlete, while Davies accepted the Radcliffe Prize as the top female athlete.
Nine awards were presented Wednesday -- one day before the university's Commencement exercises in Harvard Yard -- in front of a crowd of more than 600 student-athletes, coaches, parents and supporters of Harvard Athletics.
Sitting in the five seat for Radcliffe's heavyweight varsity eight, she led the Black and White's top boat to a third-place finish at the 2005 NCAA Championships and was a member of the 2003 varsity boat that won an NCAA title.
gocrimson.collegesports.com /sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/060805aab.html   (869 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Athletics | Radcliffe lands award
Campbell won the men's award for the first time after winning bronze in the 100m and silver in the 4x100m relay at the World Championships.
Radcliffe has won the women's award for the third year in a row - and for the fourth time - after a year of triumphs.
The Ron Pickering memorial award for services to athletics was won by Carol Jackson, a leading track and field official who promotes the Bedford International.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/athletics/3204290.stm   (341 words)

  
 Inretrospect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Poor Radcliffe was the scapegoat and stenographer to Mountbatten and faithfully took down his dictation.
The award that Radcliffe gave in Bengal transferred a large number of areas from the Muslim majority part to non-Muslim Bengal.
Radcliffe undoubtedly thought that Pakistan would obstruct the flow of water of these rivers or divert the smaller rivers such as Churni and Jalangi that flowed into the Bagirathi-Hooghly system.
www.weeklyholiday.net /080202/inret.html   (1299 words)

  
 Morris, Botterill Named Harvard's Top Senior Athletes :: Several Awards Presented At Annual Senior Letterwinners' Dinner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Morris received William J. Bingham Award and Botterill was presented the Radcliffe Association Award as the college's top female senior athlete in ceremonies this evening (Wednesday, June 4) at the 2003 Harvard Senior Letterwinners' Dinner, which attracted more than 600 people to Lavietes Pavilion.
The John P. Fadden Award, established in 1966 in honor of the late trainer's service to Harvard athletics, is presented to the senior who has overcome physical adversity to make a contribution to his/her team.
The Francis J. Toland Community Service Award, given to the senior athlete who has made the most outstanding contribution to Harvard and its neighboring communities, was presented to Michelle Yu (Mountain View, CA) of the sailing team.
gocrimson.collegesports.com /genrel/060403aaa.html   (1287 words)

  
 George Radcliffe wins Disney Education Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
George is one of 3 Baltimore area teachers chosen from 50,000 nominees to win one of 45 National Disney Education Awards that are given recognition of the Nominees' creativity, innovative teaching methods and ability to inspire their students.
In addition, Disney awards $5,000 to each of their schools.
Radcliffe was QACPS Teacher of the Year for 2003.
www.boe.qacps.k12.md.us /george_radcliffe_wins%20Disney%20Education%20Award.htm   (170 words)

  
 Violinist Jennifer Frautschi: News
Cambridge, MA The Radcliffe Alumnae Recognition Awards Committee has just announced that Jennifer will receive the 2005 Jane Rainie Opel '50 Young Alumna Award, presented annually to an alumna in Harvard-Radcliffe's 10th reunion class for outstanding contributions to the advancement of women, to her profession, or to the Radcliffe Institute.
Each year during reunion week Radcliffe recognizes the achievements of its alumnae by presenting awards at the annual Radcliffe Alumnae Awards Symposium, to be held this year on Radcliffe Day, June 10, 2005.
A panel of six woman, which will include Jennifer and the recipients of other Radcliffe awards, will present their perspectives on a topic yet to be chosen by the Awards Committee.
www.jenniferfrautschi.com /info.asp?pk=312   (411 words)

  
 Assam.org - The Assam Portal
At that time the non-Muslims of Bengal complained that the area of West Bengal under the Radcliffe award as compared to that in the previous notional division, had shrunk.
The Radcliffe award had satisfied none and the Hindu press characterised it as self contradictory, anomalous, arbitrary and unjust to Hindu Bengal.
But everyone agreed that the award should be accepted for the time being with adjustments later on through negotiation.
www.assam.org /article.php?op=Print&sid=13   (663 words)

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