Charles A. Gliozzo International Award for Public Diplomacy

The Charles A. Gliozzo International Award for Public Diplomacy recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to public diplomacy through educating, training or promoting knowledge and understanding between MSU faculty and staff, community members and international students, scholars and visitors. Recipients receive a cash award, but financial need is not a criterion for this award.

Eligibility Requirements

Nominees must:

• be affiliated with MSU, a partner institution, or a national or international institution that promotes public diplomacy;
• demonstrate leadership in public diplomacy initiatives or activities that impact MSU.

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Nominations for the 2025 International Awards program are now closed. Awards will be announced in spring 2025 and recipients honored at the International Awards Ceremony on April 17, 2025.

This award was established in 2009 to honor Charles A. Gliozzo, former director of the MSU Office of Study Abroad and professor emeritus in the Department of History, who helped establish MSU as a national leader in education abroad.