35th Anniversary: Remember the Peace Corps 35th? 1 June 2001 35th Anniversary: Remember the Peace Corps 35th? (Full Story) 1 June 2001 4-H Programs: Nelson Jacob joined the Peace Corps in 1962 and went to Brazil to take part in a 4-H rural youth development program 26 May 2003 Accounting: Richard E. Silc - As a Peace Corps Volunteer prepared financial and operational studies for Ministry of Housing. Managed construction of capital projects and prepared cost accounting studies for Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture in Bahrain 7 July 2001 Accounting: Peace Corps teacher Marge Pease to share her adventures in Kazakhstan 18 April 2003 Acquariums: A Successful Partnership by Palau Peace Corps Volunteer Erik Husoe 17 August 2003 Acting: Actor Peter Lownds, friend of Jack Kerouac, was a Peace Corps Volunteer in northeastern Brazil in the mid-sixties 23 June 2001 Acting: Peru RPCV Hank Finken performs one man plays 21 February 2002 Acting: Thailand RPCV Lee Stetson impersonates John Muir, wins election to County Board of Supervisors 8 January 2003 Acting: Liberia RPCV Kijana Wiseman tells audiences stories of African-American ancestors 3 April 2003 Acting: Television Actress Valerie Wildman of "Days of our Lives" worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in the barrios of the Cartagena Mountains in Colombia 13 April 2003 Acting: Giles Hogya - Dean of Fine Arts - lived in Kabba, Nigeria, as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and established and toured with his Children’s Theatre Company while teaching at the Kabba Teacher’s Training College 25 May 2003 Acting: Liberia RPCV Kijana Wiseman teaches lessons of Juneteenth as "The Griot" 19 June 2003 Acupuncture: Skya Gardner-Abbate began her career as a medical sociologist serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil 23 June 2001 Adoption: Kaiser doctor Michael J. Chaffin has his hands full - chose his medical career after Peace Corps service in Brazil and has adopted 8 children 23 June 2001 Adoption: Dr. Robert S. Sullivan was a volunteer in Ethiopia in 1970 who adopted two two Ethiopian children 3 July 2001 Adoption: Jamaica RPCV David Whitten and wife make a difference in lives of 14 adopted disabled children 7 June 2003 Adventure: Rafting the Amazon by Charles Brennick: I’d been traveling for about a month since I finished my service with the Peace Corps in Paraguay. I was with my Chilean girlfriend, Pali and our hope was to reach Venezuela, by land. 1 July 2001 Adventure: Kenya RPCV Michael Farlye organizes Great Rift Valley Walkabout to raise funds 5 July 2002 Adventure: Kenya RPCV Jim Owens leads treks across Africa 2 January 2003 Advertising: Marketing Master Bill Novelli sold the Peace Corps in the 1970's 5 January 2002 Advertising: Winnie Kelley, Creator of slogan: "The toughest job you'll ever love." dies 3 December 2002 Advertising: Peace Corps looking for new Ad Agency 24 January 2003 Advertising: Public Service Advertising for the Peace Corps - A Case Study 15 February 2003 Advertising: Laughlin, Marinaccio & Owens among finalists for $1M Peace Corps advertising account 15 March 2003 Aerophobia: No More Fear of Flying: An Aerophobe Reveals the Secret by Tunisia RPCV Jonathon Dobrer 28 January 2002 Afghanistan: The Peace Corps Will Need Some Backup 27 April 2002 African Studies: RPCV Peter Schwab writes book about Africa 13 January 2002 African Studies: Niger RPCV Pearl Robinson teaches African issues 30 July 2002 Afro-American Issues: In 1999, Marcia Parkes was the only African-American in her group of 14 people to travel to Gabon--a scenario that is way too common, she says 25 April 2003 Afro-American Issues: Sabrina Claydean Tindal in The Gambia 27 April 2003 Aging: Turkey RPCV Joanne Omang writes about turning 60 25 January 2003 Alaska Dividend Check: Alaska Judge rejects dividend checks for Peace Corps volunteers 5 February 2003 Alaska Dividends: Bill OKs dividends for Peace Corps Volunteers from Alaska 12 May 2003 Alcohol: Peace Corps on the wagon in Eastern Mediterranean and Asia region 14 May 2003 Alcohol: No Mixed Signals, No Mixed Drinks at Peace Corps Affair 23 May 2003 Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol abuse by PCVs becoming a big issue in Central Asia 2 June 2003 Aliens: RPCVs Cory and Angie Floden brought back "alien" dog from Guatemala 13 March 2003 Alzheimer's Disease: Editor of "Peace Corps Volunteer" Stuart Awbrey Uncovering the Mystery of Alzheimer's Disease 1 January 2001 Alzheimer's Disease: The passing of the last country editor 24 January 2001 Amatuer Radio: Jonathan M. Scherch is a Returned United States Peace Corps Volunteer (Jamaica, 1991-93, Community Development Sector), and an advanced-class amateur radio operator (KK7PW). 26 April 2003 American Studies: LAWRENCE FUCHS - first head of the Peace Corps in the Philippines 28 June 2001 An Electronic Peace Corps: Silicon Valley Leaders Come Together in Support of Math/Science Nucleus' NetAfrica Eritrea Science Project 12 July 2001 An Electronic Peace Corps: A technology corps 12 July 2001 Animal Husbandry: Janet Getchell worked in Small Animal Husbandry in Guatemala 10 June 2003 Animal Protection: Anne Umali, a Peace Corps volunteer who coordinates the Animal Protection program 19 April 2003 Animal Rescue: Burkina Faso RPCV D.J. Schubert is new manager at world-famous Fund for Animals' Black Beauty Ranch 28 February 2003 Animal Rights: Swaziland RPCV Fred O'Regan is on a mission to save whales, protect elephants and stop seal hunts 1 November 2002 Animal Science: New Peace Corps Head in Jamaica was born in Haiti 11 July 2001 Animals: Peru RPCV Joan LaLiberte raises a wolf cross at her church rectory 28 May 2002 Announcements: Washington Mutual wants to find rpcvs in Seattle for a joint Volunteer Day on March 1 7 January 2002 Announcements: Executive Director Position with Maine Civil Liberties Union 16 January 2002 Announcements: Overseas Position Wanted in Institutional or Human Resource Development 18 January 2002 Announcements: From Peace Corps to Graduate School 17 August 2002 Anthrax: Afghanistan RPCV Lois V. Backus Addresses Anthrax Threats Against Abortion Providers 18 October 2001 Anthrax: Afghanistan RPCV Lois V. Backus Addresses Anthrax Threats Against Abortion Providers 25 October 2001 Apartheid: RPCV Evan Rice lived in Lesotho during the dismantling of apartheid and the rise of Nelson Mandela 1 March 1998 Apartheid: Jason Carter chronicles his stint in South Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer 1 September 2002 Appeals in Peace Corps: Regulations the Peace Corps will have under development during the 6-month period from April 1, 2002, through September 30, 2002 13 March 2002 Appeals in Peace Corps: Regulations the Peace Corps will have under development during the 6-month period from October 1, 2002, through March 31, 2003 13 September 2002 Application: Peace Corps Essay for the Application from Volunteer Christy Fuller in Benin 21 April 2003 Applied Linguistics: Turkey RPCV Jean A. Zukowski/Faust is a professor of applied linguistics and TESL 10 February 2003 Appointments: Peace Corps leader Suyat was mentor to many 28 June 2001 Appointments: Dr. Steven Weinberg appointed Associate Director of Volunteer Support 8 September 2001 Appointments: NC State Senator Henry McKoy appointed Director of Africa Region at US Peace Corps 21 February 2002 Appointments: Korean American Gets Top Job in US Peace Corps 28 March 2002 Appointments: Christine Arnold appointed Peace Corps Associate Director of Management 2 May 2002 Appointments: New Appointments at Peace Corps Headquarters 9 May 2002 Appointments: Updated Story: New Appointments at Peace Corps Headquarters 11 May 2002 Appointments: Three new Appointments at Peace Corps Headquarters 11 July 2002 Appointments: Stephen Murphy Appointed New Regional Director for the Inter-America and Pacific Region at the Peace Corps 7 August 2002 Appointments: Senior Staff Appointments at Peace Corps Headquarters 12 September 2002 Appointments: Peace Corps CIO Speaks to India Association of Minnesota 10 February 2003 Appropriations: House passes bill to increase Peace Corps funding by $10 million 20 December 2001 Appropriations: House Panel Approves $16,500 Million Foreign Operations Bill - Peace Corps gets what it asked for to meet expansion goals 12 September 2002 Appropriations: NPCA urges support of Peace Corps FY 2003 Appropriation 28 January 2003 Appropriations: Congress passes spending bill with $297 million for Peace Corps 13 February 2003 Appropriations: Congress boosts Peace Corps Budget but not as much as Bush asked for 18 February 2003 Appropriations: Largest Appropriation in the History of Peace Corps Approved 19 February 2003 Appropriations: Call Congress - Peace Corps Funding in Trouble 15 July 2003 Appropriations: Senator Coleman pushes for Peace Corps funding increase 15 July 2003 Appropriations: Sen. Coleman speaks at Peace Corps Headquarters, supports budget increase, will push for more accountability 15 July 2003 Appropriations: Peace Corps to get $49M less than requested in Senate bill 17 July 2003 Appropriations: Disaster ahead for FY 2004 Peace Corps Budget 21 July 2003 Appropriations: House Bill passes with $314 M for Peace Corps for FY 2004 24 July 2003 Appropriations: Senator Norm Coleman and Peace Corps Appropriations 7 August 2003 Archeology: Archeologist Dr. Stephanie J. Maloney was a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil and received the Smithsonian Institution Research Field Trip Award (1974-1976) 23 June 2001 Archeology: RPCV Anne Carter fights to protect Rock Art 27 May 2002 Army: Slovakia RPCV Peter Fitzgerald wins Army's Military Journalist of the Year Award 25 April 2001 Army: Civil affairs soldiers are the Army's Peace Corps 1 March 2003 Army: Summer camp students get photo tips from U.S. Army pro photojournalist, Slovakia RPCV Peter Fitzgerald 20 April 2003 Army Ready Reserve: Time in Peace Corps will count towards Ready Reserve obligation 18 January 2003 Aspiration Statement: Peace Corps Aspiration Statement from Volunteer Christy Fuller in Benin 21 April 2003 Authors: Nigeria RPCV John Sherman writes Memoir about War in Biafra 31 August 2002 Automobiles: Gabon Volunteer asks about Shattered Windshields 13 June 2003 Bamboo: Peace Corps in Haiti helped organize the assistance of a bamboo expert from Hawaii who made several trips to Haiti to provide training and help us get started 14 June 2003 Banking: Jack Au gives from the heart - Peace Corps volunteer in Philippines 28 June 2001 Banking: RPCV Cathy Bessant appointed President of Bank of America North Carolina 14 December 2001 Banks: Guatemala RPCVs Lora and Pat Whalen embrace microbank project in Honduras 7 March 2003 Baseball: Los Angeles Peace Corps and L.A. Dodgers Pay Tribute In A Salute to Volunteerism 6 September 2002 Baseball: James Gultry served with the corps in Equatorial Guinea from 1990 until 1993 20 April 2003 Baseball: Venezuela RPCV Branch Rickey III is President of Pacific Coast Baseball League 6 June 2003 Basketball: Glen Ashlock bounces back after contracting rare strain of polio as PCV in Belize 7 June 2003 Beads: Red Bead Days - The Peace Corps went to India to teach the Indian masses about contraception 24 June 2001 Beads: Hand Sculpted Stone Beads by Morocco RPCV "Africa John" 20 July 2003 Bed and Breakfast: Papua New Guinea RPCVs Stephen and Janet Panther run a bed and breakfast with an international flavor 2 November 2002 Beekeeping: Experiences of a Peace Corps Beekeeper in Fiji 3 July 2001 Beekeeping: PCV taught beekeeping 12 May 2002 Beekeeping: An Adventure in Panama and Costa Rica 10 February 2003 Beekeeping: Kathleen DeBold joined the Peace Corps where she taught beekeeping, and assisted the people of the Central African Republic (CAR) to set up honey and beeswax markets 12 April 2003 Beekeeping: In late 1970s and early 1980s, the U.S. Peace Corps funded two beekeeping advisors to teach beekeeping skills in Montserrat, and their activities were so popular that eventually a thriving beekeeping association was born 20 July 2003 Beekeeping: Luke Ward presented his slides and remembrances of three years as a Peace Corps beekeeper volunteer in Paraguay 20 August 2003 Benefits: Peace Corps service will count toward teachers' pensions in Massachusetts 6 January 2003 Benefits: Montana State Sen. John Bohlinger champions public service law for RPCVs 24 May 2003 Bicycles: Swearing-in ceremony for Guyana PCVs at the Cultural Center in Georgetown. 10 February 2003 Bicycles: Philippines RPCVs John McGown and Sonja Raub bicycle from Thailand to Poland interviewing PCVs along the way 17 February 2003 Bicycles: Peace Corps Volunteers bicycle Across Senegal 13 March 2003 Bicycles: Liberia RPCV David Price takes a spin along the Mother Road 3 August 2003 Bicylces: Peace Corps Cote d'Ivoire's second "Bike Tour for Women" is event designed to encourage the improvement of health and education for women in both rural and urban areas of Côte d'Ivoire. 4 July 2001 Bicylces: Pedals for Progress distributes 62,016 bicycles 7 April 2003 Bilingual Education: RPCV Trevor Cottle works in Bilingual Education 30 December 2001 Biodiversity: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Production in Tropical and Temperate Fragmented Landscapes 8 August 2001 Biography: Nepal RPCV Laurence Leamer writes book about the Kennedy Men 25 October 2001 Biology: Donald R. Lightfoot served for two years in the US Peace Corps teaching high school chemistry in the Philippines - now teaches Biology at Eastern Washington University 28 June 2001 Biology: The Smithsonian Institution/Peace Corps Cameroon Commelinaceae Project 30 June 2001 Biology: Guinea RPCV Stephanie Chasteen writes about the revolution in evolution 19 February 2002 Biology: Sherry “Pilar” Thorn arrived in Honduras in the 1970's as a Peace Corps Volunteer in charge of the new biology department at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) in Tegucigalpa, the nation’s largest university. She remains there to this day. 21 June 2003 Biotechnology: Colombia RPCV Thomas Zitrides founds Biotechnology company 13 January 2003 Bird Habitat Conservation: Peace Corps volunteers wrote the program's promotional literature and traveled Guatemala's "Gringo Trail" distributing information in low-cost rooming house 1 July 2002 Bird Handling: Second tour in the Peace Corps in Paraguay reunites Denise Kiecker with adopted family 20 August 2003 Birding: Jane Lyons - Director of Natural Resources Programs for the U.S. Peace Corps in Uruguay and Argentina 23 June 2001 Birding: Sherry “Pilar” Thorn arrived in Honduras in the 1970's as a Peace Corps Volunteer in charge of the new biology department at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) in Tegucigalpa, the nation’s largest university. She remains there to this day. 21 June 2003 Birth Control: Red Bead Days - The Peace Corps went to India to teach the Indian masses about contraception 24 June 2001 Birthdays: Happy Birthday, Peace Corps 1 March 2002 Birthdays: Happy Birthday, Peace Corps! 1 March 2003 Blindness: Ethiopea RPCV Courtney Arnold put words on discs for the blind 5 July 2002 Blindness: Honduras RPCV Ray Mungaray helps people adjust to a life of blindness 7 August 2002 Blindness: Peace Corps invited Sarah Presley to serve as an English teacher in a school for blind students in Morocco. 20 July 2003 Blog: Virgina Bazar's Moldova Peace Corps Blog 23 February 2003 Blog: Another Peace Corps Blog - Erika's adventures in Kyrgyzstan 24 February 2003 Blog: Another Peace Corps Blog - Thoughts from Moz - the journal of a Peace Corps Volunteer 24 February 2003 Blog: Deb's Travels in Saint Lucia 24 February 2003 Blog: Caroline's Caribbean Adventure in the Peace Corps 24 February 2003 Blog: Pete in Cameroon Blog 26 May 2003 Blog: Alaskan Bulgarian 5 August 2003 Blog - Kyrgyzstan: greetings from Kyrgyzstan! - Erika's adventures in Kyrgyzstan 4 July 2003 Blog - Kyrgyzstan: Welcome to the internet home of Jeff Hulse - Peace Corps service as an English teacher in Kyrgyzstan continues 4 July 2003 Blog - Morocco: From Tennessee to Al-Maghreb 20 July 2003 Blogs: Internet Blog on Albania 4 April 2003 Blogs: Susanna's Peace Corps Nicaragua Journal 20 May 2003 Boats: BUILDING A BEAR MOUNTAIN BOAT IN GUYANA 10 February 2003 Bodiversity: Proyecto Campanario is a conservation initiative begun by a small group of teachers who began their lives in Latin America over 20 years ago with the Peace Corps. 30 June 2001 Body Sculpting: Theresa Higgs teaches Body Sculpting as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niue 14 February 2001 Book Clubs: RPCVs organize Peace Corps Book Club 24 June 2003 Book Project: My name is Rebecca Kurziak and I am a Peace Corps Volunteer currently serving in Armenia and I am writing on behalf of the Vayots Dzor Regional Library 5 April 2003 Book Projects: Sabre and Peace Corps collaborate on Book Projects in Armenia 23 June 2001 Book Reviews: The Lexus and the Olive Tree Considered by Brenda Brown Schoonover, RPCV Phillipines 28 June 2001 Book Reviews: Alhaji: A Peace Corps Adventure in Nigeria 5 July 2001 Book Reviews: Mary-Joan Gerson was inspired by her two years in the Peace Corps in Nigeria to adapt this ancient African pourquoi tale 5 July 2001 Books: Costa Rica RPCV Bruce Watson reviews "All You Need Is Love: The Peace Corps and the Spirit of the 1960s" 1 September 1999 Books: Diary Of A Kimbang by Jim McCormick, a Peace Corps volunteer and trainer 6 July 2001 Books: Nigeria RPCV John Sherman writes Memoir about War in Biafra 31 August 2002 Books: Malawi RPCV Paul Theroux returns to Malawi 5 October 2002 Books: Book about late Madagascar PCV Nancy Coutu helps a mother heal 14 October 2002 Books: Cameroon RPCV Marietta Bonaventure runs Foolscap Books in Oregon 4 February 2003 Books: Cameroon RPCV Marietta Bonaventure hosts Valentine's Night Out in Eugene Oregon 14 February 2003 Botany: Warren Roberts went to Peru in 1964 as a Peace Corps volunteer 26 June 2001 Botany: Robert Zeigler joined the Peace Corps and taught high school science in a small school in rural Zaire 18 April 2003 Botany: Botanical Exploration of the Mache-Chindul Mountains, Northwestern Ecuador by RPCV John Clark 19 April 2003 Boy Scouts: PC Director Vasquez receives Orange County Boy Scout Visionary Award 1 November 2002 Boy Scouts: Neil Ross was a Peace Corps Volunteer in that nation in 1962-64, when he first became involved with the Dominican Scouting as a Troop leader and on the national level 24 February 2003 Branding: Nick was a Peace Corps volunteer who taught English in a small middle school in southwest Korea 7 June 2003 Budgets: President Bush Releases $5.1 Billion in Emergency Funds including funds for Peace Corps 21 September 2001 Bulletin Board: Bulletin Board: I'm interested in joining the Peace Corps Butterflies: Costa Rica Entomological Supply (CRES)- the first commercial butterfly farm in Latin America, was established in 1983 by a former Peace Corps volunteer, Joris Brinckerhoff and Maria Sabido 30 June 2001 Butterflies: RPCV Victor DeMasi works on State Butterfly Atlas 13 August 2002 Cameroon: Czech native Pavla Zakova-Laney serves in US Peace Corps in Cameroon 18 April 2003 Canoe Racing: Belize RPCV Jill Hepp finishes world's second longest canoe race 13 March 2003 Career Centers: All RPCVs can access Career Centers - One Year Rule suspended indefinitely 2 February 2003 Career Counseling: RPCVs ask that Peace Corps reconsider limiting access to Career Centers 19 December 2002 Careers: Bolivia RPCV Amy Potter writes the Insider's Guide to The Peace Corps 5 April 2003 Carpentry: PCV David Monschein taught carpentry and welding in Lesotho and Kenya 16 September 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Conversation Cartoons: Cartoon: Friend Cartoons: Cartoon: Mosquito Cartoons: Cartoon: Plastered Cartoons: Peace Corps Cartoon Page 1 May 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Hallucinations 1 May 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Country Director 1 May 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Culture Shock 21 May 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Visit to a PCV in the field 4 June 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Punishment 19 June 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Hourglass 2 July 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Trip 30 July 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Protest 14 August 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Jeep 24 September 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Garden 31 October 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Peace Corps Doctor 3 December 2002 Cartoons: Cartoon: Jungle 7 January 2003 Cartoons: Cartoon: Photographer 3 February 2003 Catholicism: Mary Jo Bane was at the 1963 March on Washington, and then spent two years in the Peace Corps in Liberia, West Africa 20 April 2001 Cattle: Elegy for a Giraffe: Roger Wentling served as a peace corps volunteer in Paraguay 1 July 1997 Cattle: Matt Mercer worked at the Ecuadorian Ministry of Agriculture as an extentionalist for a local cattleman's association 25 June 2001 Cattle: In the 1960's Richard Eyre was a Peace Corps volunteer in Bolivia 5 April 2003 Cattle: Sierra Leone RPCV Dave Geiman elected President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cattlesale Company 10 June 2003 Center for Disease Control: Peace Corps Forms Partnership with CDC 16 July 2003 Chemistry: Robert J. Ceru - August 1972 to March 1975: U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Philippines 28 June 2001 Chemistry: Laura M. S. Baker: I am a returned Peace Corps Volunteer from the Fiji Islands where I taught chemistry and mathematics at a rural school 15 July 2001 Chemistry: India RPCV Nancy Farmer writes Science Fiction novel on Stem Cell Research 23 February 2003 Chemistry: PCVs John McAllister and Andy Christofferson teach Chemistry in Tanzania 28 February 2003 Chemistry: Gary D. De Boer joined the Peace Corps. where he endeavored to teach secondary science and math to young people in Kiribati. 22 June 2003 Chickens: RPCV Bill Reid returns to Ghana to build poultry house for victims of leprosy 4 August 2003 Chief of Staff: Background Material on Lloyd Pierson 3 October 2001 Chief of Staff: Lloyd Pierson: International Republican Institute 3 October 2001 Chief of Staff: Lloyd Pierson: KENYAN SURVEY SHOWS FIRM SUPPORT FOR MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY 3 October 2001 Chief of Staff: Lloyd Pierson: The 1999 Elections and the Future of Nigeria 3 October 2001 Chief of Staff: Lloyd Pierson Represents the U.S. in Address Before U.N. General Assembly 10 December 2001 Chikungunya Fever: Chikungunya Fever among U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers -- Republic of the Philippines 12 September 1986 Chikungunya Fever: Chikungunya Fever among U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers -- Republic of the Philippines 13 July 2001 Chocolate: RPCV Colleen Sheridan back from Ivory Coast 13 February 2003 Christian Martial Arts: Cameroon and Ecuador RPCV Wendy Williamson teaches Bible-based martial arts 11 August 2003 Christian Science: Botswana RPCV Joni Overton-Jung speaks on "Feeding the Hungry; Healing the Heart" 13 March 2003 Christian Universities: The "Dellenback Years" from 1977 until 1988 were a time of expanding programs and building a solid membership base for this cooperative work in Christ-centered higher education. 14 July 2001 Christmas: A Christmas letter from Ethiopia by Ellen Bek 21 December 1998 Christmas: Christmas in Guinea with Jessica Massie 24 April 2003 Christmas: Merry Christmas from Madagascar 19 July 2003 Citizen Corps: Bush's Plan for Citizen Corps takes a hit 26 January 2003 Citizen Service: Mark Gearan - The Promise of Citizen Service 10 February 2002 Citizenship: RPCV Gary Rector became a Korean citizen 14 August 2003 City Planning: Chad RPCV Christopher "Kip" Harkness wins 1998 AICP Outstanding Student Award 1 January 2000 City Planning: Philippines RPCV Greg Niles hopes to get approval on comp plan vote from Planning Board 13 August 2003 Civil Affairs: Civil affairs soldiers are the Army's Peace Corps 1 March 2003 Civil Engineering: Peace Corps Training Assignment Criteria in Nepal 16 August 2003 Civil/Military Programs: Civil-Military Program Aims to Win Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan 7 December 2002 Climbing: Peace Corps Volunteers conquer Kao 1 February 1999 Climbing: Darran Wells went to Central Africa as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in 1995. While assigned to teach health and agriculture in rural villages in the rainforests of Southern Gabon, he traveled to visit villages by paddling native dugout canoes, trekking, and mountain biking on hunting trails. 18 April 2003 Clothes Design: Tunisia experience informs rpcv's design for travel skirt 26 September 2002 Clothes Design: Macabi Skirt: the original Adventure Travel Skirt designed by Tunisia RPCV Carol Louder 14 January 2003 Coca: RPCV Steven Huffstutlar is working in Bolivia running an alternative development program for former coca farmers in the Chapare 3 December 2001 Coca: Critics in Bolivia say RPCV Ambassador David N. Greenlee opposes the coca growers' movement 5 April 2003 Coconuts: Meg Kinghorn learned about coconut theology when she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Pacific Republic of Kiribati 10 years ago 22 June 2003 Comedy: Comedian Cork Proctor joined the Peace Corps at 66. His wife Carolyn Proctor helped design the Peace Corps logo more than 40 years ago 8 June 2003 Comic Books: Peace Corps Comic Book: Tales from the Heart by Central African Republic RPCV Cindy Goff 3 January 1997 Comic Books: RPCV Cindy Goff published "Tales From The Heart Of Africa" about Peace Corps Volunteers in the Central African Republic 12 April 2003 Committee of Returned Volunteers: Committee of Returned Volunteers says Mozambique will be free 1 January 1969 Committee of Returned Volunteers: Committee of Returned Volunteers: Gulf oil corporation, a study in exploitation 1 January 1970 Communications: Ukraine RPCV Christie Appelhanz appointed communications director for Congressman Dennis Moore 16 March 2003 Communism: It's no secret that Eastern Europe is still struggling under the burden of its transition from communism. Paul Swider, a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria, is trying to combat and reverse this situation. 4 July 2001 Composting: Shani Cummins worked as an agricultural educator in Panama 15 March 2003 Condors: Peace Corps volunteers lead the fight to save the endangered Andean Condor, which is Ecuador's national bird 25 June 2001 Condors: Andean Condors by PCVs Sarah Gale Koenen and Marcus Koenen 19 April 2003 Congress Legislation: Mark Udall’s district is home to over 500 returned volunteers, including his mother who served in Nepal. 15 July 2003 Conputers: Jackie's Adventures in The Gambia 17 July 2001 Contractors: World Learning Contracts in Guatemala and El Salvador 1 February 2003 Cooperatives: Sarah Wilke came to the community center after spending 14 months in the U.S. Peace Corps, helping Costa Rican women develop small cooperative businesses. 30 June 2001 Coops: Coffee co-ops in Costa Rica by Margaret Bau, RPCV 30 June 2001 Coral Reefs: Wayne Kiefer, an ex-Peace Corps environmental teacher, was recruited from the Solomon Islands to lead the classes at Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea 19 August 2003 Corporate Scandals: Enron blowup compared to the Orange County bankruptcy 3 December 2001 Corporate Scandals: What I learned from Enron ...and Orange County 4 December 2001 Corporations: New NPCA President Kevin Quigley writes about "Workplaces, Worker Development and Corporate Responsibility in Indonesia" 26 July 2003 Cotton: The Peace Corps sent Sally Fox to The Gambia in West Africa. There she observed the extensive misuse of pesticides which magnified her concern for the environment, encouraging her to develop safer methods of pest management. 17 July 2001 Counseling: Psychological and Readjustment Problems Associated with Emergency Evacuation of Peace Corps Volunteers 1 January 1997 Counseling: Honduras RPCV Mark Sipple guides troubled teens 26 September 2002 Counseling: Improvements Needed in Peace Corps Volunteer Support Services 1 December 2002 Country Music: Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste commuted Johnny PayCheck's seven-to-nine-year sentence for aggravated assault, and the singer returned to his career. 20 February 2003 Country Programs: For Peru's Toledo, return of Peace Corps is personal 24 March 2002 Crafts: Borucan Paintings (Costa Rica) - an offshoot of a similar group founded eight years ago through funding by the Peace Corps 30 June 2001 Crafts: We just got in another batch of Peace Corps Bulgaria shirts from the PCV Orphanage Committee 4 July 2001 Crafts: Tony Gasbarro served in the Dominican Republic 24 February 2003 Credit Unions: Adventures in Peace: Kendall Mau applied and began work as a Peace Corps volunteer, setting up credit unions in Panama and Senegal 5 July 2001 Credit Unions: Adventures in Peace: Kendall Mau applied and began work as a Peace Corps volunteer, setting up credit unions in Panama and Senegal 5 July 2001 Crime: A Mother Continues the Mission of Her Son, Zaire RPCV Fred Stone 1 July 1997 Crime: PCV Accused of Murdering His Wife in Tanzania 16 January 2003 Crime: Tunisia RPCV Paul Arthur Murray faces trial for theft from women's shelter 16 April 2003 Crop Diversification: As a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of the Philippines from 1982 - 1985, Boylan was assigned to work with and support the Sorsogon Crop Diversification Program 17 February 2003 Cuba: RPCV Sam Farr discusses Peace Corps with Fidel Castro, receives gift of painting by Cuban Artist Aguedo Alonso 19 February 2003 Cyberspace: Bermi Village, Tanzania 16 January 2003 Dairy Farming: Moldova RPCV Tom Habermann finds roots in Ukrainian city 17 July 2003 Death: The Gift That Death Can Offer Us By Nepal RPCV Ed Rubenstein, Ph.D 16 August 2003 Deer: Bolivia RPCVs Jim Evrard and Bob Rantala are concerned about Deer 3 April 2003 Democracy Advocacy: Should the Peace Corps promote Governance Programs? 9 January 2003 Dengue Fever: Meagan's Adventure: Peace Corps in Dominica 4 June 2003 Dentistry: Namibia PCV Robert Hite writes about one of life's luxuries: a toothbrush 11 February 2003 Deputy Director: A Speech by Jody Olsen at the African Summit in Washington 19 September 2001 Deputy Director: Additional Information on Jody Olsen's background 19 September 2001 Deputy Director: Jody Olsen's background 19 September 2001 Deputy Director: President appoints Deputy Director for Peace Corps 19 September 2001 Deputy Director: The Peace Corps - Foreign Service Connection 3 October 2001 Deputy Director: Charles R. Baquet III, A Retrospective 3 October 2001 Deputy Director: Head of Peace Corps in Florida to Recruit Minorities 3 October 2001 Deputy Director: U.S. Ambassador Visits Tulane University Medical Center's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine 3 October 2001 Deputy Director: Charles Bacquet resigns. Who is leading the Peace Corps? 3 October 2001 Deputy Director: Former Director Mark Gearan's Tribute to Deputy Director Charles R. Baquet III who retired on October 1. 29 November 2001 Description of Service: Description of Service of PCV Lindsay Rust 4 December 1998 Description of Service: Description of Peace Corps Volunteer Service by Jonathan Kohl 30 June 2001 Description of Service: Description of Peace Corps Service in Morocco by Marc Jeffrey Lippman 1 September 2002 Diarrheal Illness: A Multiyear Prospective Study of the Risk Factors for and Incidence of Diarrheal Illness in a Cohort of Peace Corps Volunteers in Guatemala 1 July 2002 Diectors - Shriver: Loret Miller Ruppe's Speech at the 35th Anniversary Celebration of the Peace Corps 1 March 1996 Diptheria: Diphtheria Acquired by U.S. Citizens in the Russian Federation and Ukraine -- 1994 31 March 1995 Director - Vasquez: Vasquez speaks in Seattle 27 May 2003
