FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 6, 2003
FY03-09
Fore Joins ORAU Staff
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. –Cathy Fore recently joined Oak Ridge Associated Universities' (ORAU) Partnership Development Office as the Director of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and other Minority Educational Institutions (MEI) Partnerships.
Her responsibilities include managing the ORAU HBCU/MEI Council and leading efforts to enhance existing and establish new partnerships with HBCU/MEIs nationwide. Fore will be involved in creating new opportunities to grow ORAU's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) fellowship, scholarship, internship, and research participation programs. She will also support ORAU and ORISE new business development efforts that focus on increased HBCU/MEI participation.
“ORAU is very pleased to have Cathy Fore join our team,” said John Nemeth, vice president of Partnership Development. “She will be applying her significant experience and successes with HBCU and MEI programs to ORAU. I look forward to Cathy's expertise and energy in helping us to expand science and technology research and education opportunities.”
Fore earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She resides in Knoxville with her husband, Doug.
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) is a university consortium leveraging the scientific strength of 86 major research institutions to advance science and education by partnering with national laboratories, government agencies, and private industry. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for the U.S. Department of Energy.