Inventor and Humanitarian Jock Brandis Named UNC Wilmington's 2007 Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholar
11/1/2007 3:16:01 PM
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Wilmington, N.C.--Wilmington inventor and humanitarian Jock Brandis will be recognized as the 2007 Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholar by the University of North Carolina Wilmington on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007. This award is given annually by the UNCW Honors Scholars Program and Randall Library to a person from the Cape Fear area who exemplifies the attributes or interests of Albert Schweitzer. Each scholar delivers a lecture to the freshman honors seminar and is recognized for his or her contributions to the region at the annual program and reception.
The Albert Schweitzer Honors Scholars program is the legacy of the Albert Schweitzer International Prizes. From 1973 to 1993, the prizes were awarded at UNCW to recognize individuals who had contributed significantly in the areas of music, medicine or humanities-areas that exemplify the interests and contributions of Albert Schweitzer. Each scholar is chosen by students and faculty in the Honors Program based on his or her contributions in one of these areas.
Brandis is being recognized for his significant humanitarian contributions as founder of the Full Belly Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to designing and distributing unique technologies born of his invention, the Malian Peanut Sheller Brandis developed the peanut sheller after a visit to Mali, where he discovered that a peanut sheller could provide the means for an entire village to feed its people, but none was available.
Brandis is a native of the Netherlands but moved to Canada as a child. He has been involved in service work for years, beginning with service in CUSO, the Canadian version of the Peace Corps, which placed him as an elementary school teacher in West Kingston, Jamaica. He has also worked with Oxfam.
Brandis returned to Toronto and became involved in the local film industry as a gaffer. He came to Wilmington on a job with Dino De Laurentis and has lived here ever since, working on a variety of film projects.
More information about Jock Brandis and the Full Belly Project can be found at the following Web sites: www.jockbrandis.org and www.fullbellyproject.org.
Note to media:
The reception honoring Jock Brandis and his lecture to students are by invitation only and are not open to the general public. However, media are invited and encouraged to attend and cover this event.
Media contact:
Bo Dean, UNCW Honors Program, 910.962.4181 or deanb@uncw.edu
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