Ramesh Subramanian

Ramesh Subramanian, the Gabriel Ferrucci professor of computer information systems in the School of Business, has been named a Fulbright scholar.

Since last December, Subramanian has been based at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, the foremost technical institution in the country. As a Fulbright senior researcher, Subramanian will remain at the institute where he will study the effects and consequences of rural Internet development in India, mainly in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

He will focus on which computer applications work, how the spread of the Internet to remote corners of India is changing rural entrepreneurship, how the Internet’s development enhances rural women and the process of e-government.

“I am totally thrilled to be only the third Fulbright scholar from Quinnipiac University,” Subramanian said. “I feel privileged to return to India to see first hand how the drama of development is being enacted in India. It is truly awe-inspiring and educational to see a billion-strong democracy moving full speed ahead despite many constraints, roadblocks and hiccups. The confidence of the people, their hope and aspirations are all played out right in front of you.”

Mark A. Thompson, dean of the School of Business, said, “I am proud and elated that Dr. Subramanian has been chosen to receive a Fulbright faculty award. His outstanding track record in teaching, research and service clearly deserve this level of recognition and was clearly a factor in securing a position at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.”

Chadwick Nehrt, chair and professor of international business, was the first Quinnipiac faculty member to receive a Fulbright award. He taught business courses and conducted research in Morocco in 2005. Lori Sudderth, chair and professor of criminal justice in the College of Liberal Arts, received a Fulbright award to spend the Fall 2007 semester researching domestic violence in Costa Rica.