AMSA Establishes Sam Femiano Lecture Fund Endowment

The American Men’s Studies Association Board of Directors announces the establishment of The Samuel Femiano Men’s Studies Lecture Fund.

See below if you would like to contribute to this fund established in Sam’s honor.

Sam Femiano (1932-2009) was a founding member of AMSA and a mentor and friend to the Board and to those entering the field of Men’s Studies.  As a therapist, Sam was a passionate supporter of developing a critical social discourse on men and masculinity. He served two terms as AMSA President and two terms as AMSA Treasurer & Secretary. He also held a seat as an elected member of the AMSA Board of Directors from 1991-2009.  Sam contributed immeasurably to the development of AMSA and to its efforts to develop and sustain the critical study of men and masculinities in a rigorous, open-minded, inclusive and mutually supportive manner.  This fund is established in honor of Sam and stands as a memorial for Sam and other individuals making significant contributions to the work of the American Men’s Studies Association.

The Samuel Femiano Men’s Studies Lecture Fund is an endowment created to support an invited Men’s Studies lecture each year at the  AMSA Men’s Studies Conference.  This annual lecture will be titled The Femiano Lecture in Men’s Studies.  The invited speaker is to be selected by the AMSA President in consultation with the Program Committee and should be a scholar, teacher, author, clinician or practitioner whose work contributes substantially to the field of Men’s Studies. The AMSA Board of Directors has established an initial goal of $20,000 for this new speaker’s fund.

Out of a deep respect and affection for Sam and in honor of his remarkable legacy of effective organizational stewardship, the Board of Directors has voted to make $5,000 available for this new fund in a dollar for dollar fund raising match.  Each dollar (up to $5,000) contributed now through April 30, 2010 will be matched by the Board in an effort to quickly establish this fund and The Femiano Lecture in Men’s Studies.

Contributions to The Samuel Femiano Board of Directors Memorial Men’s Studies Lecture Fund can be made online or by sending checks directly to Acting Treasurer Mark Justad at 1507 Pebble Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410.  The American Men’s Studies Association is a non-profit (501c3) organization. All contributions are fully tax deductible.