BERZINS, Mirdza Erika - Revision history

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	[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivalidas M. "Tali"\|Talivalidas M. BERZINS "Tali"]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships ~~have~~ popularly ~~come~~ to be known as "the genius grants." (1)		[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivalidas M. "Tali"\|Talivalidas M. BERZINS "Tali"]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships popularly became known to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

	A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], ~~she~~ attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.		A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], Mirdza attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

	In 1984 she began working for the MacArthur Foundation as a program officer in the fellows program. This ~~provides~~ unrestricted fellowships to "exceptionally talented and promising individuals who have given evidence of originality, dedication to creative pursuits and capacity for self-direction."		In 1984 she began working for the MacArthur Foundation as a program officer in the fellows program. This provided unrestricted fellowships to "exceptionally talented and promising individuals who have given evidence of originality, dedication to creative pursuits and capacity for self-direction."

	She later returned to Dubuque where she worked at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. (2)		She later returned to Dubuque where she worked at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. (2)

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	[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivalidas M. "Tali"\|Talivalidas M. BERZINS "Tali"]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur ~~Program~~ in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)		[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivalidas M. "Tali"\|Talivalidas M. BERZINS "Tali"]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

	A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.		A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

	In 1984 she began working for the MacArthur Foundation as a program officer in the fellows ~~programs~~. This provides unrestricted fellowships to "exceptionally talented and promising individuals who have given evidence of originality, dedication to creative pursuits and capacity for self-direction."		In 1984 she began working for the MacArthur Foundation as a program officer in the fellows program. This provides unrestricted fellowships to "exceptionally talented and promising individuals who have given evidence of originality, dedication to creative pursuits and capacity for self-direction."

	She later returned to Dubuque where she worked at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. (2)		She later returned to Dubuque where she worked at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. (2)

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	[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, ~~Talivaldis~~ M. "Tali"\|~~Talivaldis~~ M. BERZINS "Tali"]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)		[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivalidas M. "Tali"\|Talivalidas M. BERZINS "Tali"]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

	A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.		A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

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	[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivaldis M.\|Talivaldis M. BERZINS]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)		[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivaldis M. "Tali"\|Talivaldis M. BERZINS "Tali"]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

	A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.		A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

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	[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS,Talivaldis M.\|Talivaldis M. ~~BEZINS~~]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)		[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivaldis M.\|Talivaldis M. BERZINS]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

	A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.		A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

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	[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivaldis M.\|Talivaldis M. BEZINS]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)		[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS,Talivaldis M.\|Talivaldis M. BEZINS]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

	A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.		A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

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	[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivaldis M.\|Talivaldis M. BEZINS]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur ~~Foundation~~ in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)		[[Image:berzins.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivaldis M.\|Talivaldis M. BEZINS]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the MacArthur Fellows Program, of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Program in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

	A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.		A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

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[[Image:berzins.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]BERZINS, Mirdza Erika. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of [[BERZINS, Talivaldis M.|Talivaldis M. BEZINS]] and Erma Berzins, Mirdza Erika Berzins was the acting director (1993-1994) of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in Chicago, Illinois. The fellowships have popularly come to be known as "the genius grants." (1)

A 1968 graduate of [[DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL]], she attended the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]] for two years before graduating from the University of Iowa with a bachelor's degree in English literature. She received a library degree from Columbia University and worked in publishing in New York until returning to Iowa City as a librarian.

In 1984 she began working for the MacArthur Foundation as a program officer in the fellows programs. This provides unrestricted fellowships to "exceptionally talented and promising individuals who have given evidence of originality, dedication to creative pursuits and capacity for self-direction."

She later returned to Dubuque where she worked at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]]. (2)

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Source:

1. E-mail, Mirdza Erika Berzins, January 23, 2023

2. Bergstrom, Kathy. "Ex-Dubuquer Directs 'Freedom' Foundation," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 6, 1993, p. 5A

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