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Nonetheless, for several Jewish and Asian-American groups on campus, the naming of the scholarships--funded by the Volkswagen Foundation of West Germany to the tune of $1 million--has re-opened some nasty wounds. In particular, the 87-year-old McCloy is linked to some of the most enduring controversies of the war and immediate post-war period. As assistant secretary of war, he played an instrumental role in administering the Japanese-American internment camps in 1942. He also was influential in the Allies' decision not to bomb the Auschwitz concentration camp. Finally, in his capacity as high commissioner...
Nonetheless, it appears likely that the efforts to get the name changed will fall short. It was Volkswagen officials idea to name the scholarship after McCloy, a decision based on his service in reconstructing postwar Germany during his years spent as the high commissioner, according to James A. Cooney, who will be the assistant director fo the program...
...while Volkswagen or K-School officials have yet to make an official statement on the name protest, that idea seems here to stay, as all indications seem to suggest they believe the good in McCloy's record overweighs any possible...
Returning this week from a visit to Germany, where he interviewed applicants for the McCloy Scholarship, James A. Cooney '69, assistant director of the program, said he and the program's director, Guido Goldman, informed Volkswagen officials of the students' objections at a dinner welcoming the K-School delegation...
...added that Volkswagen Secretary General Rolf Moller indicated that the company was "Firm about the name...