Mission Director Jon Lindborg of the United States Agency for International Development will be in Silliman University for the induction of the USAID into the Order of Horace B. Silliman tomorrow, a press release from SU said.

The Order of Horace B. Silliman is a prestigious recognition conferred upon individuals, families and organizations whose gifts and donations with a value of at least P1 million continue to help realize the University's mission of providing better opportunities to its students and the members of both Silliman and the larger community of Dumaguete.

USAID has been supporting Silliman in its various projects, including research works of the Institute of Environmental and Marine Sciences under the Coastal Resource Management Program of the Department of Energy, the press release said.

This support has made Silliman a Center of Excellence in Coastal Resource Management, allowing the University to develop programs aimed at sustainable management of coastal resources, it also said.

The USAID also funded the construction of the new Marine Laboratory building, a facility of IEMS, inaugurated in 1998.

Lindborg will receive the recognition at the Multimedia Center with members of the University Leadership Council and USAID scholars present.

Accompanying him are Daniel Moore, chief, USAID Office of Energy and Environment, and Renerio Acosta, USAID Local and National Governance Advisor, the press release added.*

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