United States Agency for International Development Mission Director Jon Lindborg described the determination of Dr. Horace Silliman to put up a school in a country where he had no connections as “an amazing legacy,” a press release from Silliman University in Dumaguete City said.

Lindborg, who represented USAID in its induction into the Order of Horace Brinsmade Silliman recently, discussed the friendship between USAID and SU.

He said that in the hundred years of Silliman's existence, the Philippines and the US have shared a special relationship, which breeds the legacy that pulls Filipinos and Americans together, the press release said.

He also recognized the efforts of Silliman University Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management Director, Dr. Angel Alcala, former Silliman president and secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

He said Alcala has helped establish a partnership with USAID on programs that address the “blue issues” or those affecting the marine resources, at that time when USAID's efforts were more at addressing the brown issues (pollution) and the green issues, forests and lands, the press release said.

With Lindborg in his visit in Negros Oriental were Daniel Moore, Chief of the USAID Office of Energy and Environment, and Rene Acosta, Development Assistance Specialist.

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, the press release added.*

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