Roesemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Seminar Room Designated
From left: Dr. Samuel Gladden, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Dr. Marc Landry, Director, Center Austria; Dr. Kathy Johnson, President of The University of New Orleans; Jean Paul Lagarde, Honorary Consul of Austria for Louisiana and Mississippi; Phillip Lorio III, Former Honorary Consul of Austria to Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Center Austria Celebrates
“Roesemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Seminar Room” in UNO’S International Center
On January 11, Center Austria celebrated the naming of the “Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Seminar Room” in the International Center, whose generosity has enabled University of New Orleans students to study abroad.
Brunswick Goldberg Deutsch (1915-2002) was a lifelong resident of New Orleans and a partner emeritus of Deutsch, Kerrigan, and Stiles (now Deutsch Kerrigan LLP). Brunswick was a maritime lawyer and was appointed to be the Austrian Honorary Consul General for Louisiana and Mississippi in 1977. Brunswick’s connection to Austria was through his father, Colonel Eberhard P. Deutsch, who served as General Mark Clark’s legal advisor following World War II when Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States occupied Austria.
Brunswick’s wife, Rosemary “Rosa” Barcelo Deutsch (1917-2020), loved the arts and performed onstage in California and Louisiana, most notably at the Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre in New Orleans. Throughout their forty-nine-year marriage, Brunswick and Rosa traveled extensively throughout Europe – igniting a desire to encourage young people to experience diverse cultures and perspectives through travel.
Since 2017, under the direction of David McMahon, the Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Foundation has generously provided funding for travel grants to enhance student exchanges between the University of Innsbruck and the University of New Orleans. With the foundation’s support, students from UNO’s Center Austria and Innsbruck have had the unique opportunity for cultural immersion, global awareness, and the development of cross-cultural communication skills through international travel.
The Rosemary B. and Brunswick G. Deutsch Foundation has also helped strengthen the sister-city relationship between New Orleans and Innsbruck, Austria, the home of the University of Innsbruck. As an Austrian Honorary Consulate, Brunswick G. Deutsch played a key role in supporting local Austrian activities in New Orleans; paramount among those activities was the UNO-Innsbruck International Summer School, which began during Deutsch’s tenure as Honorary Consulate. Philip D. Lorio III, former Austrian Honorary Consul, and Jean Paul Lagarde, current Austrian Honorary Consul of New Orleans, have worked to continue this legacy and support local and international students. During the seminar room naming ceremony, Lagarde stressed the importance of international studies and the strong relationship between New Orleans and Innsbruck.
During the ceremony, President Kathy Johnson spoke about the significance of the Deutsch Foundation’s support, “Scholarships for travel are more than just financial assistance; they are opportunities for students to broaden their horizons, gain a deeper understanding of global perspectives, and develop the skills necessary to thrive in an interconnected world. The Deutsch Foundation's commitment to providing these scholarships reflects a profound understanding of the transformative power of international experiences and their role in shaping tomorrow's leaders.”
In addition to travel opportunities to Innsbruck, UNO students will also travel to Mexico and Japan in Summer 2024 as study abroad programs resume post-pandemic. Since 1973, almost 17,000 students, including guest students from 75 U.S. universities, have studied abroad with the University of New Orleans.
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