From 1993-2004, Dr. Charles Ping served as the Chairman of the CIEE Board of Directors. To honor Dr. Ping’s service to CIEE, the organization established a permanent endowment in his name: The Ping Foundation. The Foundation aims to serve the CIEE mission through a number of activities; advocacy for international educational exchange, research designed to advance the field of international educational exchange, funding of scholarship programs, and matching grants to support local organizations where CIEE programs operate.