Track ▁and ▁field ▁broad c aster s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ten af ly , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Category : American ▁women ▁television ▁journal ists <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Belg ian ▁American ▁Edu c ational ▁Foundation ▁( BA EF ) ▁is ▁an ▁educational ▁char ity . ▁It ▁supports ▁the ▁exchange ▁of ▁university ▁students , ▁scient ists ▁and ▁sch ol ars ▁between ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁foundation ▁fost ers ▁the ▁higher ▁education ▁of ▁deser ving ▁Bel gi ans ▁and ▁Americans ▁through ▁its ▁exchange - f ellow ship ▁program . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Dr . ▁Em ile ▁B oul pa ep ▁is ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁B AE F . ▁ ▁History ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Herbert ▁Ho over ▁organized ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁Rel ief ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁( USA ) ▁and ▁the ▁Commission ▁for ▁Rel ief ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁( Bel g ium ). ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁University ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁B . A . E . F ., ▁were ▁founded ▁with ▁the ▁budget ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁of ▁relief ▁work . ▁The ▁Belg ian ▁American ▁Edu c ational ▁Foundation ▁became ▁the ▁he ir ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁for ▁Rel ief ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁B AE F ▁inv ested ▁in ▁land ▁and ▁buildings ▁for ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁libre ▁de ▁Bru xelles ▁(