14 Penn State Students Abroad On Fulbright Program Grants
8-29-96
University Park, Pa. -- Fourteen Penn State students are starting the academic year studying abroad on grants administered under the 1996-97 Fulbright program.
Seven awardees recently received baccalaureate degrees from the University, and seven are graduate students in master's or Ph.D. programs. The awardees, their major, field of study or teaching, and the country in which they are studying are:
-- Stephen Bender, an international politics graduate from Denver, is teaching English as a foreign language in Germany.
-- Andrew Carlson, a Ph.D. student in philosophy from Denver, Colorado; philosophy; Germany.
-- Joseph Ciardi, a Ph.D. student in horticulture and genetics from State College; horticulture; Italy.
-- Amy Davis, a biology graduate from Greensburg; biology; Australia.
-- Julie Hornick, a Ph.D. student in French from State College, is teaching English as a foreign language in France.
-- Sheri Howe, a German graduate from Ephrata, is teaching English as a foreign language in Germany.
-- Amy Kapp, a media studies graduate from West Chester, is teaching English as a foreign language in Korea.
-- Sean Kelley, a Ph.D. student in physiology and nutrition from Painted Post, N.Y.; biology; Sweden.
-- Franklin Perkins, a Ph.D. student in philosophy from State College; philosophy; Germany.
-- Kathryn Peters, a Ph.D. student in comparative literature from State College; comparative literature; Nicaragua.
-- Scott Phillips, a graduate in theatre arts from Collegeville; theatre arts-acting; Germany.
-- Rachel Rohlf, a graduate in German from Lexington, Ky., is teaching English as a foreign language in Germany.
-- Pervaze Sheikh, a Ph.D. student in biology from State College; ecology; Brazil.
-- Kurtis Williams, a graduate in astronomy from New Holland; astronomy; Germany.
Editors: For more information about the Fulbright programs at Penn State,
contact Mary Gage at 814-865-6192.
Contact:
Christy Rambeau (814) 865-7517 (office) cmr7@psu.edu