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Source: Office of international programs, 785-532-5990, oip@k-state.edu
Web site: http://www.k-state.edu/studyabroad
News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-6415, bbohn@k-state.edu

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008

K-STATE STUDENTS EARN SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY ABROAD IN THE SPRING 2009 SEMESTER

MANHATTAN -- Scholarships will help 70 Kansas State University students with their study abroad experiences during the spring 2009 semester.

The scholarships include K-State Office of International Programs Study Abroad Scholarships, which are supported by the K-State Student Governing Association, and scholarships endowed by private donors through the Kansas State University Foundation. Students receiving the scholarships are or will be studying abroad for a semester, a year or on short-term faculty-led group trips over spring break or winter break.

K-State Provost and Senior Vice President M. Duane Nellis said, "Congratulations to these students winning study abroad scholarships. As more of our students broaden their horizons by spending a semester abroad, they learn invaluable lessons about the world we live in. Expanded study abroad programs are part of our ongoing efforts to be more engaged, entrepreneurial and international as a university."

K-State international study scholarship recipients and their destinations include:

Rebecca Muller, senior in agribusiness, Coffeyville, $250 Study Abroad Scholarship for Chile and Argentina; Brandi Buzzard, senior in agricultural economics and animal sciences and industry, Colony, $250 Study Abroad Scholarship for Germany and France; Anneliese Byram, graduate student in interior architecture and product design, Council Grove, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Peru; Olga Martinez, senior in biology, Dodge City, $750 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy; Eden Lehr, junior in mass communications, Fort Riley, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain; Nick Wilson, sophomore in political science, Fort Scott, $250 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic.

From Greater Kansas City: Briana Craemer, junior in mass communications, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for Europe, and Caitlin Meehan, senior in hotel and restaurant management, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for Ireland, both of Leawood; Abigail Crenshaw, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications and business administration, $750 Study Abroad Scholarship and a $600 Rodolfo J. Montes se Oca/Costa Rica-Small Town International Scholarship for Costa Rica, Erin Diskin, sophomore in pre-journalism and mass communications, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for South Korea, Sean Kolich, junior in architectural engineering, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Costa Rica, and Danielle Wingfield, senior in modern languages and anthropology, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Mexico, all of Olathe; Andrew Barnes, graduate student in architecture, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy, Andrew Brown, junior in mathematics and computer engineering, $200 Catherine Joyce Memorial Scholarship and a $750 Study Abroad Scholarship for England, both of Overland Park.

From Greater Kansas City, continued: Natalie Exposito, junior in marketing, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship and a $500 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Scholarship for the Czech Republic, Rachel Richardson, junior in mass communications, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Ann Marie Virgo, junior in marketing, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Europe, Amy Vu, sophomore in life sciences, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for Ecuador, and Laura Winegardner, senior in interior design, $125 Heather Stewart Memorial Scholarship and $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy, all of Overland Park; Alisha Ernst, $750 Study Abroad Scholarship for Australia, and Andrew McGowan, senior in agronomy, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for China, both of Prairie Village; and Justine Wallis, sophomore in business administration, Shawnee, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Australia.

Hannah Morray, sophomore in mathematics, Gridley, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain; Gerald Stoskopf, Hoisington, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Argentina and Chile; Allison Gould, graduate student in interior architecture and product design, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Denmark, Hutchinson; Melanie Hall, sophomore in pre-psychology, $250 Study Abroad Scholarship for Ireland, and Matthew Junghans, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Australia, both of Junction City; Shannon Kempke, junior in finance and marketing, Kanopolis, $500 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Scholarship and a $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Leah Kuhlmann, senior in biology, Kensington, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain; Laura Carlson, junior in psychology, Lindsborg, $500 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Scholarship and a $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Jessica Taylor, junior in kinesiology, Louisburg, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain; Kelsey Sandstrom, sophomore in business administration, Lyndon, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Australia; Sally Ebright, graduate student in interior architecture and product design, Lyons, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy.

From Manhattan: Jeremy Armstrong, senior in mechanical engineering, $500 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Scholarship and a $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Ethan Bezzak, sophomore in history, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for South Africa; Hannah Blick, junior in mass communications, $500 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Scholarship and a $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Robert Clark, sophomore in biological and agricultural engineering, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for Mexico; Kelsey Dertzbaugh, sophomore in agribusiness, $250 Study Abroad Scholarship for Chile and Argentina; Jeremy Walker, sophomore in history and anthropology, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for China.

Tana Smith, junior in history and anthropology, Paola, $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain; Emma Gordon, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, Pittsburg, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for Japan; Hillary Blue, junior in accounting, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Europe, and Molly Martin, senior in marketing and modern languages, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain, both of Salina; Sarah Beier, junior in industrial engineering, Topeka, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for England; Manuel Garcia, senior in mechanical engineering, Ulysses, $750 Friends of International Programs Scholarship and a $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic.

From Wichita: Kristen Case, sophomore in hotel and restaurant management, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Australia; Toren Droge, junior in construction science and management, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Ashley Frey, senior in mass communications, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain; and Rachel Meether, senior in family studies and human services, $250 Doris Hays Fenton Memorial Scholarship and a $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarship for Northern Ireland.

Courtney Smith, junior in management and marketing, Wilson, $250 Study Abroad Scholarship for Europe.

From out of state:

Alyson Herme, junior in psychology, Santa Clarita, Calif., $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for England; Elizabeth Neill, sophomore in business administration, Lone Tree, Colo., $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy.

From Minnesota: Amy Pylipow, sophomore in hotel and restaurant management, Eden Prairie, $250 Doris Hays Fenton Memorial Scholarship and a $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarship for Argentina; Christa Bowman, junior in interior architecture and product design, Plymouth, $750 Study Abroad Scholarship for Peru; and Dominic Krezowski, sophomore in history, St. Paul, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for England.

From Missouri: Staci Reed, graduate student in architecture, Buckner, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Elise Hubbard, graduate student in landscape architecture, Dexter, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for France; Paul Jarvis, junior in interior architecture and product design, Manchester, $150 Veronica Bonebrake International Scholarship and a $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarship for Peru; Lauren Marie Peterson, sophomore in marketing and modern languages, Parkville, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for France; and Erica Lester, graduate student in interior architecture and product design, Raytown, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy.

From Nebraska: Joanne Rayer, junior in horticulture, Bellevue, $200 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; Christie Murman, graduate student in landscape architecture, Glenvil, $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy; and Whitney Buchmann, junior in modern languages, Lincoln, $600 Rodolfo J. Montes se Oca/Costa Rica-Small Town International Scholarship and a $500 Study Abroad Scholarship for Costa Rica.

Andrew Stickel, senior in agricultural economics and animal sciences and industry, Bowling Green, Ohio, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Argentina and Chile.

From Texas: Sara Ege, graduate student in interior architecture and product design, Kingwood, $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Denmark; Gracia Johnson, sophomore in kinesiology, Mansfield, $500 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Scholarship and a $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for the Czech Republic; and Jacob Phillips, junior in finance and marketing, Midland, $250 Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy.

Abbey Heikes, sophomore in bakery science and management, Shawano, Wis., $400 Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain.