Germany. Switzerland. Malaysia. Colombia.
Those are the destinations in store for five UofL students and alumni who have earned 2017-2018 Fulbright Awards.
鈥淲e are so proud of our prestigious scholarship winners,鈥 said UofL Interim President Greg Postel. 鈥淥ur top scholar program really sets us apart from other institutions. It鈥檚 not just that it is so successful 鈥 which it is 鈥 but also because the entire campus community comes together to help and support these scholars during their academic journey.鈥
Since 2003 there have been 109 UofL Fulbright scholars, more than all other Kentucky public institutions combined.聽
In the last decade, UofL has as one of the nation鈥檚 top producers of Fulbright winners by the Chronicle of Higher 成人直播 and, last year, had the highest success rate among U.S. research institutions.
UofL had 15 Fulbright winners last year, breaking its own record of 14 in a single year set in 2010 and 2011.
Patricia Condon, who heads the national and international scholarship program, said academically gifted students are increasingly coming to her office for advice and assistance because they have heard about UofL鈥檚 success in producing Fulbright awardees.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not unusual for high school students who are considering UofL to ask about our Fulbright, Truman, Goldwater or other scholars,鈥 Condon said. 鈥淭hat kind of awareness is part of the momentum that drives a strong pipeline of prestigious scholarship candidates to our door.鈥
Those receiving 2017-2018 are:
- , Manchester, graduating senior, political science, will teach in Malaysia.
- , Louisville, 2016 graduate, anthropology, will teach in Germany.
- , Ashland, 2016 graduate, social work, will teach in Malaysia.
- , New Albany, Ind., graduating senior, biochemistry, will conduct research in Switzerland.
- , Alexandria, graduating senior, biology and Spanish, will teach in Colombia.
The university previously announced that won Kentucky鈥檚 only Truman Scholarship.
For more on the Fulbrights, visit the 聽and check out the video below.
