Globe-trotters: Scholarships help K-State students with education abroad experiences
Thursday, July 29, 2021
MANHATTAN — Several Kansas State University students are studying around the globe with the help of scholarships offered through the Office of International Programs.
The scholarships, ranging from $500 to $5,000, have been awarded for summer or fall 2021 education abroad experiences. Destinations include Belize, Costa Rica, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Spain and Thailand.
The following students have received a scholarship for education abroad; included are the scholarship amount, name and the student's major and hometown:
From Greater Kansas City: Aidan Nelson, senior in anthropology and English, Leawood, $500 Duane and Shirley Acker International Scholar Award for Ireland; Sofia Adinolfi, senior in horticulture, $500 Veronica Bonebrake International Scholarship and $500 API Affiliated Scholarship for Costa Rica, and Hilda Solano, senior in marketing, $500 ISA Affiliate Scholarship for France, both from Overland Park; and Duc Nguyen, master's student in architecture, $5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy, and Victoria Wesp, senior in marketing, $5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy, both from Shawnee.
From Manhattan: Gabrielle Castaneda, master's student in architecture, $5,000, Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy; Caitlin Snyder, junior in animal sciences and industry and pre-veterinary medicine, $500 Vernon Larson Scholarship for Belize; and Destiny Serrano-Quiroz, senior in animal sciences and industry, $500 Corliss Lamont Humanist Community Service Scholarship for Thailand.
Kylie Engel, master's student in architecture, New Strawn, $5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy; Cole Stein, junior in finance, Salina, $500 Doris Hays Fenton Memorial Scholarship for Italy; Collin Ritchey, senior in finance, Topeka, $2,500 Mary Lynn Manning Study Abroad Scholarship for Spain; and John Baker, sophomore in pre-professional business administration, $1,000 Duane and Shirley Acker International Scholar Award and $500 ISA Affiliate Scholarship for South Korea, and Paige Hallacy, senior in modern languages and accounting, $5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for France and $500 ISA Affiliate Scholarship, both from Wichita.
From out of state:
Luci Reich, senior in animal sciences and industry, Mount Sterling, Illinois, $500 Doris Hays Fenton Memorial Scholarship for Belize; Timothy Ahn, master's student in architecture, Kansas City, Missouri, $5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy; Thomas Putnam, master's student in architecture, St. Louis, Missouri, $ 5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy; Abigail O'Connor, master's student in interior architecture and industrial design, Columbia, Missouri, $500 Duane and Shirley Acker International Scholar Award for Denmark; Jacob Bandy, senior in architecture, Bellevue, Nebraska, $5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Italy; and Brett Lafleur, senior in interior design, Omaha, Nebraska, $5,000 Mike and Becky Goss Study Abroad Scholarship for Denmark.
