Kansas State University

MANHATTAN -- Nearly 100 Kansas State University students have received scholarships to study abroad this summer or during the fall semester.

The awards include the office's Global Education Initiative scholarships and Faculty-Led scholarships, made possible by the Kansas State University Student Governing Association. Five students earned the $5,000 Presidential Scholarship for Australia, made possible by university President Kirk Schulz; while others earned scholarships sponsored by private donors through the Kansas State University Foundation.

The study abroad experiences vary in length, from short-term faculty-led trips to programs lasting up to a year. Announced previously were the 10 recipients of the university's $5,000 Goss Discovery Scholarship for international study in the fall 2013 semester. More information on these scholarships is available at http://bit.ly/ZNpjTi.

Students receiving study abroad scholarships, their destination and trip time include:

Amy Boline, junior in agribusiness, Allen, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship and $250 Doris Hays Fenton Memorial Scholarship, Ireland, fall; Jordan Becker, sophomore in accounting, Andale, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy and Spain, fall; Jordan Thomas, sophomore in political sciences, Atchison, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Costa Rica, summer; Madelyn Mitchell, sophomore in fine arts, Bucyrus, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy, fall; Aaron Westerman, junior in interior design, Chanute, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy and France, summer; Bobbi Shanks, senior in animal sciences and industry, Columbus, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Argentina, summer; Kelsey Martin, sophomore in accounting, Colwich, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Italy and Spain, fall; April Rust, junior in accounting, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy and Spain, fall.

From Dodge City: Cristabell Bernadec, junior in pre-professional elementary education, $600 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, China, summer; Danielle Jones, junior in applied music, $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; and Carla Medrano, junior in elementary education, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Ecuador, summer.

Kutter Bookout, junior in accounting, El Dorado, $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Germany, summer; Kristen Burton, senior in elementary education, El Dorado, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, China, summer; Ashlen Ellison, junior in pre-veterinary medicine, Garnett, $5,000 Australian Presidential Initiative Scholarship, Australia, fall.

From Greater Kansas City: Ann Grannell, junior in elementary education, Gardner, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ecuador, summer; Jessica Jasso, junior in pre-professional secondary education, Gardner, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, China, summer; Stephen Kucera, freshman in applied music, Kansas City, Kan., $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Germany and Austria, summer; Caleb Wurth, senior in feed science and management, Kansas City, Mo., $750 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Southern Africa, summer; Lauren Wormington, junior in elementary education, Leawood, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Ecuador, summer; Justin Keller, senior in mechanical engineering, Lenexa, $1,000 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Exchange Scholarship, Czech Republic, fall; Samantha Ridgway, sophomore in apparel and textiles, Lenexa, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy, fall; Scott Soptick, master's student in accounting, Lenexa, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy, summer; Nicole Wasserman, sophomore in business administration, Lenexa, $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; Morgan Rose, junior in elementary education, Mission Hills, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ecuador, summer; Morgan Grimmert, junior in mass communications, Olathe, $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Costa Rica, summer; Madelyn Johnson, sophomore in accounting, Olathe, $750 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; Zachary Bailey, freshman in business administration, Overland Park, $5,000 Australian Presidential Initiative Scholarship, Australia, fall; Rachel Budke, sophomore in bakery science and management, Overland Park, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy, fall; Angela Glean, junior in kinesiology, Overland Park, $2,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ecuador, summer; Aubrey Illig, freshman in fine arts, Overland Park, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, India, summer; Grant Jackson, sophomore in finance, Overland Park, $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; Maria Ross, junior in secondary education-modern languages, Overland Park, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Peru, summer; Sarah Smith, sophomore in family studies and human services, Overland Park, $600 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; Canaan Coker, junior in biology, Shawnee, $750 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; Meredith Guigli, junior in mechanical engineering, Shawnee, $1,000 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Exchange Scholarship and $250 Catherine Joyce Memorial Scholarship, Czech Republic, fall; Jennifer Stanley, sophomore in pre-professional secondary education, Shawnee, $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, England, summer; and Ethan Reinke, junior in mechanical engineering, Stilwell, $1,000 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Exchange Scholarship, Czech Republic, fall.

Katie Garrison, sophomore in interior design, Haysville, $750 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy and France, summer; Courtney Gill, junior in family studies and human services, Hiawatha, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ireland, summer; Amanda Perser, junior in humanities, Hutchinson, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; Jennifer Stawski, freshman in athletic training, Junction City, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Germany, summer.

Dylan Carr, senior in history, Lakin, $750 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Germany, summer; Rebecca Zheng, junior in biology, Lawrence, $5,000 Australian Presidential Initiative Scholarship and $1,000 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Exchange Scholarship, Australia, fall; Jamie Briscoe, senior in agribusiness, Lincoln, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Ireland, summer.

From Manhattan: Isabella Alonso, junior in theatre, $750 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, England, summer; Jessica Bauerle, senior in elementary education, $2,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ghana, summer; Graciela Berumen, junior in pre-professional elementary education, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, China, summer; Kathryn Douglass, sophomore in biological systems engineering, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Southern African, summer; Chinazo Ehi, junior in biology, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, United Kingdom, fall; Carolyn Fox, sophomore in agronomy, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Southern Africa, summer; Cara Hillstock, junior in English, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Vietnam, summer; Cassandra Myskiw, senior in women's studies, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Vietnam, summer; Gabrielle Noakes, junior in communications, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, England, summer; Christopher Rabuck, junior in English, $800 Elfreida Nafziger Scholarship and $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Chile, fall; Emory Rosenow, freshman in applied music, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Germany and Austria, summer; and Sofia Sabates, freshman in biology, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Brazil, summer.

Hillary L'Ecuyer, sophomore in interior design, Morrowville, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy and France, summer; Rachel Reichenberger, sophomore in food science and industry, Mount Hope, $1,750 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Southern Africa, summer; Nathan Laudan, senior in animal sciences and industry, Osawatomie, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, France, summer; Andrea Fouts, senior in marketing, Ottawa, $1,500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Chile, summer; Dustin Aherin, junior in animal sciences and industry, Phillipsburg, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Argentina, summer; Stevie St. Clair, junior in family studies and human services, Portis, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Kenya, summer; Tyler Larson, junior in interior architecture and product design, St. Francis, $750 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy, summer; Ben LaValley, freshman in physics, Salina, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship and $250 Doris Hays Fenton Memorial Scholarship, France, fall; Elli Kingsley, junior in fine arts, Sedgwick, $5,000 Australian Presidential Initiative Scholarship, Australia, fall; Kelsey Kramer, sophomore in marketing, Seneca, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy, summer.

From Topeka: Elizibeth Dawdy, senior in elementary education, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ecuador, summer; Olivia Eller, junior in biology, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Brazil, summer; Taylor Fagan, sophomore in microbiology, $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Spain, summer; Julie Johnson, freshman in accounting, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy, summer; and Rebecca Kaye, freshman in philosophy, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Finland, summer.

Bobbi Ehrlich, senior in music education, Victoria, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Germany and Austria, summer; Abigail Huddleston, sophomore in hotel and restaurant management, Wamego, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship and $250 Heather Stewart Memorial Scholarship, United Kingdom, fall.

From Wichita: Lauren Gradert, senior in modern languages, $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ecuador, summer; Logan Jones, freshman in theatre, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, France, summer; and Kimberlyn Stephens, sophomore in biochemistry, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Costa Rica, summer.

From out of state:

Amanda Ross, junior in elementary education, Highlands Ranch, Colo., $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ecuador, summer; Tamar Adcock, junior in animal sciences and industry, Assumption, Ill., $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Argentina, summer; Lauren Henebry, freshman in agribusiness, Buffalo, Ill., $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ireland, summer; Sam Cook, junior in feed science and management, Spirit Lake, Iowa, $250 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Southern Africa, summer; Mark Joerling, junior in finance, North Aurora, Ill., $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Ireland, fall; Denise Cobb, junior in biochemistry, Frederick, Md., $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship and $250 Vernon Larson Scholarship, Denmark, fall; Danielle Dick, junior in interior design, Mountain Lake, Minn., $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Italy and France, summer; Katherine Ortbals, senior in interior architecture and product design, Columbia, Mo., $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Turkey, summer; Nelson Pence, freshman in business administration, Kirkwood, Mo., $5,000 Australian Presidential Initiative Scholarship and $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Australia, fall; Ashley Brewster, junior in landscape architecture, St. Genevieve, Mo., $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Scandinavia, summer; Josef Lang, junior in interior design, Bellevue, Neb., $1,500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Denmark, summer; Natalie Laubner, junior in finance, Mandan, N.D., $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Argentina, summer; Hillary Breene, junior in agribusiness, West Greenwich, R.I., $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship and $250 Veronica Bonebrake International Scholarship, Ireland, fall; Joshua Bonilla, senior in applied music, Sumter, S.C., $350 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Germany and Austria, summer; Alyssa Butler, sophomorein landscape architecture, Yankton, S.D., $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Scandinavia, summer; and Morgan Stafford, junior in interior architecture and product design, Spokane, Wash., $500 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, Denmark, summer.

From out of country: Luzhi Deng, sophomore in business administration, China, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, Italy and Spain, fall; Tianqi Zhang, master's student in modern languages, China, $1,000 Global Education Initiative Scholarship, France, summer; Anurag Muthyam, freshman in computer science, India, $1,000 Joseph and Elizabeth Barton-Dobenin International Exchange Scholarship, Czech Republic, fall; and Sin Dee Tey, sophomore in dietetics, Malaysia, $2,000 Faculty-Led Scholarship, South Korea, summer.