Students will be taking on academic, internship, and research opportunities around the world during the upcoming year, thanks to the generosity of donors from across campus. The fall 2016 International Division Scholarship Award Ceremony, held December 6 at the Gordon Dining and Event Center, brought students, faculty, and staff together to celebrate students receiving scholarships and recognize the donors who made the awards possible.
“All of you embarking on something new,” said Dan Gold, director of International Academic Programs and MC for the award ceremony. “If you approach it in the right way it will be incredibly meaningful and impact you for the rest of your life.”
Student recipients are already looking forward to their upcoming international opportunities with excitement and anticipation.
Jonathan Vannucci, a junior majoring in geography and environmental studies, will be studying in Copenhagen, Denmark during the spring 2017 semester. Vannucci received the scholarship through the Scan|Design Foundation. Because of the scholarship, Vannucci will be going abroad for the first time, and looks forward to experiencing new cultures and “seeing politics in practice.”
“Receiving this scholarship means the world,” Vannucci said. “Without the scholarship, I wouldn’t be having this experience. This is an integral development opportunity for me personally and professionally. Plus, my grandfather was from Denmark, so I will be able to connect with my heritage and get closer to my roots.”
Laura Herzog, a 4th year dietetics major, is planning to complete an internship in Buenos Aries, Argentina. She will be working with The Bubble, an online news source that reports on news and current events, while also analyzing pop culture for additional context. While online journalism might not seem like a match for a future dietetics professional, Herzog knows the skills she will be developing will be invaluable in her field.
“A very important aspect of health care is communicating concepts that are complex or foreign,” Herzog said. “The soft skill of being able to take something your reader might not understand and make it understandable is something that would also be useful in the healthcare field.”
Herzog also said she hopes to work with low-income women in the future, and that navigating a new, challenging environment will give her valuable experience that will help her to better connect with future patients.
Herzog received the Oscar N. & Ethel K. Allen Memorial Study Abroad Internship Grant. Herzog noted that in reading about the couple, she was struck by their close work with CALS and hopes to give back in the future as well. In addition, given her own close ties to CALS, Herzog said the scholarship lets her feel a “deeper connection with the past and the university.”
Below is a list of all students recognized at the scholarship ceremony.
Oscar N. & Ethel K. Allen Memorial Study Abroad Internship Grant
Abagail Catania, Laura Herzog
Neil & Audrey Barrows Study Abroad Scholarship
Alyssa Ginther
Biochemistry Study Abroad Scholarship
Nicole Mari Jones, Caroline Kreitzer, Jefferson Driscoll
Endowment of Undergraduate Excellence Fund
Riley Lenoch, Scout Kirby, Ashaleigh Worrell
William F. Renk Study Abroad Scholarship
Jodi Allison, Macy Barnes, Daniel Erickson, Karla Guerrero, Libby Halma, Aria Kenarsary, Mamawa Konuwa, Regina Kosmatka, Gage Moreno, Melissa Nelson, Nicole Perrett, Leanza Rakowski, Samantha Robers
Douglas D. Sorenson Study Abroad Scholarship
Alyssa Ginther, Valerie Knurr
George E. Shook Scholarship
Micheala Slind
William and Janice Ward Scholarship
Micheala Slind
Worldwide Internship Program Grants
Abagail Catania, Hallah Ghanem , Jessica Stephani
IIP Travel Grants
Abagail Catania, Laura Herzog, Drew McMillen, Jessica Stephani, Jung Young You
George W. & Dorothy D. Sledge Study Abroad Scholarship
Mara Benowitz, Heather Hellenga, Cassandra Peters
Cerk Family Fund
Maia Erickson, Bridget Harney
Chou Kuo-ping Scholarships
Sydney Farmer, Ian Matz
Joseph Elder Scholarship
Max Eggert
Great People – International Studies Scholarship
Lena Ali, Jadyn Donahue-Szudy, Alexandria Huebler, Dylan Jones, Tara Kamnetz, Michelle Lam, Christa Tulics, Alyson Vong, Arashjot Kaur, Carina Ludwig
IAP Graduate & Professional Student Scholarship
Yuan Chang, Ellen Hebden, Clarence Moore, Will Porter, Fernanda Villarroel
IAP WISc Scholarship
Megan Diermeier, Jordan Gruel, William Hoverman, Sarah Ketterhagen, Aleana Savage, Alma Sida Ontiveros
Nave Scholarship
Rashea Minor
Norway Study Abroad Scholarship
Calvin Berg
FIGS Scholarship
Austin Burg, Brittany Dusek, Christopher Gitter, Gabrielle Guitzkow, Mari Kielczewski, Thomas Matoska, Emily Snelson
UW in India Scholarship
Connor Green, Callan Mcnamara
Scan|Design Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship
Maxsen Berken, Taylor Bruns, Megan Diermeier, Olivia Fountaine, Aaron Hathaway, Nishat Hossain, Jenna Kanner, Hannah Keeser, Samuel Orno, Lauren Quirk, Julianne Testa, Jonathan Vannucci, Amelie Von Below
Julie and Michael Gerend Award
Tiana Jacobs
School of Education Lois E. Hack Study Abroad Scholarship
Samantha Fitzpatrick
Morton and Lena Wax Scholarship
Taylor Brockman
Study Abroad Alumni Scholarships
Adina Barriento, Margaret Cram, Valerie Kukla, Shane Linden, Todd Marino, Christy Mattern, Kayla Rybicki
Study Abroad Scholars
Clare Aeschbacher, Elizabeth Aspinwall, Rachel Beltz, David Burdick, Krista Brown, Madeline Carbery, Te’Asia Capies, Mayuly Chamleunsouk, Sophia Dramm, Alyssa Dooley, Krystal Du, Kaitlyn Falk, Hannah Fick, Grace Fleming, Julia Frangul, Kayla Gardner, Quinn Gavin, Abigail Geiger, Michaela Gombar, Sebastian Gomez Parra, Alexa Grunwaldt, Kelsey Karker, Maddie Harty, Penny Hazeltine, Melody Henry, Stephanie Hetto, Nora Herzong, Holly Howe, Amrit Hundal, Tiana Jacobs, Ty Jager, Nicole Johnson, Justine Jones, Jessica Kanter, Charlee King, Kelsey Kircher, Madison Kircher, Rebecca Lawlor, Pachia Lee, Alexandra Leiterman, Liliana Lule, Calley Mannion, Mira Marko, Ashley Mcgoey, Rachel Mikolas, Sanober Mirza, Rebecca Morgan, Brad Morgan, Edwin Neumann, Anna Ostermeier, Anna Paulson, Annika Peterson, Shelby Petta, Nicole Philipps, Julia Porter, Abigail Remiarz, Josh Rexroade, Emma Romell, Igna Runstrom, Daniela Schmidt, Josie Sajbel, Alexandra Sawyer, Natalie Schraith, Lucero Serna, Erika Swant, Mandy Thor, Jonathan Vannucci, Grace Vriezen, Haley Watson, Natalya Weise, Anna Weinberg, Emily Wink, Abbey Zacharski, Katelyn Zutter