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Contact: Ken Carpenter 277-4032 April 13, 2004 UNM SENIOR TO STUDY IN NEW ZEALAND WITH FULBRIGHT GRANT
Ford will attend classes at the University of Auckland, study the Maori language, and participate in a study of how New Zealand protects, preserves and interprets Maori traditional culture and archaeological sites. Ford, a UNM Regent's Scholar from Tacoma, Wash., was a high school exchange student in Germany and, in 2002, studied at Flinders University in Australia through the UNM international exchange program. She has been involved in a number of archaeological field studies in Australia and the United States. “Stephanie has an impressive record of academic scholarship and accomplishments. Her experience conducting fieldwork in indigenous communities in Australia and the U.S. will significantly contribute to the success of her project in New Zealand. She was an exceptional candidate for the Fulbright grant,” said Les Field, associate professor of anthropology and a member of the Campus Fulbright Committee. The Fulbright Student Program awards approximately 1,000 grants annually from a pool of 5,000 to 6,000 applicants. The program, funded by the U.S. Congress and more than 140 other countries, was established in 1946 by the late Senator J. William Fulbright, to foster student exchanges as an alternative to war and conflict. Applications for the 2005-06 student awards will be available by the end of April online at www.iie.org/fulbright or on campus in the Office of International Programs & Studies, Mesa Vista 2111. For more information, contact Ken Carpenter, associate director of International Programs & Studies, 277-4032, or e-mail carpenk@unm.edu . # # # |
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University of New Mexico anthropology student Stephanie Ford has been awarded a Fulbright grant to study Maori culture in New Zealand, following her graduation in May.