The Institute of International Education and the U.S. Fulbright Commission announced that three University of New Mexico students have been awarded grants for international exchange programs as part of the U.S. student Fulbright program.
Catron Allred, a graduate student in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in the UNM College of Education, has been selected to help establish a new English teaching program in Brazil. A New Mexico native, Allred has lived and worked in Puerto Rico and Mexico. She participated in student exchange programs in Spain and Brazil, and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. Allred has taught ESL courses at UNM and in the Albuquerque Public Schools, and has worked with a number of New Mexico community organizations. She received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from UNM.
Sue Taylor received a grant to spend the coming academic year in Venezuela. A doctoral student in the Department of History, UNM College of Arts and Sciences, Taylor will be conducting research on female slaves, female slave owners and free women of African heritage during the Spanish colonial period in Venezuela. A non-traditional student, Taylor left her long-time business career in 2000 to pursue her interests in Latin American history at UNM. She earned a master's degree in Latin American Studies at UNM in 2002.
John White, also a doctoral student in the Department of History, received a Fulbright grant to Paraguay. White will be doing research for his doctoral dissertation studying the working-class communities established during construction of the massive Itaipu hydroelectric dam, which was built on the Parana River between Paraguay and Brazil. A native of North Carolina, White received a master's degree in Latin American Studies at UNM in 2001.
Ken Carpenter, interim director of UNM's International Programs & Studies, and the campus Fulbright advisor, “It is very unusual for UNM to get three Fulbright student grants in the same year. It is a real testament to the quality of our students and our academic programs, especially in fields related to Latin America. The UNM community, and all New Mexicans, can be very proud of these three outstanding students.”
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.
Carpenter also announced that applications for the 2006-07 student awards are due by September 30. Applications are available at Fulbright Applications.
For more information visit the Office of International Programs & Studies, Mesa Vista 2111, or call Carpenter, at 277-4032, or via email carpenk@unm.edu.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920
Posted by scarr at August 25, 2005 10:53 AM