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07-05-07

Media Release

Ten Oregon State University Students Awarded Diversity Scholarships for Study Abroad

CORVALLIS, Ore. – International Programs at Oregon State University has awarded scholarships to 10 OSU students for study abroad during the 2007-08 academic year.

The $5,000 scholarships from the Diversity Scholars program allow each student to study in a foreign country for at least one term.

As part of the scholarship conditions, once they return from abroad, the students will serve as study abroad ambassadors and mentors, making presentations to student groups, classes, and OSU’s six cultural centers, as well as engaging in other forms of peer mentoring.

The recipients, their majors and study abroad destinations are:

Albany: Maria Brambila, business, France; Miguel Brambila, mechanical engineering, Spain.

Baker City: Matt Jager, music, liberal studies, International Degree, Ecuador.

Bend: Geraldine Casimiro, merchandising management, Mexico.

Blachly: Hunnan Pope, construction engineering management, Mexico.

Corvallis: Monica Juarez-Hernandez, human development and family sciences, Spain.

Eagle Point: Jessica Sandoval, business, Spain.

Jacksonville: Tristan Walker, computer science, Japan.

Portland: Michelle Nguyen, biology (pre-dental), International Degree, Ecuador.

The Diversity Scholars program was created through a grant from the IFSA Foundation, a non-profit organization located in Indianapolis. The foundation focuses on strengthening U.S. undergraduate study abroad opportunities, such as scholarships for international education opportunities particularly among under-represented groups.

About Oregon State University: OSU is one of only two U.S. universities designated a land grant, sea grant, space grant and sun grant institution. OSU is also Oregon’s largest public research university, garnering more than 60 percent of the total federal and private research funding in the Oregon University System. Its more than 19,000 students come from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. OSU programs touch every county within Oregon, and its faculty teach and conduct research on issues of national and global importance.