Students receive awards for international study

Twenty-four UW–Madison students have received major student awards for international study. The grants, for 2002-03, are Fulbright Institute of International Education Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad, and Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program grants.

Nineteen UW–Madison students or graduates are recipients of the Fulbright IIE Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad. The students, their areas of study and the countries in which they will study are: Hillary Anderson, medicine, Sweden; Daniel Diaz, sociology, Venezuela; Erin Ehmen, theology/religion, India; Ryan Galt, environmental geography, Costa Rica; James Isaac, teaching assistantship, Germany; Lisa Kenney, economic development, Thailand; Matthew Lange, German literature, Germany; Brendan Luecke, environmental studies, Russia, Mike Messner, psychology, Italy; John Moraitis, musicology, Austria; Mike Niedermeyer, social work, Brazil; Kevin O’Connor, computer science, Switzerland; Sasha Pack, history, Spain; Devah Pager, sociology, France; John Riordan, history, Uzbekistan; Carl-Gustav Scott, history, Sweden; Joshua Steuwer, teaching assistant, Germany; Marcus Weaver-Hightower, education, Australia; Ian Wendt, history, the Netherlands.

Five UW–Madison students are recipients of Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program awards. The students, their areas of study and the countries in which they will study are: Rachel De Motts, African politics, South Africa; Libbie Freed, African history, Central African Republic and Cameroon; Eric Haanstad, anthropology, Thailand; Lawrence Markowitz, political science, Uzbekistan; Gary Marquardt, African history, Namibia.