2002-2003 - The University of Scranton

FULBRIGHT AND OTHER
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS
Over the last 31 years, 109 Scranton students have accepted grants in the competitions
administered by the Institute of International Education (Fulbright) and International Rotary.
In 2001 the University celebrated its 100th. winner in the competition for prestigious
Fulbright Fellowships—the U.S. Government’s premier scholarship for foreign study and
research.
To date, one Scranton student has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for the 2002-
2003 academic year, and one has been awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.
Nicole Negowetti, a political science major, will pursue a Master’s degree in Peace and
Conflict Resolution at the University of Limerick in Ireland on her Rotary Scholarship.
Kristy Petty, an international business and Spanish double major, will examine the impact of
Mercosur on the strategies of leading firms in Argentina’s automobile and foodstuffs industries
during her Fulbright Fellowship in Buenos Aires.
Seven Scranton students spent the 2001-2002 academic year overseas on prestigious
postgraduate fellowships. Maria Atzert spent the year teaching English as a second language
as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in South Korea. Lisa Biagiotti was a Fulbright
Fellow in Italian history at the University of Rome. Erin Friel taught English and American
studies at a high school in Germany on her Fulbright Teaching Assistantship. Carol
Gleeson examined the interactions of bat species in the forests of Paraguay during her
Fulbright Fellowship. Nicole Heron spent the year at the Turku School of Economics and
Business while a Fulbright Fellow in Finland. Sean St.Ledger studied in Padua , Italy on his
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. Finally, Clifford McMurray spent his Fulbright year
studying international business at the Hochschule Bremmen in Germany.
Dr. Susan Trussler of the Economics/Finance department is the University’s Fulbright
Program Adviser.
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