2010-2011 Scholarship Recipients - College of Education

Program
Ph.D., Department of Education, Culture, & Society
Engin Atasay
Edith E. Myers Endowed
Scholarship
Biographical Statement
I come from a family of teachers. My mother, my father
and my uncle were teachers. After my father joined the
Foreign Services, I had the opportunity to live in many
different countries and have had the privilege to experience
education in multiple settings. I was born in Ankara,
Turkey. I lived in Riyadh, S. Arabia from 1990-1994,
experiencing the first Gulf War, the desert heat and middle
school as an ESL student. I completed my high school in
Ankara at a Pakistani High School. Then I moved to N.
Cyprus for four years and obtained my BA from Eastern
Mediterranean University in International Relations. In
2003, I traveled to the USA for my graduate studies. I
completed my MA in Political Science at San Diego State
University. I went into teaching in California and worked
for numerous public schools as a substitute teacher and a
paraprofessional. In my spare time, I enjoy playing the
guitar, exercising and taking long walks with my dogs.