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International Relations<br />
Rotary’s international activities include sponsoring students to visit different<br />
countries to further their understanding of other cultures. And the <strong>Club</strong> has<br />
participated in a number of these programmes over the years.<br />
Shortly after its formation in 1973, the <strong>Club</strong> hosted a Foundation Scholar<br />
in 1976, then a further six until 1987. Subsequently, we hosted five Ambassadorial<br />
Scholars during 1989 to 1998. Since then, there has been a marked reduction in<br />
the uptake by the <strong>Club</strong> – partly due to concerns about most of the candidates<br />
coming from relatively affluent backgrounds, significantly from the USA.<br />
The first of<br />
five scholars during<br />
this review period was<br />
Ambassadorial Scholar<br />
(AS) Kristine Fahrney<br />
from Iowa specialising in<br />
penology (<strong>1999</strong>–2000).<br />
She was followed by<br />
AS Hui-Chun Yu (also<br />
known as Stephanie) in<br />
2000–2001.<br />
Foundation Scholar, Beth Blackburn, was hosted by Graham and Jenny<br />
Houston in 2000–2002 and in 2003–2004 when AS Lauren Akitake (above centre)<br />
from Hawaii came to study at Stirling University, she was hosted by Glen and<br />
Sheila Montgomery.<br />
Nick and Jan Rawlings were hosts to AS Constantina Popadopolo from<br />
Greece in 2009. This hosting was rather brief as Constantina’s studies were moved<br />
from Stirling to Dundee. We did keep in touch and were delighted to welcome<br />
her back as a visitor in 2011 when she gave an update on her studies.<br />
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