USC students capture nine Rotary Scholarships

USC students recently were awarded nine Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships valued at more than $187,000 for study abroad in the 2004–05 academic year.

The students will travel to six different countries to promote understanding and friendly relations. A recipient is expected to maintain high standards of academic achievement while serving as an unofficial “ambassador of good will” between the people of the sponsoring and host countries.

The scholarships are awarded in two categories: an Ambassadorial Academic Year Scholarship is for nine months of study abroad and is valued at $25,000; Cultural Scholarships are awarded for three months of study and are valued at $12,500 each.

Ambassadorial Scholars: Zachary David, 2003 graduate in management will study in Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Alexandra “Alex” Deyneka, a senior international studies major in the Honors College and a Carolina Scholar studied and researched abroad in Siberia, Russia this past summer; Christanne Hoffman, a senior biology major in the Honors College and a Carolina Scholar will study in Sevilla, Spain; Thomas J.G. Scott, a sophomore liberal arts major in the Honors College and a Carolina Scholar will attend the University of Cape Town in Rondebosch, South Africa; Betsy Tyler, a sophomore international business and marketing major in the Honors College and an Alumni Scholar will attend the University of Costa Rica in San Jose; and Carol Edwards, a senior German major in the Honors College will attend the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany.

Cultural Scholars: Aaron Flaaen, a sophomore international business major in the Honors College and a McNair Scholar will attend the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain; Anne Harvey, a sophomore baccalaureus artium et scientiae major in the Honors College and a Carolina Scholar will study language in Russia; and Barbara Wofford, a senior Women’s Studies major in the Honors College will attend the Baobab Training and Resource Center in Dakar, Senegal.

Rotary candidates were supported by USC’s Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs, which was established in 1994 to assist students for national fellowship competitions. Since the office was established, 52 students have been named Rotary winners.

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