Rising senior Capstone scholar and first-generation student Logan Anderson studies history. Anderson has conducted undergraduate research on World War II, and he will use funding from the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in Germany. He looks forward to learning more about the country’s history and politics. Anderson plans to pursue a career in public history and hopes to work in museums. 

Adelyn Ayler is a rising SCHC junior majoring in neuroscience. This summer, she will travel to England, Spain and Italy as part of the AIFS Comparative Healthcare Program. She looks forward to analyzing the healthcare systems in these countries and contrasting their approaches to the United States’. Ayler is involved in many pre-health organizations on campus and founded Gamecock Emergency Medical Students. As an aspiring physician, Ayler will leverage the knowledge she gains from her study abroad experience as she provides for her future patients.  

First-generation student Myani Baldwin is a rising senior political science major. She will participate in the Business and Culture in Morocco Maymester course. Baldwin is excited to explore Moroccan business practices, culture and history. She will draw upon these cross-cultural experiences in her career as a civil rights attorney and elected official. In these roles, Baldwin hopes to serve diverse communities. 

Grace Blumhardt is a rising senior public relations major. The Gilman Scholarship will support her summer study abroad program in Barcelona, Spain. This experience will enable her to gain global perspectives and make international connections, preparing her for a career in public relations. When she returns to USC in the fall, Blumhardt will support her fellow Gamecocks as a Carolina Experience Peer Leader.

Rising junior Tam Dihn is a first-generation student in the Honors College. A biological sciences and psychology double-major, Dihn will study abroad in Vietnam for a Maymester experience. She is particularly excited to study in her motherland for the first time. After graduating from USC, she plans to pursue graduate degrees in healthcare or education. 

Bradley Gittens is a rising senior majoring in theatre and a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserves. This summer, he will travel to the United Kingdom to continue his theatrical studies. On campus, Gittens volunteers at the Gamecock CommUNITY Shop. He also supports his peers as a social engagement coach through CarolinaLIFE and is the Student Government’s Secretary of Transfer Student Affairs. Gittens aspires to an acting career through which he hopes to serve as a positive role model to children. 

Rising junior Nidhi Panchal studies biological sciences. She will participate in the Infections Diseases and Health Disparities Maymester course in Switzerland. Panchal will use the scholarship funding to learn more about laboratory science, as well as international approaches to addressing infectious diseases and health disparities. After returning from the Maymester, Panchal will volunteer at the Lexington Medical Center. She hopes to become a medical laboratory scientist and earn a master’s in health care administration. 

Abby Still is a rising senior English major. Her Gilman-funded experience will take her to Ireland and the UK for a Maymester, and she looks forward to studying literature and creative writing in the home cities of some of her favorite authors. Still is also passionate about history and archival work; she’s excited to visit the British Library during her time abroad and connect that experience to her work at USC’s South Caroliniana Library. Her career goals include being an archivist or special collections librarian, which blends her interests in history, writing and inclusive education. 

Rising senior South Carolina Honors College student Saidah Wade studies public health with a law and society minor. She will gain global perspectives on the intersection of public health and law by participating in an upcoming winter- or summer-term study abroad program. Wade recently completed a research internship with the NIH R25 Emerging Scholarship Program, investigating state-level variations in maternal health policies in the United States. She aspires to be a medical malpractice attorney and to focus on health policy.