Telmuun Anand is a rising senior studying international business and accounting. She used the Gilman Scholarship to study in Tokyo, Japan, at Waseda University and learn more about cross-cultural business operations. A member of the United States Army Reserves, Anand serves as an HR specialist. Upon graduating from USC, she plans to return to Japan to work in an accounting firm as an audit associate. 

Daniel Bean is a rising senior majoring in social work. He traveled to Romania for a Maymester program, where he collaborated with students at a local university in Romania and compared different cultures’ approaches to social work. He is a member of the Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society and plans to become a clinical social worker focusing on the neurodivergent community. 

Mass communications student Dakota Burns is a rising senior. She earned the Gilman-McCain Scholarship to fund a study abroad experience in Madrid, Spain, and she looks forward to learning more about international communication and business practices. On campus, she serves as a leader in the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Business Week program. She aspires to have a career at the intersection of communication, business and global engagement. 

Rising junior and South Carolina Honors College student Elaina Conger is a civil engineering and economics double major. Her Gilman-funded experience took her to Thailand this May, where she studied sustainable development in engineering. At USC, Conger serves as the founder and president of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Student Chapter and is a Sustainable Carolina peer leader. She aspires to build more sustainable communities and infrastructure. 

Britten Dugan is an Honors student and rising senior accounting and finance major. He studied abroad at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary, this past spring. Dugan is part of the Carolina Finance Scholars program and is involved in several Darla Moore School of Business extracurriculars, such as the Gamecock Alternative Investments Group. After graduation, he plans to work in asset management.  

Rising junior Yuri Gonzalez Solachi studies finance and risk management and insurance. Her Gilman funding supported a Maymester experience in Cádiz, Spain. There, she learned more about the city’s history, interned with a local non-profit and improved her professional communication skills. At USC, Gonzalez Solachi serves as treasurer of the Latin American Student Organization and a Mental Health Ambassador. Upon graduating, she plans to pursue a career in corporate finance and investment banking, and she aspires to run a non-profit focused on financial literacy. 

Christi James is a rising junior music industry studies major and first-generation student. She will use the funding from the Gilman Scholarship to spend the fall semester studying abroad in Spain. James looks forward to learning about music in a global environment, and this experience will prepare her to work in the music industry. 

Rising senior Honors student Hannah Jewell is a global studies major. She spent the spring studying abroad at Kansai University in Osaka, Japan. At USC, Jewell participated in the Japanese Language Table, the Honors Peer Mentor Program and the Carolina Judicial Council. She plans to attend graduate school. 

Meghan Matheson received the Gilman-McCain Scholarship. The rising senior looks forward to learning about how other cultures approach social work. She will draw on her experiences abroad during her career as a trauma-informed social worker. 

Rising senior and first-generation student Tane'zha Mingo is earning a degree in political science. She studied abroad in Sorrento, Italy. She also interned with the Cidis Impresa Sciale ETS, a third-sector entity that works with migrant communities. Mingo is highly involved on USC’s campus, participating in eight organizations. She will build upon the knowledge and experiences she gained in Italy as a lawyer focused on social justice, human rights and policy. 

Natalie Rose is a rising senior Honors student and marine science major. She will spend the summer studying abroad in Cádiz, Spain. She looks forward to culturally focused coursework and learning more about the Spanish language, food and dance. Rose is a peer leader for Sustainable Carolina and also serves an education outreach coordinator for Students Engaged in Aquatic Sciences. She aspires to a career in dual-language educational outreach. 

Capstone Scholar Rebekah Sargent is a rising junior majoring in biomedical engineering. She earned funding to support a summer pre-med study abroad program at the University of Nicosia in Greece and learned about the intersection of medicine, research and technology. At USC, she is involved in cancer research and student organizations such as NextGen Cancer Advocates. Sargent will draw upon all of these experiences in her future career as a physician-scientist specializing in oncology. 

First-generation TRIO Opportunity Scholar Messiah Sugick is a rising sophomore nursing major. The Gilman Scholarship funded her Maymester experience in Spain, where she experienced a new culture and gained global perspectives. At USC, Sugick is involved in the Residence Hall Association and Carolina Productions. She plans to become a nurse.