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Students Win International Awards - Daniels and Spalla

 

Two of our students have recently won significant international study awards.

 

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Sara Daniels is a senior honors student majoring in Global and International Studies, with minors in French and Japanese.  She is the daughter of John and Donna Daniels of Grand Rapids, Mich., and graduated from City High School.  Sara received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the amount of $5,000.  She plans on studying Japanese language and Japanese studies through the WMU exchange program at Daito Bunka University in Higashi Matsuyama, Japan for the 2009-2010 academic year. She hopes her time in Japan will provide inspiration for her honors thesis as well as provide her with adequate experience in order to begin a career in the field of international education upon her graduation from WMU.

William Spalla is a senior majoring in Global and International Studies.  He is the son of Larry and Janis Spalla of Ridgeway, Iowa, and graduated from South Winneshiek High School. William received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the amount of $5,000 and also received an additional $3,000 from the Gilman Program’s Critical Need Language funds.  He plans on studying Chinese language at Beijing Language and Culture University in Beijing, China, for the 2009-2010 academic year.  His main goal for study abroad is to gain fluency in spoken Chinese, a feat which will greatly support his future career goal to enter the Foreign Service.