<p>Fifteen students make final round in Fulbright competition</p>
<p>ATHENS, Ohio (Feb. 7, 2006) -- Fifteen Ohio University students have been recommended to the final round of competition in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. This is a new Ohio University record for the highest number of recommended students in this prestigious national competition. The students, who have applied to visit ten countries, represent programs in six colleges, as well as the Center for International Studies. Last year nine (9)Ohio University students won the prestigious award, setting a record for the highest number of Fulbright recipients from the university and the highest in the state.</p>
<p>The candidates will each find out sometime between March and June whether they will receive a Fulbright award. Those who receive the award will spend the 2006-07 academic year abroad working on projects funded by the Fulbright program. The recommended students, their Ohio University majors, the countries to which they have applied and the name of their projects are:</p>
<p>Philip Allman
Doctoral student, Biological Sciences
Ghana - Community-Based Sea Turtle Program in Ghana</p>
<p>Warner Asch
Honors Tutorial College, Philosophy major
India - Kabir Mysticism in Varanasi</p>
<p>Julie DePaulo
World Religions major
Japan - Spirituality in a Modern Japanese Community</p>
<p>Layne Hanson
International Studies - Latin American Studies major
Indonesia - Teaching Assistantship</p>
<p>Tod Imperato
Master's student, Latin American Studies
Chile Teaching - Assistantship</p>
<p>Mary Katherine Johnson
Master's student, Visual Communications
South Africa - South African Identity in Youth of Color</p>
<p>Troy Johnson
Master's student, International Development Studies
Indonesia - Islamic Participation in Voter Education Programs</p>
<p>Eileen Kelbach
German major
Germany - Teaching Assistantship</p>
<p>Clarissa Kornell
Honors Tutorial College, Political Science major
Indonesia - Teaching Assistantship</p>
<p>Alyssa Malchi
Hearing, Speech and Language Sciences major
Korea - Teaching Assistantship</p>
<p>David Porter
Alumnus, Master's in Business Administration program
Estonia - Economic Impact of Information Technology in Estonia</p>
<p>Melanie Schori
Doctoral student, Environmental and Plant Biology
Philippines - Field Research on Philippine Trees (Gomphandra)</p>
<p>Megan Schuck
German, Political Science and Journalism major
Germany - Teaching Assistantship</p>
<p>Genevieve Waller
Master's of Fine Arts student, Departments of Art History and Photography
Germany - The Photogram Process in Germany</p>
<p>Carly Witmer
Bachelor's of Fine Arts student, Painting
Ecuador - Indigenismo and Ecuador</p>
<p>Assistant Director of the Center for International Studies and Ohio University's U.S. Fulbright Program adviser Beth Clodfelter commends all of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program applicants. "The diversity of the academic programs that these fifteen students represent highlights the excellence of education available across the Ohio University campus," Clodfelter said. "These students rose to the challenge of the rigorous Fulbright application process and would serve as outstanding cultural ambassadors for the university and the country."</p>