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Nine students win scholarships for Asian studies
Mare Payne,
News Bureau
(217) 333-0567; m-payne@illinois.edu
12/20/01
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Nine
University of Illinois students are the first recipients of undergraduate
scholarships in Asian studies.
Students in any discipline who commit to focusing their academic studies
in East or Southeast Asian studies were eligible for the $3,000 awards
from the UI Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies.
The winners, their majors and areas of concentration: (EDITORS: See
list.).
The purpose of the scholarship is to attract, retain and reward outstanding
students in the study of Asia. Each scholarship recipient is assigned
a faculty mentor who will work with the student, providing advice and
guidance. Opportunities to conduct fieldwork in Asia may be available.
A minimum grade-point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) was required for
consideration. Applicants have to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
BURR RIDGE – Amy LaudeEast Asian languages and cultures
EFFINGHAM – Brian FitzpatrickEast Asian languages and cultures
GRAYSLAKE – Karen Hauckgeneral engineering
GURNEE – Sang Leeinternational relations,
NAPERVILLE – Katherine Bewersdorf general engineering
SPRINGFIELD – Jennifer GladishEast Asian languages and cultures
URBANA –Kory Langhofer, political science,Nicholas Watanabe, East
Asian languages and culture
OUT-OF-STATE
WISCONSIN, Madison – Ann Oleinik
