Blake Phillips – Malaysia 2012
While I could give all the credit to the U.S. Fulbright Program, the reality is a little more complicated. My enduring love for international travel and cross-cultural exchange started my freshman year at Pomona College when I spent six weeks working at an orphanage in Lima, Peru. Although I had traveled abroad on several previous […]
In Memory of Michael Samuel Gilmor
Michael Samuel Gilmor September 8, 1995 – August 25, 2018 Fulbright Polska ETA 2017-18 Life brings change, whether we ask for it or not. As an optimist, I try to find positivity in change, even when it is sudden, devastating, and unfair. Although August 25th, 2018, was a day that changed my life, it is […]
Kathleen Bakarich – Germany 2008
Before embarking on her Fulbright Program to Germany in 2008, Kathleen Bakarich did not know anyone else studying international accounting. It was a relatively new field that had yet to achieve much popularity, and accounting was not often associated with international research. But when you find your passion and expertise, Katie contends, the Fulbright Program […]
Munir Sayegh – Egypt 2011
Munir Sayegh’s collection of specialties is multi-faceted: he is a photographer, artist, designer, researcher, and data guru with professional expertise in marketing and economics. As a Fulbrighter and study abroad alum, he not only has had the chance to build these skills, he now uses his experience to give back to the international exchange community. […]
Brenda McGadney and Phyllis Bell Miller – West Africa 1979 – Bulgaria 2005 – India 2006
Fulbright is about making connections – and sometimes reconnections. At the Fulbright Association’s 40th Annual Conference in 2017, Phyllis Bell Miller, who was displaying her research in a poster presentation, noticed the impeccable fashion of another poster presenter. As a fashion design researcher, she was specifically impressed with the African-influenced pattern of this woman’s clothing […]
Lori Amy – Albania 2009
Dr. Lori Amy had intended to spend her 2009 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant working on a book project in Pakistan. A Professor in the Department of Writing and Linguistics at Georgia Southern University, Amy’s interdisciplinary research focuses on the ways in which violence influences personal identity. She specializes in narrative, memory, and trauma, engaging in […]
OTTOnomy: Fulbright Alum’s NGO Works to “Restore the Social Fabric” in Albania
Through connections and knowledge gained during her Fulbright Scholar grant to Albania, Dr. Lori Amy co-founded the non-governmental organization OTTOnomy to preserve, restore, and re-imagine a historic villa in Tirana. Below, she describes in her own words the origins of the undertaking, its growth and development, and her vision for its future. The opportunity to […]
Derek Crider – Germany 1979
As a junior at Purdue University studying civil engineering in 1976, Derek Crider participated in a yearlong study abroad program in Hamburg, Germany. Through his coursework, travel, and observations, he gained an understanding of how German public transport and urban planning were interconnected, and began to identify opportunities for improvement that could be applied to […]