KU News Release

LAWRENCE — Three University of Kansas students are working to promote international education after winning federal scholarships to study abroad.

Jena K. Hartman, a senior from Beloit; Zachary Hoppenstedt, a junior from Manhattan; and Kimberly I. Moore, a junior from Paola, each won scholarships to study aboard in spring 2009 through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program.

The Gilman scholarship program aims to diversify the types of students who study abroad and their destinations. After studying abroad, scholarship winners must complete a follow-up educational project at their home institution or community.

The scholarship program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education.

KU has promoted international exchange since the 1950s. A national leader in providing low-cost, high-quality study abroad programs, KU offers academic-year, semester, summer and short-term programs to qualified undergraduate and graduate students.

The Office of Study Abroad administers more than 100 programs in more than 70 countries. Students can study in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe.

The spring 2009 Gilman scholarship recipients are listed below by hometown.

MIAMI COUNTY
From Paola 66071 and Irving, Texas
Kimberly I. Moore is majoring in global and international studies and preparing to study law and education. Last spring, she studied in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and this semester is talking with high school students in the Baldwin City and Lawrence areas about the benefits of study abroad and the Gilman scholarship. She also has given presentations to KU scholarship halls and plans to visit classrooms. She is a Baldwin High School graduate and the daughter of Paul Moore, of Paola, and Michelle Moore, of Irving, Texas.

MITCHELL COUNTY
From Beloit 67420
Jena K. Hartman is majoring in geography. She studied at Chile’s Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Her project includes presenting video and photo essays, along with cultural training, to KU freshmen. She also is working with the Office of Study Abroad to inform other students about the Gilman scholarship. Hartman is a Beloit Jr.-Sr. High School graduate and is the daughter of Steve and Cheryl Hartman, of Beloit.

RILEY COUNTY
From Manhattan 66502
Zachary Hoppenstedt, majoring in Spanish and anthropology, studied at the University of Costa Rica in San José. His project includes volunteering at KU’s fall study abroad fair and developing study abroad promotions to air on KJHK, the university’s student-run radio station. He is a Manhattan High School graduate and is the son of Michelle Hoppenstedt, of Manhattan.

TEXAS
From Irving 75062 and Paola, Kan.
Kimberly I. Moore. SEE MIAMI COUNTY