KU News Release

LAWRENCE — Eight students from the University of Kansas have received Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships, prestigious awards for study abroad during the 2010-11 academic year.

Eight is the highest number of Gilman scholarships ever awarded to KU students in one semester.

The congressionally funded Gilman program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions to which they go. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education’s Southern Regional Center in Houston, Texas.

The new Gilman scholarship recipients are listed below by hometown, level in school, major, parents’ names, high schools and where they will study.

DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 67530
Jillian Marie Strobel, senior in Spanish and dance; Anne and Jeff Strobel; Great Bend High School; spring semester at the University of Costa Rica in San Jose.

ELLIS COUNTY
From Hays 67601
Joseph Michael Pince, sophomore in computer engineering; Kathy Pince; Hays High School; spring semester at the University of Newcastle in Australia.

RILEY COUNTY
From Manhattan 66502
William Drew Anderson, junior in Spanish and international studies; Brian and Cindy Anderson; Manhattan High School; spring semester at the University of Costa Rica in San Jose.

RUSSELL COUNTY
From Russell 67665
Rena Liz Detrixhe, junior in painting and drawing; Gene and Mary Detrixhe; Russell High School; spring semester at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea.

SALINE COUNTY
From Salina 67401
Samuel O’Brien Bender, junior in microbiology; Mary O’Brien Bender; Sacred Heart Junior-Senior High School; spring semester at the University of Hong Kong in China.

SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Clearwater 67026
Zachary Bill Hall, junior in history and global and international studies; Keith Hall and Michele Rink; Clearwater High School; spring semester at the University of Hong Kong in China.

From Wichita 67114
Grace Choe, junior in linguistics; Jong R. Choe; Newton High School; spring semester at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea.

OKLAHOMA
From Tulsa 74135
Stone Walker Dodson, junior in mechanical engineering; Frances and Steve Dodson; Cascia Hall Preparatory School; spring semester at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.