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| Robby Staley |
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| Mareasa Fortunato |
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| Chen Lin |
UGA Honors graduate Robby Staley and
Honors students Mareasa Fortunato and Chen Lin have been
awarded Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships for
international travel-study for the 2007-2008 academic year.
Staley, a May 2006 graduate and Foundation Fellow from
Huntsville, Ala., received a $26,000 multi-year Ambassadorial
Scholarship from Rotary District 6860 (northern Alabama
area) to obtain a master’s degree in economics in
India. The scholarship will cover two years of study.
Fortunato, a senior from Martinez, earned a $23,000 academic-year
Ambassadorial Scholarship from Rotary District 6910 (Georgia
area—Martinez-Evans Rotary Club). She is planning
to travel to Bath, England, to pursue a one-year master
of research degree in social policy with a focus on globalization
and international policy analysis.
Lin, a junior from Alpharetta, received a six-month Cultural
Ambassadorial Scholarship worth up to $19,000 from Rotary
District 6900 (Georgia area—Alpharetta Rotary Club)
for intensive language study in Spanish and cultural
immersion in Venezuela.
“I am extremely proud of these students and am pleased
that their exemplary records of achievement in scholarship
and service are being recognized by the Rotary Foundation,” said
David S. Williams, director of the Honors Program. “I
am confident that they will be outstanding ambassadors
of the United States, the University of Georgia and the
Honors Program.”
The Ambassadorial Scholarships are the oldest and best-known
educational outreach program of the Rotary Foundation,
a nonprofit organization that funds international Rotary
club and district humanitarian projects throughout the
world and international exchanges for students, teachers
and professionals.
While Staley was at UGA, he participated in many exchange
programs that prompted him to apply for a Rotary scholarship.
Through his Foundation Fellowship, he has studied in Italy,
Chile, Trinidad and Australia. With UGA degrees in political
science and economics, Staley plans to pursue a career
in international economic development.
The extracurricular activities of Fortunato, who will receive
a degree in Honors Interdisciplinary Studies in May, reflect
her interest in a public service career. Selected as an
intern with UGA’s Honors in Washington program in
2005, she worked as a legislative assistant in the office
of Congressman Jack Kingston. Fortunato also has taught
English to Hispanic adults in the Athens area through Catholic
Social Services and Spanish to Sub-Saharan African immigrants
through UGA’s study-abroad program in Valencia, Spain.
Chen, a former research apprentice through UGA’s
Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, says his
aspirations of becoming a doctor fit in well with his trip.
Along with learning Spanish, he is working with other Rotary
members to promote health care issues and related projects
of the local Rotary clubs. |
