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Trinity University Students Are Finalists For Major Scholarships

Trinity graduate Sally Elshihabi receives Fullbright Scholarship SAN ANTONIO – A number of outstanding Trinity University juniors and seniors have been nominated for prestigious scholarship programs, based upon their academic excellence and other outstanding achievements.A Trinity graduate from December 2001 is completing a Fulbright Scholarship in Kuwait. Sally Elshihabi, a San Antonio resident who received a bachelor’s degree in International Economics and History, was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in September 2002. She is researching the role of women and electoral politics in Kuwait. While in that country, she also is observing how international law can justify the use of military force. “My time at Trinity helped me develop the people skills and international knowledge to be able to handle the various situations I encounter in Kuwait as well as observe how the question of war affects a society and the surrounding region,” Ms. Elshihabi says. Three seniors have been nominated to receive United States Fulbright Scholarships in the coming year. The United States Department of State is the principal administrator of the Fulbright Program worldwide. Each of the Trinity nominees received the highest possible recommendations by the campus Fulbright committee, according to Don Clark, professor of history and director of Trinity’s international studies program who convenes the panel. Other members are Professors David Lesch, John McCusker, Alida Metcalf, and Richard Reed. The nominated students are: Anne Hilton of Corpus Christi, who is majoring in chemistry and German. Her proposed Fulbright project would take her to Korea. Amy Jenkins of Arlington, who is majoring in political science and Chinese. If selected for the program, she would conduct research in Taiwan. Leanne Cara Wood of Jenks, Okla., a piano performance major who would travel to Germany if chosen for the scholarship. In addition, Megan Leigh Selmon of Norman, Okla., a senior pursuing a double major in international studies and political science with a minor in Spanish, was a finalist for one of 32 Rhodes Scholarships awarded in December 2002. More than 980 applicants were seeking Rhodes Scholarships that provide for two or three years of study at the University of Oxford in England. The Rhodes Scholarships are the oldest of the international study awards available to American students. Ms. Selmon previously was selected as a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow with the U.S. State Department and will enter the Foreign Service after she completes her undergraduate and graduate studies, including annual State Department orientations and paid summer internships in Washington, D.C., and at a U.S. embassy overseas.  Another student with an interest in international relations has been nominated for a Marshall Scholarship. Loren DeJonge of Keller, Texas, a senior majoring in political science and international relations, also has been named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. As many as 40 American scholars are selected annually for Marshall Scholarships to study at a British institution of higher learning. The scholarships seek to create and strengthen ties between people of the United Kingdom and the United States.  In the science realm, four Trinity University juniors have been nominated for the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. The scholarships are designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is considered the premier undergraduate award of its type in theses fields. A total of 13 Trinity students have received Goldwater Scholarships in the last eight years, according to Jeffrey K. Lawson, associate professor of mathematics and member of Trinity’s Goldwater Scholarship committee. Students nominated for a Goldwater Scholarship this year are: Richard Castillo of San Antonio, a physics major. Amanda Hargrove of Cypress, Texas, who is majoring in chemistry and Spanish. Barbara McClain of LaVernia, Texas, a double major in mathematics and physics. Joshua Rosenblum of Sugar Land, Texas, who is majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology.

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Last updated on January 13, 2003 by the Office of Public Relations