Calvin Senior Earns Fulbright

April 18, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY

A Calvin College senior is the recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Grant from
the Institute of International Education.

Laura Peterson, 22, a double honors student in both English and German from
Aberdeen, South Dakota, will use her Fulbright teaching assistantship to teach
in Germany and to study the literature written in German by the country's
Turkish immigrants.

"The Turks are the biggest population of immigrants in Germany," Peterson says
of her Fulbright project. "You have to propose a project that will be
worthwhile for yourself and to a greater community."

The Fulbright Program, the largest international exchange program in the U.S.,
was established in 1946 by Congress to "enable the government of the United
States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States
and the people of other countries."

A Fulbright Grant provides the recipient with funding for overseas travel,
university tuition and maintenance, including health and accident insurance,
for one academic year.

"It's an instantly recognizable honor," says Chad Engbers, the interim advisor
to Calvin's Fulbright candidates. "It's certainly good for Calvin because it
shows the caliber of the students we have here."

Peterson is the third Fulbright recipient in two years from Calvin. All three
awards have closely followed Calvin efforts to provide intentional mentoring
for applicants to Fulbright and other top scholarship programs.

For the full story see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/fulbright.htm
Contact Peterson at lcp3@calvin.edu

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Received on Wed Apr 19 10:58:57 2006