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Eberly College students receive Gilman Scholarships for study abroad programs

Ten Eberly College of Arts and Sciences students earned Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships to travel abroad this summer without financial constraints.  These undergraduate students received the competitive national award funded by the U.S. State Department to participate in transformative study abroad experiences.

The Gilman Scholarship recipients from Eberly College of Arts and Sciences are:

  • Alexa Gamarra, a political science  and  international studies  double major from Fairfax, Virginia, for travel to France.
  • Lauryn Lynch, a criminology major from Gnadenhutten, Ohio, for travel to Spain.
  • Alexander Nichols, a psychology major from Ravenswood, for travel to the United Kingdom
  • Josslyn Rice, a criminology major from Buckhannon, for travel to Spain.
  • Elijah Riggleman, a history major from Morgantown, for travel to the Czech Republic.
  • Gabriele Smith, a philosophy  major from Forestville, New York, for travel to Thailand.
  • William Snidow, a philosophy major from Charleston, for travel to France.
  • Chloe Thomas, a psychology major from Martinsburg, for travel to London.
  • Alexia Whitehair, an anthropology major from Pennsboro, for travel to the United Kingdom.
  • Sarah Wilson, a psychology major from Wheeling, for travel to Switzerland.

This article is republished from WVU Today — read the original article.