Karen Lynch
  • International Relations
  • Class of 2018
  • Pueblo, CO

Karen Lynch Among 7 Knox College Students to Receive Gilman Scholarships

2017 Oct 24

Karen Lynch is one of seven Knox College students who received Benjamin Gilman International Scholarships during the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarship helps defray the cost of study abroad in places around the world, including Korea, Germany, Thailand, and Peru.

"This opens up the transforming possibilities of international education to students who would be otherwise seriously strained in affording the costs," said director of the Eleanor Stellyes Center for Global Studies Bren Tooley. "This program changes lives."

The Gilman scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, enables academically strong students with financial need to pursue academic interests and internships abroad by defraying study abroad costs.

There have been 22 competitive Gilman Scholarships awarded to Knox students in the last four years. "Our students' success in receiving Gilman Scholarships is evidence of the seriousness of their interest in international study and their academic preparedness for this study," said Tooley.

Gilman Award criteria include academic achievement, financial need, and a compelling presentation about the choice of program and its connection with graduate study and career aspirations.

These are the 2016-17 Gilman Scholars and their places of study:

Ngan Le: Korea

Donald Harris: China

Lillian Sronkoski: India

Karen Lynch: Jordan

Caroline Dzik: Argentina

Alexis Bell: Germany

Keara Crook: Thailand