11 May 2016 at 9:00 am

Scholarship certificate ceremony

The University of Otago’s International Office last week held a scholarship recognition and certificate-giving ceremony for US recipients of study abroad scholarships.

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Back, from left: Deanne Solomon (International Studies Abroad); Ingrid Mitchell (College of Global Studies, Arcadia University); Teva Mayer (Washington State University); Kevin Roback (Hamilton College, New York); Patty Smith (University of Maine Farmington); and Wayne Angus (University of Otago). Front: Sian Munro (IFSA Butler); Claire Oosterbaan (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign); Kim Guo (Yale University); Josephine Lindsey-Robbins (Beloit College, Wisconsin); and Will Tregidga. Absent: Ghoncheh Azadeh (University of Oregon).

The morning tea event was hosted by Will Tregidga, the University of Otago’s Regional Marketing Manager – North America and Europe, and six of the seven US students attended.

There were three scholarships awarded, including US Generation Study Aboard-New Zealand Universities Excellence awards (worth NZ$500 each); Education New Zealand Study Abroad Travel Awards (worth NZ$2000 each); and the University of Otago’s Go Overseas Scholarships (worth $2000 each).

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