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Thirteen students have been awarded travel grants to assist with costs incurred while conducting research during winter break or the spring 2004 semester, from the International Programs office.

Those awarded grants are:

D. Douglas Andrews Memorial Award

Kileen Deets '05, of East Dorset, VT, "Women and Snowboarding: Moving forward in a male- dominated sport," Interlaken, Switzerland

Daniell Sanzone '05, of Troy, NY, "Literature's Influence on the History and Perception of Troy," Hissarlik, Turkey (ancient city of Troy)

Giltz Family Fund

Matthew Burton-Kelly '05, of North Hero, VT, "Comparing Apline Glaciers in Alaska with those in New Zealand," New Zealand

Katherine Crockett '04, of Raymond, ME, "Understanding the Implication of Progressive Education Strategies at the Gordonstoun School," Scotland

Seton Leonard '05, of Freeport, ME, "Trade, Development and Timbuktu," Timbuktu, Mali

Prajjawal Panday '05, of Kathmandu, Nepal, "Pollution of the Bagmati River in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal," Nepal

Sol Feinstone International Study Prize

Aram Muksian '04, of Lincoln, RI, "Discovering Peace Amidst the Roots of Turmoil: Looking Forward to the Past in Armenia," Armenia

Rachel Peterson '04, of King of Prussia, PA, "Cité: The Dynamic Influences of a Metro Station on its Surrounding Area and People," Paris, France

Shanna Treworgy '04, of Lebanon, NH, "Empowerment of Francophone Communities: An examination of Informal Education Among Women's Groups in Senegal," Senegal

Betsy Cogger Rezelman International Travel Endowment

Herbert Yancey '05, of Lowville, NY, "European Union and its Economic Effects," Brussels, Belgium

Weaver/Nicholais Family International Travel Endowment Fund

Charles Bour II '05, of Penfield, NY, "La Pasió de Fútbol en Bolivia: The Importance of Soccer in Bolivian Society," Bolivia

Heather O'Dea '04, of Binghamton, NY, "The Homogenization of Tourism in Mexico," Mexico

Romeo/Gilbert Intercultural Endowment

Caitlin Donovan '04, of Cohasset, MA, "The Fight to Organize Migrant Farm Labor," California

Posted: December 8, 2003