Six St. Edward's Students In South Austin Tapped By Fulbright Program To Study, Teach Abroad

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX -- Fulbright, the nation's largest U.S. student exchange program, has selected six St. Edward's University students to study and teach abroad.

This program aims to offer opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide.

The Fulbright winners from St. Edward's are:

• Kate Barton ’15, English Teaching Assistantship in Indonesia
• Anna Davies ’16, English Teaching Assistantship, Malaysia
• Shelby Evans ’16, English Teaching Assistantship, Laos
• Elena Herrera ’16, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
• Dominique Martinez ’16, English Teaching Assistantship, Malaysia
• Megan Scribner ’16, English Teaching Assistantship, Indonesia

"Last year, St. Edward's was recognized as the nation's top producer of U.S. Fulbright students among master's-granting institutions, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education," university officials wrote on the school's homepage. "The recognition put St. Edward's at no.1 in the category, ahead of Villanova, Santa Clara, Drake and Elon universities, among others. Harvard, Pitzer and Princeton Theological Seminary also placed first in their respective categories."

Established by the U.S. Congress in 1946, the Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. It's designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries, according to university officials.