News Releases

Alma Has Three Fulbright Finalists

The Fulbright Scholarship National Screening Committee has named two Alma College seniors and one alumnus as finalists for the prestigious international scholarship.

Lissette Hoeltzel
Lissette Hoeltzel, a senior from Clawson; Tim Wertz, a senior from St. Louis; and Travis Gordon, a 2005 graduate from Lansing, proposed individual projects examining nuclear proliferation, suicide amongst the Inuit and Columbian medical practice. The finalists will be notified about the outcome of the competition over the next two months.

Hoeltzel, majoring in sociology and anthropology, proposed studying policies for addressing suicide among the Canadian Inuit peoples. The daughter of Chad and Maureen Hoeltzel of Clawson, she is a 2002 graduate of Clawson High School.

Wertz, a double mathematics and physics major, proposed studying in Australia the role of the scientific community in influencing the nuclear nonproliferation efforts of the Australia-based Nuclear Suppliers Group. The son of Michael and Ellen Wertz of St. Louis, he is a 2002 graduate of St. Louis High School.

Tim Wertz
Gordon, who graduated cum laude with majors in exercise and health science and Spanish, proposed an examination of applying osteopathic principles to medical practices in Colombia. The son of Gary Gordon and Sharon Laraway-Gordon of Lansing, he is a 2001 graduate of Everett High School.

Recommendations from the National Screening Committee of the Institute of International Education, the coordinating body for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, are made on the strength of applicants' self-designed programs to be conducted in specific countries. The applications are forwarded to the Fulbright commissions in the projects' countries, which select recipients from all candidates applying in those countries. The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will make the final selections.

Funded by the United States Department of State, the U.S. Student Program is designed to give recent B.A./B.S. graduates, master's and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. A scholar receives expenses for one year of study.

Alma's Nationally Competitive Scholarship Committee helped the finalists search for appropriate postgraduate scholarships and reviewed the proposals and applications. Alma's committee identifies and nurtures exceptional candidates for nationally competitive scholarships, grants and awards.

-30-

#060203 GE 

Posted: Tue, February 7th, 2006 at 4:34PM

 

Alma College’s membership in Phi Beta Kappa is an indication of excellence within the liberal arts. Only 10 percent of colleges and universities in the United States share this distinction. The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization.

Read More

 

Leadership Profile

Alex Sprague

Alex Sprague
Graduation: 2015
Major: Religious Studies and Political Science

As a Student Ministry Coordinator and the vice president of the Interfaith Council at Alma College, Delaware sophomore Alex Sprague knows a thing or two about leadership.

“I never would have thought I’d be vice president of a club as a sophomore, which speaks to the small school atmosphere,” he says. “Leadership isn’t based on seniority here, but rather on your own interests and ability to lead. You are able to have many experiences.”

Read More