Third Student Receives Fulbright Scholarship
Hadley Boehm of Perry is the third Alma College student this year to
receive a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to pursue graduate
coursework and conduct research in a foreign country.
Boehm, an April graduate who majored in biology, will assess the extent
to which scientific research is incorporated in efforts to protect
wetlands in Canada through a series of interviews, coursework and case
study analysis.
“I couldn’t get the smile off my face when I heard I had received the
Fulbright,” says Boehm. “I told my professor and advisor the good news,
and I called my mom and dad and grandma.”
Boehm’s Ontario-based research will analyze the role that scientific
research has played in two specific case studies: Laurel Creek
Conservation Area in Waterloo and Luther Marsh north of Waterloo. Both
sites are part of the Grand River Watershed under the Grand River
Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources. She will
conduct her research while studying at the University of Waterloo
beginning in September.
“Canada’s role in wetland management and restoration is of
international importance, not only in helping address global climate
change but because of the effect Canadian wetland policy has on
migratory waterfowl,” says Boehm.
A graduate of Morrice High School, she is the daughter of Robert and Michell Boehm.
Boehm becomes Alma College’s 13th Fulbright Scholar in the last six
years. Earlier this year, Grandville senior Rebecca Peacock and
Vermontville senior Alyssa Gooch were awarded Fulbright scholarships to
teach and work in Malaysia.
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 makes the final selections.
Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Student Program is
designed to give recent baccalaureate graduates, master's degree 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 helps finalists
search for appropriate postgraduate scholarships and review the
proposals and applications. Alma's committee identifies and nurtures
exceptional candidates for nationally competitive scholarships, grants
and awards.
Posted: Sat, May 3rd, 2008 at 7:59AM
