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Julie Haas, Director, ext. 3120
Peggy Graham, Writer, ext. 3425
Tyler Cundith, Sports Information Director, ext. 3122

6/05/08
Story by Peggy Graham

JCCC Students Earn Scholarships to Study in Asia

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Three Johnson County Community College students have received prestigious Freeman Awards for Study in Asia in fall 2008.

  • Jacob Estes, Overland Park, will study at J.S. Oberlin University in Machida, Japan (suburb of Tokyo)
  • Mathew Brown, Lenexa,  will study at J.S. Oberlin University in Machida, Japan (suburb of Tokyo)
  • Christopher Petrus, Kansas City, Mo., will study at Nanjing University in Nanjing, China

The primary goal of Freeman-ASIA is to increase the number of U.S. undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia by providing them with the information and financial assistance they will need.

Award recipients are expected to share their experiences with their home campuses to encourage study abroad in East and Southeast Asia by others, and to spread greater understanding of Asian peoples and cultures within their home communities.

For more information, contact Carolyn Kadel, program facilitator, JCCC  International Education, 913-469-8500, ext. 3496.

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