Betsy Cribb, of Charleston, Selected for Johnson Opportunity Grant at Washington and Lee University

LEXINGTON, VA (04/04/2014)(readMedia)-- Betsy Cribb, a junior from Charleston, S.C., has been selected by Washington and Lee University as one of this year's recipients of a 2014 Johnson Opportunity Grant at W&L.

Cribb, an art history and mass communications double major and a Johnson Scholar, will accompany Melissa Kerin, assistant professor of art history at W&L, to Nepal and Tibet as her research assistant on the materiality of Tibetan Buddhist shrines. Cribb will collect information about devotees' engagement with the shrines through observations and interviews, analyze the materials used on the shrines and document activities at the shrines.

At W&L, she is a member of Kappa Delta sorority, a peer counselor and member of the Student Recruitment Committee. She also works in W&L's Communications Office as part of a student team that promotes W&L through social media platforms.

The grants are part of the Johnson Program in Leadership and Integrity, which awards approximately 30 Johnson grants each spring/summer to support students' research activities around the world. They are designed to help the students in their chosen fields of study as well as in their future careers. Students will receive between $1,000 and $4,500 to cover their living, travel and other costs associated with their activities.