Cathryn Klusmeier of Fayetteville receives grant for student-professor research project

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WALLA WALLA, WA (06/21/2012)(readMedia)-- Cathryn Klusmeier, a native of Fayetteville, Ark., recently received a Louis B. Perry Research Award from Whitman College.

The Perry Grant, an award ranging from $2500 to $3000, gives undergradute students the opportunity to work with professors on a summer research project. Grants are awarded to student-professor teams in many different academic fields.

Klusmeier is collaborating with Senior Lecturer of Environmental Humanities Don Snow on a project titled "Sustaining Place: The Persistence of the Local in an Era of Globalization." Next fall she will return to Whitman as a junior environmental humanities and philosophy double major.

Klusmeier is the daughter of Walt and Lisa Klusmeier, who now live in Kirkland, Wash. She is a 2010 graduate of Fayetteville High School.

Whitman College, in Walla Walla, Wash., is an independent, non-sectarian residential college that fosters intellectual vitality, confidence and leadership in its 1,450 students. Also noted for its commitment to environmental principles, Whitman is characterized by intellect, down-to-earth sensibilities, collaboration over competition and active lifestyle.