Flagler College sophomore wins international study scholarship

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL (04/28/2014)(readMedia)-- Flagler College sophomore Angela Mazza was recently awarded a $3,000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, a program designed to help undergraduates participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Mazza is the first Flagler student to earn a Gilman Scholarship.

"I am ecstatic about receiving this award," said Mazza, an elementary education major at Flagler. "It is an honor to be the first Flagler student to receive this scholarship and I hope that many more follow."

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is funded through the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000 and is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Mazza will be joining several classmates on a trip to Peru this summer to study Spanish immersion and Andean culture.

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Flagler College is an independent, four-year, comprehensive baccalaureate college located in St. Augustine, Fla. The college offers 29 majors, 34 minors and two pre-professional programs, the largest majors being business, education and communication. Small by intent, Flagler College has an enrollment of about 2,500 students, as well as a satellite campus at Tallahassee Community College in Tallahassee, Fla. A Flagler education is less than half the cost of similar private colleges, and competitive with many state universities. A relatively young institution (founded in 1968), Flagler College is also noted for its historic beauty. The centerpiece of the campus is the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, a grand resort built in 1888 by Henry M. Flagler, industrialist, railroad pioneer and co-founder of Standard Oil. The Ponce has been designated as a National Historic Landmark. For more on Flagler College, visit www.flagler.edu.