Kirby Receives Whitaker Grant to Study in New Zealand

HOUGHTON, MI (06/12/2013)(readMedia)-- Five Michigan Technological University students have recently received scholarships for international studies. Among the recipients was Mitchell Kirby, a biomedical engineering major from Stillwater, who received a Whitaker International Undergraduate Scholarship for study abroad.

The Whitaker program encourages undergraduates in biomedical engineering to study abroad to gain an international perspective on their field. Only 40 recipients were chosen nationwide.

Four Michigan Tech undergraduates applied for Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships this year, and all four received the competitive awards. The Gilman honorees include Eugene Kim, a chemical engineering major who will be studying in South Korea; Warren Kesti, majoring in management and also studying in South Korea; Andrea Bowen, who is majoring in management information systems and will study in China; and Christopher Trevino, a sound design major who will study in Japan.

The Gilman Scholarship program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad by supporting undergraduates who otherwise might not participate in international study due to financial constraints. The grants to Michigan Tech students total $18,000.

Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 130 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.