Lewisburg Student Nominated for Prestigious Traveling Fellowship

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WELLESLEY, MA (11/29/2012)(readMedia)-- Carolyn Bonner Campbell, a graduate of Lewisburg Area High School (C'09), has been nominated for the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. Campbell is one of four nominees from Wellesley College for the 2013-2014 awards.

The Watson Fellowship is a one-year grant of $25,000 for independent study and travel outside the United States awarded to graduating college seniors. Each year, approximately 150 nominees from participating institutions are considered for 40 fellowships. Fellows typically travel to three or more countries to pursue a project that, according to the Watson website, "enhances capacity for resourcefulness, imagination, openness, and leadership, and to foster their humane and effective participation in the world community." Awards are announced by March 15.

"I hope to gain insight from people around the world," said Campbell, "and drink lots of tea!" She plans to study the intersection of the tea industry and economic development in the United Kingdom, India, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa.

Campbell majors in Economics with a minor in Chinese Language & Literature. She is a Madeleine Korbel Albright Institute 2012 Fellow and interned at the World Bank this past summer.

Learn more about the other nominees from Wellesley College.

Since 1875, Wellesley College has been a leader in providing excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world. Its 500-acre campus near Boston is home to 2,400 undergraduate students from 50 states and 75 countries.

Press Contacts:

Anne Yu, Wellesley College, 781.283.3201, ayu@wellesley.edu

Sofiya Cabalquinto, Wellesley College, 781.283.3321, scabaqu@wellesley.edu