Tierney Wolgemuth, of Mount Joy, Selected for Johnson Opportunity Grant at Washington and Lee University

LEXINGTON, VA (04/04/2014)(readMedia)-- Tierney Wolgemuth, a sophomore from Mount Joy, Pa., has been selected by Washington and Lee University as one of this year's recipients of a 2014 Johnson Opportunity Grant at W&L. 

Wolgemuth, a biochemistry major with a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, will volunteer at a health clinic in Cordoba, Argentina. She will assist doctors in giving personal care and vaccines. She will also organize and lead educational workshops that promote personal hygiene, nutrition, disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.

At W&L, she is a Johnson Scholar, a member of Chi Omega fraternityy, Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society and the W&L Outdoors Club. Her other activities include tutoring other students in chemistry, volunteering at Rockbridge Regional Health Center and tutoring Hispanic girls as a member of English Speakers of Other Languages.

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.