Ryle Alum Receives Fulbright Award

July 8, 2011                                                                      Judy Hughes (502) 852-6171

                          Judy.hughes@louisville.edu

 

UofL alumna from Union receives Fulbright award

Julianne Nguyen is graduate of Larry A. Ryle High School

 

        LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Julianne Nguyen of Union is one of 14 University of Louisville scholars selected this year to study abroad through the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, a prestigious international exchange scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

 

        Nguyen, a spring 2011 graduate, received a Fulbright English teaching assistantship to Spain, where she will teach students in metropolitan Madrid.

 

        Since 2003, UofL students have received 60 Fulbright scholarships, more than any other university in Kentucky. Last year, also with 14 student winners, UofL was ranked in the top 20 Fulbright-producing schools in the nation.

 

        While at UofL, Nguyen majored in English. She was a National Merit finalist and received a Trustees Award Scholarship to UofL. She also has studied in China and Chile.

 

        Nguyen, a 2007 graduate of Larry A. Ryle High School, is the daughter of Quynh Phan of Louisville and John Nguyen of Akron, Ohio. 

 

        The Fulbright program is a federally sponsored international educational and cultural exchange that recognizes academic merit and leadership potential. The program promotes mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those in more than 155 countries throughout the world. Fulbrights are considered one of the most prominent awards in academia.

 

 

Congratulations Julianne Nguyen, Ryle Class of 2007!