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Prof, Grad Student Receive Fulbrights
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APRIL 10, 2004 -- Two members of Michigan Tech's community have been selected to receive Fulbright Awards,
faculty member Heidi Bostic and graduate student
Jaime Krull.
Bostic, assistant professor of Romance languages
and gender studies in the Department of
Humanities, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar
Award for Research and Teaching. She will spend
the fall 2004 semester at the University of Talca
in Chile, where she will teach women's studies
and literary analysis. She will also present her
research on feminist theory and collaborate with
Chilean researchers with similar interests.
Like Michigan Tech, the University of Talca
offers degrees primarily in technical fields such
as engineering, and most of her students will be
in non-humanities majors. However, she feels that
humanities classes deal with issues that that are
basic to everyone, such as "Who are we?" or "What
is the meaning of life?"
Bostic also teaches narrative theory. "The
stories we create help to make us who we are,"
she explains. And the stories aren't always
written. She recalled a group of Chilean women
unable to read or write who wove tapestries
documenting human rights abuses under the
Pinochet regime. Narratives can also be songs or
even advertisements.
"An award like this isn't the work of one
person," she noted. "It came about completely
through the help of colleagues who have created
an environment where people are interested in
Latin American culture."
Krull, a graduate student in mechanical
engineering, will receive a Fulbright Grant for
2004-05. Krull will defend her MS thesis this
spring and will begin doctoral studies this fall
as a Fulbright scholar at the Norwegian
University of Science and Technology in
Trondheim, Norway.
Krull received her undergraduate degrees from MTU
in materials science and engineering and business
administration, and when she returned as a
graduate student, she knew she wanted to study
abroad. "When I found the Fulbright U.S. Student
program, I knew that I had to apply because it
presented all the opportunities I have dreamed
of."
She will consider what new technologies and
applications are likely to drive the predicted
growth of the Norwegian light metals industry,
and how they can be applied in the U.S. to
support global sustainable development.
The award "is a great honor, not just for me but
for the university as a whole," Krull said. Bruce
Rafert, dean of the Graduate School, agrees. "We
are very proud of Jaime. She is a prototypical
MTU student, and she reflects the high caliber
and capability of all our students."
The Fulbright Scholar program is administered by
the U.S. Department of State and promotes mutual
understanding between the people of the United
States and the people of other countries of the
world. For more information on the program, or to
apply for an award, visit http://www.cies.org/ .
Graduate students can contact Valorie Troesch,
director of development for the Graduate School
and Research Office, at 487-2906 for more
information or for help in completing the
application materials. Rafert encourages faculty
to help identify potential candidates. He notes
that "Jamie's award demonstrates that our
students are highly competitive and capable of
achieving this distinction."
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