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2008 The FAWCO Foundation Education Awards

2008 The FAWCO Foundation Education Awards. ARTS AWARD.

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2008 The FAWCO Foundation Education Awards

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  1. 2008The FAWCO FoundationEducation Awards

  2. ARTS AWARD

  3. She has been studying music all her life. Currently enrolled in the Masters Degree in Music Program at the University of Rome, this young woman has chosen orchestral conducting as her professional career choice. Her specialization is contemporary music and she hopes to study this summer with Maestro Pierre Boulez at the Lucerne Festival Academy. Her name is Claudia Jane Scroccaro

  4. SCIENCES AWARDsponsored in part by AIWC Genoain memory of Frieda Bacigalupo Natali

  5. A third year student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, this young man is pursuing a triple major in Chemistry, Mathematics and Spanish and maintains a perfect 4.0 grade average. His goal is to become a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. A highly regarded tutor of struggling students at the University’s Learning Enhancement Center, he is valued as much for who he is as a human being as for who he is as a scholar.His name is Patrick Smollen

  6. HUMANITIES AWARD(in memory of Gertude de Gallaix)sponsored in part by AAWE Paris

  7. For the past 12 years of his life, competitive swimming has been his passion. Last year he put this passion to good work organizing a swim-a-thon to raise money for the Flying Eye Hospital in India. The event raised £2,000 to build a vision center which will be used to treat hundreds of patients and to provide a site to train doctors and medical personnel. He has received early acceptance at Harvard University where he plans to pursue International Studies and Economics. His name is David Benjamin Lynch

  8. SPECIAL CHALLENGES AWARDsponsored in part by Chilterns AWC

  9. She was afflicted with Encephalitis at age three. She has undergone years of speech and physical therapy and must take medication to control seizures. Despite reading comprehension difficulties and slow reading speed she has persevered and maintains a 3.5 GPA. She is the Features Editor of her school newspaper which provides local and global news to the international student body. She plans to pursue a career in journalism.Her name is Jacqueline Elizabeth Lynch

  10. PROFESSOR J.V. RICE MEMORIALADVANCED STUDIES AWARDsponsored by the family, friends and colleagues of Professor Rice

  11. In high school when her adopted baby brother was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder, she witnessed first hand the work and the accomplishments brought about by his Pediatric Neurologist. Later, in her undergraduate work at Washington she began to focus on children with Autism. With this in mind, in August she will begin an 8 year journey to become a Pediatric Neurologist and be able to both practice medicine and carry out research in this field.Her name is Carolyn Coughlan

  12. MARY WALKER MAG HASSE ASIAN STUDIES AWARDsponsored by friends and family

  13. A student majoring in Chinese Studies at Sheffield University, he spent his year abroad at Nanjing University in China. His dedication to perfecting his Chinese language skills is shown by his decision to move out of the foreign students housing building and live with 2 Chinese students. During school breaks he travelled across China to villages and towns to meet people and learn about the diverse Chinese culture. Upon finishing his B.A. in 2009, he plans to apply for a MBA degree at a Chinese University.His name if Alexander Lord Barton

  14. AWC BASELFAWCO MEMBERS AWARDsponsored by Shirley Kearney

  15. As a physician in the U.S. she practiced primary care medicine in underserved populations. She is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Public Health at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and working with doctors and researchers to develop policies and programs to overcome the health care service gaps that contribute to the poor health status of vulnerable populations in Colombia and other Latin American countries.Her name is Jennifer Pollard

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