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NEW LONDON - Laura Israelian, an aspiring pediatrician who graduated in June from Connecticut College with a degree in zoology, has been selected as a Luce Scholar in Asia for 2001-02. She will be the first Connecticut College graduate to participate in this prestigious program, which provides stipends and internships for 18 young Americans to live and work in Asia for one year.
Israelian, a native of Worcester, Mass., is currently a clinical research assistant at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven. She expects to spend her year in Asia working with children in a project involving medicine and health; the specific country in which she will work will be determined later this spring. "She has been a real humanitarian throughout her teenage and young adult years," said Beverly Kowal, interim associate dean of Connecticut College and chair of its Luce Selection Committee. "She is a remarkable young woman."
In her application, Israelian cited as a key influence "Human Physiology," a Connecticut College course taught by Stephen Loomis, the Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor of Zoology, and MaryLynn Fallon, Senior Lecturer in Zoology. "Every bit of material in this course excited me and confirmed my desire to become a physician," she wrote. She also singled out the impact of "Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology" with Janice Stockard, assistant professor of anthropology. "This course sparked my desire to live in and experience the many beautiful cultures of the world," she wrote.
While at Connecticut College, Israelian interned at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, tutored children at the New London Women´s Center, and co-founded a campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. She also spent two semesters abroad, in Nepal and Tanzania, and used a funded internship from Connecticut College to spend a summer working at an aboriginal health clinic in Australia. After taking a Dean´s Term course, offered during the college´s winter break, she created a Web site documenting her experience in Nepal at http://oak.conncoll.edu/~lmisr/.
Created in 1974 by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Luce Scholar Program seeks to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in U.S. society. The 18 scholars are chosen from nominations made by 67 participating colleges and universities.
Ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College has an enrollment of 1,670 men and women from 43 states and 59 countries. The college is particularly known for interdisciplinary studies, innovative international programs, paid internships, and a wide range of student-faculty research opportunities. Founded in 1911, the college operates under a 79-year-old honor code and has no Greek system. The scenic 750-acre campus is managed as an arboretum and overlooks Long Island Sound For more information, see www.conncoll.edu.
CC Alumna Awarded Prestigious Luce Scholarship
04/9/2001
Israelian, a native of Worcester, Mass., is currently a clinical research assistant at the Yale Child Study Center in New Haven. She expects to spend her year in Asia working with children in a project involving medicine and health; the specific country in which she will work will be determined later this spring. "She has been a real humanitarian throughout her teenage and young adult years," said Beverly Kowal, interim associate dean of Connecticut College and chair of its Luce Selection Committee. "She is a remarkable young woman."
In her application, Israelian cited as a key influence "Human Physiology," a Connecticut College course taught by Stephen Loomis, the Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor of Zoology, and MaryLynn Fallon, Senior Lecturer in Zoology. "Every bit of material in this course excited me and confirmed my desire to become a physician," she wrote. She also singled out the impact of "Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology" with Janice Stockard, assistant professor of anthropology. "This course sparked my desire to live in and experience the many beautiful cultures of the world," she wrote.
While at Connecticut College, Israelian interned at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London, tutored children at the New London Women´s Center, and co-founded a campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. She also spent two semesters abroad, in Nepal and Tanzania, and used a funded internship from Connecticut College to spend a summer working at an aboriginal health clinic in Australia. After taking a Dean´s Term course, offered during the college´s winter break, she created a Web site documenting her experience in Nepal at http://oak.conncoll.edu/~lmisr/.
Created in 1974 by the Henry Luce Foundation, the Luce Scholar Program seeks to increase awareness of Asia among future leaders in U.S. society. The 18 scholars are chosen from nominations made by 67 participating colleges and universities.
Ranked among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College has an enrollment of 1,670 men and women from 43 states and 59 countries. The college is particularly known for interdisciplinary studies, innovative international programs, paid internships, and a wide range of student-faculty research opportunities. Founded in 1911, the college operates under a 79-year-old honor code and has no Greek system. The scenic 750-acre campus is managed as an arboretum and overlooks Long Island Sound For more information, see www.conncoll.edu.
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Amy Martin, 860-439-2526, a.martin@conncoll.edu or Deborah MacDonnell (860) 439-2504, dmacdonn@conncoll.edu
