Bender, who ranks 5th all-time in the 200 breast (2:12.80) in Notre Dame program history, is the first student-athlete from Notre Dame to earn the Fulbright Scholarship.
Five Fulbright recipients are about to spread out around the globe to close gaps in learning and languages and to extend UCF’s mission to power potential.
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Eight William & Mary alumni and students have been selected to receive U.S. Student Program awards, which will fund their teaching and research in countries around the world during the 2021-2022 academic year. Seven of the alumni received English Teaching Assistant Awards, and one received an Open Study/Research Award.
Six additional alumni were selected as alternates for the awards, which are granted annually by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
“We’re so proud to see William & Mary’s incredible students earning recognition and pursuing exciting opportunities abroad while serving both as ambassadors of the university and the United States,” said Lindsey Love, director of national scholarships and coordinator of the James Monroe Program at William & Mary.