Posted at 1:12 a.m., Tuesday, August 7, 2007
3 HPU students earn scholarships to study abroad
Advertiser Staff
Three Hawai'i Pacific University students have been awarded scholarships to fund their studies abroad in Japan, HPU announced yesterday.Andrew Abordonado, an international studies junior from Honolulu and Roosevelt High School graduate, has been awarded a $7,000 scholarship from the Freeman Foundation to fund his Japan-related studies at Hakodate University during the 2007-08 school year, the news release said.
Amy Saccone, an international relations junior from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, received a $5,000 Freeman grant to fund her studies at Momoyama Gakuin University during the 2007 spring semester, where she completed Japanese language and Japan-related courses in July.
Kennethlee Jimenez, an international studies junior from Lagrange, New York, received a $5,000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship funded by the U.S. Department of State. He will study at Surugadai University during the 2007-08 school year to earn a minor in Japanese language.
The Gilman and Freeman programs fund studies by U.S. students enrolled in official exchange programs sponsored by their home universities to enable qualified students to study abroad. The Hawai'i Pacific University Student Exchange Program currently has more than 30 study abroad partners in Asia, Europe, and Australia.
