Maggie Kergick '19 of Frackville Named Fulbright Finalist
Daughter of Dennis and Darlene Kergick one of three LVC scholars named a Fulbright this year.
Annville, PA (04/26/2023) — Dr. Philip Benesch, chair of social sciences, associate professor of politics, and director of external scholarships and fellowships, announced that Hannah Alvarnaz '23, Trevor Hamilton '23, and Maggie Kergick '19 were named Fulbright Finalists, and Ariana Genna '23 was named an alternate. LVC's last alternate, Matthew Torrence '19, was later named a finalist and spent a year as an English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia.
Maggie Kergick '19, an English major as an LVC undergraduate who graduated summa cum laude, was selected as an English Teaching Assistant to the Slovak Republic for the 2023-24 academic year.
Kergick is an 8th and 9th grade English Language Arts teacher in the Mahanoy Area School District who also acts as the assistant director for the Theater Arts Program. She is co-advisor of the school's Diversity Club and has taught in an after-school program for three years, leading elementary school students in art and theater activities.
The Fulbright competition is administered at Lebanon Valley College by Dr. Philip Benesch. There will be a Fulbright Information session this Friday at 3 p.m. in the Bishop Library Atrium. Dr. Benesch can be contacted at benesch@lvc.edu by students interested in applying to the Fulbright Program or any other national or international fellowships and scholarships.
About the Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program was established over 75 years ago to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. While the primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, it benefits from additional support from foreign partner governments, non-governmental organizations, private organizations, corporate partnerships, and individual donors. Importantly, U.S. and foreign host institutions provide support as well.
Fulbright alumni work to make a positive impact on their communities, sectors, and the world and have included 41 heads of state or government, 62 Nobel Laureates, 89 Pulitzer Prize winners, 78 MacArthur Fellows, and countless leaders and changemakers who carry forward the Fulbright mission of enhancing mutual understanding.
View more information about the Fulbright Program.
About Lebanon Valley College
Lebanon Valley College, founded in 1866, offers bachelor's degrees in more than 50 majors; master's degrees in accounting (MBA 3+1), applied kinesiology, athletic training, business administration, clinical exercise physiology, clinical mental health counseling, education, intelligence and security studies, music education, school counseling, science in STEM education, speech-language pathology, and sport performance; a doctoral degree in physical therapy; ACT 48 continuing education for educator credits; and certificates in comprehensive curriculum & assessment for PreK-12, healthcare management, integrative STEM education, leadership & ethics, marketing, modern band, online teaching & learning, project management, social, emotional, & behavioral wellness, sport enhancement, supply chain management & logistics, and trauma-informed counseling. Located eight miles from Hershey, Pennsylvania, this college of 1,600 undergraduate and 400+ graduate students produces alumni who attend prestigious graduate and professional schools and are employed by top companies and school districts.
Thirty-one percent of our students are first generation (40% of first-year class), 21% of fall 2022 first-year students were Pell-eligible, and 100% of the fall 2021 incoming class received grant or scholarship aid from LVC. More than 35% of our students participate on our 27 NCAA Division III athletic teams or eSports teams, and, our students volunteer more than 20,000 hours of community service during the academic year.
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