An OSU alum and an upcoming graduate have received Fulbright awards to pursue research or teach oversees. Read about graduate Marcy Montgomery and senior Kathryn Shrader as they prepare to embark on trips oversees thanks to the Fulbright program.

Montgomery receives Fulbright award for research in the Philippines

Marcy Montgomery, a 2004 graduate in design, housing and merchandising from Oklahoma State University, has been awarded a Fulbright grant in interdisciplinary studies to conduct research in the Philippines.

Montgomery, from Broken Arrow, will represent the U.S. as an ambassador while collecting and preserving the endangered resources and cultural heritage of traditional textile artisans in the Philippines. Her unique research will take her to the jungles and remote highland areas of Luzon. Her Fulbright research project will be hosted by the Third World Studies Center at the University of The Philippines.

Montgomery is an experienced artisan, who enjoys fusing and blowing glass. Her first exhibit is being shown at the AHHA Hardesty Arts Center in Tulsa this spring. She is also an avid yoga practitioner.

Montgomery’s culturally-significant research will provide a valuable resource for both local and international audiences, and lay the groundwork for further exploration in the areas of economic development, art history, textile and apparel design, anthropology, and Filipino studies.

Shortly after World War II, Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas initiated the legislation that led to the Fulbright Program for promoting “mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world.” Since then, thousands of students, teachers, scholars and professionals have pursued international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and primary and secondary school teaching  in more than 140 countries worldwide, making the Fulbright U.S. Student Program the largest exchange program in the United States.

For additional information on the Fulbright Program at OSU, contact Steve Hallgren at 405-744-7204 or email at steve.hallgren@okstate.edu.

Shrader awarded Fulbright assistantship in Germany

Oklahoma State University student Kathryn Shrader has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship for the 2014-2015 academic year, which will allow her to represent the United States while working with students in Germany to improve their English language abilities.

Shrader, a senior from Butte, Montana, will graduate from OSU in May with a degree in German and a degree in English. She will leave in September to serve the Fulbright assistantship in Hamburg, Germany.

“None of this would have been possible without Dr. te Velde and Dr. Schestokat of the German department, or Dr. Decker in the English department,” said Shrader. “They have pushed me to succeed and supported my interest in the Fulbright from day one.”

While at OSU, Shrader also received the competitive Bailey Family Memorial Scholarship for a six-month study abroad program in Bamberg, Germany, and served as president of the OSU German Club. Along with graduation in May, she will also be inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, which is the nation’s oldest and most widely recognized honors society.

Shortly after World War II, Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas initiated the legislation that led to the Fulbright Program for promoting “mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries of the world.” Since then, thousands of students, teachers, scholars and professionals have pursued international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and primary and secondary school teaching  in more than 140 countries worldwide, making the Fulbright U.S. Student Program the largest exchange program in the United States.

For additional information on the Fulbright Program at OSU, contact Steve Hallgren at 405-744-7204 or email at steve.hallgren@okstate.edu.