FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Doug Stone
Barbara K. Laskin
June 18, 2003
(651) 696-6203

EAU CLAIRE, WIS., NATIVE AWARDED FULBRIGHT FULL GRANT TO COLUMBIA

St. Paul, MN - Beth C. Neitzel, an Eau Claire, Wis., native and 2003 Macalester College graduate, has been awarded a Fulbright Full Grant to Colombia. Neitzel is the daughter of Gwen Neitzel of Weyerhaeuser, Wis., and Doug Neitzel.

Fulbright Grants and other grants for graduate study abroad are administered by the Institute of International Education. This group of scholarships is awarded with the cooperation of the Department of State, foreign governments and private donors for study in some 140 countries of the world. Approximately 958 grants will be given this year to candidates who hold at least the B.A. degree and who may not yet have received the Ph.D. Proficiency in the language of the host country is usually required.

Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 1,795 students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence, internationalism, diversity, and service to society.