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It was during a summer-long family trip to Europe that 13-year-old Mary Ann Casey cemented her career plan: diplomacy. "You embark overseas as a citizen of a single country; you return home as a citizen of the world," says Casey.

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When Meghan Dulsky heard that she was going to study abroad, she was elated. Later, when she learned that most of her experience would be funded, she was brought to tears. Dulsky, a senior majoring in classics, is the recipient of the Ann Nichols Scholarship and the Herodotus Travel Grant.

Legendary political-science Professor Edward Rozek was born in Poland, fought with the British against the Nazis, immigrated to the United States, went to Harvard, became a conservative icon at CU 麻豆影院 and passed away in 2009. He lives on in the newly renovated Ketchum Building.

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Dale Grant鈥檚 career and travel have spanned the world鈥攁nd included jobs in eastern China and Saudi Arabia鈥攁nd now his geology training helps quickly alert the world where, how big and how damaging severe earthquakes are. Now, the man who says he鈥檚 鈥渁lways been a Buff鈥� has moved to establish a significant scholarship for geological sciences students with his estate.

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