Anita Renfroe
  • Arabic
  • Class of 2017
  • Stone Mountain, Georgia

UNG students earn nationally competitive scholarships

2016 Jun 13

During the 2015-16 academic year, a number of students at the University of North Georgia earned nationally competitive scholarships, continuing a recent trend at the university.

Anita Renfroe of Stone Mountain, Georgia, has been recognized as a Boren Scholarship recipient and Pickering finalist.

The Boren Scholarship is a Department of Defense award, which funds two or more semesters of language-focused study abroad. Boren Scholars ultimately intend to use their skills and knowledge in government service. The Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program provides financial support, mentoring, and professional development to students in preparation for a career in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service.

In just the past three years, UNG students have earned nationally prestigious scholarships valued at approximately $613,000 and opportunities to study abroad or participate in exclusive internships.

Three Fulbright awards, one Critical Language Scholarship, two National Institutes of Health scholars, 15 Gilman International Scholars, four Boren Scholars, and more - the momentum at UNG continues to build for top-level scholarships.

President Bonita C. Jacobs launched an initiative to increase efforts to prepare UNG students for nationally-competitive scholarships, such as the Fulbright, in 2013.

"We are expanding efforts to make students regionally and globally competitive, and, as a result, they are receiving life-changing opportunities," Jacobs said. "These experiences will contribute to their success as they become leaders in communities here in Georgia and across the world."