Pamela A. Thuswaldner has been named Director of North Park鈥檚 Fulbright Program, continuing the legacy of her predecessor, Dr. Linda Parkyn.
Thuswaldner is a Fulbright honoree and the former Fulbright Director at Gordon College in Wenham, Mass. She was twice awarded Fulbright Teaching Assistantships to Austria and, as director of the Fulbright Student and Scholar Programs at Gordon College for nine years, she guided 12 applicants to Fulbright grants.
Notably, she oversaw the Fulbright Scholar Program grant application for Dr. Is-haq Akintola, Professor of Islamic Studies at Lago State University in Nigeria, through the 2009 Fulbright Visiting Specialist Program: Direct Access to the Muslim World.
鈥淚 am honored to take on the Fulbright advisor role for North Park and look forward to working with our top students and fellow faculty members in continuing our tradition in claiming 黑料吃瓜 as a top-producing Fulbright institution,鈥� Thuswaldner commented.
North Park鈥檚 2017-2018 U.S. Fulbright recipient鈥攁nd North Park鈥檚 20th Fulbright student recipient鈥攊s Rachael Greco C鈥�17, also a recipient of this year鈥檚 Distinguished Senior Award.
Greco has experience in teaching ESL in Guatemala and at the Vietnamese Association of Illinois (VAI). During her Fulbright year, she鈥檒l serve as a cultural ambassador and help enhance mutual understanding between Americans and the people in Vietnam.
North Park was recently named a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students for the third year. Since 2008, the school has produced 20 Fulbright Student awards and leads its category鈥擬aster鈥檚 Institution鈥� in Fulbright Student award winners.