AMHS Scholarship Awards

AMHS Scholarship Recipients - 2004

Catherin E. Currano
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Giuseppe Falvo

I was sixteen years old when visiting Rome I felt “the beauty, vitality and warmth of the Italian people”. I am a Junior, currently enrolled in the University of Maryland’s College of Arts and Humanities. My major is Italian. I plan to study at the University of Siena for Foreigners where I can gain further knowledge and understanding of the culture of Italy. I enhanced my education by studying in Spain. My great grandparents came from the region of Lazio.
AMHS Scholarship Application Essay

Dana L. Dabbenigno
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Cristina Della Coletta

I am currently enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Virginia, after completing my sophomore year at James Madison University. My visit with my relatives and my educational experience in Italy in 2002 inculcated in me “ love with the Italian way of life”. I am a Junior majoring in Italian and minor in Economics. My goal is to work for an Italian company as an international lawyer or obtain a PhD in Italian and teach at the college level. I also want to make others aware, as I do now, of the richness and beauty of my heritage.
AMHS Scholarship Application Essay

Kathryn L. Doran
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Stephania Amodeo

My ancestors sailed for America from the Abruzzo/Basilicata regions of Italy. They have been “a source of enjoyment and pride throughout my life”. I am a Junior at the University of Maryland, College Parks, Md., enrolled in the School of Arts and Humanities, majoring in English and a minor in Italian. I pan to study at the University of Genova in 2005 taking courses in poetry and literatures. Traveling and studying in Italy will give me the opportunity to increase my appreciation for the language and culture of my ancestors.
AMHS Scholarship Application Essay