Goshen College announces first recipients of Global Citizenship Award

 

GOSHEN, Ind. -- Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus announced on Wednesday the three winners of the inaugural Global Citizenship Award.

The award will be given out annually to three Goshen College students who exemplify and represent the college's five core values.

Suzanna Yoder, a GC women's basketball player and social work major for Wellman, Iowa, received the first-place award of a $10,000 scholarship.

Giovana Gaona, a public health major from Elkhart, and Candance Lee, a music and double-education major also from Elkhart, were named as runners-up and received $5,000 scholarships.

Funding for the program was provided by Shashi Buluswar, a 1990 Goshen College graduate who worked with college officials in order to create the scholarship.

“Goshen College is one of the very few academic institutions anywhere in the world to place such an extraordinary emphasis on service towards universal rights, equity and justice,” said Buluswar. “That, combined with the generous scholarship GC provided me, laid the foundation for what has been a truly rewarding career. Indeed, it is what set me on the path to try and become a true global citizen. I’m hoping this award will help other GC students embark on a similar path.”

The Global Citizenship Awards are open to undergraduate students in their third year of study.