Four faculty members from Kansas State University have received Oz to Oz Fellowship Awards  to conduct research in Australia.

“The Oz to Oz exchanges are an important program within the internalization theme of the K-State 2025 strategic plan,” said Dorothy Dean, administrative assistant to the dean for the College of Agriculture.  “Developing unique study abroad trips that are of interest to our students and building sustainable collaborative effforts with Charles Darwin University and the Government of Northeren Territories are important for the success of K-State’s Australia Initiative.”

Each award includes a $5000 grant.

Fellowship recipients include Arthur Durband, associate profesor of sociology, anthropology, and social work; Dorothy Durband, professor and director of the School of Family Studies and Human Services; Dunja Peric, associate professor of civil engineering; and Jennifer Vellenga, associate professor of theatre.