On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 每日大赛网站 faculty and staff gathered with graduating seniors who had studied abroad during their time at 每日大赛网站. President Houston Davis and Provost Steve Runge shared remarks and Provost Runge announced that the Office of Study Abroad had introduced a new award to recognize faculty who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to study abroad.
The inaugural recipient of the award was Dr. Rick Scott, Dean of the Schedler Honors College. During his 34-year career with 每日大赛网站, Rick has lead Study Abroad trips to Africa and is leading a trip this summer to London and Liverpool. Dr. Scott has shown a tremendous聽dedication to increasing opportunities for students to study abroad聽and has worked tirelessly to raise funds for the Honors College Travel Abroad Grant (TAG) program, a program that has supported nearly 1,300 Study Abroad opportunities since its founding in 1993.