ALUMNUS WINS FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP 

Jared Daugherty ‘95, a 2003 graduate of Dartmouth College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for a year of study and teaching in Taiwan, an experience that, he says, will allow him to not only further his understanding of Taiwanese culture, but also to serve as an international ambassador and teacher. “Being overseas requires one to question and become reflective over the particular values one holds in contrast to those of others,” Jared said. 

An Asian Studies major, Jared lived in Hong Kong from the ages of 5 to 10. He says that the experience helped to open his eyes to the need for students to develop a cross-cultural understanding. “It was one of a few things, which also included my mom’s family being African Caribbean, and my dad’s, being African American,” he said. Studying in Beijing the summer following his freshman year at Dartmouth, he received a citation for exceptional academic work. He returned to China that fall as an intern at a nonprofit public relations organization. At Dartmouth, he has lived in the Asian Studies Center and served as a Presidential Scholar Research Assistant. 

Following his Fulbright fellowship, Jared hopes to attend graduate school in the United States or East Asia to further his understanding of Chinese and East Asian history and to better understand how to facilitate intercultural communication.  

The Fulbright Program was created in 1946 to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchanges. Senator J. William Fulbright, sponsor of the legislation supporting the program, saw it as a step toward building an alternative to armed conflict. Today the Fulbright Program is the U.S. Government’s premier scholarship program, enabling U.S. students, artists and other professionals to benefit from unique resources in every corner of the world. The Fulbright Program is funded by an annual congressional appropriation and contributions from other participating countries. 

UP FROM BETWEEN THE LINES: Class of 2000 Has The ‘Write’ Stuff 

Seven years ago, Chapin published the first issue of its student newspaper, Between the Lines.  The first editor was Stefan Kamph ‘00, and the staff of about six was all fifth graders.  Today, the paper has split into both an upper and a lower school monthly edition and boasts a combined staff of 30!  An elementary school newspaper (not to mention two of them) has its own unique set of challenges, and Chapin is delighted at the continued vigor of the publication.  Even more gratifying, though, is how many of the “BTL” alumni have gone on to hold key positions in their secondary school newspapers: 

Stefan Kamph ‘00, the founding editor of BTL, is now Executive Editor of the Peddie News. 

Erin McCormick ‘00, who succeeded Stefan Kamph as the BTL editor for 3 years, was appointed the youngest-ever editor of the Princeton Day School student newspaper and still holds that title. 

Andrew Martin ‘00, a featured writer for BTL for 4 years, will be the Editor of The Literary Magazine at Lawrenceville next year, and another former BTL reporter, Sam Ertel ‘00, will be Executive Editor of the Pennington School newspaper, The Pentonian, next year. 

Although he wasn’t a BTL staff member at Chapin, Ryan Gingo ‘00 has become heavily involved in publications at Hun.  As a junior he served as Web editor of the student newspaper, The Mall, and as editor-in-chief of The Hun Review literary magazine.  Ryan has just been named co-editor-in-chief for The Mall for 2003-04. 

Chapin congratulates these alums for their journalistic achievements and expects to be informed when they win their Pulitzers.