Bethel University, Minnesota | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

United States

State

Minnesota

City

Vermillion

Institution IPED

173160

Liaison(s)

Dr. Annemarie Kooistra

Title

Professor of History

Address

St. Paul, MN
United States

a-kooistra@bethel.edu

Virginija Wilcox

Title

Director for Study Abroad & NSE

Address

Vermillion, MN
United States

virginija-wilcox@bethel.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Paul Spickard	Bethel University, Minnesota	Nankai University	History	China	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peggy Kendall	Bethel University, Minnesota	Nicolaus Copernicus University	Communications	Poland	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Thomas Correll	Bethel University, Minnesota	UMEA, Univ of	Anthropology	Sweden	1981-1982	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Marjorie Schaffer	Bethel University, Minnesota	University of Oslo	Medical Sciences	Norway	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Karen Drake	Bethel University, Minnesota	Uganda Christian University	Medical Sciences	Uganda	2006-2007	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jay Rasmussen	Bethel University, Minnesota	University of Oslo	Education	Norway	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Bernita Missal	Bethel University, Minnesota	University of Nizwa	Medical Sciences	Oman	2008-2009	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Samuel Zalanga	Bethel University, Minnesota	Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka	Sociology	Nigeria	2017-2018	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Smalley	Bethel University, Minnesota	Chulalongkorn University , Mahidol University	Linguistics	Thailand	1985-1986	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Katie Bonawitz	Bethel University, Minnesota	LCC International University	Education	Lithuania	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jolene Pearson	Bethel University, Minnesota	University of Veliko Turnovo	Education	Bulgaria	2025-2026	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program