GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Announces 2014 Alumna of the Year
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“Because of her geographic flexibility, we were able to customize an opportunity that matched her learning and career objectives in Santiago, Chile with an organization named COPEC, a petroleum distribution company.We are very excited to have Katherina representing our internship program as Alumna of the Year.” As part of the award, Sanderson received financial support for lodging and registration for the May 25-30 NAFSA 66th annual conference, the world’s largest gathering of professionals in international education and exchange.From the very start, she was focused on finding the best opportunity for her to gain the best global career-building experience possible and grow both professionally and personally,” said Barbara West, the Director of Internship Programs at GlobaLinks.“Because of her geographic flexibility, we were able to customize an opportunity that matched her learning and career objectives in Santiago, Chile with an organization named COPEC, a petroleum distribution company.We are very excited to have Katherina representing our internship program as Alumna of the Year.”As part of the award, Sanderson received financial support for lodging and registration for the May 25-30 NAFSA 66th annual conference, the world’s largest gathering of professionals in international education and exchange.The goal of the Alumna/Alumnus of the Year award is to encourage and support the next generation of professionals working in the field, which encompasses college and university professionals developing and evaluating programs, employees and overseas staff of program providers, government employees, researchers and related service providers, among others.“I can aptly say that over the ten weeks that I was a chemical analyst intern at COPEC, I went above and beyond the goals I was hoping for,” said Sanderson.Sanderson is the eighth recipient of the Alumnus/Alumna of the Year award.