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Rotary clubs send 2 KU grads into the Glamour-ous world
And the winner for best summer internship goes to …
Christine M. Garton, who is spending her summer as an editorial
intern for Glamour magazine. In Paris.
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Garton (right), one of two KU alumnae to receive Rotary
international awards, created the Music Mentors Society,
which recruits KU student volunteers who teach Lawrence
schoolchildren to play musical instruments. |
Garton, b'01, is one of two recent KU graduates who will
study abroad in fall 2002 with $25,000 Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholarships. The Rotary Foundation of Evanston, Ill., funds
the scholarship to further international understanding and
friendly relations among people of different countries. While
abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill in the host
country and give presentations about their homelands. Upon
returning home, scholars share with local Rotarians and others
the experiences that led to greater understanding of their
host countries.
The KU Rotary Ambassadors are Garton of Olathe and Holly
L. Hydeman, e'02, of Lenexa.
After her Glamour internship, Garton will work on a master's
degree in international affairs at the Sciences Po, or l'Institut
d'Etudes Politiques, in Paris. The school is the alma mater
of French President Jacques Chirac and former U.N. Secretary
General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Garton plans to study law when
she returns to the United States.
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Christie
Garton
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At KU, Garton was named to the USA Today 2001 Academic Team
in recognition of her founding of Music Mentors Society, which
teamed KU music education students as music tutors with children
in Lawrence. A group of KU tutors and schoolchildren performed
at the White House in 2000.
Hydeman will work on a graduate diploma in legal studies
at St. Catherine's College in Oxford University in England.
She plans to pursue a degree in patent law, which requires
a strong science background. A long-term goal is to assist
in the transfer of data -- new medical or technical information,
for example -- across international borders. This summer Hydeman
has an internship working offshore with the ExxonMobil Corp.
offices in New Orleans.
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