Heathyr Johnson
  • English and pre-education secondary
  • Olathe, KS

Heathyr Johnson Selected as Global Scholar

2012 Nov 15

Heathyr Johnson, of Olathe, is one of 15 sophomores at the University of Kansas who have been competitively selected as Global Scholars. This program, coordinated by Brent Steele, director of faculty programs for International Programs, recognizes and encourages undergraduate students who have an interest in global studies and a strong academic record.

Johnson is a sophomore in secondary English education at KU. A graduate of Olathe East High Schol, she is the daughter of Anna and Steven Johnson.

The students come from a wide range of disciplines across the university. They were selected for their demonstrated interest in global and international studies, plans for studying abroad and potential for high academic achievement and leadership.

The group will participate in a three-hour weekly seminar, Memory in a Global Perspective, taught by Associate Professor Elizabeth MacGonagle. Students will be paired with a faculty mentor with similar interests for the remainder of their undergraduate studies and present research on global and international studies during the spring semester of their senior year. Each will receive a $1,000 scholarship to be applied toward a KU-approved study abroad program.

"We had another strong set of candidates for this third cohort of Global Scholars. We once again had to turn away many fantastic applicants. As a result, we have selected a group of exceptional undergraduate scholars with diverse intellectual interests, backgrounds and career goals. Like the first two cohorts, this is an interdisciplinary group with strong, dynamic and vibrant global and international research interests," Steele said.