Posted: June 4, 2019

Tessa Sontheimer and Geoff Merz, graduates of Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, have been named recipients of Fulbright Study Awards.

Geoff Merz has been named a recipient of a Fulbright Study Award.

Geoff Merz has been named a recipient of a Fulbright Study Award.

"Everyone in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education is extremely proud of these students' appointment as Fulbright scholars and for their other accomplishments, including being chosen as student marshals for commencement," said Tim Kelsey, professor of agricultural economics and coordinator of the community, environment, and development program.

"They have been exceptional students, bringing uncommon rigor and insight to their undergraduate studies. They are exemplars of our community, environment, and development students, and we wish them all the best."