2024-2025 Global Scholars
Ohio Wesleyan Selects 16 First-Year Students for Admission into Competitive Program
DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan University is welcoming 16 first-year students into its Thomas W. Palmer '69 and Susan Palmer Global Scholars Program this fall in recognition of the students' potential for high academic achievement and passion for international issues.
The selective four-year program is part of Ohio Wesleyan's Global Studies Institute, a hub where faculty and students from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and fine arts come together to explore issues from all academic disciplines and work toward real-world solutions.
Ohio Wesleyan's 2024-2025 Palmer Global Scholars are:
- Katalina Abell of South Berwick, Maine
- Gifty Aserekama of Columbus, Ohio
- Tay Bannister of Westerville, Ohio
- Claire Evans of Clarksville, Tennessee
- Rachel Green of Marengo, Ohio
- Aaron Hernandez of Urbana, Ohio
- Norah Hyman of Berea, Ohio
- Elena Katsinou of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Kali Kohler of Wapakoneta, Ohio
- Scarlett Loevenguth of Pataskala, Ohio
- Lily Reinert of St. Louis, Missouri
- Carolina Faye Sola of Gallipolis, Ohio
- Roxy Sorensen of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Katie Strickland of Findlay, Ohio
- Dylan Stryker of Sparta, Ohio
- Taylor Thompson of Galena, Ohio
All new Global Scholars participate in a special section of the first-year seminar, "How to Change Your World," during which they explore global issues from multiple and diverse perspectives.
In their junior or senior year, the Global Scholars receive a $4,000 university grant to pursue an approved, semester-long study abroad experience of their choice.
As seniors, the Global Scholars complete a faculty-supervised thesis or capstone project, which they present during a year-end conference. Students who successfully complete all requirements of the Global Scholars Program graduate with a Global Studies Institute certificate.
The program is endowed with $2 million in gifts from Ohio Wesleyan graduate and university Trustee Thomas W. Palmer, Class of 1969, and his wife, Susan Palmer.
"This program not only enables experiences of global connection for those directly involved but also for others in sharing interaction," the Toledo, Ohio, couple said in announcing their gift. "In this, OWU continues to differentiate itself as a university dynamic in affording distinctive learning opportunities."
Learn more about Ohio Wesleyan's Global Scholars Institute at owu.edu/GlobalScholars.
Founded in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan University is one of the nation's premier liberal arts universities. Located in Delaware, Ohio, the private university offers more than 70 undergraduate majors and competes in 24 NCAA Division III varsity sports. Through its signature experience, the OWU Connection, Ohio Wesleyan teaches students to understand issues from multiple academic perspectives, volunteer in service to others, build a diverse and global perspective, and translate classroom knowledge into real-world experience through internships, research, and other hands-on learning. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book "Colleges That Change Lives" and included on the U.S. News & World Report and Princeton Review "Best Colleges" lists. Connect with OWU expert interview sources at owu.edu/experts or learn more at owu.edu.