Two Luther students receive Fulbright Awards

Two Luther College graduates have been selected as Fulbright teaching assistants for the 2020-21 academic year.

The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced that Shannon Baker and Madeleine Flom-Staab, both class of 2020, have received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award.

Given the coronavirus crisis and the U.S. State Department advisories against international travel, the Fulbright program has delayed the start of grants until after January 1, 2021.

Baker is from Duluth, Minnesota.  She graduated with majors in English (Writing) and Spanish. She was selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Peru. Baker's interest in teaching English began on a mission trip to Nicaragua her first year at Luther, during which she volunteered each day at local schools.

Flom-Staab is from St. Paul, Minnesota.  She graduated with majors in German and psychology and a minor in social welfare. Flom-Staab received a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Germany, however, she has declined this award to accept a United States Teaching Assistantship in Austria.