{"id":72405,"date":"2023-04-05T15:20:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T20:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=72405"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T20:20:41","slug":"van-dorens-remove-barriers-for-students-traveling-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=72405","title":{"rendered":"Van Dorens remove barriers for students traveling abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU FOUNDATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort Hays State University alumni Dave and Cathy Van Doren have enriched their lives traveling the world. To help FHSU students do the same, the couple has established a scholarship to cover airfare costs for students interested in studying abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in western Kansas with a father who worked in construction, Dave studied pre-engineering and geology at Fort Hays State. After graduating and establishing his first business, Precast Concrete Construction, Dave recognized how difficult it was to transport ready-made concrete to remote areas. Determined to provide a solution, he created a unique, lightweight, steel, reinforced modular panel system, Waffle-Crete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His patented Waffle-Crete system reduces the weight of concrete panels, making construction easier and faster. The product\u2019s success led Dave to build housing in developing or impoverished countries worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling and working abroad led the couple to host exchange students from other countries and gave them an appreciation for the richness and diversity of people and cultures. As a development officer at the FHSU Foundation, Cathy witnessed a growing interest in the university\u2019s study abroad program. This inspired the couple to establish a scholarship to encourage more students to apply and experience traveling abroad.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dave and Cathy Van Doren Study Abroad Travel Fund covers airfare costs for full-time undergraduate or graduate students participating in summer or semester-long experiences overseas. The couple understands that the cost of airfare can discourage students from traveling abroad, and they are pleased to remove that barrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FHSU students from eight states and eight countries participated in a study abroad program this past year. Students can transfer credits to Fort Hays State while immersing themselves in their exchange country’s culture, food, and language. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial assistance, like the scholarship established by Dave and Cathy Van Doren, makes studying abroad while experiencing life in another country as stress-free as possible.  With partnerships worldwide, FHSU students can travel abroad while earning a degree. FHSU students seeking additional information about studying abroad can visit \/\/fhsu.edu\/studyabroad<\/a> or call 785-628-4176.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support students studying abroad through the Fort Hays State University Foundation by visiting \/\/foundation.fhsu.edu\/donate,<\/a> calling 785-628-5620, or by mail to PO Box 1060, Hays, KS 67601, with a check addressed to the FHSU Foundation and \u201cStudy Abroad\u201d listed in the memo line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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