MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga., Feb. 23 -- Georgia College & State University issued the following news release:

By Ian Wesselhoff

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ix students from Georgia College & State University have been named semifinalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, a prestigious nationwide scholarship that sends recent graduates to spend a year abroad to study, teach English or conduct independent research.

This year's figure is the highest number of Fulbright semifinalists that GCSU has had since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five of GCSU's semifinalists - J.D. Caulley, Tommy Creekmore, Riley Curtis, Paola Martinez and Hunter Pierce - are seniors pursuing the English Teaching Award in their country of choice. The sixth, December 2025 graduate Connor Sivley,...