VALDOSTA, Ga., Oct. 7 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news release:
"Honestly, it never crossed my mind," said Lee. "I thought the Fulbright was out of reach for someone like me. Dr. Michael Baun and my Czech colleague, Dr. Jiří Lach, encouraged me to apply, and I wouldn't have done it without that push."
Lee has been at VSU for six years. He was named a Fulbright Scholar for the 2025 - 2026 academic year and spent Jan. - June 2026 teaching at Palacký University in the Czech Republic.
While this was his first time teaching abroad, Lee had spent time in the Czech Republic before. He first went in 2010 as a Model UN student at VSU.
We asked Lee about earning this major achievement, what surprised him most ...