Doctor of Education Technology alum receives the Fulbright Specialist Award

Dr. Michelle Claypool of Saginaw Valley State University, and alum of the Doctorate in Educational Technology program at CMU, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. She will complete a project at Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences that aims to exchange knowledge and establish partnerships benefiting participants, institutions, and communities both in the U.S. and overseas through a variety of educational and training activities within education!

Dr. Claypool will be spending time in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for six weeks. “I know this would not have been possible without my professors that offered me so much guidance throughout the Educational Technology program,” says Dr. Claypool. “I am so appreciative of all the patience you all showed, knowledge that was shared, and the passion that was passed on for this field.”

Dr. Claypool is one of over 400 U.S. citizens who share expertise with host institutions abroad through the Fulbright Specialist Program each year. Recipients of Fulbright Specialist awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement, demonstrated leadership in their field, and their potential to foster long-term cooperation between institutions in the U.S. and abroad.

Since its establishment in 1946, the Fulbright Program has given more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.