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Our Alum of the Month feature highlights the impact that studying abroad has had on the careers of alumni. Read more about the varied career paths that alumni have taken since studying abroad. Check back monthly to catch each new posting.

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Merrill Scholar Emerges as Global Storyteller—Alum of the Month Jimmie Briggs

Meet Jimmie Briggs (IES Abroad Vienna | 1989) a gifted storyteller and humanitarian. Jimmie was pre-med at Morehouse and pre-accepted to Harvard Medical school, he spent a semester in Vienna after receiving a Charles Merrill Jr. Scholarship. Vienna changed Jimmies trajectory, he decided not to pursue medicine but journalism. Witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the fall of Eastern Europe had a profound effect on his life.

Post by IES Abroad
May 18, 2020

Tech-Travel Entrepreneur - Emily Bernard, Our February Alum of the Month

Hear from our February Alum of the Month, Emily Bernard, as she dishes on how study abroad equipped her with entrepreneurial skills.

Post by Madeline Hahn

Soprano in Vienna - Anne Wieben, Our December Alum of the Month

Meet soprano Anne Wieben. After studying music in Vienna on our IES Abroad program, Anne has spent the past 12 years making Vienna her home. Read on to learn about her life as a student, performing artist, and teacher in Vienna.

Post by Madeline Hahn
December 15, 2016

An Unlikely Novelist – Our October Alum of the Month

Get to know our October Alumni of the Month, Alexandra ‘Sandi’ Curry (Vienna 1977-78)

Post by Ashley Houston
October 29, 2015

Sharing the World of Chinese Antiques – Our September Alum of the Month

Learn how studying abroad in Beijing with IES Abroad influenced Betsy’s career path and how she continues to use her Chinese language skills today.

Post by Ashley Houston
September 28, 2015

Putting Spanish Wines on the Map –Our August Alum of the Month

Learn how Andrew’s study abroad experience with IES Abroad Madrid helped inspire his start-up and how he is bringing a new generation of Spanish winemakers to the table.

Post by Kiah Zellner-Smith
August 12, 2015

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