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Susan Ojukwu \u201917. (submitted photo \/ Susan Ojukwu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Susan Ojukwu \u201917 has received a USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship<\/a>, awarded to outstanding individuals interested in careers in the foreign service of the U.S. Agency for International Development.<\/p>\n

The Albany, New York native is the first Rochester student or alumnus to receive this fellowship, which provides up to $96,000 in benefits over two years for graduate school, internships, and professional development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I came across the Payne Fellowship, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to combine who I am and what I love as I prepare to enter the professional realm of global health,\u201d she says. \u201cI\u2019m beyond grateful to be selected, because it aligns with my passion and is an exciting chance to jumpstart my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ojukwu received her bachelor\u2019s degree from Rochester with dual majors in international relations<\/a> and public health<\/a>. Her studies have taken her to France and, with support of the Evans Lam Scholarship, also to Hong Kong and mainland China. A visit to her father\u2019s village in Nigeria ignited her passion for the study of international health. Through Rochester\u2019s Urban Fellows<\/a> program, she gained public health experience serving as a diabetes management intern. She went on to conduct undergraduate research on strengthening health systems and food aid in West African countries.<\/p>\n

Ojukwu works as a program assistant at the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. She\u2019ll pursue a master\u2019s degree in public health at George Washington University this fall. Her career goals include improving healthcare delivery, building local capacity, and expanding access to the most vulnerable populations around the world as an officer in the USAID Foreign Service.<\/p>\n

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