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Dr. Cynthia Miller leads People to People student group
Dr. Cynthia Miller, director, Northeast Arkansas Delta Partnership for Math and Science Education, embarked Tuesday, June 22 with 11 People to People student ambassadors on a trip that will encompass six European countries, including Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Great Britain. The group will return Sunday, July 11.

The People to People International program was founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the aftermath of WWII and at the peak of the Cold War, and the program is devoted to promoting peace and understanding between cultures by creating personal relationships. The students have worked hard to learn how t o become ambassadors, and were assisted by many, such as state representative Butch Wilkins, ASU German language instructor Hanne Pardos, Annie Camp Jr. High School English teacher Keith Pringle (originally from Great Britain), Nettleton high school math teacher Roland Popejoy, and ASU International Studies assistant director Andrew Bleignier and his students from France, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Student ambassadors are Anna Broadaway, Bono; Natalie Dooley, Chamy Keough and Brooke Sabblich, Jonesboro; Sissy Boyster and Brittany Wells, Newport; Travis Christiansen, Bald Knob; Haley Long, Tuckerman; Weston White, Blytheville; Taylor Foulk, Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Alex Hogan, Neeleyville, Mo. Students will receive an elective one-semester credit in world history for participation in this program.