Our students are continuing an OHIO tradition of winning nationally competitive awards, which academically speaking is like winning Olympic gold.
This site profiles some of our award-winning students. Many other OHIO scholars are competing for and winning honors from organizations across the nation. For an expanded listing and additional information, please visit the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards Web site.
As our academic community works together to build on a 200-year legacy of excellence, we salute the outstanding achievements of our students and the dedicated faculty members who support them in their remarkable endeavors.
Congratulations—you make us all very proud!
Related Links
If you are a current Ohio University student and would like to learn more about competing for these scholarships, visit our Office of Nationally Competitive Awards online.
If you are a prospective student and would like to find out more about the opportunities available at Ohio University, please visit our admissions Web site.
About the French Government Teaching Assistantship
The French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services at the French Embassy offer approximately 1,500 English language teaching assistantship positions in French primary and secondary schools, as well as in various French teaching colleges in all regions of France and in the French overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and the Réunion.
This joint initiative between the Embassy of France and the French Ministry of Education aims to strengthen English language instruction in the French educational system through the establishment of a native speaker presence.
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French Government Teaching Assistantship
 French
College of Arts and Sciences
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Amanda Catron
A senior from Dublin, Ohio, Amanda works as a resident assistant and East Green office assistant for the Department of Residence Life. In addition to majoring in French, she is pursuing a minor in linguistics and a certificate in international studies (Europe).
She is a member of the McNair Scholars program, Residents’ Action Council, and French Conversation Club. Her honors include receiving the Mary L. Durnion French Scholarship, the Richard and Dolores Kirby Study Abroad Scholarship, and the Ohio University Bobcat Award. She also works as a French tutor. Her career goal is to work in the field of sociolinguistics, possibly as a linguistic discrimination specialist.
“Amanda is an outstanding student and teaching English in a French public school will give her the opportunity to learn more about French culture as she engages in activities with fellow teachers and their young students.”
Lois Vines, professor of French
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