Kennesaw State alumni awarded prestigious Fulbright scholarships

KENNESAW, Ga. | Jun 17, 2025

Bon Varlet
Bon Varlet
Continuing a rich tradition of international scholarship, recent 亚博官方网站 graduates Bon Varlet and AKeera Ford have earned awards from the prestigious to extend their studies abroad. 

Varlet and Ford join a robust list of Kennesaw State undergraduates and alumni who have earned Fulbright scholarships, the primary international educational and cultural exchange initiative of the U.S. government.

鈥淲e are delighted to celebrate the selection of Bon and AKeera to the Fulbright Program,鈥 said Karen Kornweibel, dean of the 亚博官方网站 Journey Honors College. 鈥淭he Fulbright Program, established by Congress in 1946, remains the premier international education exchange program operating in over 160 countries worldwide and admits only the top 20% of applicants. Being selected for the Fulbright Study/Research Program reflects a deep commitment to lifelong learning, academic excellence, and creative discovery 鈥 values we proudly cultivate in the 亚博官方网站 Journey Honors College.鈥

Varlet, an Honors student who graduated in May, received the Fulbright Study Award to pursue information security research at KU Leuven in Belgium. Inspired by a 2023 cyberattack at The British Library, she plans to e