Undergraduate Paul Heim Named Petters International Scholar
By Knox Richardson
OSU College of Business junior Paul Heim has been named one of 20 international scholars for 2009 by the John T. Petters Foundation and will receive $6,000. The prestigious and competitive memorial scholarships were established to provide undergraduates with financial support for study abroad programs. As an Arthur Stonehill International Business Exchange Program student, Heim will study international finance this fall at the University of Lund in Sweden. He has also been selected to receive an OSU College of Business Dean's International Study Scholarship.
Heim will intern this summer with the private investment bank of Kleinwort Benson of London before continuing his fall studies in Sweden. He plans to graduate in June 2010 with a bachelor's in business administration and options in finance international business.
Though only a junior, Heim is the paid finance director for the ASOSU, managing a million dollar budget, and a member of the OSU Finance Club that invests hundreds of thousands of real dollars from OSU Foundation funds. He is also a member of the Alpha Lambda chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha national fraternity, which he credits as the foundation of his academic and extracurricular successes.
Jimmy Yang, OSU associate professor of finance and one of Heim's faculty advisors, said Heim is a capable student who will take full advantage of his time abroad. "Given his capability and willingness to seek opportunities to learn and to serve, I believe he will succeed in this international program," Yang said.
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