Savon M. Jackson, a senior Phi Delt at DePauw University, is the recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition and will spend the 2015-16 academic year in India teaching English.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and established in 1946, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition aims to increase mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange while serving as a catalyst for long-term leadership development.
A Posse Scholar and a Bonner Scholar, Savon Jackson is a religious studies major at DePauw. A first generation college student from New York City, he spent the Spring 2014 semester studying in New Dehli, India. He’s also served as a community projects intern for the United Way of Putnam County.