Timothy Johnson of Hinsdale is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to Turkey. He will teach at Hacettepe University in Ankara during the 2007-08 academic year. Johnson is completing his master’s degree in political science with a sequence in community development. He recently ended a year-long internship working with the Milwaukee Housing Authority, where he taught computer and internet skills to low-income residents and organized income tax assistance at four public housing developments. Johnson also helped adult residents locate and apply for jobs, write résumés and become more familiar with computers. In addition, he assisted students with their homework in an after-school program and helped them learn more about computers.

Johnson anticipates his teaching in Turkey will extend beyond English conversation and grammar, as he hopes to expose his students to historical and contemporary issues in American society. He served in the Peace Corps in Kyrgyzstan for two years, teaching English to sixth through eleventh graders.

For more than 60 years, the federal government-sponsored Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided future American leaders with an opportunity to study, conduct research and teach in other countries. Fulbright student grants are intended to increase mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange while serving as a catalyst for long-term leadership development. Approximately 1,300 grants were awarded to over 140 countries worldwide.