Michael Obegolu Awarded Scholarship for University of Dallas Rome Program

2015 Sep 9

Michael Obegolu, a University of Dallas student from Garland, Texas, was awarded a scholarship to study abroad during the spring semester at the University of Dallas' Eugene Constantin Campus near Rome, Italy. Obegolu was awarded the Dan and Marge Cruse Scholarship. The Dan and Marge Cruse Scholarship is an endowed scholarship founded in honor of longtime trustee and alumnus Dan ('61) and Marge Cruse.

Since 1970, students at the University of Dallas have had the opportunity to spend a semester in Rome studying, traveling and experiencing the art, architecture, literature, philosophy and deeds that form the basis of Western civilization.

In 1994, the University of Dallas dedicated its Eugene Constantin Campus near Rome, Italy. In addition to providing a study-abroad opportunity for undergraduate students during the school year, the campus also hosts special summer programs for both high school students and adults.

For more information on the University of Dallas Rome Program, visit www.udallas.edu/rome.

The University of Dallas, located in a metropolitan area of nearly seven million people, is a leading Catholic university widely recognized for academic excellence by well-known publications, organizations and accrediting bodies. It offers distinctive individual undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs in the liberal arts, business and ministry that are characterized by an exceptional, engaged faculty, a commitment to shaping principled, well-skilled leaders and academic rigor in the Catholic intellectual tradition. For more information, visit www.udallas.edu.