Emily Dunn Memorial Scholarship Fund for Scholarship Fund for International Gap Year Studies One of the greatest influences on Emily One of the greatest influences on Emily was in taking a gap year between high school and college. Already accepted as a Danforth Scholar at Washington as a Danforth Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, she sought to reflect on what she had learned, to explore the world and test herself. l th ld d t t h lf During this time she grew personally, academically and professionally. Her t travels in China, India, Egypt and l i Chi I di E t d Portugal caused her to reconfirm her commitment to learning and contributed to her graduating from t ib t d t h d ti f college with honors.
Purpose & Mission The PURPOSE of the Emily Dunn Memorial Scholarship Fund for International Gap Year Studies is to provide an opportunity for students to provide an opportunity for students to choose an experience that will help them to grow, challenge them emotionally, physically, and intellectually, and to insure that experience extends beyond the boundaries of the United States. The MISSION of the Emily Dunn Memorial Scholarship Fund for International Gap Year Studies is to perpetuate the legacy of Emily Dunn, t t th l f E il D graduate of the Lovett School, through the encouragement of students to take g py g a gap year between high school and college in order to broaden their understanding of the world.