AUGUSTA – Four Maine college students, two each from Maine’s technical colleges and the University of Maine System, will study in Ireland next year as the 2003 George J. Mitchell Peace Scholars.

The students, who were selected for their academic and leadership abilities and their commitment to community service, will be honored at a luncheon ceremony at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Senator Inn.

The scholars are: Michelle D. Tinkham of Fairfield, a May 2003 graduate of Kennebec Valley Technical College’s Liberal Studies program; Caroline S. Ward of Winthrop, a May 2003 graduate of Central Maine Technical College’s Liberal Studies program; Joshua E. Harriman, of Orono, an English major at the University of Maine; and Diane B. Hoppe, of Whitefield, a student majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on agricultural education through communication arts at the University of Maine at Augusta.

Ward will travel to Ireland this fall, while Tinkham, Harriman and Hoppe will go abroad next spring. The students will study at University College Cork or Cork Institute of Technology.

Each student will receive free tuition, room and board and pay no academic fees at the institution in Ireland. They will also receive a $1,000 travel stipend and a framed certificate naming them George J. Mitchell Peace Scholars.

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