Thornton Named Fulbright Scholar

Dr. Saranna R. Thornton, Elliott Associate Professor of Economics at Hampden-Sydney College, has been named a Fulbright Scholar for 2006-2007. Dr. Thornton will teach graduate level courses in International Finance, International Economics, International Finance and Capital Operation, and Risk Management at Beijing Institute of Technology in Beijing, China.

The Fulbright Scholar Program, sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, sends U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year to lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

Dr. Thornton received her B.A. from Colby College, M.P.A. from the University of Texas, and Ph. D. from Carnegie Mellon University. She joined the Hampden-Sydney faculty in 1996.