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NC-HCAP Ambassador Kedrick Perry awarded Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarship
04.10.03

Chapel Hill, NC—NC-HCAP Ambassador Kedrick Perry was recently named one of the recipients of the prestigious Frances L. Phillips Travel Scholarship. Perry will travel to London this summer to study the culture of the Black British through a two-month-long project that he has designed and will direct independently. By immersing himself in cultural experiences, he will explore literature, art, drama and social politics in order to understand his subject and broaden his world view. Perry hopes his trip will help him gain a better appreciation of his own culture by comparing and contrasting it to the British tradition.

The Phillips Scholarships, which are awarded to juniors and seniors at UNC on the basis of a competitive written application and committee interview, provide the financial resources needed to design and direct international travel and study experiences.

Perry is a junior pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in nutrition. In addition, he is currently serving as President of the North Carolina Health Careers Access Program Ambassadors and has worked with UNC's Order of the Bell Tower, the Campus Y, the Black Student Movement (BSM), and has volunteered in the ENT Clinic at UNC Hospital.

Though Perry has proven himself an independent leader and scholar, he credits this opportunity to his mother, who he says "has always encouraged me to broaden my horizons."