Rice sophomore swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger earned a trip to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo with a strong performance over the weekend at the U.S. team trials in Minneapolis. She finished third in the 400-meter freestyle, fourth in the 100-meter freestyle and fourth in the 100-meter backstroke. Lettenberger represented the U.S. in the 2019 Paralympic World Championships in London, winning a silver medal in the 400 freestyle and reaching the finals in four other events.
Adria Baker, associate vice provost for international education and executive director of the Office of International Students and Scholars, has been awarded a Fulbright International Education Administrators Award for France. Baker will travel to France in October and stay for 11 days to learn about the country’s educational system and network with other senior international education professionals.
Diana Ebanks has been hired as marketing director for Rice Online. She most recently worked for insurance financial services corporation American International Group (AIG), where she partnered with stakeholders to develop and launch large-scale brand transformation initiatives. She has nearly 15 years of experience in digital marketing and experience design at Fortune 100 companies, including American Express and Scholastic Corp.