Winners Announced in Study Abroad Photo Contest

The University of Maine Office of International Programs announced winners of the Study Abroad Photo Contest. The contest is open to UMaine students who have studied abroad or are currently abroad and is usually offered every semester.

The contest started about eight years ago and for the past few years has been run on the UMaine Study Abroad Facebook page where anyone can view the photos and vote for their favorite image by “liking” it.

This year’s winners are:

  • First place: Katherine Silver (250 votes). Silver, an international affairs major, is currently studying at Bangor University in Wales on a direct exchange program. The photo of herself in the city of Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background was taken while she was traveling in Italy.

  • Second place: Terri Bastarache (225 votes). Bastarache, a management major, spent a semester at the University College Cork in Ireland after winning the George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship through the University of Maine System. Her photo was taken in Sevilla, Spain while she was skydiving during Easter break in March 2013.

  • Third place: Kimberly Dao (90 votes). Dao is a biology major, student in the Honors College, and the current student government president. Dao’s photo of herself riding a camel was taken during her summer study abroad program in Marrakech, Morocco.

The Office of International Programs awarded the winners with University Bookstore gift cards.

The winning photos can be seen online.