Berea College senior Gina Fugate, an English education major from Dayton, Ohio, was featured in an article in the Jan./Feb. issue of "Biblical Archeology Review (BAR)." Fugate, who wrote about her experience on an archeological dig in Israel, was one of only eight students nation-wide to receive $1,000 BAR Scholarships for participation in archeological projects around the world.

Fugate was also the recipient of a $1,000 John B. Stephenson Non-Western Study Award from Berea College. The funds allowed Fugate to spend three weeks doing archeological excavation at the ancient city of Ashkelon, under the direction of Dr. Lawrence E. Stager of Harvard University. Located on Israel's Mediterranean coast near the present city of Tel Aviv, Ashkelon was a major seaport of the Caananites and Phillistines from 3000 - 604 B.C. and continued to be occupied through the period of the Crusades.

More about Fugate's experience is available at the Biblical Archeology Society's web site at http://www.bib-arch.org/barjf01/digs-c.html