Gibson County Delegation Heading Overseas
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA 15-member southwest Indiana delegation will leave in June for Japan. The Gibson County Economic Development Corp. says the group will be comprised of students, educators and businesses representatives. April 7, 2014
News Release
PRINCETON, Ind. (March 04, 2014) – Eight Gibson County high school students and one
educator have been selected to travel to Tahara City, Japan. The Gibson County Economic
Development Corporation is conducting their third cultural student/educator visit
to Gibson County's Friendship City. The delegation will also include six business
representatives.
Leaving for Tahara City, Japan on June 1, 2014, the delegation will again pair-up
their visit in Tahara City with students and educators from Georgetown, Kentucky.
Georgetown, Kentucky is a Sister City to Tahara City.
Students and educators had to complete a questionnaire which included an essay asking
why they were interested in experiencing Tahara. “The decision gets more difficult
each time we select students. All the applicants provided us with excellent reasons to be
selected, however, we have a set number we can select based on our budget.” stated Dr. M.S.
Krishna, Chairman of the Friendship City committee. The Gibson County Economic
Development Corporation acts as the county's lead agency in all Friendship City affairs.
The students and educators selected are:
Princeton Community High School
Meghan Duguid
William Massaro
Logan Meyer
Gibson Southern High School
Brandon Beach
Mary Coyle
Juliana Osgood
Synda Simmers
Rachel Weiss
Ms. Amanda Brown – Educator
“2014 Travel to Tahara” will allow the students and educator to learn the Japanese culture
first hand as they will stay with host families, attend school, tour our Friendship City and so
much more,” stated B. Todd Mosby, President and CEO of the Gibson County Economic
Development Corporation. He concluded, “One highlight of the visit will be in attending a
private briefing by staff members of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. And the delegation will
travel from Tokyo by Shinkansen (Bullet Train) on their way to Tahara City.”
This trip will be the second visit for Gibson Southern High School teacher Amanda Brown. Ms. Brown was asked by GCEDC to take a leadership role on this trip and future GCEDC educational visits to Tahara City.
The six local business representatives attending will be:
Kelly Dillon – Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana
Tami Muckerheide – Gibson County Community Foundation
Karen Thompson – Gibson County Chamber of Commerce
Jason Spindler – Spindler Law
Michelle Prinzing – On-Site Health Solutions
Ron Parke – Princeton Auto Parke
The Gibson County Economic Development Corporation is a 501 c(3) not-for-profit corporation
located at 127 N. Hart Street in Princeton. The Gibson County Economic Development Corporation was formed in 2006 with a mission to coordinate, assist, and advise Gibson County in economic development activities and can be found on-line at www.gibsoncountyedc.org or on Facebook.
Source: Gibson County Economic Development Corp.