The University of Minnesota Crookston is proud to announce Associate Professor Brian Dingmann, Ph.D. as a recipient of the 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. He is the first faculty member to receive this honor since retired associate professor Richard Christenson, Ed.D., was named a Fulbright U.S. grantee during the 1974-75 school year when the campus was the University of Minnesota Technical Institute.
The Fulbright award supports a semester of teaching, research, and international collaboration. Dingmann will be hosted by the University of Szeged in Hungary during Fall 2025 as part of the Fulbright-University of Szeged Scholar Award.
“This award is a tremendous honor, both personally and professionally,” shared Dingmann. “It reflects not only the work I’ve done, but the values of UMN Crookston in promoting global citizenship and innovation in teaching and research.”
During the semester in Hungary, Dingmann will be teaching a master’s-level Ecotoxicology course, co-taught with U of M Crookston Associate Professor Katy Chapman, Ph.D. The course, which focuses on the effects of toxic substances on ecosystems including how pollutants move through the environment and impact living organisms, will utilize the Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) framework connecting students in Crookston and Szeged in a joint educational experience. Through COIL, students from both institutions will engage in shared learning projects, gain cross-cultural competencies, and explore environmental issues from a global perspective.
