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2017-18 National Scholarship and Fellowship Awardees

American University Cairo Presidential Intern

Hera Jay Brown, Senior, College Scholars

Boren Fellow

Jordan Brasher, PhD Student, Geography: Brazil

Boren Scholars

Jordan Leith, Junior, Honors Chemical Engineering: Tanzania
Michayla Robles, Senior, Political Science & Global Studies: Tanzania
Sarah Smith, Senior, Middle East Studies & Political Science: Jordan

Critical Language Scholars

Julia Goncalves, Sophomore, German & Russian Studies: Russia
Iker Sedeño, Masters Student, Spanish: Korean
Jonathan Thomas, Junior, College Scholars: Arabic

DAAD RISE

Alexa Griffith, Senior, Chemistry

Fulbrights

Rena Abdurehman, Senior, Biology: Study/Research, Argentina
Jacqueline Adams, Alum, Honors Psychology: Study/Research, Hungary
Carolyn Barnes, Senior, Honors Chemistry: Study/Research, Czech Republic
Kimberly Bress, Senior, College Scholars: Study/Research, Spain
Tiana Castillo, Senior, Communication Studies: English Teaching Assistantship, Vietnam
Alex Crockett, Senior, Food Science & Technology: Partner Award: East Anglia, United Kingdom
Savannah Dixon, Alum, Architecture and Hispanic Studies: English Teaching Assistantship, Guatemala
Dillon Dunn, Senior, Architecture: Study/Research, Indonesia
Derek Galyon, Alum, Honors Political Science: MA Grant, Ireland
Tamra Gilbertson, PhD, Sociology: Study/Research, Colombia
Brennan Hicks, Alum, Microbiology: English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil
Miranda Johnson, Senior, Anthropology and Hispanic Studies: Study/Research, Costa Rica
Yuki Minami, Senior, Japanese Language and World Business: Study/Research, Japan
Miles Ownby, Senior, Biosystems Engineering: Study/Research, Canada
Katie Plank, Alum, Biology: English Teaching Assistantship, Taiwan
Avanti Rangnekar, Senior, Economics: Study/Research, India
Trent Sanders, MA English: Literature Criticism & Text Studies: Arts, Romania
Joseph Wilson, MA English: Rhetoric Writing & Linguistics: English Teaching Assistantship, Kazakhstan
Conny Zhao, Senior, Music & Culture: Arts, China
Christopher Neal, Senior, Honors Chemical Engineering: Study/Research, Germany – Alternate

Fulbright UK Summer Institute Scholar

Natalie Campbell, Sophomore, College Scholars: Northern Ireland

Goldwater Scholarship

Brandon Barker, Junior, Chemical Engineering – Honorable Mention

NIH Oxford Cambridge Scholar

Sahba Seddighi, Alum, College Scholars

Project Global Officer Scholarship

Dara Carney-Nedelman, Junior, Honors Communication Studies

Schwarzman Scholars

Lucille Greer, Senior, Political Science & Middle East Studies
Colleen Ryan, Alum, Global Studies & Honors Sociology
Hera Jay Brown, Senior, College Scholars – Alternate

2017-18 Campus Nominees and National Semi-Finalists and Finalists

Fulbright Semi-Finalists—27 national semi-finalists, including 19 Fulbrights and 1 Alternate noted above:

Elizabeth Albee, Alum, Anthropology: UCD MA Grant, Ireland
Erik Beuck, PhD Student, Political Science: Study/Research Netherlands
Hera Jay Brown, Senior, College Scholars: Study/Research, Germany
Jeffrey Dickamore, MFA Student – Theatre: Arts, Canada
Alex Gray, Senior, Music: Arts, New Zealand
Kristen Purcell, Senior, Accounting & International Business: English Teaching Assistantship, Germany
Kirsten Salonga, Alum, Biology, VolsTeach: English Teaching Assistantship, Colombia

Goldwater Scholarship Campus Nominees

Brandon Barker, Junior, Chemical Engineering – Goldwater Honorable Mention
Kevin Kleiner, Junior, Physics & Mathematics
Jason Liang, Junior, Computer Science & Honors Mathematics
Grant Rigney, Junior, Chemical Engineering

Schwarzman Scholars Campus Nominee

Peter Cates, Senior, English

Truman Scholarship Campus Nominees

Grant Rigney, Junior, Chemical Engineering, Truman National Finalist
Jasmine Blue, Junior, English
Jack Larimer, Junior, Political Science & Economics
Hunter Sinclair, Junior, Political Science
Jonathan Thomas, Junior, College Scholars

UK & Ireland Scholarships (Gates Cambridge, Mitchell, Marshall, Rhodes) Campus Nominees

Kimberley Bress, Senior, College Scholars: Rhodes nominee
Hera Jay Brown, Senior, College Scholars: Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes nominee
Peter Cates, Senior, English: Marshall nominee
Abigail Geater, Senior, Social Work: Mitchell nominee
Ethan Roeder, Alum, College Scholars: Marshall nominee

2017-18 ONSF Internal Award Recipients

Exploration Grant Recipients

Alayna Cameron, Junior, Biology: Netherlands
Ellie Eggink, Senior, Geography & Global Studies: Australia
Alexa Griffith, Junior, Chemistry: Germany
Katherine Harwell, Junior, Global Studies & Religious Studies: Czech Republic
Helen Martin, Junior, Anthropology & Hispanic Studies: Chile
Patrick Sonnenberg, Junior, College Scholars: Lithuania & United Kingdom
Nainika Sudheendra, Senior, Supply Chain Management: Germany
Reagan Yessler, Junior, English & Geography: United Kingdom

SIT-ONSF Scholars

Brooke Ballard, Senior, Chemical Engineering: Chile
Meghan Gragg, Junior, Global Studies & Middle East Studies: Morocco
Evan Hansrote, Junior, Biology: Tanzania
Patrick Sonnenberg, Junior, College Scholars: Nepal

2016-17 National Scholarship and Fellowship Awardees

Boren Scholars

- - Lucy Greer, Junior, Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies: Jordan
  - Philip Baites, Junior, French Language & World Business: Morocco

Critical Language Scholars

- - Harrison Akins, PhD Candidate, Political Science: Urdu in Lucknow, India
  - Jonathan Hubbard-Shaw, Junior, Linguistics: Indonesian in Malang, Indonesia
  - Katie Plank, Senior, Biological Sciences: Chinese in Dalian, China
  - Lucy Greer, Junior, Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies: Arabic—Alternate

Fulbrights

- - Jordan Bakke, Senior, College Scholars (International Development): English Teaching Assistantship, Kazakhstan
  - Alexis Burnham, Alum, Animal Science: Study/Research Grant, Chile (declined; will complete 2-year EU–funded fellowship)
  - Nicholas Campbell, Senior, Hispanic Studies and Latin American & Caribbean Studies: English Teaching Assistantship, Colombia
  - Esther Choo, Senior, Anthropology; Study/Research Grant, South Korea
  - Alina Clay, Senior, College Scholars (Gender, Politics, and Policy): Study/Research Grant, Latvia
  - Will Clifft, Senior, Global Studies: English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil
  - Eric Peters, Senior, Economics and International Business: Study/Research Grant, Hungary
  - Joel Runnels, PhD Candidate, Deaf Education: Study/Research Grant, Ghana
  - Colleen Ryan, Senior, Global Studies and Honors Sociology: Partner Award—University of York, United Kingdom
  - Meghan Stuart, Senior, Physics, Honors Mathematics, and Computer Science: Study/Research Grant, Hungary

Gates Cambridge Scholar

- - Sahba Seddighi, Alum, College Scholars (Neuroplasticity and Neurodegenerative Disorders)

Goldwater Scholars

- - Kimberly Bress, Junior, College Scholars (Neuroscience and Mental Health)
  - Christopher Neal, Junior, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  - Andrew Wintenberg, Junior, Honors Mathematics and Electrical Engineering

NSF Graduate Research Fellows

- - Ian Francis, Senior, Honors Mathematics
  - Patrick McKenzie, Senior, Biological Sciences
  - Louis Varriano, Senior, Physics

Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow

- - Hera Jay Brown, Junior, College Scholars (declined award offer)

Schwarzman Scholar

- - Miranda Gottlieb, Alum, Political Science and Hispanic Studies

2016-17 Campus Nominees and National Semi-Finalists and Finalists

Fulbright Semi-Finalists—20 semi-finalists, including 10 Fulbrights noted above:

- - Darcy Ayers, Senior, Anthropology: English Teaching Assistantship, Turkey
  - Jonathan Barsness, PhD Candidate, Political Science: Study/Research, Egypt
  - Alexandra Brito, Senior, College Scholars: Study/Research, Canada
  - Raleigh Butler, Senior, Linguistics and French & Francophone Studies; Study/Research, Switzerland
  - Alyssa Green, Senior, Political Science: Partner Award—University of Essex, United Kingdom
  - Brennan Hicks, Alum, Microbiology: English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil
  - Krista Kennedy, Senior, Music: Study/Research, Ireland
  - Andrew Leming, Senior, Political Science and Hispanic Studies: Study/Research, Chile
  - Paige Scrivener, Alum, Global Studies: Study/Research, Taiwan
  - Nancy Truett, PhD Candidate, Counselor Education: Study/Research, Greece

Goldwater Scholarship Campus Nominee

- - Austin Mullen, Junior, Nuclear Engineering

Emerson Hunger Fellows Semi-Finalist

- - Anagha Uppal, Senior, College Scholars

Marshall Scholarship Finalist

- - Miranda Gottlieb, Alum, Political Science and Hispanic Studies

Schwarzman Scholars Campus Nominee

- - Weston Bell, Senior, Chemistry and Finance

Truman Scholarship Campus Nominees and National Finalists

- - Hera Jay Brown, Junior, College Scholars: Campus Nominee
  - Alex Crockett, Junior, Food Science & Technology: Finalist
  - Feroza Freeland, Junior, Political Science: Finalist
  - Elle Johnson, Junior, College Scholars: Campus Nominee

UK & Ireland Scholarships (Gates Cambridge, Mitchell, Marshall, Rhodes) Campus Nominees

- - Alexis Burnham, Alum, Animal Science: Marshall Nominee
  - Abby Durick, Senior, Honors Classical Archaeology: Gates Cambridge and Marshall Nominee
  - Ian Francis, Senior, Honors Mathematics: Gates Cambridge Nominee
  - Miranda Gottlieb, Alum, Political Science and Hispanic Studies: Marshall Finalist
  - Andrew Leming, Senior, Political Science and Hispanic Studies: Marshall Nominee
  - Colleen Ryan, Senior, Global Studies and Honors Sociology: Mitchell and Rhodes Nominee
  - Sahba Seddighi, Alum, College Scholars: Gates Cambridge Scholar
  - Meghan Stuart, Senior, Physics, Honors Mathematics, and Computer Science: Marshall and Rhodes Nominee

2016-17 ONSF Internal Award Recipients

ONSF Exploration Scholars

- - Rena Abdurehman, Junior, Biological Sciences: Argentina
  - Kimberly Bress, Junior, College Scholars: Spain
  - Alex Crockett, Junior, Food Science & Technology: United Kingdom and Ireland
  - Dillon Dunn, Junior, Architecture: Indonesia
  - Matthew Guinn, Junior, Supply Chain Management: Denmark
  - Christopher Neal, Junior, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: Germany and United Kingdom
  - Avanti Rangnekar, Junior, Economics: India
  - Kirsten Salonga, Senior, Biological Sciences and VolsTeach: Colombia
  - Conny Zhao, Junior, Music: China