Fulbright US Student Grant Program

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Among American colleges and universities, the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é is consistently a top producer of Fulbright US Student Grant Program recipients.

Fulbright program seal.

Sponsored by the Department of State since 1946, the aims to promote mutual understanding and peace between the United States and other nations through educational and cultural exchange. Recipients conduct research, pursue advanced studies, and assist in teaching English communication skills and American culture abroad, while also participating in a wide range of self-initiated community engagement endeavors in their host countries.

Fulbright recipients who participate in the program meet, work, live, and learn from residents of the host country, sharing daily experiences over one academic year.

Applicants typically seek endorsement by their college or university’s Fulbright evaluation committee. ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é has two committees: one at the and one based on the River Campus.

Among US colleges and universities, the University regularly appears in the of for US student grant winners. That includes the , with 12 recipients chosen to study abroad out of 40 applicants and 22 semifinalists.

Learn more about the Fulbright US Student Grant program and other fellowship, scholarship, and award opportunities available to ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é students and alumni.

Recent Fulbright Winners

Congratulations to the most recent Fulbrighter recipients from the ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é!

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Skylar Sylvester ’23
Major: Psychology (BA)

The Irvington, New Jersey, resident will head to Vietnam on an English Teaching Assistantship. During her time at ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é, Sylvester was a Kearns Center Scholar, a research assistant for a social cognitive development lab in the psychology department, and a program assistant for Upward Bound. She was also active in the and the . Sylvester is currently a law assistant at a firm in Houston, Texas.

Natasha posing for the camera.

Natasha White ’24
Majors: English and international relations (BA)

White, who is from Frederick, Maryland, will head to Berlin, Germany, as an English Teaching Assistant. She spent four years as an adolescent living in Wiesbaden, Germany. The former varsity volleyball player and youth coach will use the sport to make connections in her host community. While at ÂÒÂ×Ç¿¼é, she has served as a first-year resident advisor and a DJ for the student radio station WRUR. She has interned as a technical writer and in cyber and tech policy research at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution. White is interested in pursuing a career in tech policy or law.

Catherine Carson ’24E
Germany, Study/Research (declined)

Seth Cutler ’24
Spain, English Teaching Assistantship (declined)

Past Recipients

2023–24 Recipients

Danielle Getz ’23
Host country: Denmark
Major: Chemical engineering (BS)

Sarah Hoh ’23
Host country: Spain
Major: Molecular genetics (BS)

Catherine (Katie) Hurwitz ’23
Host country: Greece
Majors: Creative writing & world literature, music (BA)

Anand Idris ’23
Host country: Taiwan
Major: Optics (BS)

Hannah Kim ’22
Host country: Germany
Major: Cell and developmental biology (BS)

Shalaka Natu ’23
Host country: Malta
Major: Biochemistry (BS)

Abhiyudh Rajput ’23
Host country: India
Majors: Anthropology (BA), environmental health (BS)

Haile Redietu ’19
Host country: Spain
Majors: Biology, psychology (BA)

Michael Riches ’23
Host country: Germany
Majors: Creative writing, psychology (BA)

Michelle Shuai ’23
Host country: South Korea
Majors: Health policy, philosophy (BA)

Vanessa Wish ’23
Host country: Spain
Majors: Linguistics, ethnomusicology (BA)

2022–23 Recipients

Coralee Everett ’22
Host country: Spain
Major: Molecular genetics (BS)
Minor: Psychology

Peri Goldberg ’22
Host country: Switzerland
Major: Biology (BA)
Minors: Computational biology, and health, behavior, and society

Anna Groesch ’22, ’22E
Host country: Germany
Majors: Applied music: cello (BM), musical arts (BM), and German (BA)

Karlin Li ’22
Host country: South Korea
Major: Molecular genetics (BS)

Dylan Matvey ’20
Host country: Germany
Major: Cell and developmental biology (BS)

Quinnlyn Murphy ’20, ’21 (T5)
Host country: Germany
Major: Political science (BA)
Minor: German

Anne Rosenow ’22
Host country: Taiwan
Major: Political science (BA)
Minors: Spanish and economics

Lauren Sigda ’22
Host country: Austria
Majors: Brain and cognitive sciences (BS), art history (BA)

Caroline Stockwell ’22
Host country: Spain
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)
Minor: Spanish

2021–22 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Lara Andree ’21
Host country: Malta
Major: Political science (BA)
Minor: Studio arts

Adam DeSchriver ’20, ’20E
Host country: Israel
Majors: Religion (BA) and clarinet performance (BM)

Alexis Pope ’21
Host country: Germany
Major: Biochemistry (BS)
Minor: Chemistry

Jacob Rozowsky ’20
Host country: Netherlands
Majors: Computational biology (BS) and chemistry (BA)

Fullbright Semi-Finalists

Dominique Dorvil ’21
Host country: United Kingdom
Majors: Computer science (BA) and digital media studies (BA)

Azucena Espiritu ’21
Host country: South Korea
Majors: Psychology (BA) and gender, sexuality, and women's studies (BA)

Jamia Leonard ’21
Host country: Russia
Majors: Russian (BA) and international relations (BA)

Quinnlyn Murphy ’20, ’21 (T5)
Host country: Germany
Major: Political science (BA)

Eilis Regan ’21
Host country: Russia
Major: Russian (BA)

Ben Richardson ’21
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)

Brianna Roy ’20
Host country: Mexico
Major: Biological sciences: neuroscience (BS)
Minor: Spanish

Alexa Uttamsingh ’21
Host country: Spain
Major: International relations (BA)

2020–21 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Kamel Awayda ’20
Host country: Australia
Major: Biological sciences: biochemistry (BS)
Minor: Psychology as a social science

Meghan Cerino ’20
Host country: Spain
Majors: Political science (BA) and Spanish (BA)
Minor: Legal studies

Melissa Chang ’20
Host country: Germany
Majors: Biological sciences: neuroscience (BS) and psychology (BA)

Gregory Hernandez ’20
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Audio and music engineering (BS)
Minors: Music and physics

Marius Kothor ’13
Host country: Ghana
Major: African and African-American studies (BA)

Cindy Molina ’18
Host country: Mexico
Major: History (BA)
Minors: Business and creative writing

Katrina Ponti ’21
Host country: Canada
Major: History (PhD)

Jacob Rozowsky ’20
Host country: India
Majors: Biological sciences: computational biology (BS) and chemistry (BA)

Anna Weldy ’20
Host country: Denmark
Major: Chemical Engineering (BS)

Alternate

Alexander Johnson ’19
Host country: Netherlands
Major: Physics (BA)
Minors: Music, linguistics, and mathematics

2019–20 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Sophie R. Aroesty ’18
Host country: North Macedonia
Majors: Language, media and communications (BA) and psychology (BA)

Jonathan Campanaro ’18, ’19W
Host country: Mexico
Majors: Spanish (BA) and linguistics (BA)

Hannah Dick ’19, ’19E
Host country: Sweden
Majors: Brain and cognitive sciences (BA) and applied music: percussion (BM)

Benton Gordon ’19E
Host country: Taiwan
Major: Applied music: flute (BM)

Madeline J. Hoey ’19
Host country: Denmark
Major: Biochemistry (BS)

Graeme C. McGuire ’18, ’19 (T5)
Host country: Georgia
Majors: Computer science (BS) and linguistics (BA)

Lucian D. McMahon ’13
Host country: Germany
Majors: German (BA) and classics (BA)

Allison Morningstar ’19
Host country: Germany
Major: Neuroscience (BS)

Siobhan T. Seigne ’19
Host country: Russia
Major: Russian studies (BA)

Fulbright Grantees

Nicole M. Naselaris ’19
Host country: Spain
Major: Optical engineering (BS)

Rachel R. Yang ’18, ’19 (T5)
Host country: South Korea
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)

Alexander R. Johnson ’19 (declined)
Host country: Belgium
Major: Physics (BA)

Daria Lynch ’18, ’19 (T5) (declined)
Host country: Turkey
Major: History (BA)

Andrew Russo (graduate student)
Host country: Morocco
Area of study: History (PhD)

Fulbright Alternates

Jaclyn N. Capita ’18, ’19 (T5)
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: History (BA) and English: British and American (BA)

Jason M. Cherin ’19
Host country: Portugal
Major: Biology (BA)

Fulbright Semi-Finalists

Angela Benson ’19
Host country: Taiwan
Majors: Anthropology (BA) and health, behavior and society (BA)

Lauren E. Bolz ’17
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Chemistry (BA) and economics

Elise M. Catania ’19
Host country: Hungary
Major: Mathematics (BA)

Jerome P. Dent (graduate student)
Host country: Netherlands
Major: Visual and cultural studies (PhD)

Emma Luke ’19
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)

Scott W. Mistler-Ferguson ’18
Host country: Argentina
Majors: English (BA) and political science

Emily A. Radford ’19
Host country: Argentina
Majors: Psychology (BA) and gender, sexuality and women's studies (BA)

Jacqueline Tran ’18
Host country: Jordan
Major: Anthropology (BA)

2018–19 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Laura Cowie-Haskell ’18
Host country: Kenya
Major: Anthropology (BA)
Minor: Psychology

Ella R. De Falco ’18
Host country: Belgium
Major: Linguistics (BA)
Minors: American Sign Language and brain and cognitive sciences

Oleaser Johnson ’18 (declined)
Host country: South Korea
Majors: French (BA) and linguistics (BA)

Amelia M. Kelly ’18
Host country: Malaysia
Majors: Anthropology (BA) and history (BA)

Reva P. Peer ’18
Host country: South Korea
Major: Biological sciences: molecular genetics (BS)
Minor: Psychology as a social science

Joseph T. Plvan-Franke ’17, ’18 (T5)
Host country: Laos
Majors: Computer science (BA) and linguistics (BA)

Erin E. Straight ’17
Host country: Brazil
Majors: International relations and Spanish

Alexis M. Wallace ’18
Host country: Russia
Majors: Political science (BA) and Russian studies (BA)

Fulbright Alternates

Meg Cutting ’18E
Host country: France
Major: Organ performance (BM)

Crystal Lee ’18
Host country: Netherlands
Majors: Brain and cognitive sciences (BS) and linguistics (BA)

Erin E. Straight ’17
Host country: Colombia
Majors: International relations (BA) and Spanish (BA)

Fulbright Semi-Finalists

Cherish Blackman ’18
Host country: China
Majors: East Asian studies (BA) and Russian studies (BA)
Minors: Spanish and international relations

Annamarie C. Forestiere ’18
Host country: United Kingdom
Majors: Business (BA) and music (BA)

Lauren Oey ’18
Host country: Hong Kong
Majors: Brain and cognitive sciences (BS), statistics (BS), and linguistics (BA)

2017–18 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Nina S. Baek ’17
Host country: Belgium
Majors: French (BA) and linguistics (BA)

Ivey Barker (graduate student)
Host country: Poland
Major: Photographic preservation and collections management (MA)

Jonathan K. Boulavong ’17
Host country: Scotland
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)

Alexandra H. Cohen ’17
Host country: Germany
Majors: Musical arts (BM) and German (BA)

Michael Gilbert ’17
Host country: Hong Kong
Major: Biochemistry (BS)

Miriam Kohn
Host country: Laos
Major: Linguistics (BA)

Dovas Lietuvninkas ’16E
Host country: Lithuania
Major: Applied music: trumpet (BM)

Khamai Simpson ’17
Host country: Germany
Majors: German (BA) and health, behavior and society (BA)

Julissa N. Thompson ’16
Host country: Barbados
Major: Psychology (BA)

Caroline Vaczy ’16
Host country: Brazil
Major: French (BA)

2017 Scholar-Elects

Ellen Kim ’17 (declined)
Host country: South Korea
Major: Health, behavior and society (BA)

Casey Silver (graduate student) (declined)
Host country: India
Major: School of Medicine & Dentistry (MD)

Fulbright Alternates

Minsoo Lee ’16
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Electrical and computer engineering (BS)

Fulbright Semi-Finalists

Lauren Bolz ’17
Host country: Netherlands
Majors: Chemistry (BA) and economics (BA)

Dorothy M. Canevari ’17E
Host country: Netherlands
Majors: Applied Music: Bassoon (BM) and anthropology (BA)
Minor: Legal studies

Julianne McAdams ’17
Host country: Germany
Major: English (BA)
Minors: Anthropology and Spanish

Robert L. Parent ’17
Host country: Germany
Major: Russian (BA)
Minor: German

Alice E. Wynd ’17
Host country: Germany
Major: History (BA)
Minor: German

2016–17 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Alice Chen ’15, ’16 (T5)
Host country: Taiwan
Majors: Anthropology (BA) and biology (BA)
Minor: Sustainability

Kate Cowie-Haskell ’16
Host country: Bulgaria
Major: Anthropology (BA)
Minor: Art history

Jennifer Dombroski ’16
Host country: Germany
Major: Linguistics (BA)
Minors: German and brain and cognitive sciences

Dominic Giardino ’16E
Host country: Netherlands
Major: Applied music: clarinet (BM)

Emmaline Heiken ’16
Host country: Colombia
Major: Health, behavior and society (BA)

Bridget Kinneary ’15E
Host country: Germany
Majors: Music education – instrumental (BM) and applied music: viola (BM)
Minor: Arts leadership

Madeleine Laitz ’16
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Chemical engineering (BS)
Minor: Creative writing

Sarah Lamade ’16
Host country: India
Major: Linguistics (BA)
Minor: Spanish

Bailey Paugh ’16E (declined)
Host country: Germany
Major: Applied music: trumpet (BM)
Minor: German

Katherine Tepper ’16, ’16E
Host country: Germany
Majors: International relations (BA) and music education – vocal (BM)

Fulbright Alternate

Rachel Crawford-Fisher ’14
Host country: Netherlands
Major: Comparative literature (BA)
Minors: English literature and creative writing

Fulbright Semi-finalists

Ivey Barker (graduate student)
Host country: Poland
Major: Photographic Preservation and Collections Management (MA)

Jalon Howard ’15, ’16 (KEY)
Host country: Italy
Major: International relations (BA)
Minors: Italian and business

Angela Remus ’16
Host country: Mexico
Majors: International relations (BA) and Spanish (BA)

2015–16 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Jacek Blaszkiewicz (graduate student)
Host country: France
Area of study: Musicology (PhD)

Lauren Kee ’15
Host country: Philippines
Major: Economics (BA)

Benjamin E. Landwersiek ’15
Host country: Spain
Majors: Neuroscience (BS) and Spanish (BA)

Melissa Zgouridi ’14E, ’15 (T5)
Host country: Austria
Majors: Applied music (BA) and musical arts (BM)

Samantha R. Whalen ’15
Host country: Malaysia
Major: Anthropology (BA)

Kathryn F. Conheady ’15 (declined)
Host country: Germany
Major: History (BA)
Minor: German

Fulbright Alternate

Carly J. Gordon ’15E
Host country: Italy
Majors: Applied Music (BM), brain and cognitive sciences, and Italian (BA)

Fulbright Semi-finalist

Kelly N. Guerrieri ’14, ’15 (T5)
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Archaeology, technology, and historical structures (BA)

Jennifer M. Hansler ’15
Host country: Spain
Majors: English (BA) and Spanish (BA)

Rachel S. Milner ’15
Host country: South Korea
Major: Ecology and evolutionary biology (BS)

Grace E. Wagner ’15
Host country: United Kingdom
Majors: English (BA) and history (BA)

2014–15 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Savannah M. Benton ’14
Host country: Malaysia
Majors: International Relations (BA) and economics

Anisha U. Gundewar ’14
Host country: India
Majors: Microbiology (BS) and health, behavior, and society (BA)

Quinlan C. Mitchell ’13, ’14 (T5)
Host country: Argentina
Majors: Comparative literature (BA) and linguistics (BA)

Philip J. Pierick (graduate student)
Host country: Austria
Major: Performance of literature (DMA)

Erin M. Slocum ’12
Host country: South Korea
Major: Brain and cognitive sciences (BS)

Shyam Venkateswaran ’14
Host country: India
Major: Biology (BA)

Simone Zehren ’14
Host country: Turkey
Majors: Archaeology, technology, and historical structures (BA) and history (BA)
Minor: Italian

Fulbright Alternate

Manda Brefo ’14
Host country: Ghana
Majors: Anthropology (BA) and political science (BA)

Nicholas P. Giangreco ’14
Host country: Sweden
Major: Biochemistry (BS)
Minor: Philosophy

Fulbright Finalist

Stacy Salerno (graduate student)
Host country: Tanzania
Area of study: School of Medicine & Dentistry (MD)

Catherine A. Tarantine ’13
Host country: Ghana
Major: Epidemiology (BA)

Shilpa R. Topudurti ’14
Host country: Turkey
Major: Molecular genetics (BS)
Minor: Health, behavior, and society

2013–14 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Asad H. Arastu ’12
Host country: Turkey
Major: Economics (BA)
Minor: Spanish

Rohini K. Bhatia ’13
Host country: India
Major: Epidemiology (BA)

Shannon R. Carpio ’13E
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Applied music: clarinet (BM)
Minor: Arts leadership

Gabrielle E. Cornish ’13
Host country: Russia
Majors: Russian studies (BA) and music (BA)

Meredith A. Doubleday ’13
Host country: Russia
Majors: Russian (BA) and classics (BA)

Madeleine M. Klingler ’13
Host country: Russia
Major: Russian (BA)
Minor: Linguistics

Cameron S. LaPoint ’13
Host country: Japan
Majors: History (BA), economics (BA) and math (BA)
Minor: Japanese

Ankit N. Medhekar ’13
Host country: Spain
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)
Minor: Spanish

Andrew H. Otis ’11
Host country: India
Majors: Political science (BA), and history

Veronica L. Price ’13
Host country: Germany
Majors: German (BA) and psychology (BA)

Jyothi N. Purushotham ‘13
Host country: India
Major: Molecular genetics (BS)
Minor: Anthropology

Laurel A. Raymond ’13
Host country: Turkey
Majors: Brain and cognitive sciences (BS) and English (BA)

Anja R. Weinrib-Weiss ’13
Host country: Thailand
Major: Brain and cognitive sciences (BS)
Minor: American Sign Language

Anaise M. Williams ’13
Host country: Bangladesh
Major: Anthropology (BA)

Fulbright MTV-U Award

Garrett M. Rubin ’12E, ’13 (T5)
Major: Applied music: voice (BM)
Minor: Biology

Fulbright Finalist

Caressa Chen ’13
Host country: Taiwan
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)

Andrew J. Pramuk ’13E
Host country: Germany
Majors: Applied music: voice (BM) and musical arts (BM)

2012–13 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Sorcha Dundas ’12
Host country: Nepal
Major: Anthropology (BA)

Orlando O. Harris (graduate student)
Host country: Jamaica
Area of study: School of Nursing (PhD)

David T. Liebers ’09
Host country: Poland
Majors: Ecology and evolutionary biology (BS) and history (BA)

Fulbright Alternate

Edith R. Hanson ’12
Majors: Japanese (BA) and computer science (BA)
Minor: History

Fulbright Finalist

Sebastian R. Bezerra ’12
Host country: United Kingdom
Majors: English (BA) and history (BA)
Minor: Medieval and early modern studies

Catherine M. Marando ’12
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)
Minors: Chemical engineering and economics

Emily L. McGraw ’12
Host country: United Kingdom
Majors: Political science (BA) and history
Minor: Music

Peter W. Sposato GS
Host country: Italy
Area of study: History (PhD)

Gregory R. Sutherland ’12, ’13 (T5) (withdrawn)
Host country: Kazakhstan
Major: Russian Studies (BA)

2011–12 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Nathaniel J. Lindsey ’10, ’11 (T5)
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Alternative energy and sustainable engineering (BS)
Minors: Environmental geology and optics

Jenna L. Miller ’11
Host country: Kazakhstan
Major: Russian (BA)
Minor: Anthropology

Rachel E. Sitts ’11
Host country: Spain
Major: Neuroscience (BS)
Minor: Spanish

Kelli L. Summers ’11
Host country: Ghana
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)
Minor: Studio arts

Daniel “Felix” Ungar (graduate student)
Host country: Taiwan
Major: Performance of literature (DMA)
Minor: Applied music: viola

Hannah C. Watkins ’11
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Biomedical engineering (BS)
Minors: Chemical engineering and biology

Fulbright Finalist

Jonathan L. Bowman (graduate student)
Host country: Italy
Major: Performance of literature (DMA)
Minor: Applied music: piano

Yaneve N.E. Fonge ’11
Host country: Ghana
Major: Microbiology and immunology (BS)
Minor: Clinical psychology

Bridget K. Lenkiewicz ’11
Host country: Bulgaria
Major: History (BA)
Minors: Studio arts and Italian

Gabriel J. Perreault ’11
Host country: Denmark
Major: Molecular genetics (BS)
Minor: Medical anthropology

Peter W. Sposato (graduate student)
Host country: Italy
Major: History (PhD)

Fulbright Alternates

McKenzie E. Camp ’11E
Host country: Sweden
Major: Applied music: percussion (BM)
Minor: Performer's certificate

Margaret T. Close ’11
Host country: Netherlands
Major: Psychology (BA)
Minor: Brain and cognitive sciences

David T. Liebers ’09 (declined)
Host country: United Kingdom
Majors: Ecology and evolutionary biology (BS) and history (BA)

2010–11 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Sara R. DuBois ’10
Host country: Russia
Majors: Anthropology (BA) and Russian (BA)

Aynsley W. Duncan ’10, ’11 (T5)
Host country: South Korea
Major: Neuroscience (BS)

Elizabeth R. Gabster ’10, ’11 (T5)
Host country: Poland
Major: English (BA)
Minors: Brain and cognitive sciences and American Sign Language

Sara A. Goico ’09
Host country: Peru
Majors: American Sign Language (BA), Spanish (BA), and linguistic anthropology (BA)

Anita S. Hargrave ’10
Host country: Ecuador
Major: Health and society (BA)
Minors: Spanish and biology

Elise W. Russell ’10
Host country: Malaysia
Major: Psychology (BA)
Minor: Music

Judith A. Tulkoff ’10
Host country: Indonesia
Major: Political science (BA)

Andre J. Washington ’10E
Host country: France
Major: Applied music: flute (BM)

Fulbright Alternate

Rachel Odhner ’10
Host country: Ecuador
Major: Anthropology (BA)

Fulbright Finalist

Rebekka A. Puderbaugh ’06
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Linguistics (BA)

2009–10 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Nicholas E. Brown ’09
Host country: Germany
Major: Mechanical engineering (BS)
Minor: German 

William S. Fassett ’06
Host country: Mexico
Major: History (BA)

Scott H. Herman ’09
Host country: China
Majors: Linguistics (BA) and brain and cognitive sciences (BA) 
Minors: Chinese and French

Derek S. Hommel ’09
Host country: South Korea
Major: Japanese (BA)
Minor: Linguistics 

Chelsea M. McGuire ’09
Host country: Dominican Republic
Major: Microbiology (BS)
Minor: Spanish

Kira Thurman GS
Host country: Germany
Area of study: History (PhD)

2008–09 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Sarah E. Burnham ’08
Host country: China
Major: History (BA)
Minor: Chinese

Christine M. Kenison ’08
Host country: Poland
Majors: German (BA) and French (BA)
Certificate: Polish and Central European studies

Emily L. Lyman ’08
Host country: Mexico
Majors: Spanish (BA) and psychology (BA)
Minor: American Sign Language         

Rebekah M. Porter ’08
Host country: Taiwan
Major: Linguistics (BA)
Minors: Chinese and music 

Benjamin L. Schmitt ’08
Host country: Germany
Majors: Physics and astronomy (BS), math (BA) and German (BA)         

Brett D. Stark ’07
Host country: Taiwan
Majors: Political science (BA) and cultural identities (BA)
Minor: English 

Ashley S. Van Vechten ’08
Host country: Germany
Majors: German (BA) and history (BA)

Fulbright Alternate

Joseph M. Stadolnik ’08
Host country: South Korea
Major: English (BA)

2007–08 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Ayman F. Bekdash ’07
Host country: Jordan
Majors: Neuroscience (BS), political science (BA), and history (BA)

Alexandra L. Bilow ’07
Host country: France
Majors: French (BA) and Spanish (BA)

Philip F. Brune (graduate student)
Host country: Italy
Majors: Mechanical engineering (PhD), mechanical engineering (BS) and history (BA)
Minor: Spanish

Michael B. Potere ’07
Host country: Malaysia
Major: Political science (BA)
Minor: Legal studies and history

Jill C. Thorson (graduate student)
Host country: Spain
Major: Linguistics (MA), Spanish (BA), and linguistics (BA)

2006–07 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Anna S. Blum ’06
Host country: Germany
Majors: German (BA) and brain and cognitive sciences (BA)
Minor: Philosophy

Michael S. Newmark ’05, ’06 (T5)
Host country: Poland
Major: History (BA)
Minor: Psychology

Elizabeth B. Shaw ’06
Host country: Argentina
Major: Spanish (BA)
Minor: French

Fulbright Alternates

Katrina A. Pohlman ’06
Host country: Spain
Major: History (BA)
Minor: Spanish

Andrew N. Schloss ’06
Host country: Slovenia
Major: History (BA)
Minor: Comparative literature

2005–06 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

Elizabeth A. Boerman ’05
Host country: Germany
Majors: German (BA) and history (BA)         

Sarah E. Greene ’05
Host country: Germany
Majors: Geological sciences (BS) and German (BA)         

Wm. Thomas Hildebrandt ’05
Host country: Germany
Major: German (BA) and economics (BA)         

John D. Jenkins GS
Host country: Austria
Area of study: Theory, Eastman School of Music (PhD) 

Ashley L. Poelma ’05
Host country: Romania
Major: Biology (BA)
Minor: Psychology 

Caroline E. Rouse ’05
Host country: Mexico
Majors: Spanish (BA) and biology (BA)
Minor: Psychology

Fulbright Alternate 

Joseph P. Elacqua ’05
Host country: Japan
Major: Japanese (BA)
Minor: Spanish

Fulbright Finalist

Anna C. Lessenger ’05
Host country: United Kingdom
Major: Art History (BA)  and anthropology (BA)

2004–05 Recipients

Fulbright Scholars

William T. Knuth ’03E, ’04 (T5)
Host country: Austria
Major: Applied music: violin (BM)
Minor: German

Sara N. Korol ’04
Host country: Poland
Major: Economics (BA)
Certificate: Polish and Central European studies

Emily O. Miller ’04
Host country: Argentina
Major: Spanish (BA)
Minor: Psychology

Bethany A. Slater ’04E
Host country: France
Major: Applied music: oboe (BM)
Minor: French

Sonja R. Stracke ’04
Host country: Germany
Majors: German (BA) and brain and cognitive sciences

Fulbright Alternate

Deepak Sobti ’04
Host country: Peru
Majors: Biology (BA) and history (BA)