Prestigious Prizes Garnered by Fourteen College Students, Recent Graduates

Five graduating seniors, two juniors, and seven recent alumni of the College of Arts and Sciences have won prestigious awards including Fulbright scholarships and National Science Foundation fellowships.

The Fulbright Scholars include:

  • Monica Amoo-Achampong, C’12
  • Michael Drake, C’12
  • Kristen Martin, C’11
  • Scott Williams, C’12

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship prize winners include:

  • Lukas Auld-Thomas, C’10
  • Julie Charbonnier, C’10
  • Alison Feder, C’12
  • Alyssa Haynes, C’11
  • Emily Hollenbeck, C’12
  • Andrew Matas, C’11
  • Adrian Shin, C’10

Additional fellowship winners include:

  • Pablo Barrera, C’11 (Soros Fellowship)
  • Emily Goshey, C’13 (Boren Fellowship)
  • Autumn Patterson, C’13 (Pickering Fellowship)

 

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