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June 11, 2018

Five 91探花undergraduates receive prestigious Fulbright scholarships for 2018-19

Continuing in the 91探花鈥檚 tradition of producing globally-minded students, five undergraduates and bachelor鈥檚 alumni have been selected for the 2018-19 Fulbright Student program. In addition, 10 graduate/professional students and alumni were named finalists. Three undergraduates and two graduate students were also selected as alternates. Acceptance to the Fulbright program is competitive, and recipients are selected based on academic and professional achievement, as well as record of service and leadership potential in one鈥檚 chosen field.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for United States students to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. This year鈥檚 undergraduates will teach English, conduct research and pursue graduate studies across the globe

This year鈥檚 undergraduate Fulbright finalists are:

• Jake Hansen,听’18 // Major: Russian Language, Literature, and Culture // Fulbright: English Teaching Assistantship in Russia
• Yesenia Navarro-Aguirre, ’17 // Major: Human Evolutionary Biology; Anthropology of Globalization 听// Fulbright: Public Health research in Peru
• Philip Palios, ’18 // Major: Culture, Literature, and the Arts ( 91探花Bothell) //听Fulbright: Studying at鈥� University of Glasgow in the UK
• Caleb Perez, ’18 // Major: Bioengineering // Fulbright: Engineering 鈥╮esearch in Switzerland
• Tammy Tarhini, ’17 // Major: Human Evolutionary鈥� Biology; Anthropology of Globalization // Fulbright: Germany, English Teaching 鈥ˋssistantship

This year鈥檚 undergraduate Fulbright听alternate finalists are:

• Kylie Luse, ’17 // Major: Psychology; Spanish鈥� // Fulbright: Alternate to Spain for English Teaching Assistantship
• Anika Patel, ’17 // Major: Biochemistry and 鈥↖nterdisciplinary Honors 听// Fulbright: Alternate to鈥� Thailand for English Teaching Assistantship
• Nicole Shermer, ’16 // Major: International鈥� Studies // Fulbright: Alternate to Peru for Economic Development research

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for this impressive group of undergraduates as well as those who reached the semifinalist stage. .

The Fulbright US Student Program application process is supported by the , a UAA program. OMSFA collaborates closely with the , and in supporting Fulbright applicants at all three campuses. OMSFA also works with faculty, staff and students to identify and support promising students in developing the skills and personal insights necessary to become strong candidates for this and other prestigious awards.

Note: This story was updated to reflect one graduate student declining the award to accept a different award. February 19, 2019.