The Fulbright Program - U.S. Department of State

Fulbright 2007-2008 Grantees

KENTUCKY (35)

Grantee Name	Grant Category	Host Country/ Territory	Field of Study	Home Institution
Caroline Ahearn	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Glenn Blomquist	Scholar	Latvia	Economics	University of Kentucky
Stanley Brunn	Scholar	Kazakhstan	Geography	University of Kentucky
Laura Brymer	Student	Hong Kong	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Bryn Mawr College
Anna Brzyski	Scholar	China	Art History	University of Kentucky
Samuel Caudill	Teacher	Colombia	English as a Second Language	Mason County High School
Amy Cox	Student	Peru	Anthropology	University of Florida
John Cumbler	Scholar	Netherlands	American History	University of Louisville
Robert Deskins	Student	Slovakia	Law	University of Louisville
Vanessa Dimayuga	Student	Netherlands	Biology	University of Kentucky
Veena Dubal	Student	India	Law	University of California, Berkeley
Brian Epling	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Transylvania University
Lynda Ewers	Scholar	Taiwan	Environmental Sciences	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC)
Monica Felix	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Lawrence University
Abigail Firey	Scholar	Germany	History	University of Kentucky
GlyptusAnn Grider	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Louisville
Sarah Griffin	Student	United Kingdom	Acting	Berea College, KY
Patricia Guardiola-Bright	Student	Andorra	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Louisville
Christopher Gulinello	Scholar	Taiwan	Law	Northern Kentucky University
Katherine Harper	Student	Netherlands	Art and Architectural History	Boston University
Cynthia Isenhour	Student	Sweden	Anthropology	University of Kentucky
Steven Konkel	Scholar	Ireland	Environmental Sciences	Eastern Kentucky University
Elena Lloyd-Sidle*	Student	Morocco	Islamic Studies	At-Large, Kentucky
Paul Meinshausen*	Student	Turkey	International Relations	University of Louisville
Kenneth Moore	Student	Indonesia	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Louisville
Daniel Murphy	Student	Mongolia	Anthropology	University of Kentucky
Kimberly Powers*	Student	Kyrgyz Republic	Cultural and Intellectual History	University of Louisville
Fred Rhodes	Scholar	Germany	Education	Bellarmine University
Jeanmarie Rouhier-Willoughby	Scholar	Russia	Language and Literature	University of Kentucky
Mary Alice Scott	Student	Mexico	Anthropology	University of Kentucky
Sarah Sebastian	Student	Hong Kong	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Georgetown College, KY
John Tilley	Student	Denmark	Philosophy and Religion	University of Kentucky
Laurence Tooth	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Trinity College, CT
Ronald Vogel	Scholar	Hong Kong	Political Science	University of Louisville
Jordan Yeager	Student	Spain	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Georgetown College, KY

*Also recipient of the Critical Language Enhancement Award, which provides funding for up to six months of intensive critical language training, under the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), before the regular Fulbright grant period begins. NSLI is an interagency effort to further strengthen national security and prosperity in the 21st century through strategic language learning of Arabic, Chinese, India, Korean, Persian, Russian and Turkic languages/language families.

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LOUISIANA (25)

Grantee Name	Grant Category	Host Country/ Territory	Field of Study	Home Institution
Iqbal Akhtar*	Student	Tanzania	Islamic Studies	University of Denver
Evan Berman	Scholar	South Korea	Public Administration	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Belinda Bolen	Administrator	United Kingdom	Leadership/ Management	Calcasieu Parish School Board/ Technical Department
Tiffany Broussard	Administrator	United Kingdom	Leadership/ Management	Calcasieu Parish School Board/ Technical Department
Erin Cage	Student	France	Cultural and Intellectual History	Johns Hopkins University, MD
Amiya Chakravarty	Scholar	Austria	Business Administration	Northeastern University
Anand Chhabra	Student	China	Law	At-Large, District of Columbia
Lloyd Chiasson	Scholar	Indonesia	Journalism	Nicholls State University
Sanda Clejan	Scholar	Romania	Biological Sciences	Tulane University
Mary Feduccia	Scholar	Germany	Education	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Rebecca Ford	Administrator	United Kingdom	Leadership/ Management	Calcasieu Parish School Board/ Technical Department
Henry Gabriel	Scholar	Portugal	Law	Loyola University New Orleans
Christopher Lirette	Student	Canada	Creative Writing	Loyola University
Thomas Maher	Scholar	Germany	Journalism	University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Nancy Mavetty	Scholar	China	Political Science	Tulane University
Ruby Miller	Administrator	United Kingdom	Leadership/ Management	Calcasieu Parish School Board/ Technical Department
Gena Olson	Student	Bulgaria	Modern History	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Ajay Pillarisetti	Student	Nepal	Public Health	Emory University
John Porter	Student	France	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Hendrix College
Henry Sirgo	Scholar	South Korea	Political Science	McNeese State University
Christopher Trapani*	Student	Turkey	Music Composition	At-Large, Louisiana
Sophie Woodruff*	Student	Germany	International Relations	Hampshire College
Alexander Yiannopoulos	Student	Nepal	Philosophy and Religion	Boston College
Margherita Zanasi	Scholar	China	History	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Kimberly Ziegler	Student	Italy	Cultural and Intellectual History	Kenyon College

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MAINE (29)

Grantee Name	Grant Category	Host Country/ Territory	Field of Study	Home Institution
Michelle Alger	Student	Lithuania	Cultural and Intellectual History	At-Large, Maine
Eric Brown	Scholar	Norway	American Literature	University of Maine, Farmington
Adam Callaghan	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Lafayette College
Thatcher Cook	Student	Kyrgyz Republic	Photography	At-Large, Maine
Rachel Cunningham	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Clark University
Erin Doherty	Student	Russia	Museum Studies	Wellesley College
S. Svorak	Scholar	Iceland	Engineering	University of Maine
Noah Fralich	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Connecticut College
Alexandra Gillies	Student	Nigeria	International Relations	At-Large, Maine
Laura Henry	Scholar	Russia	Political Science	Bowdoin College
Margaret Irwin	Teacher	Mexico	English as a Foreign Language	Greely High School
Paul Josephson	Scholar	Russia	History	Colby College
Paul LaJueness	Student	Iceland	Painting and Printmaking	At-Large, Missouri
Brenda LoPotro	Teacher	Mexico	English as a Second Language	John Bapst Memorial High School
Robert Louden	Scholar	Germany	Philosophy	University of Southern Maine
Andrew Lucas	Teacher	Germany	English as a Second Language	Kennebunk High School
Samuel McHale	Student	Slovakia	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Skidmore College
Thomas McLaughlin	Scholar	Czech Republic	Social Work	University of New England
Shannon Lee Moran	Teacher	France	English as a Second Language	Lyman Moore Middle School
Mara Partridge	Student	Mexico	Business/ Management	Bowdoin College
Elaine Potoker	Scholar	Costa Rica	Business Administration	Maine Maritime Academy
Sarah Shmitt	Teacher	India	English	Portland High School
Laima Sruoginis	Scholar	Lithuania	Creative Writing	University of Southern Maine
Briana St. John	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Smith College
Matthew Temple	Scholar	Hungary	Biological Sciences	Nazareth College of Rochester
Gregory Thaler	Student	Ecuador	Political Science	Yale University
Casey Welch	Student	Taiwan	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Mount Holyoke College
Anna Wieck	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Maine, Orono

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MARYLAND (69)

Grantee Name	Grant Category	Host Country/ Territory	Field of Study	Home Institution
Charles Abbott	Student	Argentina	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	College of William and Mary
Betty Addison	Scholar	Germany	Education	Johns Hopkins University
Jafer Ahmad*	Student	Jordan	Law	University of Maryland, College Park
Naomi Baron	Scholar	Sweden	Linguistics	American University
Vikas Behl	Student	Turkey	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Ayman Bekdash	Student	Jordan	Political Science	University of Rochester
Christopher Bernard	Student	Latvia	Musicology	Brown University
Frances Botkin	Scholar	Jamaica	Language and Literature	Towson University
Zuzana Brixiova	Scholar	Ethiopia	Economics	International Monetary Fund
Henry Bullamore	Scholar	Japan	Geography	Frostburg State University
Christian Davenport	Scholar	Norway	Political Science	University of Maryland, College Park
Michael Eddin	Scholar	Israel	Biological Sciences	Johns Hopkins University
David Edwards	Student	South Africa	Public Health	Duke University
Daina Eglitis	Scholar	Latvia	Sociology	George Washington University
Cyril Emery	Student	European Union	Library Science	Catholic University of America
Wei Gan	Student	China	Public Health	At-Large, Maryland
Alexandra Gerber	Student	Poland	Sociology	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Michael Gorman	Scholar	Germany	Philosophy	The Catholic University of America
Bisrat Hailemeskel	Scholar	Ethiopia	Medical Sciences	Howard University
Valerie Harder	Student	Kenya	Public Health	Johns Hopkins University , Bloomberg School of Public Health
Muriel Hasburn	Scholar	El Salvador	Art	Corcoran College of Art and Design
Rebecca Heeb	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Smith College
Emily Helmeid	Student	Brazil	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Delaware
Chris Herbst	Student	Denmark	Public Administration/ Policy	University of Maryland, College Park
Elba Hildebrant	Administrator	Argentina	Leadership/ Management	Viers Mill Elementary School
Sunanda Holmes	Scholar	West Bank	Law	African Methodist Episcopal
Kristen Hudgins	Student	Dominican Republic	Anthropology	University of South Carolina, Columbia
Arnold Isaacs	Scholar	Bulgaria	Communications	Independent Scholar/ Unaffiliated
Kimberly Katz	Scholar	Tunisia	History	Towson University
Christopher Kempton	Scholar	Germany	Education	University of Maryland, College Park
David Kestenbaum	Scholar	Cambodia	Journalism	National Public Radio
Fredrick Kunkle	Scholar	Russia	Journalism	Washington Post
Tracy Kwon*	Student	South Korea	Sociology	Swarthmore College
L. Victoria Lake-Parcan	Administrator	Argentina	Leadership/ Management	Silver Spring International Middle School
Lawrence Lengbeyer	Scholar	Israel	Philosophy	United States Naval Academy
Joseph Maher	Student	Chile	Ecology/ Environmental Studies	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jason Manto	Student	China	Public Health	University of Virginia
Brett Martin	Student	Italy	Economics	Dartmouth College
Edward McDermott	Scholar	China	Law	Salisbury University
Allen McFarland	Student	Canada	Economics	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Daniel Miller	Student	Turkey	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	At-Large, Maryland
Zachary Milner	Student	Italy	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Bowdoin College
Paul Morton	Student	Hungary	Film Studies	Columbia University
Krista Nickerson	Student	Argentina	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Vassar College
Christine Nielsen	Scholar	Philippines	Business Administration	University of Baltimore
Benjamin Piven	Student	India	Geography	University of Pennsylvania
Sara Potler	Student	Colombia	Education	University of Virginia
Irit Rasooly	Student	Canada	Anthropology	Princeton University
Hannah Reiss	Student	Indonesia	Anthropology	Bryn Mawr College
Michael Rosenberg	Scholar	Ireland	Education	Johns Hopkins University
Julia Royall	Scholar	Uganda	Communications	National Institutes of Health
Michael Sandstrom	Student	Germany	Painting and Printmaking	Maryland Institute of Art
Aaron Shneyer	Student	Israel	Ethnomusicology	At-Large, Maryland
Erin Sullivan	Teacher	Morocco	English as a Second Language	Glen Burnie Senior High School
Khola Tahir	Student	Malaysia	Biology	College of Notre Dame, MD
Sebastien Tilmans	Student	Panama	Engineering	The Cooper Union
Gerardo Vasta	Scholar	Argentina	Biological Sciences	University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
Eleanor Vekert	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	New College of Florida
Camila Villanueva	Student	Argentina	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Swarthmore College
Kristina Walker	Student	Ireland	Education	Gallaudet College
Charlotte Walker	Student	Cameroon	Modern History	Yale University
Jeffrey Weinberg	Scholar	United Kingdom	Political Science	George Washington University
John Williams	Student	Germany	Sociology	Swarthmore College
Morton Winston	Scholar	Denmark	Philosophy	The College of New Jersey
Samantha Wiratunga	Student	Kenya	Ethnomusicology	Smith College
Hannah Woolf	Student	Russia	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Virginia
Gregory Wyatt*	Student	Yemen	Ecology/ Environmental Studies	At-Large, Maryland
Netania Zagorski	Student	Finland	Anthropology	At-Large, Maryland
Benjamin Zweig	Student	Sweden	Art and Architectural History	Tufts University

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MASSACHUSETTS (91)

Grantee Name	Grant Category	Host Country/ Territory	Field of Study	Home Institution
Jorgelina Abbate-Vaughn	Scholar	Dominican Republic	Education	University of Massachusetts, Boston
Aamina Awan	Student	Bahrain	Economic Development	Fairfield University
Amiri Ayanna	Student	Germany	Literature	Tufts University
V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai*	Student	India	Biology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Amy Bard	Scholar	India	Language and Literature	University of Florida
Laura Baring-Gould	Student	Thailand	Sculpture	At-Large, Massachusetts
Vera Belitsky	Student	Latvia	Anthropology	Tufts University
Tovah Bender	Student	Italy	Cultural and Intellectual History	University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Susan Berube	Student	Canada	Communications	At-Large, Massachusetts
Zara Bielkus	Student	Lithuania	Area Studies	At-Large, Virginia
Mark Boulos	Student	Netherlands	Filmmaking	At-Large, Massachusetts
Stephanie Boyle*	Student	Egypt	Islamic Studies	Northeastern University
Joel Brennan	Student	Netherlands	Musical Instrument Training	Yale University
Scott Brown	Scholar	Germany	Education	Mount Holyoke College
Cristin Burke*	Student	Kazakhstan	Geography	University of Kansas
Donal Carbaugh	Scholar	Finland	Communications	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Abigail Carle	Student	Argentina	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Virginia
Cleti Cervoni	Scholar	United Kingdom	Education	Salem State College
Meenakshi Chhabra	Scholar	India	Education	Lesley University
Anne Ciecko	Scholar	Jordan	Film Studies	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Rebekah Coley	Scholar	Australia	Psychology	Boston College
Allison Conti	Student	Mongolia	Sociology	Cornell University
Kenneth Cooper	Scholar	Egypt	Journalism	Independent Scholar/ Unaffiliated
Diana Coryat	Scholar	Colombia	Communications	Global Action Project
Stanley Cox	Scholar	Czech Republic	Law	New England School of Law
Susannah Cramer-Greenbaum	Student	Spain	Art and Architectural History	Princeton University
Margaret Crawford	Scholar	Hong Kong	Urban Planning	Harvard University
Rachel Criswell	Student	Ukraine	Public Health	Yale University
Michael Dann*	Student	Morocco	Islamic Studies	At-Large, Massachusetts
Matthew DeJong	Student	Netherlands	Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anna Delprato	Scholar	France	Biological Sciences	University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester
Francesca DeMeo	Student	France	Astronomy	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jacqueline Demeranville	Student	Spain	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Claremont McKenna College
Anne Donohue	Scholar	China	Communications	Boston University
Alexander Dynan	Student	India	Area Studies	Wesleyan University
Sarina Ergas	Scholar	Israel	Engineering	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Jaclyn Farwell	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Villanova University
Bonnie Field	Scholar	Spain	Political Science	Bentley College
Keith Fleischer	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Boston College
Beverley Foulks	Student	Taiwan	Area Studies	Harvard University
Rose Golder-Novick	Student	Germany	Philosophy and Religion	Connecticut College
Jennifer Goldman	Student	Italy	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Yale University
Josine Greenblatt	Student	Germany	History	Smith College
Lauren Gritzke	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Wellesley College
Elizabeth Hammond	Student	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Tufts University
Jia Han	Student	China	Law	At-Large, Massachusetts
Ahmad Hoshmand	Scholar	Hong Kong	Economics	Daniel Webster College
David Howard	Student	Czech Republic	Mathematics	Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Jenkins	Teacher	France	English as a Second Language	Cambridge, Rindge & Latin School
Robert Jolley	Scholar	Latvia	Social Work	University of New Hampshire
Alison Jones	Student	China	Sociology	Harvard University
George Katsiaficas	Scholar	South Korea	Sociology	Wentworth Institute of Technology
Karen Kayser	Scholar	Italy	Social Work	Boston College
Margaret Kerr	Scholar	Thailand	Chemistry	Worcester State College
Rodney Kleber	Teacher	India	English	Gateway Regional High School
Jordan Krechmer	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Bowdoin College
Amy Kuiken	Student	Bulgaria	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Boston College
Shara Lange*	Student	Morocco	Filmmaking	University of Texas, Austin
Agustin Lao	Scholar	Colombia	Sociology	University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Michaela Leblanc	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Smith College
Monica Liau*	Student	China	Ecology/ Environmental Studies	Mount Holyoke College
Sherry Madden	Teacher	Argentina	English as a Second Language	Cambridge, Rindge & Latin School
Rona Mattocks	Teacher	Senegal	English	Brimmer and May School
Zachary Matus	Student	Italy	Philosophy and Religion	Harvard University
James McAdams	Teacher	Hungary	English	Point Webster Middle School
Megan McCarthy	Student	Honduras	Psychology	Connecticut College
Rachel McElroy	Student	Germany	Business/ Management	American University
Stephen Meardon	Scholar	Colombia	Economics	Williams College
Joshua Meisel	Student	Australia	Biology	Stanford University
Katharine Millonzi	Student	Italy	Anthropology	At-Large, North Carolina
Lynda Moore	Scholar	United Arab Emirates	Business Administration	Simmons College
Julie Ng	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Tufts University
Michael Potere	Student	Malaysia	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Rochester
Ariah Reilly	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Babson College
Mark Reinhardt	Scholar	Spain	Political Science	Williams College
Meg Rithmire	Student	China	Political Science	Harvard University
Margaret Robertson	Teacher	Chile	English as a Foreign Language	Noble & Greenough School
Amber Rydberg	Student	South Korea	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Middlebury College
Judith Sharkey	Scholar	Mexico	TEFL/ Applied Linguistics	University of New Hampshire
Michael Sheridan	Scholar	Indonesia	Communications	Northeastern University
Stefan Sirucek	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Wheaton College, MA
Sarah Son-Theroux	Student	Estonia	Painting and Printmaking	At-Large, Massachusetts
Lauren Tran	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Boston College
Janet Turkovich	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Wheaton College, MA
Vivian Ward	Scholar	Russia	TEFL/ Applied Linguistics	Holyoke Community College
Thomas Webler	Scholar	India	Environmental Sciences	Antioch University New England
Katie West	Teacher	United Kingdom	English	C.H. McCann Technical High School
Jay Wexler	Scholar	Poland	Law	Boston University
Julie Wong	Teacher	Turkey	Math	Natick High School
Susan Woskie	Scholar	Thailand	Public/ Global Health	University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Ashley Young	Student	Canada	Ecology/ Environmental Studies	Wheaton College, MA

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MICHIGAN (73)

Grantee Name	Grant Category	Host Country/ Territory	Field of Study	Home Institution
Kristine Ajrouch	Scholar	Lebanon	Sociology	Eastern Michigan University
Sean Armstrong	Student	Mongolia	Public Health	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Heather Badamo*	Student	Egypt	Art and Architectural History	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Rachel Basse	Student	Spain	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	At-Large, New York
Daniel Birchok	Student	Indonesia	Anthropology	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Brian Bollone	Teacher	United Kingdom	Biology	Northview High School
Monica Boomer*	Student	Jordan	Islamic Studies	University of Notre Dame
Leslie Bourquin	Scholar	France	Agriculture	Michigan State University
Rose Calnin	Student	Mexico	Anthropology	Kenyon College
Kendra Combs	Student	Japan	Psychology	Western Michigan University
Virginia Corrigan	Student	Venezuela	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Isabelle de Rezende	Student	Belgium	Cultural and Intellectual History	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Kevin Deegan-Krause	Scholar	Slovak Republic	Political Science	Wayne State University
Mary Durfee	Scholar	Malta	Political Science	Michigan Technological University
Keary Engle	Student	Germany	Chemistry	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Nora Faires	Scholar	Canada	American History	Western Michigan University
Mark Fox	Student	Spain	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Joshua Frens-String	Student	Uruguay	Anthropology	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Kirsten Fristad	Student	Norway	Physical Sciences	At-Large, Michigan
Mary Garland	Student	Germany	Linguistics	Oakland University
Justin Gengler*	Student	Yemen	Political Science	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Cameron Gokee	Student	Senegal	Archeology	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Cecelia Hannides	Student	Cyprus	Oceanography	University of Hawaii, Manoa
Meredith Hanson	Student	France	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Earlham College
Stephanie Harris	Student	Austria	International Relations	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Kyle Hartwell	Student	Germany	Teaching English As A Foreign Language	Kalamazoo College
Sarah Heddon	Student	Tanzania	Cultural and Intellectual History	Albion College
James Hoerter	Scholar	Ireland	Biological Sciences	Ferris State University
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