Foundation Fellows Annual Report, 2016-2017 by Morehead Honors College

University of Georgia

Foundation Fellows & Ramsey Honors Scholars

2016-2017 Annual Report

Table of

CONTENTS Foundation Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Endowed and Named Fellows . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Letters from the President, Chairperson, and Director . . 3 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 National Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Faculty Mentors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Mountaintop bulldog Eli Scott unfurls a UGA flag after summiting Point Lenana, the third highest peak of Mount Kenya and the highest that can be ascended without climbing. Eli was in Kenya for six months in 2016 as part of his internship with the African Prisons Project. Read more about Eli on pages 43 and 83.

Academic Enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Experiential Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 > Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 > Conference and Research Grants . . . . . . . . . 29 > Research Presentations and Publications . . . . . . 31 > Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 > Civic Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Global Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Class of 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Lisa Ann Coole Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Fellows Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Foundation Fellows Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Ramsey Honors Scholarship . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Experiential Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 > Conference and Research Grants . . . . . . . . 112 > Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 > Research Presentations and Publications . . . . . 113 > Travel-study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Service Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Ramsey Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Ramsey Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

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THE ENDOWED and NAMED FELLOWSHIPS Philip Alston Fellows Catherine Mahala Callaway ’17 Jon Mallory McRae III ’20 Eugene Black Fellows Justin Samuel Payan ’17 Stephanie Alexandra Stewart ’19 Carlyle Fraser Fellows Rebecca L. Buechler ’20 Laurel Hiatt ’19 Bruce Li ’17 Vera Milner Fellows Mackenzie Rose Joy ’20 Divine Chukwumelie Ogbuefi ’19 Winship Nunnally Fellows Nathan Andrew Farr ’17 Joshua Edward Kenway ’18 Martha Nunnally Fellow Kalvis Erik Golde ’18 Bernard Ramsey Endowed Fellows Jonathan Paul Adelman ’17 Swapnil Agrawal ’19 Avni Sheel Ahuja ’20 Ashley Uchenna Amukamara ’19 Kerri Ellen Andre ’18 Tristan Paul Bagala ’17 McKenna Aliya Barney ’20 Michael Logan Campbell ’18 Laura Agatha Courchesne ’17 Trisha Dalapati ’19 Tarun Daniel ’19 Jonah Stephen Driggers ’17 Brianna Renee English ’18 Steven W. Feng ’19 Moira Elizabeth Fennell ’17 Montgomery Lloyd Fischer ’20 Shreya Ganeshan ’18 Nicole Marie Googe ’20 Shuchi Goyal ’17 John Miles Hall ’18 Mallory Jessica Harris ’18 Erin Hollander ’17 Nirav Ilango ’19 Rachel Ann Kelley ’18 John Gabriel Kolb ’20 Zoe Yan Li ’19 Mallika Madhusudan ’18 Emily Kathleen Maloney ’18 Samia Montese McEachin ’18

Reilly Ayres Megee ’18 Vijeth Mudalegundi ’17 Trang Xuan Nguyen ’17 Morrison Robert Nolan ’17 Isabel Bailey Palmer ’18 Jessica K. Pasquarello ’19 Joy Peltier ’17 Gabrielle Antoinette Pierre ’17 John Michael Rawlings ’19 Nina P. Reddy ’20 Margaret Grace Russo ’20 Ruth Anne Schade ’19 Andrew Dunivin Schmitt ’20 Caroline Laura Shearer ’19 Mollie Rose Simon ’18 Taylor Bradley Smith ’18 Jason Patrick Terry ’17 Luke Tellis Thompson ’17 Abigail Elizabeth West ’19 Matthias Stephen Wilder ’18 Elizabeth Francina Wilkes ’18 Ashley Henehan Willard ’19 Victoria Ayse Yonter ’18 Lilian Lin Zhu ’18 John White Ramsey Fellow Aditya Krishnaswamy ’20 Penelope W. and E. Roe Stamps IV Foundation Fellows Lorin Janae Crear ’18 Thomas Andrew Desoutter ’18 Madison Caroline Dill ’18 Claire Martha Drosos ’20 Guy Darrell Eroh ’19 Emma Marie Goldsmith ’20 Griffin Scott Hamstead ’20 Glenn Anderson Jacoby ’17 Susan Margaret Jones ’17 Hammad Ahmed Khalid ’17 Christina Corrine Lee ’19 Nicolas Leis ’20 Krystal Lo ’17 Jessica Yan Ma ’20 Kavi Pandian ’19 Ashley Elizabeth Reed ’19 Sierra K. Runnels ’18 Elijah Hunter Scott ’17 Aditya Sood ’19 Samuel Jackson Tingle ’18 Charlotte and Claude Williams Fellow Carver Lowell Harris Goodhue ’17

OUR MISSION:

The Foundation Fellows program fosters a community of scholars and leaders by providing intellectual, cultural, and service opportunities in an environment conducive to learning and personal growth through shared knowledge and experiences.

FOUNDATION FELLOWS TRUSTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Kathryn L. Ash, Chairperson Charlotte, North Carolina Allison Ausband Atlanta, Georgia David Battle Brooklyn, New York Victor E. Corrigan Atlanta, Georgia Richard W. Courts IV Atlanta, Georgia Stephen M. Joiner Atlanta, Georgia Stanley W. Shelton Wayland, Massachusetts Susan Sherman St. Louis, Missouri Stephen W. Smith Atlanta, Georgia John P. Spalding Atlanta, Georgia Pamela Whitten, Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Athens, Georgia FOUNDATION FELLOWS PROGRAM STAFF

David S. Williams Associate Provost & Director Jessica B. Hunt Major Scholarships Coordinator Emily L. Myers Program Administrator Elizabeth M. Sassler Graduate Assistant

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LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT

he University of Georgia takes great pride in the world-class learning environment we provide to our students. One of the most distinctive elements of the undergraduate experience at UGA is the Foundation Fellows Program. This remarkable program, part of the legacy of Bernard Ramsey and other key contributors to the UGA Foundation, offers unparalleled educational opportunities to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most outstanding young scholars. Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars are a highly accomplished community of students who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and a strong desire to improve the world around us. I have had the pleasure of working closely with these students during my career, and I am honored to continue supporting the Foundation Fellows Program as President. Jere W. Morehead, President University of Georgia

FROM THE CHAIRPERSON

s we welcome a new class of Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars to the University of Georgia, we are reminded of the incredible and, often, unknown capacity of these tremendously talented and diverse students. Whatever their interests, past history tells us that after making significant contributions at UGA, these scholars will move on to earn the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious scholarships, be admitted to top graduate programs, and become leaders in local, national, and global forums addressing the most pressing needs of our time. The University of Georgia Foundation is proud to support these outstanding students and is convinced that the Foundation Fellowship is the best program of its kind in the country. Kathryn L. Ash, Chairperson Foundation Fellows Committee, University of Georgia Foundation

FROM THE DIRECTOR

oundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars are truly extraordinary individuals with an exciting array of talents and abilities. Collectively, their sustained commitment to service and concern for others makes a very positive impact both on and well beyond our campus. It is an honor and privilege to know these exceptional students, and to work with them on a daily basis. David S. Williams, Associate Provost and Director Honors and Foundation Fellows Programs

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CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE: Fellowship Overview

UGA’s premier undergraduate scholarship program provides community, opportunity ounded in 1972 by the University of Georgia Foundation’s trustees, the Foundation Fellowship is the university’s foremost undergraduate scholarship. The program places students in a community of similarly dedicated scholars and offers a stipend that approximates the cost of attendance, a postfirst-year Maymester study abroad program at the University of Oxford, individual travel-study grants, spring group travelstudy, research and academic conference grants, discussions and workshops with some of the university’s best minds, and a mentoring plan that matches Fellows with professors who share their interests. Beyond the obvious scholastic benefits, the Fellows program emphasizes fellowship, sharing of resources and ideas, and lifelong friendships. Peer mentoring (Big and Little Fellows), dinner-seminars and book discussions, cultural events, group travel, the Fellows Library in Moore College, and twice-ayear off-campus retreats promote a sense of community among the Fellows. They quickly find themselves at home on campus within a close-knit group of scholars, and through extensive travel, they extend that experience to include global communities. In 2017, 23 first-year Foundation Fellows, 14 Ramsey Scholars, and four Mid-Term Foundation Fellows joined the program, bringing the total numbers to 92 Fellows and 35 Ramsey Scholars.

Recruitment Class of 2021

FOUNDATION FELLOWS

1513 average

SAT score

34.8 average

ACT score

4.33 average high school

GPA

Benefits of being a Foundation Fellow  Participation in a community that stimulates intellectual and personal development

 Annual stipend: $12,000 plus the Zell Miller Scholarship for in-state students (currently $9,362 per year); $19,760 plus an out-of-state tuition waiver (currently $18,210 per year) for out-of-state students

 First-year housing supplement of $600

 One fully funded summer study abroad program to the University of Oxford immediately following the first year (valued at $8,500)

 Individual travel-study grants up to a cumulative total of $9,000 (related to students’ academic and professional goals, can be combined with semester stipends for travel-study for semester or academic year)

 Twice-a-year all-Fellows retreats held off campus

 Research and academic conference grants

 Three fully funded spring travel-study programs (valued

 Special seminars and book discussions with UGA and

at $9,900). Recent trips include Morocco, South Korea, Bali, Japan, Tanzania, and Ecuador

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visiting professors

 Faculty, peer, and alumni mentoring

CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE In this section, we feature:

Library oasis Ashley Amukamara, left, and Avni Ahuja find a moment for reading in the Foundation Fellows Library.

4Fellowship overview, 4 4National recognition, 6-10 4Faculty mentors, 12-13

CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE: National Recognition

Laura Courchesne, UGA’s 24th Rhodes Scholar, focuses her research internationally on behavioral approaches to conflict

aura Courchesne, a Foundation Fellow (Class of 2017) from Fair Haven, New Jersey, was the 24th UGA student to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Over the past two decades, UGA has produced more Rhodes Scholars than all but two other public institutions in the nation. While at UGA, Laura’s studies focused on the emerging field of behavioral approaches to conflict, and because no degree program at UGA quite fit with her career aspirations, she took the unusual route of majoring in economics and religion. She graduated this past May with bachelor’s degrees in both. This October, she starts her master’s degree in development studies at the University of Oxford. “UGA has offered me the opportunity to really customize my education and have the opportunities I thought were best to help prepare me for the future,” she said. “The Honors Program and Foundation Fellowship enabled me to create something that was unique to me.” The bulk of her work, which explores the link between non-state armed groups and civilian populations, has been focused on rebel groups such as Afghanistan’s Taliban and alQa’ida, Africa’s Boko Haram, Colombia’s FARC, and other groups in Southeast Asia. She hunts for behavioral patterns shared by groups in different countries and types of conflict to build better conflict policies by rooting them in anthropology, sociology, psychology, and organizational behavior. She is fascinated with what influences nonviolent populations to begin endorsing and engaging in violence. At UGA, she worked with Jeffrey Berejikian, Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in international affairs, studying the effect of drone strikes on moral reasoning in affected communities. “Laura is extremely intelligent, tough, and focused,” Berejikian said. “Good interdisciplinary research is hard to do.

Normally, it takes a team of people, each with their own expertise. What is so impressive about Laura is that she is, basically, a oneperson team. Students like Laura come around once in a decade, perhaps. Getting to work with students like her is the best part of my job.” Prior to her research with Berejikian, she studied the psychology of leaders and organizational behavior with psychology professor Adam Goodie; surveyed literature on Holocaust theology and religious propaganda under the Nazi regime with associate provost and Honors Program director David S. Williams; and looked at recidivism rates of prisoners with underlying mental health issues and alternative rehabilitation measures with economics associate professor David Mustard.

“The Honors Program and Foundation Fellowship enabled me to create something that was unique to me.” Laura Courchesne

Foundation Fellows alumna, Class of 2017

Laura was a research assistant for the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project at Princeton University and a research analyst for the International Committee of the Red Cross’ Unit for Relations with Arms Carriers. She has conducted research in Bali, Indonesia; Binghamton, New York; Lausanne, Switzerland; the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania; and the Carter Center’s Americas Program in Atlanta, Georgia. She was an Honors teaching assistant and an editor for the UGA Journal for Undergraduate Research Opportunities. She is on the board of trustees for the Jonathan D. Rosen Family Charitable Foundation and is fluent in English, French, and Spanish and conversational in Chinese.

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Major Scholarship Winners, 2016-2017 Boren Scholar

Stephanie Stewart DAAD-RISE Scholar

Ruth Schade Goldwater Scholar

Mallory Harris Fulbright Scholars*

Katie Googe Chenée Tracey National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows

Sara Black Eilidh Geddes Avery Wiens Rhodes Scholar

Laura Courchesne Schwarzman Scholar*

Laura Courchesne Udall Scholars

Shreya Ganeshan Elizabeth Wilkes *Katie and Chenée declined their Fulbright offers and Laura declined her Schwarzman offer due to prior commitments.

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CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE: National Recognition

2017 Udall Scholars: Shreya Ganeshan and Elizabeth Wilkes Each year, the Udall Foundation awards 60 scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for their leadership, public service, and commitment related to Native American nations or their work in environmental advocacy and policy. UGA has had 11 Udall Scholars in the past seven years. The scholarship provides up to $7,000 for eligible academic expenses and includes a four-day orientation in Tucson, Arizona, and access to the Udall Alumni Network, an extensive group of environmental and tribal leaders and public servants.

Shreya Ganeshan,

from Johns Creek, is majoring in economics and statistics and plans to pursue a doctorate in clean energy innovation and deployment. Shreya is a campus tour guide through the UGA Visitors Center, executive director of the Roosevelt Institute at UGA, director of UGAvotes, adviser for the Lunchbox Garden Project, and an Emerging Fellow for energy and environment for Roosevelt Institute national. She was a research assistant on the UGA geography department’s Seattle Project and on a Leiden University aquaculture project in the Netherlands, a Vinson Institute policy fellow, an energy intern for the UGA Office of Sustainability, and an Honors in Washington intern at the State Department’s Office of the Special Envoy for Climate Change. She has been involved in the Energy Concept at UGA, RefUGA, the Student Government Association and Palladia Women’s and Dean William Tate honor societies. She presented posters at the Stanford University Clean Energy Awards, the Harvard University Research Conference, and the EPA Symposium. Since high school, Shreya has been a South Indian classical music vocalist and performer. After graduation, Shreya plans to study how weather-related disasters strain local and national infrastructure and wants to develop financial models for clean energy.

Elizabeth Wilkes,

from Atlanta, is majoring in geography and ecology and plans to pursue a master’s degree in either food policy or agricultural and environmental studies. Elizabeth is a research intern with the national Food and Water Watch and a national student representative on the Real Food Challenge steering committee. She mentored high school students through the Young Urban Farmers Program, volunteered on the UGA Office of Sustainability’s zero waste and compost teams, was executive director of the Lunchbox Garden Project, and presented at the Association of American Geographers meeting and the Mississippi Sustainable Food Summit. Her internships include Food Tank: The Think Tank for Food and First Presbyterian Church of Athens’ Waddel Fellowship. She has been involved with the Roosevelt Institute, Society for Applied Anthropology, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Presbyterian Student Center, and Students for Environmental Action. She conducted undergraduate research in geography and political ecology and was a community organizer-intraining through the Sierra Student Coalition’s summer program. Elizabeth plans to pursue a career as an advocate for food justice and hopes to transform food systems to promote environmental and social justice.

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2017 Goldwater Scholar: Mallory Harris Mallory Harris, from Dunwoody, is pursuing a double major in

computational biology and mathematics. She plans to obtain a doctorate in computational biology and conduct research and teach at the intersection of mathematics and biology. After receiving a PhD, she hopes to study disease systems at both the biochemical and population levels. Specifically, she wants to develop more accurate diagnostic tests and precisely targeted treatment strategies based on genetic indicators, supporting a shift from reactionary to preventive approaches to epidemiology. She is working with John Drake, a professor in the Odum School of Ecology, studying vector-borne disease forecasting. In summer 2017, she was a research intern in the lab of Dr. Erin Mordecai—Foundation Fellow Class of 2007 who is now an assistant professor of biology at Stanford University— working to determine the effects of climate factors on Zika transmission based on time series incidence data. She has been motivated to excel and prove that The Goldwater Scholarship recognizes exceptional gender and mathematical success are unlinked. Mallory sophomores and juniors and is designed to encourage volunteers with MathCounts Outreach, coaching an allpursuit of mathematics, natural sciences, and girls math team. She is also a communications intern for engineering fields. This year, 240 awardees were selected from a field of 1,286. They will receive up Girlology, math and reading tutor at Barrow Elementary to $7,500 for eligible expenses. Since 1995, 53 UGA School, and a CURO Research Assistant. students have received the Goldwater Scholarship.

2017 DAAD-RISE Internship: Ruth Schade Ruth Schade,

from Marlborough, Massachusetts, is earning combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nutritional science and hopes to pursue a doctorate in immunology and conduct research focused on the immunological basis of inflammatory diseases. Ruth was selected for the DAAD-RISE internship program, a competitive research internship in science and engineering in Germany that provides students with learning opportunities and a three-month stipend. She spent 10 weeks at the University of Würzburg, Germany, working full time in Dr. Tobias Ölschläger’s pathogenic enterobacteria lab. She studied under the direction of a doctoral

student how the transcriptome of E. coli Nissle changes in the presence of human cells versus pathogenic E. coli cells. “I learned a lot of cell culture and genetics techniques and was BSL3 certified, and I will be able to do more with microbiology in my lab here in Athens,” she said. She currently conducts research in the Gastrointestinal Neurophysiology Lab in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences under the direction of Dr. Claire de La Serre. At UGA, she has volunteered with Health for Kids, is a cellist with the Chamber Music Society, taught children through the Lunchbox Garden Project, was a service project coordinator and on the student leadership board for Christus Victor Lutheran Church, and is a Presidential Scholar and recipient of her college’s Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship and the Dow Chemical Scholarship. Ruth was also a 2017 Goldwater Scholarship honorable mention.

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CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE: National Recognition

2017 Boren Scholar: Stephanie Stewart In her first two years at UGA, Stephanie Stewart has pursued language study in Arabic and Spanish, spending two months in AMIDEAST’s Summer Intensive Arabic Program in Rabat, Morocco, and a spring semester in Madrid, Spain. Stephanie is majoring in international affairs and women’s studies. After a summer in Greece teaching English at a women’s shelter and with a Boren Scholarship in hand, the next step in her Arabic language studies will be an academic year in Muscat, Oman, first at the Center for International Learning and then at Sultan Qaboos University. Through enrollment at Sultan Qaboos University, she will take courses necessary to remain on track for her physics degree along with in-depth Arabic linguistic courses not offered through traditional Arabic language programs. Her long-term goal is to be able to “understand Gulf state culture to better understand how to include women in peace talks,” she said. Her education in Oman will be central to both her linguistic studies and cultural awareness. As part of her Boren service requirement,

Stephanie hopes to work at the U.S. Department of State in either the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs or the Office of Global Women’s Issues. She plans to pursue a master’s degree and PhD in either conflict or gender studies. Her goal is to assist the U.S. in developing relationships with local initiatives aimed at supporting female political participation via education initiatives in states where extant gaps in school enrollment and literacy hobble achievement of gender equality.

Three Fellow alumni receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

record number of 20 UGA students and alumni received 2017 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to support their graduate study in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Three Foundation Fellow alumni were among those recipients. Sara Black (Class of 2014) This fall, Sara began the second year of her PhD program at UGA in geography and will spend a good bit of time between Athens and New York’s Hudson Valley.

A 2014 graduate with degrees in anthropology and ecology, Sara has also worked as a bread baker, farmer, landscaper, nonprofit worker, waitress, and prison abolitionist organizer. Eilidh Geddes (Class of 2015) A 2015 graduate with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and economics and a master’s degree in economics, Eilidh worked as a research analyst in the capital markets function of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for two years, leaving in early July. She began a PhD program in

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economics at Northwestern University in August. Avery Wiens (Class of 2015) With a focus on electronic structure theory, Avery is pursuing a PhD in physical chemistry and works as a research assistant in the H.F. Schaefer group at UGA’s Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry. A UGA graduate with a degree in mathematics and a minor in chemistry, she plans to finish her degree and pursue a career as a computer programmer in the tech industry.

Moore education Griffin Hamstead, Emma Goldsmith, and Davis Coleman in the Honor Programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Moore College.

Discussing public health Samia McEachin, right, talks with her faculty mentor, Dr. Katie Hein in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, on UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Sciences Campus.

CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE: Faculty Mentors

Faculty mentors: Relentless advocates, brilliant teachers

rom the moment Fellows arrive at UGA, they build meaningful relationships with professors and administrators across campus and across disciplines, contributing to their development as scholars, researchers, and global citizens.

Kerri Andre ’18 “I’ve had the awesome opportunity to work in Dr. Cheryl Gomillion’s tissue engineering lab (College of Engineering) since sophomore year. Most recently, we’ve been working on creating a mammary adipose tissue model to study the effect of fatty acids on the metastasis of breast cancer. This research has taught me technical lab skills and critical thinking that will serve me far beyond the classroom, and Dr. Gomillion has served as an invaluable mentor during the past two years. My college career has been far from a straight path to medical school, and she’s been there for each twist and turn in my journey with kind words and advice. Having an accomplished female mentor in a STEM field wasn’t originally important to me when I was interviewing with different labs on campus, but I fortunately fell into the jackpot. Dr. Gomillion is at once brilliant, understanding, relatable, funny, and most importantly, caring. I am envious of the next student to be taken under her wing, but I am confident she will serve as a mentor to me for years to come.” Bruce Li ’17 “I met Dr. Meghan Skira (Terry College of Business) in my very first class of college. Little did I know at the time, Dr. Skira would become not only my favorite professor, but a wonderful mentor and a relentless advocate for me throughout my college career. As I spent more time with her through office hours and book discussions, we bonded over our mutual love for Biggie Smalls and burritos. When I wanted to pursue a directed study, she sacrificed her time and energy to foster my interests and guide me in the right directions. As I worked on my senior thesis under her supervision, I was continually wowed by the effort she made to get the best out of me. The fact that so many other students would echo this praise is a testament to the impact Dr. Skira has had as a mentor here at UGA.” Kavi Pandian ’19 “How many people can say President Obama cited their mentor in a law review? I’m lucky enough to be one of the few who can. Dr. Sarah Shannon (Department of Sociology) has been one of my most influential teachers here at UGA. I wouldn’t be the student or person I am today without her guidance and mentorship. I’ve taken three classes with her and helped her research. Each of these experiences has changed the way I think about and approach the world. Whether I was studying criminology and critically applying theories to The Wire or writing an intensive paper on the intersection of community-level characteristics and crime in Washington, D.C., Dr. Shannon has challenged my beliefs about what a good class entails and made me think more creatively about pedagogy. This past semester, I had the good fortune of taking her Inside-Out class, where 15 ‘outside’ students from UGA go to the Clarke County Jail once a week and study crime, punishment, and theories of rehabilitation alongside a similar number of ‘inside’ students. It’s been one of my favorite experiences at UGA, and it’s been possible thanks to the drive and dedication of Dr. Shannon.” Mollie Simon ’18 “I first met Dr. Keith Herndon, the director of the Cox Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership, as a student in his public affairs reporting class in spring 2016. When I returned to classes in the fall, he invited me to work with the Cox Institute as an Innovation Fellow. Through this job, I made promotional materials for the institute, from a branding video to posters and website announcements. Dr. Herndon has been a great resource to talk to about work in journalism. He brings great stories to the classroom from his experiences in the field as a tech consultant and business reporter. Through the Cox Leaders program, he has taught me an immense amount about leadership and how to be an effective team member regardless of title. Additionally, he has connected me to opportunities and internships outside the classroom. I know I will continue to stop by his office when I have questions about the future of journalism or just want to talk about current political affairs.” UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

Spotlight on dance Lorin Crear shows off her ballroom dancing skills as part of UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spotlight on the Arts festival.

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT In this section, we feature: 4UGA Honors Program, 16 4CURO, 17 4Dual degrees, 18-20 4Faculty discussions and

cultural events, 21-23

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT: UGA Honors Program

Highlights of the UGA Honors Program

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Fellows find a variety of benefits in the UGA Honors Program

omplementing the Foundation Fellow/Ramsey Honors Scholar experience is the University of Georgia’s Honors Program, one of the oldest and most respected programs of its kind in the country. Honors at UGA provides some 2,500 students with the resources to make the most of their higher education experience—including 300 Honors classes a year with an average class size of 16 students, expert advice from Honors and faculty advisors, independent research opportunities, mentoring, internships, lunchbox lectures, and book discussions with faculty, and the Myers Hall residential community. The Honors Program affords numerous opportunities for local, national, and global civic engagement and career development—including internship placements in Washington, D.C., New York, and Savannah, and the Corsair Society, which mentors undergraduates pursuing banking and finance and management consulting careers. Honors staff members, including the major scholarships coordinator, provide important counsel for a variety of pursuits—including drafting personal statements, resumes, and cover letters for job, scholarship, and postgraduate study applications.

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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT: CURO

hrough the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO), students work with faculty on projects that allow them to reach beyond classroom learning and give them important researchrelated experience to demonstrate their passion to admissions staff at graduate or professional schools. Undergraduate research opportunities abound across the curriculum, from laboratory and social sciences to humanities and fine arts.

Looking toward space Nirav Ilango, center, shows McKenna Barney, right, and Sam Tingle, left, a replica of the small satellite a team of UGA faculty and students are working to send to space. The UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory was founded in 2016 with the goal of launching a spacecraft, known as a CubeSat, into low Earth orbit.

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT: Dual Degrees

Justin Payan took a side trip to Iceland while studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh in fall 2016. One of the reasons he chose to travel to the UK was to take classes “at one of the best schools for artificial intelligence in the world.”

Opportunities abound for dual bachelor’s/master’s degrees

ine members of the class of 2017 (eight Foundation Fellows and one Ramsey Scholar, listed at right) pursued joint degrees during their time at the University of Georgia. Honors students may participate in graduate courses and pursue a curriculum leading to combined bachelor’s/master’s degrees in only four years. Joint degree programs allow students to both diversify and specialize their training and knowledge. Five of our Fellows share their experiences with joint degree programs: Justin Payan ’17 – Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence “In my first year, David Millard (Fellows Class of 2014) pulled me into the basement of the computer science department to meet Dr. Don Potter. As head of the UGA Institute for Artificial Intelligence at the time, this genius showed me how to combine my broad interests in linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and computer science. After that meeting, Dr. Potter guided me from an introductory programming class to a graduate level computational intelligence course in just three semesters. “After mastering the basics, I began the dualdegree program. Having graduate student status opened a lot of doors in the computer science department. Graduate students can register for

any class, so I have been able to skip prerequisites to take more advanced classes (such as the database class that was crucial for my summer internship at HPE Vertica). I can also access powerful computing resources that are only available to students in the AI Institute. “In my final semester, I honed a year of research into a thesis. Having the time and responsibility to do full-time research has shown me how much of a challenging adventure it can be. I never enjoyed previous stints in research labs, but my personal project has given me a love for creating new knowledge. Two AI Institute professors, Dr. Frederick Maier and Dr. Bill Hollingsworth, are helping me publish my work in conferences. This experience will be invaluable when I apply to PhD programs after a few years of developing machine learning software at Vertica.”

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Cali Callaway ’17 – Bachelor of Science in Biology and Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence “Thanks to funding from the Foundation Fellowship, I spent the summer after my first year in Zürich, Switzerland, interning for Hocoma AG, the world’s largest producer of robotic rehabilitation devices. Working with an upper-body orthosis for victims of stroke and spinal cord injury, I became captivated with the role of robotic devices in medicine. I returned home searching for the right path to combine a degree in neurobiology on the pre-med track with a newfound interest in technology. “I enrolled in an artificial intelligence course with Dr. Don Potter, the former head of the UGA Institute for Artificial Intelligence, and I knew I’d found my place. UGA’s generous AP credit policy and the dual degree program through Honors allowed me to pursue this passion at the graduate level. The Master of Science in artificial intelligence has given me a skill set to address and analyze the problems of modern healthcare. From working with big data to coding to developing robotic devices, I’ll enter the world of medicine prepared to integrate innovative technology into my practice.” Trang Nguyen ’17 – Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Master of Public Health “I entered college as a communications studies major but had been heavily STEM focused until that point. I knew I wanted to incorporate an interest in the sciences from a communications standpoint. A number of the faculty and student mentors I spoke to suggested I look into the field of public health. The course was a great introduction into the versatility of the field and inspired me to reach out to faculty in the UGA College of Public Health to learn more about the Master of Public Health program. “Since then, I have worked with several different professors as my specific interests in the field of public health have evolved, including Dr. Christopher Whalen in the Department of Epidemiology and Dr. Janani Thapa in the Department of Health Policy and Management. I have also met a number of professors in the Communications Department who have been extremely supportive of my interdisciplinary interests, and as a result I have conducted health communications research with Dr. Jiyeon So and Dr. Pamela Whitten, UGA’s provost. “With the support of Dr. Thapa, I spent fall semester of my senior year completing an MPH internship abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal. The internship focused on social behavior change communications for maternal and child health interventions and was the perfect combination of my interests. Fall semester culminated in a communications internship with the World Health Organization in Geneva, which reaffirmed that there was a need in the public health space for someone with my interests and skills. Following graduation, I moved to Washington, D.C., to work for the communications team of a health policy consulting firm.”

Dual Degrees Class of 2017

8&1 Foundation Fellows

Ramsey Scholar

Jonathan Adelman: Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Master of Arts in Economics Cali Callaway: Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Neuroscience Concentration, Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Jonah Driggers: Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Master of Science in Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development Katie Googe: Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature, Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages, Master of Arts in Religion Hammad Khalid: Bachelor of Science in Biology, Master of Public Health Trang Nguyen: Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Master of Public Health Justin Payan: Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science, Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Joy Peltier: Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages with a Linguistics Concentration, Master of Arts in Romance Languages Gabrielle Pierre: Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, Master of Environmental Planning & Design

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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT: Dual Degrees Joy Peltier ’17 – Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages, Master of Arts in Romance Languages “It was sophomore year when I got a paper back from my syntax professor, Dr. Vera LeeSchoenfeld, to find a quick note on the back page: ‘Have you considered grad school?’ By that point, the thought had crossed my mind a couple of times. I was a cognitive science and Romance languages double major at the time, new to the field of linguistics, and only just beginning to explore my own research under Dr. Diana Ranson, who would later become my major professor. “Thanks to the encouragement of these two mentors, as well as advising through the Honors Program, I was approved to complete a BA/MA in Romance languages, specializing in linguistics. Through a combination of this dual degree program, CURO, the Foundation Fellowship, and my further coursework in cognitive science, I have explored the core areas of linguistics; taken classes in symbolic logic and computer programming; deepened my knowledge of French and Spanish; presented at both the CURO Symposium and the Linguistics Conference at UGA; traveled to France as an English tutor; and gained classroom experience as a volunteer teaching assistant for summer Spanish classes. In the last semester of my program, I worked with an advisory committee of three talented Romance linguists to develop the research project I envisioned as a sophomore into a thesis. “Taking advantage of the extra credit hours I earned through IB coursework by pursing a BA/ MA degree has quickened my path to becoming a research professor, and I began doctoral education in linguistics this fall.” Gabrielle Pierre ’17 – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering, Master of Environmental Planning and Design “I stumbled into urban planning. Originally, I wanted to study solar panels and solar nanotechnology, but as I conducted nanotechnology research during freshman year, I found it wasn’t for me. No longer sure of what I wanted to do, I took a two-week course in landscape architecture at the UGA Costa Rica campus that eventually grew into an interest in urban and city planning. There were no undergraduate majors or coursework in urban planning and design at UGA, and that fall I began taking graduate coursework in urban planning

Brian Bledsoe, left, and Gabrielle Pierre discuss their infrastructure research project in his office in the Driftmier Engineering Center.

and design through the Honors Program, and I absolutely loved it! I was able to spend a month in Taskopru, Turkey, participating as a consultant in a city planning charrette to redesign the small town where our professor, Dr. Umit Yilmaz, grew up. I also worked in Panama as a design consultant for the real estate company and research institute Kalu Yala, amending the master plan for a sustainable town to be built in the middle of the Panamanian rainforest. “I wouldn’t have been able to pursue the dual degree program without building great relationships with faculty who make me feel at home. Dr. Jack Crowley is the founder of the graduate program and the reason why I decided to pursue the Master of Environmental Planning and Design simultaneously with an environmental engineering major. By serendipity, I got lost one day on North Campus and saw one of his renderings for a cityscape and thought to myself, ‘I want to learn how to do that. I could do that!’ He spent the next hour or two talking to me about his graduate-level graphic representation class and that if I liked it I should consider pursuing a master’s. It was a pivotal turning point in my college career—the beginning of some soul searching to determine what I wanted to do and who I wanted to become. Upon graduation I will be working in consulting to get data analysis experience under my belt. But long term, I want to be an international city planner focused on designing and redesigning cities for facility access, dynamic urban density, and social and ecological resilience.”

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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT: Seminars & Discussions

Dinner seminars and book discussions cultivate relationships among Foundation Fellows and UGA faculty

inner seminars and book discussions are staples of the Foundation Fellowship experience. Faculty from departments across campus, industry leaders, visiting scholars, and alumni lead activities for academic enrichment and networking throughout the year. This year’s Fellows explored an array of intellectual and professional topics, including nuclear nonproliferation, cognitive bias and wrongful convictions, genetic testing and personalized medicine, entrepreneurship, personal finance, historical monument reinterpretation, public health and the Zika virus, electoral politics, careers in the U.S. Foreign Service and management consulting as well as tech giants and startups, first-year medical school survival, Supreme Court clerking, gender dynamics in science fiction, education policy, and more. These are two examples.

Data Science for Emerging Infectious Diseases >> John Drake, Odum School of Ecology Aditya Krishnaswamy ’20 “Dr. Drake focuses on the dynamics of infectious diseases, epidemics, and biological populations. One interesting project his lab is working on is the development of a forecasting method for disease emergence. This seminar allowed me to embrace my inner data nerd, hitting on many of my favorite topics, from infectious diseases to data analytics to history. After this seminar, I decided to reach out to Dr. Drake and have been working in his lab as an undergraduate research worker ever since.” Mallory Harris ’18 “I’ve been doing research with Dr. Drake for three semesters and can’t sing his praises enough, so I was especially excited for him to lead this discussion. He spoke about his work at the intersection of epidemiology, ecology, computer science, and mathematics, and how his interdisciplinary approach to these fields is guiding disease forecasting software. This was a great way for me to learn more about his background, career path, and everyday life as a researcher. I also got to learn about some of his previous projects, including the Ebola work for which he was honored at the White House.”

When Corporations Sue Governments: Investor-State Arbitration Today >> Tim Samples, Legal Studies Program, Terry College of Business Zoe Li ’19 “Having dinner with Professor Samples was a great look into the world of international legal transactions and business law. As a student studying international relations and considering going to law school, I gained insight into what a potential field of study or work could look like. Hearing from faculty who have experience outside of the academic sphere is always super interesting, and I appreciated getting to hear his perspective on the pros and cons of working in the private sector. It helped me reflect on what I want my career to look like after UGA, especially as I am interested in both academic research and working in the private sphere.”

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Jacqueline Kessler,left, a second-year Ramsey Scholar, and Jessica Ma, a first-year Foundation Fellow, are en pointe at the Tate Student Center.

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT: Cultural Events

Cultural events take the stage

he Fellowship also sponsors attendance at campus conferences and lectures and a range of cultural and social events throughout the year, including improv theatre and pottery workshops; movie nights at Athens Ciné; productions at UGA’s Performing Arts Center, Town & Gown Players, and Canopy Studio; UGA Ballroom Magic; dinner at the UGA Press and Georgia Museum of Art; Big and Little mentoring dinners; and class breakfasts. Good Dirt Clay Studio pottery wheel workshop Ashley Willard ’19 “The workshop gave me an opportunity to try my hand at an art form that had always interested me, but I’d never had the chance to experiment with. I really enjoyed spending an afternoon learning some techniques on the wheel with my friends and checking something off my bucket list!” Christina Lee ’19 “This workshop catered to all of us, whether we had experience spinning on a pottery wheel or not. The instructors at Good Dirt created a stress-free environment to

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create strangely misshapen bowls and mugs or, at times, just make a mess. As someone who has always enjoyed getting dirty and playing with Play-Doh, the chance to spend two hours with wet, clay-soaked hands was very enjoyable.” 1776 at Town & Gown Players community theatre Maggie Russo ’20 “This musical was a fascinating take on an event we tend to take for granted in history classes today. Although a dramatic interpretation, it forced me to think about the actual interactions among such wellknown historical figures.”

Building community and comradery Fellows and Ramseys gathered, clockwise from top left, to promote healthy eating (McKenna Barney and Rebecca Buechler as the peas and carrot); feint, fleche, and parry with the UGA Fencing Club; watch Gaby Pierre (center) and Lorin Crear dance at the 2017 UGA Ballroom Magic performance; and go ice skating before UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter break at the Classic Center in Athens.

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Hands-on research Cali Callaway works under the vent hood in Dr. Steve Stice’s lab in the Rhodes Animal Dairy Science Center on UGA’s East Campus. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s degree in artificial intelligence this past May and started medical school this fall.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING In this section, we feature: 4Research, 26-28 4Conference and research grants, 29-30 4Presentations and publications, 31-33 4Internships, 34-41 4Civic engagement, 42-43

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Research

Graduating Fellows highlight the influence of undergraduate research experiences on and off campus

s a major research institution, the University of Georgia encourages undergraduates to participate in research with faculty in all academic disciplines. From their first moments on campus, Foundation Fellows are introduced to top-tier faculty members who can direct them to people and projects that complement their interests. With funding from the Fellowship, many also pursue research opportunities off campus at institutions in the U.S. and abroad. These experiences bring classroom subjects to life, confer practical skills, and guide students toward the next steps in their academic and professional careers. Jason Terry ’17—Astrophysics “As an aspiring physicist, academic research is at the core of what I may be doing for the rest of my life. On campus, I am part of the Dr. Phillip Stancil Research Group in the Center for Simulational Physics. In this group, we use classical and simulated quantum computers to model atomic and molecular collisions that can occur in significant astronomical sources. Working in this group under Dr. Stancil has been fantastic and has allowed me to immerse myself in computational physics. “I also spent a semester studying at the Australian National University, where I worked under Dr. Ivo Seitenzahl to analyze spatially resolved spectra of supernova remnants to gain insight into supernova mechanisms. We’ve continued to work together since then, and the invaluable experience would have been impossible without the support of the Fellowship. Participating in these projects has shown me research is something I can and do genuinely enjoy, and this has reinforced my desire to pursue academia as far as it will take me.” Drew Farr ’17—Behavioral Neuropharmacology “After connecting with Dr. Philip Holmes at an Honors Lunchbox Lecture, I started working in his behavioral neuropharmacology lab, which is supported by the Department of Psychology and the National Institutes of Health. At the time, I was looking for benchtop experience to complement my background in ecology fieldwork for Oak Ridge National Laboratory. CURO made it easy for me to fit research into my academic schedule. Earning course credit encouraged me to invest time into research early in my college career, and after my first semester in the lab,

research became more like a part-time job I continued for three years. “Dr. Holmes introduced me to Dr. Jean Simone and her project investigating the role of contraceptive hormones on learning and behavior in rats. With several other students, we published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology and built on that work by investigating the role of ethinyl estradiol on norepinephrine pathways in the brain. I contributed to another professor’s project testing glycosaminoglycan hydrogel therapies for neurotrauma—a great opportunity for me to apply my knowledge of rodent behavior paradigms to another compelling question in neuroscience. “Dr. Jean Simone, an OB/GYN who at the time was a graduate student in neuroscience, drew many of our research questions from her experience as a physician. Therefore, our work inspired me to pursue a career at the intersection of science and medicine. My work in the lab was unpaid, but the experience has already paid significant dividends. This fall, I am pursuing an MD/PhD in neuroscience and hope to research the neuropharmacology of treatments for neurodegenerative disease at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging.” Erin Hollander ’17—Genetics “I have been lucky to have had five research lab experiences, all of which were facilitated by UGA in some way. Through the Young Scholars Internship Program for high school students run by the UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, I worked in the labs of Dr. Wayne Parrott and Dr. Steven Stice. In the Parrott lab—my first lab experience as a 16-year-old—I worked on developing a genetically modified crop with increased zeaxanthin content. Zeaxanthin,

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Erin Hollander, center, discusses CRISPR-Cas data points in the Terns Lab with classmates and Honors students, from left, Nikita Vantsev, Chip Chambers (a Foundation Fellow), Joshua Kalter, and Sonam Brahmbhatt.

a carotenoid, has been shown to decrease the chance of developing age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. It was with this project that I later won the top award in the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair and competed at the International Science and Engineering Fair. The Stice lab sent me in a completely different direction as I conducted research on differentiating human mesenchymal stem cells and neural progenitor cells into oligodendrocytes. “With these two experiences under my belt, I felt emboldened to pursue research at UGA as soon as I matriculated. I had met with Drs. Michael and Rebecca Terns during my last semester in high school to learn more about their lab and was drawn in by their fascinating research as well as the obvious support and pride they took in their undergraduate students. I joined their lab second semester and stayed there through graduation. My work has focused on determining the mechanisms of adaptation in the CRISPR-Cas system, a prokaryotic immune system which defends bacteria and archaea from invading viruses. Thanks to funding from the Fellowship and the Honors Program, I presented my research at the

Harvard National Collegiate Research Conference and at Posters on the Hill in Washington, D.C. “Not all of my research has been conducted at UGA. The summer after my first year, I was selected for the DAAD-RISE scholarship program funded by the German government. I spent 14 weeks in beautiful northern Germany conducting research on the RNA interference pathway in the lab of Dr. Georg Sczakiel while attempting to navigate life without any prior knowledge of the German language. Second year, I changed my long-held plans of obtaining a PhD to pursue a dual MD/PhD. The NYU Summer Undergraduate Research Program was critical in making this decision, supporting me as I pursued translational research on the safety of vaccines for Alzheimer’s disease through Dr. Einar Sigurdsson’s lab while shadowing a cardiologist at Bellevue Hospital and speaking with many current MD/PhD students. “Each of these labs has allowed me to develop my skills as a scientist and refine my interests. As a physician-scientist, I intend to develop therapeutics for cancer or neurological disorders, focusing especially on those patients for whom normal treatments have failed to produce results.”

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Research

Laura Courchesne ’17—Behavioral Economics and Political Psychology “Research has been a critical part of my experience at UGA, allowing me to explore my interdisciplinary interests outside the classroom and develop a personalized academic experience. My academic focus is on the applications of behavioral economics, game theory, and political psychology to understand violent group behavior. As few courses deal directly with these issues, research afforded the opportunity to develop a well-rounded understanding. “With the help of older Fellows, I connected my first year with Dr. David Mustard in economics to research the factors impacting the recidivism rates of prisoners with underlying mental health issues and worked with Dr. Adam Goodie in psychology on applications of behavioral economics to public policy. “With financial support from the Fellowship, I traveled to Switzerland, where I was a research trainee and primary investigator at l’Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne studying the neuroscience of psychopathy. Through connections made during the first-year Oxford Maymester experience, I interned remotely for the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford, conducting research on the role of shared trauma and death anxiety in conflict situations. I made further use of these connections to gain a position as a research analyst for the International Committee of the Red Cross, where I contributed to a project looking at the spectrum of organizational behavior exhibited by non-state armed groups. This position led to a contact at Oxford’s Changing Character of War Programme, where I’ve researched how environments, resources, civilians, and the presence of formal governance shape the organizational framework of non-state armed groups. “Last summer I worked for the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project at Princeton University, after a Foundation Fellowship alumna put me in contact with the program director. I conducted qualitative research on the impact of reconstruction aid on civilian attitudes. These experiences have culminated in an Honors

thesis that applies an anthropological theory of community identity to the psychological impact of drone strikes, helped by the mentorship of Dr. Jeffrey Berejikian in international affairs. “Long term, I intend to work in conflict mediation, interacting with actors involved in conflicts and helping countries work together to eliminate the threat of non-state armed groups. This fall, I started graduate studies at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, an experience which would not have been possible without the help of the Fellowship and the research experiences I’ve had at UGA.” Morrison Nolan ’17—Paleontology “After taking her paleoecology class sophomore year, I contacted Dr. Sally Walker, who specializes in fossil forensics. We discussed some projects she was considering, and I decided to pursue a project on the Cambrian fossil Brooksella alternata, which is currently described as a sponge. I performed a battery of measurements and tests on a collection of Brooksella (I also contributed to this collection) and hypothesized Brooksella is really a pseudo fossil, specifically a complex concretion. This research became the basis of a CURO presentation, a poster presented at the Geological Society of America’s National Meeting in Denver, and my senior thesis. I am preparing my research into an article I will submit to the journal PALAIOS. “Over the course of this project, I worked with many other professors and faculty—Chris Fleischer, who operates the geology department’s electron microprobe; Dr. Paul Schroeder, who runs an XRD lab; Dr. Don Champagne, who donated specimens and helped to collect more; and Dr. Ajay Sharma, who helped me to use the College of Veterinary Medicine’s CT scanning facilities to peer inside my specimens. For fun, I used UGA’s maker space to make a 3D model of a Brooksella specimen and print it. My research was funded in large part by the Laerm Award, a research grant of the Georgia Museum of Natural History, through which I met Dr. Elizabeth Reitz, who has been a great source of information. Building on these experiences, I look forward to pursuing a PhD in paleontology.”

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Ecology major Guy Eroh checks Bear River cutthroat trout as part of his internship with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Fellows further their research interests through presentations, publications, and conferences

omestic and international conferences add to Fellowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; professional education and introduce them to academic communities locally and around the world. They learn to communicate their research findings through presentations and publications, guided by their research mentors. Fellows attend professional and academic conferences and extra-university courses with funding from the Fellowship.

Conference and Research Grants 2016-2017 Avni Ahuja Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, Connecticut

McKenna Barney Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, Connecticut

Ashley Amukamara American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia; Mental Health America Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.

Izzy Ceron National Latino/a Psychology Association Biennial Conference, Orlando, Florida

Kerri Andre Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting & Exposition, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Trisha Dalapati American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Research Drew Farr Southern Translational Education & Research Conference, Athens, Georgia

Conference, New Haven, Connecticut; Northeast Student PubCon at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire

Nutrition Conference & Expo, Boston, Massachusetts; Georgia Nutrition Council Conference, Augusta, Georgia

Moira Fennell Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference, Chicago, Illinois

Zoe Li Harvard National Collegiate Research Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Stephanie Stewart Middle Eastern Studies Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

Shreya Ganeshan Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Conference, Palo Alto, California; Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California; National Collegiate Research Conference at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; EPA International Environmental Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia

Jessica Ma Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, Connecticut

Jason Terry Neutron Star Matter Conference, Sendai, Japan; Annual American Astronomical Society Conference, Austin, Texas

Emma Goldsmith U.S. Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, Annapolis, Maryland Shuchi Goyal MIT Hacking Arts Conference & Hackathon, Boston, Massachusetts; SAMSI Interdisciplinary Workshop for Undergraduate Students, Raleigh, North Carolina Mallory Harris NIMBioS Undergraduate Research Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee; Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Disease Conference, Santa Barbara, California; National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Memphis, Tennessee Nirav Ilango USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, Utah Aditya Krishnaswamy Global Health & Innovation

Emily Maloney American Sociological Association Honors Program, Montreal, Canada Trang Nguyen OnBrand Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands Morrison Nolan Geological Society of America National Conference, Denver, Colorado; Annual Meeting of the Association of Materials & Methods in Paleontology, Austin, Texas Divine Ogbuefi Ron Brown Leaders Summit, New York, New York Jessica Pasquarello Association for the Study of the Middle East & North Africa Conference, Washington, D.C.; Middle East Studies Association Conference, Boston, Massachusetts Ashley Reed Global Mental Health Conference, Kigali, Rwanda Ruth Schade American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting, Atlanta; Food &

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Luke Thompson Society for Cinema & Media Studies Conference, Chicago, Illinois Sam Tingle International i-Rec Conference on Reconstruction and Recovery for Displaced Populations and Refugees, Toronto, Canada; U.N. Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Cancun, Mexico; Spatial Information for Effective Disaster Risk Management Graduate Certification, University of Twente, Netherlands; 28th Annual International Cartographic Conference, Washington, D.C.; Remote Sensing for Humanitarian Programs Workshop, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts Elizabeth Wilkes Mississippi Food Summit, Jackson, Mississippi; Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summit, Chicago, Illinois Ashley Willard Mental Health America Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.; Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

Research Publications and Presentations 2016-2017 Avni Ahuja “Sex-Trafficking in Georgia: Equipping Our Hotel Workers with the Proper Resources,” CURO 2017 Symposium Kerri Andre “Controlled Linoleic Acid Release in a Hydrogel-Based Mammary Adipose Tissue Model,” CURO 2017 and Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting & Exposition in Minneapolis, Minnesota McKenna Barney “Nutrition of Women and Adolescent Girls in Conflict Zones,” CURO 2017

Tarun Daniel, left, and Aditya Sood discuss their research, “Analyzing TGF-β Regulation of the Progenitor Motor Neuron/Motor Neuron Glial Fate Switch,” at the 2017 CURO Symposium at the Classic Center.

Trisha Dalapati “Effects of Plasmodium falciparum Derived Hemozoin on Expression of Inflammatory and Coagulation Factors in BeWo Cells,” CURO 2017 Tarun Daniel & Aditya Sood “Analyzing TGF- β Regulation of the Progenitor Motor Neuron/ Motor Neuron Glial Fate Switch,” CURO 2017 Brianna English “Genetic Mapping of the Chromosome Variant K10-L2 in Maize,” CURO 2017

Guy Eroh “Cellular and Ultrastructural Characterization of the GreyMorph Phenotype in Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis),” Georgia Chapter American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Statesboro, Georgia Shreya Ganeshan • Rice, J.L. and Ganeshan, S. (2016). “The Contradictions of Low Carbon Urbanization: An Urban Political Ecology of Affordable Housing and Democracy in Seattle, Washington.” Submitted to Environment and Planning A

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Research • Ganeshan, S. (2016). “Updated and Upgraded: Leaving AthensClarke County More Energy Efficient Than We Found It.” Submitted to Roosevelt Institute Kal Golde “The Convergence of Quantum Physics and Religious Mysticism,” CURO 2017 Mallory Harris “Vector-Borne Disease Forecasting,” CURO 2017 Laurel Hiatt “Biochemical Investigations of Congenital Disorders of N-Linked Glycosylation,” CURO 2017 Erin Hollander “Protospacer Structure and Cas Protein Function in Adaptation of the Streptococcus Thermophilus Type II-A CRISPR-Cas System,” CURO 2017 Nirav Ilango • Cotten, D., Bernardes, S., Mishra, D., Adams, C., Ilango, N., Ngo, K., & Neel, N. (2017). “Building a Small Satellite Research Program as a Platform for STEM Education at the University of Georgia.” 2017 IGTF, ASPRS Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland • Cotten, D., Bernardes, S., Mishra, D., Adams, C., Ilango, N., Ngo, K., & Neel, N. (2016). “The Spectral Ocean Color (SPOC) Small Satellite Mission: From Payload to Ground Station to Everything in Between.” 2016 AGU Fall Meeting, Poster Session, San Francisco, California

• Cotten, D., Bernardes, S., Mishra, D., Adams, C., Ilango, N., Ngo, K., & Neel, N. (2016). “Enhancing STEM Education through CubeSats: Using Satellite Integration as a Teaching Tool at a Non-STEM University.” 2016 AGU Fall Meeting, Poster Session, San Francisco, California • “The Accuracy of SfMGenerated Dense Point Clouds Given Varying Image Quality,” CURO 2017

Kavi Pandian “Reducing School Discipline Disparities & Excesses in K-12 Education in the State of Georgia,” CURO 2017; “South African Wineries and the US Wine Market,” CURO 2017 Caroline Shearer “Parasite Infection, Group Size, and Feeding Behavior in Grant’s Gazelle,” CURO 2017

Susie Jones “PCR Detection of the SRY Gene of Male Dog Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Female Dog Brains with Experimentally Induced Ischemic Stroke,” CURO 2017

Jason Terry “The Contribution of Double Electron Capture Processes to Charge Exchange with Multielectron Targets,” CURO 2017 and 2017 Annual American Astronomical Society Conference in Austin, Texas

Mackenzie Joy “Turbulence at the Edges of Diffuse Molecular Clouds,” CURO 2017

Sam Tingle “Mapping Diverse Bicycling Experiences in Athens,” CURO 2017

Christina Lee “Interactive Animatronics in Consumer Environments,” CURO 2017

Abigail West “The Sapelo Island Coloring Book,” CURO 2017

Zoe Li “Competing Pressures: Tipping the Scales in the Prosecution of Rape and Sexual Violence,” CURO 2017 Emily Maloney “Effect of Polarization on Hierarchies of CommitteeRepresentative Networks: Social Network Analysis,” CURO 2017 Reilly Megee “Admit One: Analyzing the Myriad of Pathways into the Design Industry,” CURO 2017

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Elizabeth Wilkes “Changing Food Systems on College Campuses,” Mississippi Food Summit, Jackson, Mississippi Ashley Willard “Online Activism: The Movement to Combat HonorBased Violence,” CURO 2017 Victoria Yonter “Educational Disparities between Rural and Urban Schools in the State of Georgia,” CURO 2017

Landscape ecology Caroline Shearer spent her summer in Swaziland as part of a National Science Foundationfunded project to research the role of heterogeneity on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

Fall internships Trang Nguyen sips coffee on the balcony of the hotel where she stayed during a weekend visit to France. In the photo on page 35, she visits with mothers in a rural Nepali village.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Internships

From Nepal to New York: Fellows engage in career shaping internships

nternships give students hands-on experience and professional connections they can build on for years to come. As undergraduates, Fellows intern in for-profit, non-profit, academic, and governmental organizations throughout the U.S. and around the world. They gain valuable skills and test out possible career paths, often while earning credit toward graduation. Trang Nguyen ’17—Helen Keller International, Kathmandu, Nepal; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; Avalere Health, Washington, D.C.; Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York; Publicis Health, New York, New York “I was required to complete an internship for my Master of Public Health degree. I had worked with Helen Keller International in the past, and the perfect internship opportunity opened up right when I needed it. I found myself in Nepal during the fall of senior year. HKI works in a number of health areas, but I was hired specifically as a social and behavior change communications intern. I worked primarily on developing, implementing, and evaluating public health interventions focused on nutrition, mother and child health, and livelihood. I worked with international health consultants, government officials in Nepal, and experts in behavior change communications. The most memorable parts of my internship, however, were the site visits. I traveled with the HKI team to rural villages across Nepal and interacted directly with the beneficiaries of the programs I had worked on. We spoke to families who were putting into practice the behaviors our program recommended, and we saw how children were benefiting from proper nutritional practices. “When I first got an email from the World Health Organization asking if I could help with a communications project, I thought it was a mistake. Luckily, it turned out to be a real request; with about a two-week turnaround, I was in Geneva, Switzerland. I had been brought on for a

short-term assignment with the WHO influenza team—their Global Influenza Programme was approaching its 70th anniversary, and they needed to gather and create a range of communications materials for the website and additional publications. I worked mostly on an interactive timeline of key influenza events and the related WHO actions for the webpage. I attended weekly ‘outbreak’ meetings where infectious disease experts reported on potential outbreaks around the world. At the WHO headquarters, there are at least 50 other interns, and there is a strongly fostered intern community. “Earlier, I had interned at Avalere Health through UGA’s Washington Semester Program. Avalere Health is a health policy consulting firm, and I was hired as the communication team’s first intern. I was exposed to a range of projects, including media analysis for a specialty drug firm, website design for a large government agency, and development of health policy infographics for an international pharmaceutical company. Because the communications team was small, I had the opportunity to lead project management and client interactions for a number of projects. The collaborative and growth-centric environment at Avalere contributed to my personal and professional development, and I accepted an offer to return to Avalere full time following graduation.”

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Internships

Tristan Bagala, center, helps serve the Canadian minister of national defense, Harjit Sajjan, right, from a BeaverTails food cart.

Tristan Bagala ’17—BeaverTails, Montreal, Canada “BeaverTails, a chain of pastry shops headquartered in Montreal with a devoted following of some of the world’s most ardent fans and customers, was the perfect place to explore nearly all of my future career interests. BeaverTails has shops in the U.S. and Canada, and I learned the business side of one of history’s most fruitful bilateral relationships. Since the company has a large number of shops inside premier amusement parks on both sides of the border, I learned a great deal about that industry’s business-to-business partnerships. Nearest to my heart, I worked on projects and read documents in both English and French, as my office and the city surrounding it are both bilingual. “Upon arriving in Montreal, I learned my role would largely be comprised of projects around the company’s eventual U.S. expansion. This broad task umbrella gave me the latitude to learn from colleagues in all areas—from the legal team to the marketing team. I learned how to handle the international development of a successful growing company. I had the CEO of an international icon brand mentor me and discuss my projects with me daily. Perhaps the greatest perk was being able to get back in touch with them last January to work at the Inauguration Party at the Canadian Embassy, where I met a wide variety of Canadian diplomats, military leaders, and even a Cabinet minister! After this experience, I am sure I want to spend time working in some capacity on the business or political ties between the U.S. and Canada.”

Bruce Li ’17—Elder Research, Charlottesville, Virginia; Citi, New York, New York “Coming into college, I had no idea what my professional goals were, eventually settling on the seemingly disparate majors of computer science and economics to give myself a wide range of options. In the summer after my sophomore year, I spent 10 weeks as a data science intern at Elder Research, a data mining and predictive analytics firm based in Charlottesville, Virginia. My intern team was tasked with helping a leading software client gain insights into its system failures, and after some initial training, we went to work analyzing over a terabyte of data to build different predictive models. Diving into the field of data science gave me broad exposure to technical programming, data analysis, and business skills. “The following summer, I moved away from technology-focused roles to pursue business- and finance-oriented experiences. I spent 10 weeks in New York interning as an investment banking summer analyst at Citi, working in the Industrials Group, one of the bank’s biggest groups covering industries such as transportation and logistics, aerospace and defense, and chemicals. I was staffed on eight transactions, including a buy-side advisory of an aircraft leasing company, a sell-side advisory of a transportation company, and a financing and spin-off advisory for an integrated communications company. I gained experience in valuation and strategic analysis, learning the technical aspects of financial modeling as well as the nuances of each industry. In addition to the work for these deals, I collaborated with fellow interns on a project that gave us additional exposure to different modeling techniques. While the summer was filled with hard work and many late nights, the internship at Citi connected me with helpful mentors and encouraged me to continue a career in finance, leading me to accept a full-time offer to work there following graduation.” Krystal Lo ’17—J.P. Morgan, New York; Central Bank of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay; Economic Bureau of the U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. “At J.P. Morgan in the New York Markets Division, I witnessed the repercussions of the Brexit referendum on global markets. The internship offered a glimpse into the financial inner workings

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of our interconnected world and taught me the importance of the intersection of monetary policy, international affairs, and the global economy and how they affect the more than seven billion people in the world. “A couple of summers prior, a Fellow alumnus and professor helped me organize a research internship with the Central Bank of Uruguay in the Department of Financial Stability, where I helped with a model to identify and predict episodes of credit booms in Uruguay. I collected and analyzed data from the IMF and various central banks. I then interned with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, whose mission is to open foreign markets for U.S. agricultural exports and increase global food security. I adopted the responsibilities of a Foreign Service Officer and handled a wide range of issues, including analyzing the office’s biotechnology outreach funds, which are used to promote the benefits of agricultural innovation in increasing crop productive and addressing food security.” Moira Fennell ’17—CardFlight, New York, New York “When I started at UGA, I was really interested in film production, so my internships earlier in college focused on that industry. I added finance as a second major during my second year and spent a summer at CardFlight, a startup based in New York that provides an innovative mobile payment solution to small businesses and merchants. I worked closely with the executive team to forecast the financial performance of the company and help them determine the best methods of financing upcoming projects, and I presented my recommendations for the company to the CEO at the end of the summer. “The position was exactly what I was looking for. I had operational experience from previous internships, but I also wanted to learn more about finance, and the small setting allowed full access to the company’s financials. It was a really interesting case for finance, too, because highgrowth startups operate with different needs and objectives than larger, established corporations with predictable cash flows. Interning at CardFlight helped me realize I want to go into finance rather than operational strategy, and being in New York facilitated networking with people at

other startups, larger companies, and investment banks. This pushed me to pursue investment banking after college, helping me solidify my next steps after graduation.” Shuchi Goyal ’17—Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, New York “As a summer markets analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, I worked with the bank’s Treasury Markets Group to analyze dayto-day shifts in the global market. I learned about the financial products traded in the international market, such as treasury bonds, mortgage-backed securities, and foreign currencies. I focused specifically on understanding the bank’s role in overseeing the sale and purchase of treasurybacked securities as a method of executing monetary policy. The internship built on the knowledge from my economics classes at UGA by introducing me to post-recession developments in market analysis and monetary policy. I was also able to put skills from my statistics classes to the test while studying the relationships among different market variables. “Through a combination of programming in SQL and VBA, I used the bank’s databases to create a dashboard that automatically updated daily to summarize the bank’s involvement in the treasuries market during the last five years. In doing so, I learned how economists and market analysts visualize data and the considerations they make in their analyses. “Because the Federal Reserve Bank serves as a bridge between the public and private sectors as well as national and international economics, it set the stage for a fast-paced work environment. With a long-held role as a dynamic epicenter within the financial services industry, the Federal Reserve Bank has been integral to my preparation for a career combining business and policy.” Luke Thompson ’17—Citi, New York, New York “I spent 10 weeks interning as a summer analyst in the Healthcare Group of Citi’s Investment Banking Division. I have always been interested in healthcare, and the internship was an opportunity to combine several of my interests. The summer was both rewarding and challenging. Workdays were long, and free time was limited, but I could not have learned more. My most interesting

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Internships project was working on a large pharmaceutical merger. By helping with that deal, I learned internal processes as well as valuation techniques and strategies. In addition, I worked on several pitches and helped with an IPO. I also created an extensive mock pitchbook and presented my findings to senior bankers. The internship served as an excellent introduction to a career in business. I accepted a full-time offer and started working this year.” Jonathan Adelman ’17—Citi, New York, New York “I interned at Citi in the Markets Division, rotating among three different desks: Commodities, G10 Foreign Exchange Spot Trading, and Latin American Credit Trading.

Throughout the summer, I learned about how each product was traded, the different forces that moved prices, and the interconnectedness of global markets. I was fortunate to be in the office during Brexit and experienced everything from the chaos that ensued when the results came out to bewilderment when markets unexpectedly made up their losses a week later. “During the summer, I was also given the opportunity to pitch trade ideas to management, participate in a conference call with over 100 staff, and test the feasibility of trading strategies to maximize their profitability before they were executed. I learned an immense amount about the financial markets while also experiencing the chaos and excitement that is emblematic of a Wall Street trading floor.”

Foundation Fellows Internships 2016-2017 Swapnil Agrawal Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lorin Crear ThinkTwice, Cape Town, South Africa

Avni Ahuja Freeland Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand

Trisha Dalapati Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, Mahidol University & University of Oxford, Bangkok, Thailand

Ashley Amukamara Cachamsi Medical Spanish & Clinical Shadowing Institute, Riobamba, Ecuador Kerri Andre Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York; UGA Office of Sustainability Campus Kitchen, Athens; Gwinnett Clinic, Suwanee, Georgia Tristan Bagala Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse, Washington, D.C. Logan Campbell ACLU of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia

Tarun Daniel Naci Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland; Medical Shadowing, Bangkok, Thailand Thomas Desoutter Kyle House Group, Washington, D.C. Maddie Dill U.S. State Department Office of Policy and Planning and U.S. State Department Virtual Foreign Service Program, Washington, D.C.; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Athens, Georgia

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Maddie Dill interned at the U.S. State Department Office of Policy and Planning in Washington, D.C., this past summer through the Honors in Washington Internship Program.

Laurel Hiatt Steet Laboratory, UGA, and The Red & Black, Athens, Georgia Nirav Ilango USAID, Kathmandu, Nepal Susan Jones Clinic for Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Sanibel, Florida Rachel Kelley KAIST NEREC, Daejeon, South Korea

Josh Kenway, right, thumb wrestles with his Honors in Washington internship coordinator, Alexander Cochran, who heads New York Governor Cuomo’s Federal Relations Office.

Jonah Driggers National Policy Coordinator for Energy & the Environment, Roosevelt Institute Network, New York, New York Brianna English Friends for Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand Guy Eroh Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Salt Lake City, Utah; Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, Suffolk, England

Shuchi Goyal Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s Statistical Analysis Center, Atlanta, Georgia Griffin Hamstead TED Fellows Program, Vancouver, Canada Mallory Harris Mordecai Laboratory, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California; Girlology, Greenville, South Carolina

Joshua Kenway New York Governor Cuomo’s Federal Relations Office, Washington, D.C. Aditya Krishnaswamy Drake Laboratory of Population Dynamics, UGA, Athens, Georgia Zoe Li CURO Research Intern, The Hague, Netherlands; New Zealand Labour Party Campaign, Auckland, New Zealand Jessica Ma Feminist Women’s Health Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Steven Feng Securities & Exchange Commission, Division of Economic & Risk Analysis, Washington, D.C. Moira Fennell Citi, New York, New York Kal Golde Friends for Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand Nicole Googe Medlife, Riobamba, Ecuador Griffin Hamstead, center, stands with his colleagues from the TED Fellows Program.

A Delta Hall summer Kavi Pandian spent his summer as part of the D.C. Public Schools Urban Education Leaders Internship Program in Washington, D.C., through the Honors in Washington Internship Program. Here, he works in the meeting room of Delta Hall, UGA in D.C.’s residential facility at the nation’s capital.

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Mallika Madhusudan Bain & Company, Atlanta, Georgia; Freedman Consulting, LLC, Washington, D.C. Emily Maloney Carbonaro Sociology Research Lab, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana Samia McEachin Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York Reilly Megee Brand Bureau Design, New York, New York Trang Nguyen Helen Keller International, Kathmandu, Nepal; World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland Divine Ogbuefi Cachamsi Medical Spanish & Clinical Shadowing Institute, Riobamba, Ecuador Kavi Pandian D.C. Public Schools Urban Education Leaders Internship Program, Washington, D.C.; Carl Vinson Institute of Government and J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, Athens, Georgia Jessica Pasquarello Office of U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, Washington, D.C.; Georgia House of Representatives, Reps. Bob Trammell and Stacey Evans, Athens, Georgia Ashley Reed Global Mental Health, Kigali, Rwanda

Sam Tingle, left, and Mollie Simon served as student judges on the Peabody-Facebook Futures of Media awards.

Ruth Schade DAAD Research Intern in Science and Engineering (RISE), Ölschläger Pathogenic Enterobacteria Laboratory, Würzburg, Germany Eli Scott African Prisons Project, Nairobi, Kenya; Georgetown Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights, Atlanta, Georgia Caroline Shearer NSF International Research Experience for Students, Kwaluseni, Swaziland Mollie Simon NPR, Washington, D.C.; Cox Institute at UGA, Athens, Georgia Taylor Smith LA Dodgers, Los Angeles, California

Aditya Sood All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India Stephanie Stewart The Orange House, Athens, Greece Sam Tingle Chios Eastern Shore Response Team, Chios, Greece Abigail West Lingkara Photography Community, Denpasar, Bali; UGA Office of Sustainability, Athens, Georgia Elizabeth Wilkes Food & Water Watch, Washington, D.C. Ashley Willard University of Georgia Press, Athens, Georgia Lilian Zhu Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Washington, D.C.

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Civic Engagement

2016 Udall Scholar Jonah Driggers.

Graduating Fellows highlight their service, leadership experiences Jonah Driggers ’17—White House Council on Environmental Quality, Roosevelt Institute, UGAvotes, Odum School of Ecology “I was deeply shaped by a childhood spent among marshes and moss-hung oak trees, by working in the garden with my dad, and by spending countless nights under the stars as a Boy Scout. I carried the resulting love of the natural world with me into college. But it was in classes with professors who challenged my convictions, interactions with people from all over the world during my travels, and experiences in deep research and policy work that I was shown the tremendous moral imperatives involved in environmental work. Nature is worth protecting by its own merit, but my experiences at UGA have driven me to respond first and foremost to the human lives and dignity endangered by environmental injustice. “I came to the Roosevelt Institute as a firstyear and have not left. This national student-run

think tank has given me a place to develop ideas to address environmental injustices, discuss today’s most important issues with other engaged young people, and gain policy training and leadership experience. Through Roosevelt, I have written policy on U.S. foreign aid, published a white paper on the implementation of a revenue-neutral carbon tax in Atlanta, and supervised student work on topics from plastic bag taxes to education reform. Last year as the Roosevelt Institute Network’s national policy coordinator for energy and the environment, I guided Roosevelt’s work in the environmental arena, developed training curriculum for use across the network’s 160 chapters, supervised student environmental policy development, and helped lead publication of Roosevelt’s annual 10 Ideas journal. “An internship in summer 2015 at the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s Office of Climate Preparedness—funded through the Honors in Washington Internship Program and

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the Foundation Fellowship— exposed me to environmental policymaking at the highest levels. In working with scientists and environmental policy experts, sitting in on meetings with senior advisors Shreya Ganeshan, a UGA Visitors Center tour to the president and heads of guide, founded a cross-campus voter registration federal agencies, and engaging campaign called UGAvotes to maximize student voter with stakeholders from major engagement, establishing the first on-campus early companies to small, rural voting location in Athens history. communities, I learned what it was like to pursue policy objectives in the midst of state learning about public service careers and opposition and constraint. conducting service projects. “Back on campus as a graduate student in “My time as a PSO Scholar led me to Athens Peer the Odum School of Ecology, I worked in a Court and my mentor at the J.W. Fanning Institute consulting capacity for the Athens-Clarke County for Leadership Development, Emily Boness. Athens Planning Department, the State Botanical Garden Peer Court, a diversionary youth program focused of Georgia, and the UGA River Basin Center, on restorative justice and community service identifying best practices for invasive species instead of probation sentences and blemishes on removal, improving habitat connectivity, and permanent records, gives respondents—middle evaluating statewide rules for the siting of solar school and high school students who committed a power facilities. And last year in the run-up to misdemeanor—a second chance and shows them the election, I was involved in UGAvotes, a voter committing a crime does not make them any less registration drive through which we established a of a human being. I facilitated weekly restorative new, highly accessible polling location on campus justice-based trials and trained volunteers in and worked to elevate the voices of thousands public speaking and courtroom procedures so they of students. These experiences allowed me to could advocate for their peers. create positive change as a student and to develop “That work led me to Nairobi, Kenya, where I leadership abilities and the subject expertise I will spent six months with the African Prisons Project need as I combat environmental injustices that teaching law to death row prisoners in three affect both the natural world and the people who maximum-security prisons across the country. call it home.” Many of my students went on to challenge their own cases on appeal, and one of our students Eli Scott ’17—Public Service and Outreach successfully challenged the constitutionality of Scholar, Athens Peer Court, African Prisons Project the mandatory death penalty in Kenya, permitting “The UGA Public Service and Outreach Scholars mitigation hearings in death penalty cases. program was the single most influential “While working at Athens Peer Court and experience in determining the path of my African Prisons Project exposed me to the college career. PSO showed me the numerous racial and economic disparities within the opportunities that existed throughout Georgia criminal justice system, it also showed me the to get involved in non-profit leadership, public transformative power of legal knowledge for sector management, and issue advocacy. The PSO underrepresented communities. I hope to use Scholars program focuses on UGA’s commitment the knowledge and skills I have gained during as a land-grant university to use its resources the past four years to empower individuals to serve Georgians. This commitment to public through legal knowledge and access in order to service led me to dedicate my resources to the combat institutionalized racism and economic betterment of others throughout my college discrimination in my home state of Georgia and career. My PSO cohort traveled around the throughout the world.” UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

Medical shadowing in Ecuador Prabhjot Minhas, Vineet Raman, Jessica Ho, Ashley Amukamara, and Divine Ogbuefi were in Riobamba, Ecuador, this summer for the Cachamsi Medical Spanish and Clinical Shadowing Institute.

GLOBAL OUTLOOK In this section, we feature: 4Fellowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; travel-study

experiences, 46-48 4Individual travel-study grants, 49 4Spring trips, 50-63 4Japan, 50-53 4Tanzania, 54-57 4Bali, 58-61 4New York & D.C., 62-63 4Oxford Maymester, 64-67

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omestic and international travel-study is an integral part of the Foundation Fellowship. Fellows enjoy unique, immersive learning opportunities around the world through individual travel grants, spring break group sojourns led by faculty, and a study abroad Maymester at the University of Oxford after the first undergraduate year.

Nicole Googe traveled to Riobamba, Ecuador, with MEDLIFE at UGA this past summer. UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

GLOBAL OUTLOOK: Travel-Study

Graduating Fellows highlight influence of travel-study experiences Susie Jones ’17—England, South Africa, South Korea, Tanzania, U.S. “At UGA, I was eager to explore different aspects of veterinary medicine to expand my understanding of the profession. The travel opportunities made possible by the Foundation Fellowship allowed me to gain practical experience in areas of the field that most interested me. These experiences have given me a solid foundation to build upon in veterinary school. “I originally wanted to practice small animal medicine, but my focus began to change early in my undergraduate career. On a spring break trip to Tanzania, I was captivated by the beauty of the diverse wildlife of the Serengeti. I felt fortunate to observe endangered species—rhinos, elephants, and cheetahs—in their natural habitat. I decided to volunteer at a wildlife sanctuary and breeding facility in South Africa a few months later. De Wildt Shingwedzi Cheetah and Wildlife Ranch aims to ensure the long-term survival of the cheetah and African wild dog. During my stay, I fed cheetahs and assisted with their annual veterinary care. I also learned about some of the challenges that accompany conservation efforts, such as human-wildlife conflicts. “Back in Athens, I began working at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, where I helped monitor the migration of highly pathogenic avian influenza. This work ensures the health of both poultry and human populations and highlights the link between animal and human health. The combination of these experiences shifted my focus from companion animal care to wildlife health, and I decided to gain experience with wildlife in the U.S. to further explore this interest. “The summer after junior year, I interned at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota. I admitted orphaned and injured wildlife into the mammal nursery and cared for them until they became healthy enough to be released back to the wild. I worked with diverse species and learned various techniques to handle, feed, and medicate them. I experienced the unpredictability, chaos, and extreme reward that come with rehabilitating wildlife.

“After graduation and before entering vet school at North Carolina State University, I interned at another wildlife hospital in Florida, the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife. I cared for mammal, avian, and reptile patients, participated in medical rounds, and continued to learn about wildlife medicine. The vast majority of wildlife experience is unpaid, and I would not have been able to pursue these opportunities if not for funding from the Foundation Fellowship.” Carver Goodhue ’17—Cuba, England, France, Senegal, South Korea “Each trip I’ve taken with the help of the Foundation Fellowship has built upon the last. Above all they have allowed me to grow as a student of language, giving me opportunities to practice Spanish, learn the most basic words in Korean, and especially to develop my French. “After sophomore year I traveled to Montpellier, France, to study at a language school while living with a host family. I then volunteered on an organic cider farm in the northern region of La Perche, watering young apple trees and repairing the barn’s tile roof while practicing French with my host. “The next summer I spent two months in Florida taking intensive Wolof courses, a language I would soon use in earnest when I began my first semester in Senegal. While in the capital city of Dakar, I studied international development and public health under the tutelage of a Senegalese health minister, speaking French as often as Wolof. Previous summers of language study proved invaluable in that period, allowing me to communicate clearly in a multitude of languages between which my conversations and courses would often switch without warning. “Halfway through the first semester in Senegal, I left the capital city to begin an internship in a rural health post. For six weeks I lived in the small village of Nioro Alassane Tall. I measured children’s growth to check for malnutrition and acted as a medical scribe while shadowing the posts’ doctor. Here I observed the realities of healthcare in the developing world I had previously interacted with merely in an abstract sense. I returned to the capital city of Dakar and

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GLOBAL OUTLOOK: Travel-Study began an internship with the family planning NGO, DKT International. With the guidance of my supervisor and colleagues (received through conversations in Wolof, French, and English), I spearheaded the design of a focus group methodology we deployed in three different West African countries to assess youth sexual behavior and attitudes toward contraception. The Fellowship and support offered me was critical to my development of the language skills I needed to effectively communicate in these different settings.” Gabrielle Pierre ’17—Costa Rica, Cuba, England, Panama, South Korea, Turkey “Following freshman year, I took a landscape architecture course at UGA’s Monteverde Ecolodge and Campus in Costa Rica. Not knowing anything about landscape architecture and divorcing myself from my former solar nanotechnology career, I decided to try something new and interesting in a place I’d never been before. I loved it. I loved participating in the food, culture, and conservation and sustainability research there: planting trees to offset the carbon emissions from my flight, eating fried plátanos and empanadas cooked using gas from the campus biodigesters, drinking hot chocolate with milk I had milked from a cow myself earlier that day, and observing endemic insects and birds at 4 a.m. I also found my

engineering world view challenged by that of landscape architecture. Why shouldn’t something be both beautiful and practical? My studio group redesigned the faculty residence complex on the campus, and the design was successfully implemented a year later. I left Costa Rica with a newfound spark for combining engineering with spatial urban design and beautification. “The following summer I traveled to Taskopru, Turkey, to work as a city planning consultant to the mayor. We created a City of Taskopru solutions and opportunities study of suggestions that were implemented and integrated into their master plan. After a month in Turkey, I was off to Panama to work for nine weeks in the rainforest with a research institute and real estate company called Kalu Yala. There I developed the art of design thinking, working on an amendment to their master plan, and designing bamboo micro homes for affordable housing applications in tropical climates. “Opportunity begets opportunity. And none of this string of fantastic opportunities to learn, grow, and participate in meaningful work would have been possible without funding from the Foundation Fellowship. The invaluable lessons learned about community engagement, engineering, and urban planning and design practices in cultures very different from my own will serve me well in my pursuit of a career in international city planning.”

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Bailey Palmer conducts economic research on weather-based index insurance with East African farmers.

Individual Travel Grants 2016-2017 Swapnil Agrawal—South Africa Avni Ahuja—Thailand Ashley Amukamara—Ecuador Kerri Andre—New York, New York Tristan Bagala—Washington, D.C. Logan Campbell—China; Malaysia; South Africa; Tanzania; Atlanta, Georgia Lorin Crear—South Africa Trisha Dalapati—Bali; Cambodia; Thailand Tarun Daniel—Ireland; Thailand Abigail West interned this past summer for the gallery Lingkara in Bali. Here, Tommy Desoutter—France; she presents her work during a Lingkara Photocoffee, talking about how she Washington, D.C. draws watercolors of trash to explore human interaction with the environment. Maddie Dill—Australia; New Zealand; Washington, D.C. Jonah Driggers—Tanzania; Tucson, Arizona; Boundary Waters, Minnesota; Hyde Park & New York, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah Brianna English—Thailand Guy Eroh—Costa Rica; England; Ogden, Utah Drew Farr—Bahamas; Peru; Phoenix, Arizona; Ansel Adams Wilderness Area, California; Glacier National Park, Montana; Spokane & Olympic National Park, Washington Steven Feng—Washington, D.C. Shreya Ganeshan—Australia; Thailand; Tuscon, Arizona; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah Kal Golde—Thailand; Vietnam Emma Goldsmith—Annapolis, Maryland Carver Goodhue—Senegal; Gainesville, Florida Nicole Googe—Ecuador Mallory Harris—Uruguay; Palo Alto, California; Greenville, South Carolina Laurel Hiatt—Costa Rica; Athens, Georgia Nirav Ilango—Nepal Susie Jones—Sanibel, Florida Rachel Kelley—France; South Korea; Vietnam Joshua Kenway—Washington, D.C. Christina Lee—France Bruce Li—Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming Zoe Li—Netherlands Mallika Madhusudan—Thailand During his time as a Fellow, Emily Maloney—South Africa; South Bend, Indiana Jonah Driggers learned to lead Samia McEachin—China; Japan; New York, New York a dog sled team in Minnesota. Reilly Megee—New York, New York Vijeth Mudalegundi—England Trang Nguyen—Nepal; Netherlands; Switzerland Mollie Simon—Ecuador; San Francisco, California; Divine Ogbuefi—Ecuador; Gainesville, Florida Washington, D.C. Bailey Palmer—Tanzania; Washington, D.C. Taylor Smith—Los Angeles, California Kavi Pandian—Washington, D.C. Aditya Sood—China; India Jessica Pasquarello—Ecuador; Washington, D.C. Stephanie Stewart—Greece; Morocco; Spain Justin Payan—Scotland Sam Tingle—Greece; Boston, Massachusetts John Rawlings—Japan Abigail West—Bali Ashley Reed—Rwanda Matthias Wilder—Singapore Sierra Runnels—South Africa Elizabeth Wilkes—Washington, D.C.; Sapelo Island, Ruth Schade—Germany Georgia Eli Scott—Washington, D.C. Ashley Willard—Australia; New Zealand Caroline Shearer—Swaziland Lilian Zhu—China; Japan; Washington, D.C. UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

GLOBAL OUTLOOK: Japan Trip Leaders: Dr. Hyangsoon Yi, Professor of Comparative Literature, Director of Center for Asian Studies, Director of Korean and Vietnamese Language and Literature; and Emily Myers, Program Administrator, Foundation Fellowship Academic Focus: Zen Buddhism in Japan

John Rawlings ’19 (in front of Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island) “Whether it was climbing through a thousand torii gates to see a magnificent vista of the Kyoto skyline or getting shaken down by swarms of hungry, people-loving deer in Nara, Dr. Yi led us on an incredible journey through Japan’s most historical regions. In Daibutsuden, one of the world’s largest wooden structures, I crawled through a tunnel inside a supporting pillar, overcoming my limits (and my shoulders) in an emotional experience said to bring enlightenment in the next life to those who succeed. We then toured the Hiroshima Peace Museum, a profound experience I believe every citizen of a nuclear-armed state should have the opportunity to have: It truly brought into focus the depth of responsibilities we bear along with that status. From there, we had the opportunity to explore religious influences in Korea and compare them to those in Japan and contrast them to the Western tradition of spirituality, deepening my understanding of the similarities and differences of these cultures to my own.”

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Divine Ogbuefi, Dr. Hyangsoon Yi, Kavi Pandian, and Swapnil Agrawal take a ramen noodle break as snow starts to fall on the outskirts of the Golden Pavilion. Ashley Willard and Steven Feng burn incense at Kiyomizu-dera Temple near Kyoto.

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The Fellows gather for a group photo at Todaiji Temple in Nara.

Divine Ogbuefi experiences a spring snowstorm.

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Tarun Daniel and Swapnil Agrawal pet one of the many friendly deer in Nara Park.

Tarun Daniel participates in ceremonial hand cleansing.

Ashley Willard and Ashley Amukamara walk through the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Lorin Crear, Matthias Wilder, Jess Pasquarello, and Tommy Desoutter share a laugh along the Philosopherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Path in Kyoto.

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GLOBAL OUTLOOK: Tanzania Trip Leaders: Dr. Sandra Whitney, Associate Professor of Geology and Anthropology; and Dr. David S. Williams, Associate Provost and Director, Honors Program Academic Focus: Wildlife conservation, ecotourism, and traditional cultures

Christina Lee ’19 “Not much compares to watching a brilliant orange sun set over the Serengeti plains after a day of watching cheetah cubs frolic, warthogs fight a lion pride, and giraffes grazing on trees. From witnessing a baboon steal a boxed lunch from one of our cars to standing in the exact spot where Mary Leakey discovered ‘Lucy,’ the Fellowship provided a once-in-a-lifetime trip.” Caroline Shearer ’19 “The spring break trip to Tanzania was quite literally a dream come true. With the support of the Fellowship, I went from constructing pipe-cleaner Ngorongoro Craters and playing with toy rhinos as a child to spotting a wild black rhino in the heart of Ngorongoro Crater itself. Our days were spent speeding through the Serengeti—spotting dung beetles determinedly rolling their precious cargo down the sides of dirt roads, mere feet from the herds of elephants. Whenever we thought the adventure of the day was over, our drivers would seemingly ‘stumble’ upon something spectacular: a cheetah and her four week-old cubs navigating the savanna, a pair of minuscule antelope (dik dik) with their young, or a leopard in the midst of a hunt. At night we read as we heard zebras grazing outside, lions roaring, and hyenas laughing into the night. Then we would conjure up stories over fresh fruit and coffee at breakfast based upon the footprints left behind in camp the previous night.”

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Zoe Li, front, and Dr. David S. Williams and Taylor Smith, back, venture out on a safari in the Serengeti.

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Nirav Ilango, Guy Eroh, and Taylor Smith take in the expansive vistas near Ngorongoro Crater. Trisha Dalapati and Zoe Li take a selfie with a parade of elephants.

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Zoe Li, Trisha Dalapati, and Christina Lee experience wildlife in Tanzania from the safety of their Land Rover.

Ruth Schade watches antelope roam during the safari.

Reilly Megee makes friends at Meserani Snake Park.

Taylor Smith tries to see the top of a 197-year-old tree near Moshi.

Fellows hike through a rice field in Moshi, not far from Mount Kilimanjaro. UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

GLOBAL OUTLOOK: Bali Trip Leaders: Dr. Peter Brosius, Professor of Anthropology; and Maria de Rocher, Assistant Director and Programming Coordinator, Honors Program Academic Focus: Balinese history, culture, and religion

Mallory Harris ’18 (top left photo on page 59, with Dr. Peter Brosius, back) “Prior to departure, we spoke with our trip leader, Dr. Brosius, about the tourist bubble that exists in Bali. With his guidance, we were able to break out of the bubble, learning how to properly tie a sarong so we would be welcomed at the water temple and witnessing the construction of an ogoh-ogoh (ceremonial demon statue) at a community center. These moments were enhanced by Dr. Brosius’ expertise on subjects ranging from Bali’s governmentsponsored gangs to their religious practices. On top of more academic pursuits, the trip included a rather frenetic lesson in traditional Balinese dance, a class on surfing, and several confrontations with badly behaved monkeys.”

Logan Campbell, right, rests at the Mount Batur summit after a sunrise hike.

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Students go on a cloud hike.

Mallory Harris, Dr. Peter Brosius, and Rachel Kelley ride in an open bus on Nusa Lembongan.

Kerri Andre and Maddie Dill participate in a purification ceremony at Tirta Empul.

Jack Hall wears traditional Balinese dress.

Mallika Madhusudan learns the art of Balinese traditional dance.

Lilian Zhu and Elizabeth Wilkes learn Balinese weaving techniques from their tour guide, I Wayan Budiasa (photo above).

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Bailey Palmer, Samia McEachin, and Brianna English ride a shuttle after a surfing lesson on Nusa Lembongan.

Logan Campbell, Sam Tingle, and Josh Kenway are greeted by a monkey at Uluwatu Temple.

Lilian Zhu participates in a purification ceremony at Tirta Empul.

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The group with their tour guide, I Wayan Budiasa, in front of a Balinese temple.

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NATIONAL OUTLOOK: New York & Washington, D.C. Trip Leaders: Dr. Myra Moore, Director of Assessment and Rankings, Terry College of Business; and Jessica Hunt, Major Scholarships Coordinator, Honors Program Academic Focus: Public health, the arts, law, and politics

Monte Fischer ’20 “We met a wide array of distinguished individuals: from alumni working at Goldman Sachs to columnists at the New York Times and Slate, from the founder of a successful food blog to the director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and, most incredibly, Justice Clarence Thomas. Not only did the trip afford excellent opportunities to weigh our career options, we also managed to fit in adventures of our own—wandering around Manhattan and using the Empire State Building to navigate.” Jessica Ma ’20 “This spring break trip was simultaneously the most educational and the most enjoyable experience I’ve had in college so far. We met with UGA alumni working everywhere from the New York City Housing Authority to the Greater New York Hospital Association to USAID to the Department of Transportation, which was an incredible opportunity to learn more about our respective careers of interest and connect with leaders in those fields.”

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McKenna Barney with Jack McRae, right, at the New York Times.

Aditya Krishnaswamy and Nicole Googe at New York University’s Sackler Institute.

Drew Schmitt with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

One of the first-year Fellows’ stops was at the New York Times, where they met with columnist and former editor Eduardo Porter.

GLOBAL OUTLOOK: Maymester at Oxford

First-year students reflect on their Maymester in England Avni Ahuja ’20 “Whether it was hunting for books in the Bodleian libraries, walking past historical buildings on the way to class, or attending local events with friends, every moment felt so enriching! The classes were intimate, and I was able to learn and understand my coursework in a unique and deep way.” Mackenzie Joy ’20 “At Oxford I took a class probably more unrelated to my physics major than any other class I’ve found, and it was amazing. Dr. Birks made me question my beliefs on topics I didn’t know much of anything about before the Maymester. (Oh, I’ve also decided to retire in Cornwall one day because it’s one of the most beautiful places I’ve been to.)” Aditya Krishnaswamy ’20 “From the second we landed in London, our trip was intense—from breathtaking scenery on the coast of Cornwall to heated philosophical debates around the dinner table concerning organ donation, euthanasia, and animal rights. For the month, we took advantage of this unbelievable opportunity to engage in the Oxford way of life and travel around England. Every second of Dr. Birks’ course was full of debates on controversial biomedical issues. All six of us eagerly anticipated each class, researching ways to counter and defeat our opponents’ views. Our discussions continued beyond the seminars: our minds were consumed by philosophy, driving the other students in the UGA at Oxford house insane.”

Courses

• Biomedical Ethics—David Birks, Kellogg College • Environmental Economics—George Bitsakakis, St. Benet’s Hall • Shakespeare in Performance—Ben Morgan, St. Catherine’s College • Rights and Liberties in English Common Law—Stephen Dimelow, New College

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Rebecca Buechler hikes the cliffs of Cornwall on the U.K. coastline during the first-year Fellowsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Maymester at the University of Oxford.

Jack McRae, Drew Schmitt, Claire Drosos, Nicole Googe, Griffin Hamstead, Nico Leis, and Monte Fischer chat in front of the Bodleian Library.

Monte Fischer, John Kolb, Nicole Googe, Maggie Russo, and Rebecca Buechler go punting on the River Thames.

Avni Ahuja and Aditya Krishnaswamy won lottery tickets to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Emma Goldsmith takes in the view from the cliffs of Cornwall.

Maggie Russo hikes from Tintagel to Boscastle.

The Fellows Class of 2020 stops for a group shot atop Glastonbury Tor.

Maggie Russo, Emma Goldsmith, Claire Drosos, and Nina Reddy head to Tintagel Castle in Cornwall.

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Graduation day Vijeth Mudalegundi and Jonah Driggers wave to family and friends before the start of the 2017 spring Commencement ceremonies.

CLASS OF 2017 In this section, we feature: 4Lisa Ann Coole Award, 70-71 4Class of 2017 profiles, 72-84

CLASS OF 2017: Lisa Ann Coole Award

Lisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy Moira Fennell, a Foundation Fellow from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, was this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipient of the Lisa Ann Coole Award. Presenting are Jack Bauerle, head UGA swim coach, and David S. Williams, associate provost and director of the Honors Program. Read more about Moira on page 75.

Moira Fennell receives 2017 Lisa Ann Coole Award

isa Ann Coole was a model Foundation Fellow. She graduated from UGA magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in biology in 1997. She was a 19-time All-American swimmer, won two NCAA titles, and was selected as the 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year. Lisa had just completed her first year of veterinary medicine at the University of Illinois-Champaign when she died as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident. In 1999, she was inducted into the UGA Athletic Association Circle of Honor, the highest tribute paid to former Bulldog athletes and coaches. In 1999, the Lisa Ann Coole Award was established to honor the memory of this extraordinary young woman and to inspire Foundation Fellows to translate into their lives the compassion, joy, courage, and excellence that defined Lisa’s presence in the Fellowship, at UGA, and in her communities in both Georgia and Illinois. The 2017 recipient is Moira Fennell, who double majored in finance and mass media arts. “Moira is an incredibly kind and compassionate person who always goes out of her way to help others,” said her Fellowship classmates. “Her personality is infectious, and every interaction I have with her leaves me smiling and laughing. “She is a central part of our class, beyond humble, and destined to make an impact in her field. We have never heard her brag about any of her tremendous accomplishments—and she is so supportive of others in their endeavors. “Her positive energy makes her one of the best people with whom to share good news, and she makes everyone feel appreciated because she will laugh at practically anything. In more serious times, Moira is a compassionate listener and a loyal friend. She embodies the communal aspect of the Fellowship that we all value.”

Previous Recipients 2016 Kirstie Hostetter & Chris Lewitzke 2015 Eilidh Geddes 2014 Jesse Chan 2013 Sara De La Torre Berón 2012 Hank Schwartz 2011 Mir Inaamullah & Alex Squires 2010 Betsy Allen 2009 Elizabeth Godbey 2008 Anant Mandawat 2007 Helen Smith 2006 Chloe Thompson 2005 Krisda Chaiyachati 2004 Vanessa Reynolds 2003 Chris Gibson 2002 Cathy Lee & Tina Rakkit 2001 Laquesha Sanders & Kyle Wingfield 2000 Bronson Lee 1999 Lacy Feldman & Torre Mills

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Jonathan Paul Adelman Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Majors: Economics, Mathematics Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree: Economics Research: Intraday Effects of Domestic Business Hours on Foreign Exchange Markets Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; England; Peru; South Korea; Tanzania; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: UGA Math Club president; Honors Program ambassador; Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity Alumni Relations Board and Philanthropy Committee; Corsair Society; UGA MathCounts Outreach tutor; Lunchbox Garden; UGA Relay for Life; Atlas Business Society Honors & Awards: Presidential Scholar, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Tristan Paul Bagala Hometown: Cut Off, Louisiana Majors: Marketing, Political Science Research: Optimizing the SEC College Football Schedule Travel-Study & Internships: Canada; England; France; Japan; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: VIBHA Academic Bowl outreach head coach; UGA Catholic Student Association Leadership Board; The Arch Conservative contributor; UGA Catholic Student Center religious education teacher Honors & Awards: Marketing Academic Excellence Award, Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key, Chambliss Fellow, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Catherine “Cali” Mahala Callaway Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia Major: Biology (Neuroscience Concentration) Master’s degree: Artificial Intelligence Research: Alternate Mating Schemes for Evolutionary Computation; Optogenetic Control of a Neuromuscular Junction Model on a Chip; Development of a Chimeric Chick Neural Tube Injury Model Incorporating 3D, mESC-Derived Neural Aggregates; The Consent Concern: Addressing Sexual Assault at UGA Travel-Study & Internships: Cuba; England; Morocco; Switzerland; Washington, D.C.; Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Carlisle, Pennsylvania Campus/Community Activities: UGA Regenerative Bioscience Center Fellow; Roosevelt Institute policy researcher; RSVP Student Group vice president of campus and community outreach; The Cottage: Sexual Assault Center Crisis Hotline volunteer; UGA MathCounts Outreach president and public relations director; Honors Program Student Council president, service chair, secretary; UGA Students Against Campus Carry organizer; Palladia Honor Society president, communications chair Honors & Awards: Goldwater Scholar, Sphinx Club, Blue Key Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Dean Tate Honor Society, Richard B. Russell Student Leadership Award, Roosevelt Institute Equal Justice Policy of the Year, Homecoming Court, UGA Amazing Student, Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant, Foundation for Global Scholars STEM Grant and Global Changemaker Recognition, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Megan Murphy, Trang Nguyen, Laura Courchesne, Krystal Lo, and Gaby Pierre celebrate their final moments as UGA undergraduates.

FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Laura Agatha Courchesne Hometown: Fair Haven, New Jersey Majors: Economics, Religion Research: Psycho-Social Impact of Drone Strikes on NonCombatant Populations: The Cognitive Mechanism Underlying Pro-Group Endorsement of Extremist Violence; The Psychology of Nazism and Genocide: The Role of Religion and Symbolism; Civilian-Militant Relationships along the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Travel-Study & Internships: England; Indonesia; Switzerland; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; Princeton, New Jersey; New York, New York; Carlisle, Pennsylvania Campus/Community Activities: Researcher, Unit for Relations with Arms Carriers, ICRC; researcher, Changing Character of War Programme; Jonathan D. Rosen Family Charitable Foundation Board of Trustees; Journal of Undergraduate Research Opportunities (JURO) content editor for social sciences; Honors Program teaching assistant Honors & Awards: Rhodes Scholar, Schwarzman Scholar (declined), Truman Scholarship finalist, Terry College of Business Student of the Year, Terry Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics, Delta Pi Sigma Scholarship Key, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities, CURO Research Assistantship, Leonard Leadership Scholar, Palladia Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, CURO Graduation Distinction, First Honor Graduate, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Jonah Stephen Driggers Hometown: St. Simons Island, Georgia Major: Geography; Minor: Religion Master’s degree: Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development Research: Misplaced Priorities: U.S. Climate Resilience in the Sustainable Development Narrative; Cutting Carbon in the Empire State of the South: A Policy Proposition for Putting Georgia Ahead of the Curve; New Aid For Africa Travel-Study & Internships: Cuba; England; South Korea; Tanzania; Washington, D.C.; Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: UGAvotes steering committee government relations coordinator; UGA Office of Instruction Student Advisory Board; Roosevelt Institute national network policy coordinator for energy and environment; Roosevelt Institute at UGA policy coordinator, center director for energy and the environment; Roosevelt Scholar; The Energy Concept executive director; Lunchbox Garden Project head gardener; Atlas Business Society Honors & Awards: Udall Scholar, Merle C. Prunty, Jr. Scholar, Omicron Delta Kappa, UGA Amazing Student, Blue Key Honor Society, Honors in Washington Internship Program, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Highest Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Nathan Andrew “Drew” Farr Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee Major: Economics Research: Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Alter Cognition and Anxiety in Rats Concurrent with a Decrease in Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression in the Locus Coeruleus and BrainDerived Neurotrophic Factor Expression in the Hippocampus; Dose-Dependent Effects of Ethinyl Estradiol on Norepinephrine Levels and Object Recognition Memory in Female Rats; Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogel and Stem Cell Therapy for Neurotrauma in Rats Travel-Study & Internships: Cuba; Ecuador; England; France; Italy; Spain; Switzerland; Washington, D.C.; East St. Louis, Illinois; New York, New York; Rockport, Tennessee; Warsaw, Virginia Campus/Community Activities: UGA Outdoor Recreation Center trip leader; St. Mary’s Hospice volunteer; UGA Health Center Student Health Advisory Committee; UGA Student Academic Honesty Council; Remote Area Medical volunteer; Habitat for Humanity Honors & Awards: summa cum laude

Moira Elizabeth Fennell Hometown: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Majors: Finance, Mass Media Arts Travel-Study & Internships: Australia; England; France; Morocco; New Zealand; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Corsair Society; Alpha Omicron Pi vice president of administration and media chair of recruitment; Clarke County Mentor Program mentor; Honors Program ambassador; DT Productions development intern; Professional Entertainment and Sports Association Marketing Committee; Camp Kesem Committee Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, Dana Blackmar Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, summa cum laude with Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Carver Lowell Harris Goodhue Hometown: Athens, Georgia Majors: Anthropology, Romance Languages Minor: Biology Research: DKT-FWACA Youth Sexual Activity and Contraception Use Segmentation; Policy Solutions to Cycles of Poverty and Food Insecurity in Athens, Georgia, through Roosevelt Institute; Applying International Strategies to Domestic Issues of Micronutrient Deficiency Travel-Study & Internships: Burkina Faso; Cuba; England; France; Senegal; South Korea; Spain; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Humanists of UGA community outreach officer; Undocumented Student Alliance (USA) U-Lead coordinator, Legislative Group member; U-Lead SAT tutor; Whatever It Takes at UGA head tutor Honors & Awards: Boren Scholar, Roosevelt Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa

Shuchi Goyal Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia Majors: Economics, Statistics Minor: History Travel-Study & Internships: China; England; Israel; Palestine; South Korea; Tanzania; Washington, D.C.; Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Georgia Political Review editor-in-chief; UGA Academic Bowl outreach co-president; UGA MathCounts Outreach head coach; UGA Impact participant; Raksha, Inc. intern; UGA Kalakaar; Honors Program teaching assistant Honors & Awards: Washington Leadership Program Scholar, Campus Media Leader, Palladia Honor Society, Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List, Presidential Scholar, magna cum laude with High Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Erin Elizabeth Hollander Hometown: Athens, Georgia Major: Genetics Research: Protospacer Structure and Cas Protein Function in Adaptation of Streptococcus thermophilus Type II-A CRISPR-Cas System; Fighting Pain with Pills: Overprescribing and the Opioid Addiction Epidemic Travel-Study & Internships: England; Germany; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Science Olympiad UGA tournament director; Roosevelt Institute at UGA; Health for Kids co-founder and president; Mercy Health Center volunteer; Georgia Science and Engineering Fair Junior Division judge; Interfaith Hospitality Network; Sandy Creek Nature Center volunteer Honors & Awards: Goldwater Scholar, DAAD Research Intern in Science and Engineering (RISE), Blue Key Honor Society, CURO Summer Research Fellow, Harvard NCRC Honorable Mention in Life Sciences, New York University Summer Undergraduate Research Program Fellow, Roosevelt Policy of the Year in Healthcare Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Glenn Anderson Jacoby Hometown: Social Circle, Georgia Majors: English, History Travel-Study & Internships: Cuba; England; Ghana; Guatemala; Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Interfaith Hospitality Network; Clarke County Mentor Program; Midwives for Midwives home-stay participant; Whatever It Takes at UGA tutor; Phi Kappa Literary Society chief justice; Humanists of UGA founder; Honors Program teaching assistant Honors & Awards: Phi Kappa Literary Society Anniversarian, Phi Kappa Literary Society Larson-Gerson Award Winner, Phi Kappa Literary Society Best Junior Class Speaker

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Susan “Susie” Margaret Jones Hometown: Hickory, North Carolina Major: Animal Science Research: PCR Detection of SRY Gene of Male Dog Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Female Dog Brains with Acute Ischemic Stroke Travel-Study & Internships: England; South Africa; South Korea; Tanzania; Sanibel, Florida; Roseville, Minnesota Campus/Community Activities: Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study laboratory assistant; Regenerative Bioscience Center Undergraduate Fellow; Pre-Veterinary Club; Chabad at UGA; Athens-Clarke County Animal Control volunteer Honors & Awards: Stamps Leadership Scholar, E.G. Dawson Scholar, Asa. R. “Dick” Phillips Scholar, Cordelia Anne Ellis Scholar, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Hammad Ahmed Khalid Hometown: Duluth, Georgia Major: Biology Master’s degree: Public Health Research: O-Linked Glycosylation Patterns at the Interface of Cervical Mucins and HIV Infection Travel-Study & Internships: Ecuador; England; Morocco; Saudi Arabia; Tanzania; Turkey; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Complex Carbohydrate Research Center research assistant; Georgia Political Review staff writer; UGA PreMed Magazine director of external affairs; The Red & Black writer; Journal of Young Investigators news and features editor; NETwork Against Malaria vice president; Project Yemen; Shifa Free Clinic volunteer; Thomas Lay After-School Program tutor Honors & Awards: Bauer Memorial Award, CURO Research Assistantship, AED Pre-Medical Honor Society, Stamps Leadership Scholar, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Bruce Li Hometown: Milton, Georgia Majors: Computer Science, Economics Research: The Impact of the 2007 FDA Warning Advisory on Antidepressant Usage Among Young Adults Travel-Study & Internships: England; South Korea; Tanzania; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York; Charlottesville, Virginia Campus/Community Activities: Omicron Delta Kappa treasurer; Georgia Political Review editor-in-chief; Corsair Society; Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity academic chair; Whatever It Takes at UGA data analyst and elementary/high school mentor; Terry Student Consulting Project manager Honors & Awards: Dean Tate Honor Society, UGA Terry College of Business Deer Run Fellow, Omicron Delta Kappa, Terry Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Krystal Lo Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Major: Economics Minor: Music Travel-Study & Internships: England; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: UGA Chamber Music Society co-president; Corsair Society head of sales and trading; UGA MathCounts Outreach executive board, school coordinator, head coach; Honors Program teaching assistant, ambassador Honors & Awards: Blue Key Honor Society, Palladia Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Dean Tate Honor Society, UGA Terry College of Business Deer Run Fellow, Kelley School of Business National Diversity Case Competition Finalist, PwC Tax Case Competition First Place, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Vijeth Mudalegundi Hometown: Cumming, Georgia Major: Economics Minor: Statistics Travel-Study & Internships: England; Singapore; Switzerland; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York; San Antonio, Texas Campus/Community Activities: Corsair Society; The Arch Conservative staff writer; Whatever It Takes at UGA tutor; UGA MathCounts Outreach tutor Honors & Awards: Dean Tate Honor Society, Dean’s List, magna cum laude with High Honors

Trang Xuan Nguyen Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin Major: Communication Studies Master’s degree: Public Health Research: The Association Between Nutrition, Physical Activity and Weight Status Among Adults in Georgia; Effective Communication to Reduce the Effects of Inadequate Health Literacy: Shifting the Focus from the Patient to the Provider; The Effects of Framing on Message Fatigue, Counterargument, and Information Processing in the Context of Anti-Obesity Messages; Research Assistant in the UGA Department of Epidemiology Travel-Study & Internships: Cuba; England; Morocco; Nepal; Netherlands; Switzerland; Vietnam; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Athens Health Network public health volunteer; UGA PreMed Magazine; Journal of Young Investigators; Honors Program ambassador Honors & Awards: Freeman Asia Grant, CDC Millennial Health Leader, Honors in New York Internship Program, Lambda Phi Eta, Deanʼs List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Morrison Robert Nolan Hometown: Stone Mountain, Georgia Majors: Chemistry, Geology Research: Re-Evaluating Proposed Identities of Brooksella alternata of the Conasauga Shale of Georgia and Alabama Travel-Study & Internships: England; Morocco; South Korea; Tanzania; Cañon City, Colorado; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Austin, Texas; Hell Creek Formation, Utah Campus/Community Activities: Science Olympiad Outreach at UGA treasurer; UGA Geology Club treasurer and presenter; Geological Society of America; UGA MathCounts Outreach tutor; Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society Honors & Awards: Goldwater Scholar, Joshua Laerm Research Award of Georgia Museum of Natural History, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Justin Samuel Payan Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia Majors: Cognitive Science, Mathematics Master’s degree: Artificial Intelligence Research: Keyword Extraction Using Artificial Neural Networks and a TextRank Variant; Graph-Based Keyword Extraction Techniques Travel-Study & Internships: Cuba; England; India; Scotland; South Korea; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: UGArden community outreach coordinator; Undocumented Student Alliance Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2017

Joy Phyllis Gabrielle Peltier Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia Major(s): Romance Languages (Linguistics Concentration) Master’s degree: Romance Languages Research: The French Discourse Marker ‘Bon’: A Diachronic Understanding of Modern Pragmatic Functions; Functions of the Discourse Marker ‘Bon’ in Spoken French Travel-Study & Internships: France; South Korea Campus/Community Activities: Learning Ally reader; St. Joseph Catholic Church High School confirmation teacher; UGA Myers Community resident assistant; UGA Myers Community Council Executive Board RA liaison; UGA Choirs vocalist; UGA Catholic Center Religious Education Program middle school teacher; Thomas Lay After-School Program elementary/middle school mentor Honors & Awards: Presidential Scholar, Linguistics Society at UGA, National French Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, First Honor Graduate, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Gabrielle “Gaby” Antoinette Pierre Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica Major: Environmental Engineering Master’s degree: Environmental Planning & Design Research: Dynamic City Resilience: Pragmatic Approaches to the Combination of Engineering and Ecological Perspectives; One Step Chemistry Synthesis of Magnetite Nanorods for Biomedical Applications Travel-Study & Internships: Costa Rica; Cuba; England; Panama; South Korea; Turkey; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington Campus/Community Activities: Project Empathy executive director; Thinc. UGA business development intern; UGA Ballroom Performance Group president, principal dancer; Richard B. Russell Award selection committee; Honors Program ambassador; College of Engineering student ambassador; 10th Annual Dancing with the Athens Stars benefiting Project Safe instructor; UGA MathCounts Outreach tutor; Rivers Alive; Shop with a Bulldog; FIRST Robotics Competition volunteer; founding school chair for environmental, civil, agricultural, and mechanical engineering search committee; engineering education faculty search and selection committee Honors & Awards: Blue Key Honor Society, Peach State LSAMP Scholar, Omotola Taofeqat Aderibigbe Engineering Scholarship, Classic Scholar, Dean’s List, magna cum laude with High Honors

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Elijah “Eli” Hunter Scott Major(s): Economics, International Affairs Hometown: Martinez, Georgia Research: Analyzing the Relationship Between Integration and Terrorism in France and Germany 2007-2014; Assessing Racial and Economic Inequality in Youth Arrests in Athens-Clarke County; The Constitutional Case of Public Transit and Business on Shabbat in Israel; The History and Constitutionality of U.S. StateLevel Sanctions; The Representation of the Past and Future of Al-Shabaab in the Garissa Attacks; Strengthening Women’s Land Tenure Security in Kenya Travel-Study & Internships: Antarctica; Argentina; England; Israel; Kenya; Romania; South Korea; Tanzania; New Haven, Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: African Prisons Project; Athens Peer Court; Carl Vinson Institute of Government; Children First, Inc.; Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights; Georgetown University Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic; Georgia Political Review; J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development; Lawyers Without Borders; Office of Service-Learning; Roosevelt Institute at UGA; SPIA ambassador Honors & Awards: Dean Tate Honor Society, Harvard Kennedy School of Government Public Policy and Leadership Scholar, Honors in Washington Internship Program, Project Interchange Campus Media Leader, Public Service and Outreach Scholar, Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Scholar, Roosevelt Scholar, Stamps Leadership Scholar, Watson-Brown Foundation Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

This past spring, Bruce Li shared a few of his favorite spots around downtown Athens, including the Georgia Theater. The computer science/economics major recorded a rap album while at UGA.

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Jason Patrick Terry Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Major: Astrophysics Minor: Computer Science Research: The Contribution of Double Electron Capture Processes to Charge Exchange with Multielectron Targets; The Shocked Ejecta of 1E0102—A Supernova Remnant of a Low-Metallicity Type IIb Supernova; Integral Field Spectroscopy of BalmerDominated Shocks in the Magellanic Cloud Supernova Remnant N103B Travel-Study & Internships: Australia; Bali; Cuba; England; Japan; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Honors & Awards: Linville L. Hendren Memorial Scholarship, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Highest Honors

Luke Tellis Thompson Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina Major: Economics Travel-Study & Internships: England; Morocco; Tanzania; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Corsair Society; Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity Honors & Awards: summa cum laude with Honors

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FELLOWS CLASSES In this section, we feature: 4Class of 2018, 86-89 4Class of 2019, 90-91 4Class of 2020, 92-93 4Class of 2021, 94-95

At the drawing board Divine Ogbuefi works out a chemical equation during a study session in Moore College.

FELLOWS CLASSES: 2018

Kerri Ellen Andre Fort Walton Beach HS Destin, Florida Environmental Health Science

Michael Logan Campbell Camden County HS Saint Marys, Georgia Economics, International Affairs

Lorin Janae Crear Chattahoochee HS Johns Creek, Georgia Biology, Spanish

Thomas Andrew Desoutter The Westminster Schools Dunwoody, Georgia History

Madison Caroline Dill Dunwoody HS Dunwoody, Georgia Anthropology, International Affairs, Spanish

Brianna Renee English North Springs Charter HS Atlanta, Georgia Biology, Psychology

Shreya Ganeshan Northview HS Johns Creek, Georgia Economics, Statistics

Kalvis Erik Golde Pace Academy Atlanta, Georgia Applied Mathematics

John Miles Hall Cape Elizabeth HS Cape Elizabeth, Maine Economics, International Business

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Mallory Jessica Harris Dunwoody HS Dunwoody, Georgia Computational Biology, Mathematics

Rachel Ann Kelley Campbell HS Marietta, Georgia International Affairs

Joshua Edward Kenway City of London School London, United Kingdom Economics

Mallika Madhusudan The Westminster Schools Atlanta, Georgia Economics BA/MA

Emily Kathleen Maloney Wheeler HS Marietta, Georgia Cognitive Science, Sociology

Samia Montese McEachin Mills E. Godwin HS Glen Allen, Virginia Health Promotion & Behavior

Reilly Ayres Megee Cab Calloway School of the Arts Newark, Delaware Advertising

Isabel Bailey Palmer North Atlanta HS Atlanta, Georgia Arabic, Economics

Sierra K. Runnels Baton Rouge Magnet HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana International Affairs, MPH

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Mollie Rose Simon Chamblee HS Atlanta, Georgia Political Science, Public Affairs Journalism

Taylor Bradley Smith Creekview HS Canton, Georgia Mathematics, Statistics

Samuel Jackson Tingle Alcoa HS Louisville, Tennessee Geography

Matthias Stephen Wilder Campbell HS Powder Springs, Georgia Computer Science, English, Mathematics

Elizabeth Francina Wilkes North Springs Charter HS Atlanta, Georgia Ecology, Geography

Victoria Ayse Yonter Marshfield HS Marshfield, Missouri Economics, Mathematics

Lilian Lin Zhu West HS Coralville, Iowa Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Romance Languages

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Calling the Dawgs Kerri Andre took to the sky during an internship in South Africa to show her Bulldog spirit.

FELLOWS CLASSES: 2019

Swapnil Agrawal Chamblee HS Dunwoody, Georgia International Affairs

Ashley Uchenna Amukamara North Forsyth HS Cumming, Georgia Genetics, Psychology

Trisha Dalapati Centennial HS Roswell, Georgia Anthropology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology BS/MS

Tarun Daniel Northview HS Johns Creek, Georgia Biology (Neuroscience), Psychology

Guy Darrell Eroh Riverdale HS Portland, Oregon Ecology

Steven W. Feng Deerfield-Windsor School Albany, Georgia Applied Mathematics, Economics

Laurel Hiatt iAchieve Virtual Academy Suwanee, Georgia Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Nirav Ilango Chattahoochee HS Johns Creek, Georgia Computer Science, Geography

Christina Corrine Lee Kennesaw Mountain HS Marietta, Georgia Mechanical Engineering, Theatre

Zoe Yan Li Bulloch Academy Statesboro, Georgia French, International Affairs

Divine Chukwumelie Ogbuefi South Cobb HS Powder Springs, Georgia Cellular Biology

Kavi Pandian Chamblee HS Chamblee, Georgia Economics, Sociology

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Jessica Kate Pasquarello Neumann Goretti Catholic HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Economics, International Affairs, Political Science & International Affairs MA

John Michael Rawlings Forsyth Central HS Cumming, Georgia Finance, International Business

Ashley Elizabeth Reed Hudson HS Hudson, Ohio Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology

Ruth Anne Schade Marlborough HS Marlborough, Massachusetts Nutritional Science BS/MS

Caroline Laura Shearer Escondido Charter HS Fallbrook, California Ecology

Aditya Sood Alpharetta HS Alpharetta, Georgia Biology, Sociology

Stephanie Alexandra Stewart Norcross HS Norcross, Georgia International Affairs, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studies

Abigail Elizabeth West Classen School of Advanced Studies Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Art

Ashley Henehan Willard Holton Arms School Derwood, Maryland Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

Trisha Dalapati traveled to Cambodia this past summer. Here, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in front of Preah Khan, a temple in Angkor built in the 12th century.

FELLOWS CLASSES: 2020

Avni Sheel Ahuja Alpharetta HS Alpharetta, Georgia International Affairs, Sociology

McKenna Aliya Barney Indian Springs School Venetia, Pennsylvania Economics, Geography

Rebecca L. Buechler Greater Atlanta Christian School Duluth, Georgia International Affairs, Mathematics

Claire Martha Drosos Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Cincinnati, Ohio Finance, Political Science

Montgomery Lloyd Fischer Henry Sibley HS South Saint Paul, Minnesota Computer Science, Mathematics

Emma Marie Goldsmith Deerfield-Windsor School Albany, Georgia Journalism, Political Science

Nicole Marie Googe Clarke Central HS Athens, Georgia Mathematics, Psychology

Griffin Scott Hamstead West HS Knoxville, Tennessee English

Mackenzie Rose Joy Sequoyah HS Woodstock, Georgia Physics & Astronomy

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John Gabriel Kolb Atherton HS Louisville, Kentucky Biology

Aditya Krishnaswamy George Walton Comprehensive HS Marietta, Georgia Anthropology, Cellular Biology, Biostatistics MS

Nicolas Leis Cambridge HS Milton, Georgia Economics

Jessica Yan Ma Northview HS Johns Creek, Georgia Biology

Jon Mallory McRae III Grace Christian Academy Bainbridge, Georgia Chemistry

Nina P. Reddy Lambert HS Suwanee, Georgia Business, Sociology

Margaret Grace Russo Blue Valley North HS Overland Park, Kansas English

Andrew Dunivin Schmitt Brighton HS Rochester, New York Economics, Statistics

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FELLOWS CLASSES: 2021

Asim Ahmed Brookstone School Columbus, Georgia Spanish, Finance

ZoĂŤ Lorene Andrews Charles R. Drew Charter School Atlanta, Georgia Biology, Music

Nitin Sai Prasad Ankisetty Oxford HS Oxford, Mississippi Finance, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Phaidra S. Buchanan Sandy Creek HS Tyrone, Georgia Unspecified (Education)

Katherine Fredrica Christie Boca Raton Community HS Boca Raton, Florida Ecology, Genetics

Zakiyya Nzinga Ellington Allen HS Allen, Texas Arabic, Accounting

Arden Anne Farr Hutchison School Memphis, Tennessee Microbiology

Victoria Christine Fonzi North Gwinnett HS Suwanee, Georgia Cellular Biology

Divya Ghoshal Del Norte HS San Diego, California Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Nina Grace Howard Academic Magnet HS Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina Cellular Biology, Spanish

Satya Amritsai Jella Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology Lawrenceville, Georgia Economics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Anderson Kunho Kim Oconee County HS Watkinsville, Georgia Computer Systems Engineering

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Manav Cherian Mathews Chamblee HS Dunwoody, Georgia Economics, International Business, Statistics

Kyle Pishunjay Patel Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology Duluth, Georgia Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Tarun Neel Ramesh Northview HS Johns Creek, Georgia Sociology

Isabelle Olivia Riddle Sequoyah HS Canton, Georgia Biology

Fiachra Eileen Rottinghaus Home School Lander, Wyoming Classics, Cognitive Science

Angela Lily Tsao Parkway West HS Manchester, Missouri Cognitive Science

Emma Grace Tucker The Paideia School Decatur, Georgia Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Anthony J. VanDieren Notre Dame Preparatory Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Entomology

Avery Elise Warner Clarke Central HS Athens, Georgia Economics, Statistics

Brian Jay Woolfolk Westlake HS Atlanta, Georgia Computer Science

Rachel Janeyee Yuan Orange County School of the Arts Fountain Valley, California Entertainment & Media Studies, Unspecified (Business)

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A regatta row Meredith Paker (Fellows Class of 2016) rowed in the Christ Church Regatta for the University of Oxfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nuffield College. Meredith, a Marshall Scholar, is studying economic history at Oxford.

FELLOWS ALUMNI In this section, we feature: 4Foundation Fellows newest

alumni, 98 4Alumni by class year, 99-102 4Alumni in academia, 103-105

FELLOWS ALUMNI: Class of 2017

Foundation Fellows newest alumni—Class of 2017 Jonathan Adelman—Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company, Atlanta Tristan Bagala—Training Specialist, Zaxby’s Franchising, Athens Cali Callaway—Medical Student, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Laura Courchesne—Rhodes Scholar, MPhil, Development Studies, University of Oxford Jonah Driggers—Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company, Atlanta Drew Farr—MD/PhD Student, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky Moira Fennell—Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Citi, New York; completing second degree at UGA Carver Goodhue—Boren Scholar, Senegal; completing degrees at UGA Shuchi Goyal—Statistician, Criminal Justice Coordinating

Council; completing second degree at UGA Erin Hollander—MD/PhD Student, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia Glenn Jacoby—Legal Runner, Hudson, Montgomery, Kalivoda & Connelly, Athens; completing second degree at UGA

Morrison Nolan—PhD Student, Paleontology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Justin Payan—Software Engineer, HPE Vertica, Cambridge, Massachusetts Joy Peltier—Rackham Merit Fellow, PhD Student, Linguistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Susie Jones—Veterinary Student, North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina

Gaby Pierre—Summer Business Analyst, McKinsey & Company, Atlanta; Master of Environmental Planning and Design Student, UGA

Hammad Khalid—Master of Public Health Student, UGA

Eli Scott—Intern, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Atlanta; completing degrees at UGA after gap year in Kenya and Washington, D.C.

Krystal Lo—Analyst, J.P. Morgan, New York Bruce Li—Investment Banking Analyst, Citi, New York Vijeth Mudalegundi—Financial Products Analyst, Bloomberg LLP, New York Trang Nguyen—Communications Specialist, Avalere Health, Washington, D.C.

Jason Terry—Stancil Research Group, Center for Simulational Physics, UGA; completing degrees at UGA Luke Thompson—Investment Banking Analyst, Citi, New York

The Class of 2017’s group photo— along with a few Fellow alumni— during their Maymester in Oxford.

FELLOWS ALUMNI: By Class Year

Foundation Fellow alumni by class year Class of 1977 John Ernest Graves Robert Richardson Rice Joseph Allan Tucker, Jr. Class of 1978 Michael Thomas Bohannon Audrey Shields Crumbley Class of 1979 William Arthur Ball John Weldon Harbin Harold Bobby Lowery

Bruce Edward Bowers Anne Davison Dolaher Kirsten Jarabek Franklin John Edward Fowler, Jr. Mary Ruth Hannon Noel Langston Hurley Elizabeth Ford Lehman Robert Marcus Reiner Margaret Ruth Sparks

Class of 1991 Susan Shackelford Dawes Elizabeth Hebert Day James Ansley Granade III Paul Harvey Matthews John Phillip Piedrahita Marc Lane Silverboard Lougene Williams III

Class of 1980 Sara Ruth Shlaer Bryan Jay Whitfield Class of 1981 Cornelia Isabella Bargmann Class of 1982 Fred Holtz III Peter Lumpkin Patrick Michael Brian Terry Catherine Leigh Touchton Class of 1983 William Mark Faucette Frank Joseph Hanna III Betsy Lyons McCabe Judson Durward “Jay” Watson III Class of 1984 Stephen Robert Ellis Denise Lamberski Fisher Sara Voyles Haddow Liebel Jessica Bruce Hunt Charles William McDaniel Robert Brad Mock Kevin Brett Polston Leslie Williams Wade Class of 1985 Charles Victor Bancroft II Frank Eugene Glover, Jr. Shannon Terrell Gordon Margaret Crowder Lawrence Marjorie Dixon Mitchell Tab Eugene Thompson Christopher Lamar Vickery Sharon Anderson White Class of 1986 Grace Elizabeth Hale Andrew Madison Martin Stephen William Smith Mark Edward White Class of 1987 Rebecca Elizabeth Biron

Fellows alumni gathered during the first-year Fellows’ trip to New York and Washington, D.C., including, left to right, Buck Trible (’13), Sheena Zhang (’11), Eli Tedesco (’10), Jessica Hunt (’84), and Margaret Sparks (’87).

Class of 1988 Cathy Luxenberg Barnard Thomas Christopher Cisewski Sharon Blair Enoch Linda Leith Giambalvo India Frances Lane Neil Chandler Thom John Eugene Worth Class of 1989 Courtney Cook Angeli Lisa Caucci Amy Lee Copeland Kimberlee Walkenspaw Curley Julie Kathleen Earnhart Nancy Letostak Glasser Susan Golden James Leah Deneen Lowman Adena Elder Potter Kyle Wayne Sager Andrew William Stith Class of 1990 Maitreya Badami Felton Jenkins III Gwen Renee Kaminsky Mark David Sheftall John Carlyle Shelton Alicia Elsbeth Stallings

Class of 1992 Robert Geoffrey Dillard Chris Gunter Anne Marie Hargaden Robert Kirk Harris Martin Allie Hollingsworth Robin Ann Kundra Laura Jane Calhoon Lyttle Andrew McSwain Millians Charles Andrew Mitchell Christina Stewart Payton Class of 1993 Jennifer Lee Cathey Arbitter L. Christine Darden Brennan Michael Herman Burer Albert Vernon Dixon III David Michael Hettesheimer Peter James McBrayer Mia Noerenberg Miller Christen Wheeler Mitchell Nevada Waugh Reed Spencer Allen Rice Thad Andrew Riddle Philip Rodney Webb H. Thomas Willman III Class of 1994 Sonja Victoria Batten

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Stephen Spratlin Bullock Anne Kissel Harper Pamela Ann Hungerbuhler Michael Paul Jones, Jr. Eric Marvin Overby Brett Jerry Pellock Jennifer Tracie Calvert Rosser Jennifer Marie Rubin Laura Anne Shepherd Caroline Placey Smith Katherine Anne Smith Julie Lynne Steiner Class of 1995 Laura Barbas-Rhoden Harold Dean Green, Jr. Scott Allen Haggard Joshua Eric Kight Molly Meghan McCarthy Darren Howard Pillsbury Andrew Rhea Schretter Amanda Wojtalik-Courter Class of 1996 Keith Robert Blackwell Thomas Andrew Bryan Robert Compton Cartwright Timothy Paul George Bomee Jung James Benjamin Kay IV Bradley Scott Malcom Michael Justin Shoemake Robert Matthew Sutherland Stephen Jefferson Tate Robert Thomas Trammell, Jr. Class of 1997 Ryan Paul Bartlett Christie Mew Jan Leilani Cooksey Lisa Ann Coole William Stephen Steiner Andrew Abell Wade Class of 1998 Jay Chugh Adrian John Daigle Brandon Edward Kremer Robyn Andree Painter Vijaya Rangan Palaniswamy Beth Alison Shapiro Catherine Allison Evans Webb Class of 1999 Leona Nichole Council Tzu-Chuan Jane Huang Ellen Sutherland Irby Laura Lacy Feldman McCurdy Torré Deshun Mills Class of 2000 Melissa Bugbee Buchanan Dhruti Jerry Contractor Tiffany Celena Earley-Spadoni Matthew Scott Eckman Bronson Hurst Lee

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Michael Eugene Morris Ethan James Sims Holly Gooding Tran Class of 2001 Laura Ann Adang Dustin Joseph Calhoun Christopher Macdonald Caruso Semil P. Choksi Fruzsina Csaszar Di Ruggiero Corey Scott Gill Amita Ramesh Hazariwala Kathryn Jessica Hull Robert Gardner Linn Thomas John Ludlam Francis Joseph Martin Amy Mulkey McGowan Joseph Adams Perry-Parrish Laquesha Shantelle Sanders Andrew Clark Thompson Kyle Burton Wingfield Class of 2002 Divya Balakrishnan Alyssa Holmgren Craigie Laramie Elizabeth Duncan Amy Elizabeth Early Eric Jonas Gapud Julie Dotterweich Gunby Allyson Elizabeth Harper Rachel Kassel Cathy A. Lee-Miller Marc Paul Lindsay Caitlin Christine Martell Lorina Naci Tina Rakkhit Nandi Kameko Lanilaura Nichols Kathryn Stepp Nicolai Mary Catherine Plunkett Suzanne Elizabeth Scoggins Steven Christopher Smith Andrew John Sucre Lakshmi Swamy John Andrew Wright Emory Paul Wright Class of 2003 John Anthony Asalone Maria Anderson Booth Marshall Martin Chalmers Timothy Tianyi Chen Adam Steven Cureton Brian Matthew Dunham Christopher James Gibson Jennifer Gibson Gill Leah Rose Givens Tanya Martin Hudson Eirin K. Kallestad Dmitry Sergeevich Kolychev Robin Elizabeth McGill Meredith Neal McCarthy Moore Jeffrey Daniel Pugh Robert Province Quinn Kimberly Council Sheridan Jennifer Srygley Sucre

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Chung “Gemma” Suh Buudoan “Doannie” Vinh Tran Melanie Monroe Venable Joseph Brendan Wolpin Class of 2004 Ellen Downs Beaulieu John Carnes Boggan Virginia Barton Bowen Amanda Morgan Casto William Cullen Conly Blake Linton Doughty Corrin Nicole Drakulich Deepti Gupta-Patel Vanessa Reynolds Hale Sarah Nicole Julia Hemmings Bliss Immanuel Khaw David Alan Kross Daniel Michael Ludlam Evan James Magers Megan Jean McKee Kunal Mitra Jane Adaeze Okpala Julie Walsh Orlemanski Satya Hiru Patel Nathan Willis Ratledge Daniel Winfield Reed Travis Daniel Reeves Randolph Lines Starr Carson Wayne Strickland Manoj “Sachin” Varghese Josh Alan Weddle Charles Elliott Willson Class of 2005 Raechel Keay Anglin Benjamin Samuel Bain Jeanette Eva Thurber Barzelay Allison Carter-Agnotti Krisda H. Chaiyachati Eugenia Gina Chu Charles Philip Ciaccio, Jr. Renee Claire Contreras Kathryn Kay Coquemont Matthew Tyler Crim Kacie Schoen Darden John Thomas DeGenova Anne Zimmerman Hawkins Jeremy Paul Johnson Ivy Nguyen Le Ashley Marie Lott Thomas Michael Mittenzwei Brendan Francis Murphy Allison Scott Roach Sarah Ellen Sattelmeyer Amy Nicole Sexauer Matthew Buckley Smith Adam Martin Sparks Charles Thompson Tuggle III Katherine Helen Anne Vyborny Leslie S. Wolcott Tuquyen Mach Yee Class of 2006 Jennifer Andrea Bartmess

Jason Michael Brown Simon Flax Ferrari Daniel Joseph Gough Warren Brandon Holton Jana Dopson Illston Chloe Thompson Kelley Melissa Cabinian Kinnebrew Lisa Ann Last Joseph Robert LeCates Jenny Page Linton William Michael Lynch III Patrick Joseph Maher Elizabeth Grams Margalis Brian Patrick Quinif Katherine Morgan Ragland Heather Michaela Ripley Rebekah Lee Rogers Laura Emiko Soltis Robert Christopher Staley Matthew James Stewart Nathan Joseph Stibrich David Carson Turner Sara Pilzer Weiss

Fellows from the Class of 2007 perform a 10-year-reunion pyramid at the 2017 Interview Weekend, including Amulya Nagarur, Jayanthi Narain, Mikey Levengood, Doug Jackson, and Yannick Morgan. Class of 2007 Mary Patricia Alvarez William Brooks Andrews Franklin Edwin “BJ” Ard John Christopher Binford Yves Wolfgang Laurent Bouillet Priya Chandan Lesley Marie Graybeal John Floyd “Jay” Howell Douglas Michael Jackson Joseph Edgar Lariscy IV Michael James Levengood Robert Bradley Lindell Andrew Campbell McKown Erin Alicia Mordecai Yannick Beale Morgan

Amulya Nagarur Jayanthi Lakshmi Narain Corrine Allison Novell Caelin Cubenas Potts Sarah Brown Puryear Anna Harrison Saffer Helen Caples Smith Zachary Philip Smith Jake Everett Turrentine Katrin Usifo Class of 2008 Lynzi Jacqueline Archibald Maria Alejandra Baetti Sarah Ritchey Bellamy Benjamin Tyler Cobb Anureet Cheema Copeland Rachel Elizabeth Whitaker Elam Katherine Elizabeth Folkman Adele Handy Goodloe Matthew Wood Grayson Shannon Snead Hiller Donald Ray “DJ” Johnson, Jr. Joseph Robert Kapurch Peter Tomlinson Klein Mindy Cara Lipsitz Anant Mandawat William Giles Mann Jordan Elizabeth Myers Bryan Scott Overcarsh Adam Podowitz-Thomas Tyler Blalock Pratt Deep Jayendrakumar Shah Gabriel Rehman Shaukat George Valentinov Vulov Class of 2009 Craig Chike Akoh Payton McCurry Bradford Kevin Kyong Chang Chuan “CiCi” Cheng Christopher John Chiego Rebecca Yeong Ae Corey Colleen Helen Cotton Jordan Allen Dalton Christina Lynn Faust Elizabeth Riggle Gargaro William Featherston “Beau” Gilmore III Elizabeth Anne Godbey Nithya Natrajan Hall Clare JoAnna Hatfield Chadwick Parker Hume Brittany Lee McCall Caitlin McLaughlin Poe Kevin Christopher Poe Paul Andrew Ruddle II Milner Owens Staub Marlee Jean Waxelbaum Sana Hashmi Zahiruddin Class of 2010 Elisabeth Allen Adams Thomas Matthew Bailey Amanda Nicole Brouillette Sarah Marie Caruana

Mindy Lipsitz and Maria Baetti, Class of 2008, in Vienna. Kevin Peter Copp Amy Patricia Davis David Dawei Fu Peter Carswell Horn David Martin Howcroft Connor Lawson McCarthy Jasmaine Williams McClain Sharon Aileen Marie McCoy Laura Elizabeth McDonald Joshua Ivan McLaurin Zoe Eva Fadul Meroney Allon Mordel Virginia Susan Newman Cleveland Alcides Piggott, Jr. Kelsey Jones Pratt Lucas Llanso Puente Jennifer Ann Taylor Lila Elisabeth Tedesco Robert Barton Thrasher

Geales Goodwin (’11), left, celebrates after finishing in the top 1 percent of women in the Boston Marathon. Class of 2011 Stephanie Lee Chapman Katherine Sara Cuadrado Ryan Michael Friday Lucy Fu Katherine Geales Goodwin

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Grace Maastricht Siemietkowski John Henry Tab Thompson Megan Ernst Tipton Megan Frances White Avery Elizabeth Wiens

Dave Howcroft (’10), Meredith Paker (’16), and Kathleen Wilson (’16) meet up in Oxford. Claire Underwood Hailey Marcus Jamel Hines Mir Mohamed Inaamullah Anne Helene Karam Matthew Henry Levenson Xiaofeng “Phoeny” Li John Benjamin Marshall Aaron Bartow Marshburn Calley Aileen Mersmann Phillip Charles Mote Muktha Sundar Natrajan Sabrina Ann Ragaller Robert Nalls Rosenbleeth Rachel Pocock Shah Robert Darnell “Trey” Sinyard III Alexander David Squires Tracy Jane Yang Sheena Shiyi Zhang Class of 2012 Victoria Suzanne Akin Juliet Elizabeth Allan Juan Carlos Cardoza-Oquendo Dana Lynn Higgins Cox Patrick Joseph Fitzmaurice Hillary Dolores Kingsley Logan Hunter Krusac Morgann Ashley Lyles Tatum Danielle Mortimer Luke Hensley Mosley Saptarsi “Rohan” Mukhopadyay Bryn Elise Murphy Jaime Ayers Patterson Jacob Hunter Rooney Henry Louis Schwartz Matthew Richard Sellers Anuj Atul Shukla William Harry Stephenson Hemali Prakash Vin Thomas Matthew Ward David Michael Zweig Class of 2013 Sara De La Torre Berón Megan Unger Caudill JoyEllen Ashley Freeman Camille Parker Gregory

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Bethany Cotten McCain Ryan Patrick McLynn Todd Warren Pierson Derek Anthony Ponticelli Reuben Arthur Reynolds Matthew Wyatt Saltz Waring “Buck” Trible III Lawrence William White Addison Von Wright Brittany Anne Young Class of 2014 Sara Thomas Black Jesse Yuen-Fu Chan Smitha Ganeshan Joseph Elliott Gerber Philip Joseph Grayeski Osama Shariq Hashmi Anisha Ramchandra Hegde Paul Alexander Kirschenbauer Marianne Morris Ligon David Richman Millard Clara Marina Nibbelink Rachel Claire Sellers Blake Elizabeth Shessel Jeremiah Hudson Stevens Matthew Telford Tyler Jacqueline Elizabeth Van De Velde Kishore Pavan Vedala Cameron Saeed Zahedi Yuliya Bila Zarnitsyna Class of 2015 Joshua Andrew Chang Savannah Elyse Colbert Maria Gardner Cox Parker Timothy Evans Eilidh Geddes Sophie Helene Giberga Allison Nicole Koch Ronald Jackson Kurtz Michael Tyler Land Kameel Mir Sarah Aneese Mirza Davis Reynolds Parker Camir Neville Ricketts James Alexander Rowell

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Class of 2016 Caroline Grace Coleman Lauren Wesley Dennison Alexandra Rae Edquist Seth Isaac Euster Lee Handly Folk Kirstie Dolores Hostetter Caleb Alexander Ingram Jacob Randall Kennedy Shaun Henry Kleber Torre Elisabeth Lavelle Christopher Thomas Lewitzke Katherine Ann Lovejoy Kelsey Jane Lowrey Sandip Kaur Minhas Caroline Elizabeth Moore Meredith Marie Flood Paker Eytan Aaron Palte Rand Warren Pope Hannah Mary Reiss

Parker Evans (’15), Rand Pope (’16), and Caroline Coleman (’16) gather for a medical school ball. Parker and Rand attend Vanderbilt Med, and Caroline attends Emory Med. Giovanni Righi Leighton Michele Rowell Madison Grace Snelling Minhyuk Michael Song Karishma Sriram John Bradley Stroud Kevin Hongyi Sun Treva Chung-Kwan Tam Bert Ferguson Thompson, Jr. La’Ron-Chenée Heidi Tracey Kathleen Elizabeth Wilson

FELLOWS ALUMNI: In academia

Returning to the classroom: Fellows alumni use knowledge to teach, research at institutions across the globe

nce they complete their undergraduate studies, Foundation Fellows follow their own paths—wherever they lead. This year we feature a few of the many Fellows who have returned to the college classroom, laboratory, or lecture hall as professors and researchers. Cori Bargmann (1981) Cori is the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor and head of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior at Rockefeller University in New York. Cori, who studies the relationship between genes, experience, neural circuits, and behavior in the nematode C. elegans, has served for 11 years as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. Among her many awards have been the $1 million Kavli Prize (2012) and the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2013). Cori is also president of science at the Chan Zuckerburg Initiative. Mark Faucette (1983) UGA’s First Honor Graduate in 1983, for the last two decades Mark has served as associate professor of mathematics at the University of West Georgia, where he is on a host of departmental committees. Previously, he was an assistant professor of mathematics at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State) and served two stints as a teacher at the Governor’s Honors Program, a statewide program for gifted high school students in Georgia. His research interests include general topology, differential topology and geometry, and algebraic geometry. Jay Watson (1983) Jay is the Howry Professor of Faulkner Studies at the University of Mississippi, where he has been on the faculty since 1989.

He is the author or co-author of five books, including Faulkner’s Geographies: Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha, written with Ann J. Abadie. In 2002 and 2003, Jay served as Visiting Fulbright Professor of American Studies at the University of Turku and Abo Akademi University in Finland. In 2014, he was named Humanities Teacher of the Year at Ole Miss and in 2012 was the Faculty Achievement Award recipient. Grace Hale (1986) Since 1997, Grace has taught history at the University of Virginia, where she is the Commonwealth Professor of American Studies and History. Her areas of special interest include 20th century U.S. cultural history, the history of the U.S. South, popular music, and documentary studies. Grace is the author of Making Whiteness: the Culture of Segregation in the South and A Nation of Outsiders, and the former nightclub owner (anyone remember The Downstairs on Clayton Street?) will soon release her latest work, Cool Town: Athens, Georgia and the Promise of Alternative Culture in Reagan’s America. Rebecca Biron (1987) Rebecca, who since 2006 has served as a professor of comparative literature and Spanish at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, was appointed dean of the college in June 2015. She is responsible for undergraduate academic life, overseeing the integration of intellectual and social life for students. Her areas of expertise include 20th and 21st century Latin American prose and film, Mexican cultural criticism, and gender studies. Previously, she taught at Miami, Emory, and Iowa, and is completing a book project on globalization and film in the Americas.

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John Fowler (1987) John is a professor in the Department of Biology and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, with research interests in plant cell and developmental biology. He works in Oregon State’s Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing. John spent three years doing postdoctoral research at North Carolina before joining the faculty at Oregon State, where he is a past recipient of the Loyd Carter Award for Outstanding for Outstanding and Inspirational Teaching. India Lane (1988) India joined the University of Tennessee in 1997 as a professor of medicine in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, and in 2011 she was named associate vice president for academic affairs and student success for the University of Tennessee system. As associate vice president, India facilitates academic programs, policies, and other collaborative initiatives at UT campuses across the state. After her graduation from UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine, she completed an internship at Texas A&M and a residency and master of science degree at Colorado State University. She also held a faculty position at Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island. John Worth (1988) John is a professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida and the coordinator of West Florida’s Historical Archaeology Graduate Program. Previously he worked with the Randell Research Center in the University of Florida’s Museum of Natural History, the Coosawattee Foundation in Calhoun, Georgia, and the Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta. He is the author of five books, including his latest, 2014’s Discovering Florida: First-Contact Narratives of Spanish Expeditions along the Lower Gulf Coast. Katherine Smith (1994) Since 2002, Katherine has served on the faculty at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, teaching courses in 19th and 20th century art, focusing on public art, modern architecture, self-portraiture, the history

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of photography, and contemporary art and theory. As associate professor of art history, she also serves as the faculty advisor for Collage, an annual colloquium started by Agnes Scott students a decade ago to promote scholarly exchange among students of art and art history in metro-Atlanta colleges. For her graduate study at the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, Katherine received the Javits Fellowship. Beth Shapiro (1998) A Rhodes Scholar and MacArthur Fellow, Beth is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, Genomics Institute, and Paleogenomics Lab, where her research probes how populations and species change through time in response to environmental and other habitat changes, with a particular interest in two evolutionary processes—speciation and extinction. In addition to numerous other publications, she is author of the recent How to Clone a Mammoth: the Science of De-Extinction. Previously on faculty at Pennsylvania State University, she also taught and conducted research at the University of Oxford, where she served from 2004-2007 as director of the Henry Wellcome Ancient Biomolecules Centre. Lorina Naci (2002) In May, Lorina joined the faculty at Trinity College Dublin as an assistant professor in the School of Psychology and Global Brain Health Institute. Prior to Trinity, she was an adjunct research professor in the Department of Psychology, Brain, and Mind Institute at Western University in London, Canada, and was an investigator scientist in the Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. Her research seeks to understand how the functional organization of the brain supports human cognition and consciousness and how this organization breaks down in the disordered brain. In March, Lorina traveled to Paris to receive the L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Rising Talents award.

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Adam Cureton (2003) Adam, a Rhodes Scholar, joined the faculty at the University of Tennessee in 2011 as an assistant professor of philosophy. His academic interests include ethical theory, history of ethics, political philosophy, metaethics, and disability issues. Adam is founder and president for the Society for Philosophy and Disability and has received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2005-2008), the Honors Learning Community Teaching Award (2013), and the Chancellor’s Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award (2014). Julie Orlemanski (2004) Julie joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 2014 as an assistant professor in the Department of English Language and Literature after holding a postdoctoral fellowship from the Humanities Center at Harvard University and a Mellon Fellowship at the Huntington Library in California. Her research specializes in literature of the late Middle Ages and examines how medieval literature, science, and religion sometimes overlapped and at other times assumed sharp distinctions, as separate and contrasting modes of knowledge. Her research seeks to respond to what is distinctive in 14th and 15th century constellations of discourse. Her current book project is Symptomatic Subjects: Bodies, Signs, and Narratives in Late Medieval England. Rebekah Rogers (2006) An assistant professor in the Bioinformatics and Genomics Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Rebekah’s research focuses on mechanisms that cause rapid or drastic changes in the structure and content of genomes, and in assessing the impact of evolution on different types of genomic changes. Her recent publications have centered on genome structure changes using ancient DNA for Neanderthals and woolly mammoths. She conducted postdoctoral research within the University of California, Irvine’s Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

and UC Berkeley’s Department of Integrative Biology. In 2014, she received the Dean’s Award for Postdoctoral Excellence at UC Irvine. Erin Mordecai (2007) Erin joined the faculty at Stanford University in 2015 as an assistant professor of biology after spending two years in a National Science Foundation postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University. Erin’s research combines mathematical modeling and empirical work to target the ecology of infectious disease, with an interest in how climate, species interactions, and global change affect infectious disease in humans and natural ecosystems. She is a member of Bio-X, Stanford’s pioneering interdisciplinary biosciences institute. Corinne Novell (2007) An assistant professor in Purdue University’s Department of Consumer Science, Corinne’s research focuses on investigating how individual differences and organizational characteristics affect communication processes and outcomes in performance environments, and she examines the effects of people’s beliefs across work and consumer settings. Corinne’s teaching interests include professional selling, sales management, negotiation, marketing/business analytics, and consumer behavior. Prior to Purdue, she was a postdoctoral research fellow and an award-winning instructor in the University of Cincinnati’s Marketing Department.

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Spring break in Seattle Ramsey Honors Scholars traveled to Seattle this year for their spring break service trip. There, they volunteered at an HIV/AIDS center and a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s science museum.

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Seattle, 116-117 4Class of 2017, 118-120 4Class of 2018, 121 4Class of 2019, 122 4Class of 2020, 123 4Class of 2021, 124-125 4Ramsey Scholars alumni by class year, 126

Pencil to paper Aven Jones works on an illustration in the Lamar Dodd School of Art on UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Campus.

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RAMSEY SCHOLARS: Overview

New Ramsey Honors Scholars bring impressive academic credentials to UGA

he Ramsey Honors Scholarship was created by the trustees of the University of Georgia Foundation in 2000 and is named for the university’s most generous individual benefactor, the late Bernard Ramsey (BS ’37), long-time chairman of the board of Merrill Lynch. Ramsey Scholars are selected through the Foundation Fellows application process. The program welcomed 14 new students in 2017-2018, bringing the total number of Ramsey Scholars to 35. The Ramsey Scholars have impressive high school academic and extracurricular credentials. The average SAT score for the incoming class was 1538 (math and verbal only), and the average ACT score was 35.1. Their high school grade point average was 4.35 on a 4.0 scale, which indicates extra points for AP or IB classes. Students enjoy Ramsey community events throughout the year, including two weekend retreats in the mountains of North Georgia, book discussions and seminars with premier faculty, kayaking down the Broad River, a graduation banquet, and a spring break service trip (past destinations include Austin, Seattle, Miami, New Orleans, Asheville, and Charleston).

Recruitment Class of 2021

Ramsey Honors Scholars

1538 average

SAT score

35.1 average

ACT score

4.35 average high school

GPA

Benefits of being a Ramsey Honors Scholar  Annual stipend: $6,000 plus the Zell Miller

 Individual travel-study grants of $3,000 (closely

Scholarship (currently $9,552 per year) for in-state students; $9,880 plus an out-of-state tuition waiver (currently $18,210 per year) for out-of-state students

related to students’ academic and professional goals, can be combined with semester stipends for study overseas for a full semester or academic year)

 First-year housing supplement of $600

 Faculty and peer mentoring

 Four domestic spring break service trips (valued at

 All-scholar retreats held off campus

$2,000)

 Participation in a community that stimulates

 Special seminars and book discussions with UGA and

intellectual and personal development

visiting professors

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RAMSEY SCHOLARS: Experiential Learning

Megan Murphy with hospital staff in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Ramsey Scholar Megan Murphy discovers wonders of travel-study and research

egan Murphy, a May 2017 graduate who majored in biology and psychology, recounts her time at UGA. “I will be attending medical school to continue pursuing my dream of becoming a pediatric oncologist, the goal I have been working toward for almost 20 years. But although I have a clear end destination, my path was never very clear because I was the first in my immediate family to attend a four-year college. Entering UGA, I had no expectations about my college experience. When I was asked in my interview how I would spend my travel stipend, I was stumped. I never thought I would be able to afford to study abroad—I didn’t even have a passport when I came to UGA. When I realized these doors were

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now open to me, it changed my college career and my life. “Research was another buzz word that scared me. I knew nothing about it, had no idea where to start, and was fairly confident it wasn’t something I would take part in. Luckily, the Honors Program helped me see the error of my ways. With the support of my scholarship, I was able to leave the country for the first time the summer after my first year to attend the UGA Cortona Science Maymester in Italy. There I took classes in biochemistry and art history, developed relationships with top science faculty, and saw some of the world’s greatest works of art in Florence, Rome, and Siena. “When I returned to UGA, I started working in the Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, where I learned to create

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maps of the white matter fibers of the brain. That semester, I performed my own research project and later presented results at the CURO Symposium. I became so interested in research I applied for and was awarded the CURO Summer Fellowship to continue my projects into the summer after sophomore year. That summer, I traveled to Peru with UGA en España’s Medical Maymester thanks to the Honors Program and the Honors International Scholars Program scholarship and developed language skills both in my medical Spanish class and in direct shadowing in multiple regional hospitals in Trujillo. I kept researching junior year and winter break traveled to Chiang Mai, Thailand, to take part in a medical shadowing program to gain yet another perspective into the medical field. “All of these experiences shaped my approach to medical school. Travel-study inspired me to pursue a graduate global health certificate, which I eventually hope to turn into a Master of Public Health in medical school. My experience in Peru inspired me to add a minor in Spanish, in the hopes of being able to treat more patients in their first language. I learned research was important to me and have plans to bring the knowledge and skills I have gained into my medical career. None of this would have been possible without the support of the Ramsey Scholarship and the Honors Program, and there is no doubt in my mind I made the best possible choice in coming to UGA.”

Caving in Cape Town Trey Walker peers over the edge of Wally’s Cave on Lion’s Head in Cape Town, South Africa.

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RAMSEY SCHOLARS: Experiential Learning

Ramsey Conference and Research Grants 2016-2017 Heather Huynh MIT Hacking Arts Conference & Hackathon, Boston, Massachusetts Vineet Raman Harvard National Collegiate Research Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts; National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Memphis, Tennessee Zoe Schneider International Conference of Schizophrenia Research, San Diego, California Benjamin Starks MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

Ben Starks with former NBA player Shane Battier at the 2017 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.

Ramsey Internships and Professional Workshops 2016-2017 Davis Coleman The Home Depot, Atlanta, Georgia Emily Giambalvo Associated Press, Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; USA Track & Field, Indianapolis, Indiana; The Seattle Times, Seattle, Washington Jessica Ho National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Cachamsi Medical Spanish and Clinical Shadowing Institute, Riobamba, Ecuador Emma Hope Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital Colorado, Denver, Colorado Manasa Kadiyala Ngarenaro Health Center, Arusha, Tanzania;

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Friends for Asia, Chiang, Mai, Thailand; NYU Summer Undergraduate Research Program, New York, New York Vineet Raman National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, India; Cachamsi Medical Spanish and Clinical Shadowing Institute, Riobamba, Ecuador; McQueen Health Behavior Lab, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri Zoe Schneider Emory Hospital Infectious Disease Department, Atlanta, Georgia Trey Walker Emergency Care Unit, Khayelitsha Site B Clinic, Cape Town, South Africa

Ramsey Research Presentations and Publications 2016-2017 Prentiss Autry “Punitive or Positive: How University Affirmative Consent Policies Can Be Framed for Maximum Effect,” CURO 2017 Symposium Evan Barnard “Organic Fertilizer Improves Revegetation of Roadside Soils,” CURO 2017 Malcolm Barnard Barnard, M.A., Porter, J.W. and Wilde, S.B. (2017) “Utilizing Spirogyra grevilleana as a Phytoremediatory Agent for Reduction of Limnetic Nutrients and Escherichia coli Concentrations.” American Journal of Plant Sciences, 8, 11481158. Jessica Ho “Genotype-Phenotype

Correlations for POMGNT1 and POMGNT2 in Dystroglycanopathies” and “Development of a Droplet Digital PCR Assay for Pre-NGS Quality Assessment of DNA from FFPE Specimens,” CURO 2017 Manasa Kadiyala “Identification of MAb109 Epitope in Pancreatic Cancer Cells,” CURO 2017 Evan Knox “Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) Moderates Protection of Cognitive Flexibility by Cognitive Reserve,” CURO 2017 Prabhjot Minhas “Refugee Health and Migration,” CURO 2017 Megan Murphy “The Effect of Aerobic Exercise

on White Matter in Overweight Children: Studying the Effect of an 8-Month Exercise Program,” CURO 2017 Vineet Raman “Healthcare for All: A Roadmap for a Healthier Georgia,” CURO 2017; “Tablet-Based Data Collection for Leprosy Field Surveys,” CURO 2017; “A Roadmap for a Healthier Georgia,” National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Memphis, Tennessee Zoe Schneider “Investigation of Visual Event Related Potentials in Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective, Psychotic and Non-Psychotic Bipolar Disorders,” CURO 2017 and International Conference of Schizophrenia Research, San Diego, California

Manasa Kadiyala, left, and Jessica Ho talk before a dance workout in the Ramsey Student Center.

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As part of an internship with the Associated Press, Emily Giambalvo interviews an athlete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.

Evan Barnard in Fiji.

Individual Travel-Study Grants 2016-2017 Jenny Alpaugh—England; Italy; Scotland Evan Barnard—Australia; Fiji; New Zealand Malcolm Barnard—Australia; Tybee Island, Georgia Emily Giambalvo—Brazil; Indianapolis, Indiana; Eugene, Oregon; Kanab, Utah Benjamin Giebelhausen—Germany Jessica Ho—Ecuador Heather Huynh—England Aven Jones—Spain Aven Jones in Spain.

Manasa Kadiyala—India; Tanzania; Thailand Grant Mercer—Croatia Vineet Raman—Ecuador; India; St. Louis, Missouri Hayley Rutchow—Italy

Manasa Kadiyala prepares to observe surgery in Thailand.

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Ben Starks, Grant Mercer, Jessica Ho, Vineet Raman, Elizabeth Cagle, and Manasa Kadiyala explore Alki Beach in Seattle.

Ben Starks masters the art of fish throwing at the Pike Place Market in Seattle.

Emma Hope and Jessica Ho work at the HIV/AIDS center in Seattle.

Ramseys cross the country for service trip to Seattle Manasa Kadiyala ’19 “From traveling on a ferry to West Seattle to visiting the very first Starbucks to eating fresh, delicious seafood, spring break offered a variety of adventures that catered to everyone’s interests. We volunteered at an HIV/AIDS center and a children’s science museum, where we received a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum and its day-to-day workings. In our free time, we visited the Space Needle as well as Chinatown and Pike Place Market. Even in the rainy weather, we managed to walk alongside the beaches in West Seattle. Dr. Meghan Skira was a wonderful faculty advisor who accompanied us on this trip and provided us with an opportunity to discuss the current status of healthcare in the U.S. with economists from the University of Washington.” UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS ANNUAL REPORT 2017

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CLASS OF 2017: Ramsey Scholars

Prentiss Rachel Autry Hometown: Hinsonton, Georgia Major: Sociology Minor: Biology Research: Punitive or Positive: How University Affirmative Consent Policies Can Be Framed for Maximum Effect Travel-Study & Internships: England Campus/Community Activities: Designated Dawgs director of volunteer relations; Deck Dawgs student coordinator; biochemistry peer mentor; Health for Kids charter member; Laboratory for the Study of Social Interaction undergraduate research associate Honors & Awards: Presidential Award of Excellence, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Honors

Malcolm Alexander Barnard Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia Major: Ecology Research: Utilizing Spirogyra grevilleana as a Phytoremediatory Agent for Reduction of Limnetic Nutrients and Escherichia coli Concentrations; Soil Manipulation by Leaf Cutter Ants at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica; Effects of Light Pollution on Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nesting Behavior in Georgia and South Carolina; A Survey of the Tidal Cycle Influence on the Differential Phytoplankton Diversity of the Duplin River at Marsh Landing on Sapelo Island; Endoparasites in Horned Passalus Beetles Travel-Study & Internships: Australia; Costa Rica; Tybee Island, Georgia Campus/Community Activities: UGA Student Government Association, Odum School of Ecology senator; University Council student representative and library committee; AAUS scientific diver for USG; TEDxUGA Student Idea Competition participant; Warnell teaching assistant; American Water Resources Association campus treasurer; Odum/Warnell research assistant; National Wildlife Federation eco-leader; Upper Oconee Watershed Network volunteer; Adopt-A-Stream; Georgia Department of Natural Resources sea turtle volunteer; Georgia State Science Fair judge; Rivers Alive; Ecology Club Honors & Awards: Josh Laern Memorial Outstanding Ecology Undergraduate Award, Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Volunteer Service Award: Gold, UGA Sustainability Science Symposium poster session 1st place, Odum School of Ecology Graduate Symposium poster session 2nd place, American Academy of Underwater Science, cum laude with Honors

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Katie Michele Googe Hometown: Athens, Georgia Majors: Comparative Literature, Romance Languages Master’s degree: Religion Research: Artificial Intelligence, Creation, and Marginalization in Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot; The Real Robots: A Historical Perspective on Isaac Asimov and Artificial Intelligence; “Parting Words” (Stillpoint Literary Magazine) Travel-Study & Internships: England; Germany; Spain; Washington, D.C. Campus/Community Activities: Demosthenian Literary Society president, chief justice, associate justice, Inter-Society Debate Team, custodian; UGA Department of Religion teaching assistant; University of Valencia Faculty of English teaching assistant; UGA Club Capoeira; John Knox’s 2016 Clarke County Board of Education campaign volunteer; Athens Center for Latino Education and Services (ALCES) GED tutor; Learning Ally reader; UGA Athletic Association tutor Honors & Awards: Max Kade Travel Grant, Fulbright Scholar (declined award), Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors

Heather Kimberly Huynh Hometown: Loganville, Georgia Major: Computer Science Research: Increasing Adoption of an Internet Standard: Internet Protocol Version 6; Closing the Diversity Gap: Creating Support Programs for STEM Minority Students Travel-Study & Internships: England; Italy; Mountain View, California; Alpharetta, Georgia; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Houston, Texas Campus/Community Activities: UGAHacks Hackathon organizer; UGA Computer Science Department undergraduate teaching assistant; International Women’s Hackathon planning committee member; Paper Airplanes Program English tutor; Learn IT, Girl! mentor; Science Olympiad at UGA president; Student Government Association Freshman Forum historian; Leadership Resource Team graphic design chair; UGA MathCounts Outreach tutor; Thinc. UGA intern; UGA PreMed Magazine web editor; Roosevelt Institute new chapter coordinator for the South, web designer Honors & Awards: Clarifai Champion, Roosevelt Scholar, University Innovation Fellow, Generation Google Scholar, Google Intern Grant Recipient for Grace Hopper Conference, SANS Women’s Academy Participant, Dean’s List, magna cum laude with Honors

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CLASS OF 2017: Ramsey Scholars

Megan Nicole Murphy Hometown: Grovetown, Georgia Majors: Biology, Psychology Minors: Spanish, Graduate Certificate in Global Health Research: White Matter Fiber Integrity of the Saccadic Eye Movement Network Differs Between Schizophrenia and Healthy Groups; White Matter Structure Differs Between Schizophrenia and Healthy Comparison Groups as a Function of Cognitive Control and Age; Age-Related Trajectories of Neural White Matter in Schizophrenia and Healthy Controls; Neural White Matter Alterations in Schizophrenia: The Effect of Aerobic Exercise on White Matter in Overweight Children Travel-Study & Internships: Italy; Peru; Thailand Campus/Community Activities: Camp Rainbow counselor; Athens Regional Medical Center volunteer; UGA Miracle Stegeman committee lead; Sigma Alpha Omega social chair; UGA PreMed Magazine staff writer; Journal for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (JURO) chief social sciences editor; Deck Dawgs; UGA Club Softball Honors & Awards: Judge Horace B. Russell Prize, CURO Symposium Best Paper Award, Asia-Georgia Internship Connection Scholar, CURO Summer Fellow, Honors International Scholar, Watson-Brown Scholar, CURO Assistantship, Psi Chi Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society, magna cum laude with High Honors

Jacqueline Kessler warms up before a Prelude Dance Ensemble dress rehearsal.

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Jenny Elizabeth Alpaugh Clarke Central HS Athens, Georgia Biology

Davis Jarratt Coleman William R. Boone HS Orlando, Florida Finance, Statistics

Emily Christine Giambalvo Easley HS Easley, South Carolina Management Information Systems

Evan Knox Cedar Shoals HS Athens, Georgia Physics, Psychology

Timothy Allen Ruiter Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology Centreville, Virginia Biochemical Engineering

Zoe Irene Schneider Henry W. Grady HS Atlanta, Georgia Cognitive Science, Genetics

Emily Giambalvo continues her quest to do handstands around the world with a scenic stop in Brazil.

Jenny Alpaugh spent her Maymester in 2016 studying advanced Spanish and creative writing in Costa Rica.

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Jessica Ziling Ho Lakeside HS Martinez, Georgia Cellular Biology

Manasa Lakshmi Kadiyala Chattahoochee HS Alpharetta, Georgia Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Jacqueline Grace Kessler Eastside HS Gainesville, Florida Environmental Economics & Management

Prabhjot Kaur Minhas Richmond Hill HS Richmond Hill, Georgia Anthropology, Genetics

Vineet Sundar Raman George Walton Comprehensive HS Marietta, Georgia Biology, Economics, Spanish

Hayley Marie Rutchow Franklin HS Thompsons Station, Tennessee Early Childhood Education BSEd/MEd

William Jessie Walker Bainbridge HS Bainbridge, Georgia Anthropology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, History

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Vineet Raman plays cello in a UGA Chamber Music Society quartet.

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CLASS OF 2020: Ramsey Scholars

Evan Chandler Barnard Johns Creek HS Johns Creek, Georgia Ecology

Sara Elizabeth Cagle Morgan County HS Madison, Georgia English

Benjamin Thomas Giebelhausen Bennington Public HS Bennington, Nebraska Psychology (Neuroscience)

Emma Danielle Hope Cherry Creek HS Englewood, Colorado Genetics

Sarah Aven Hartwell Jones Collegiate School Richmond, Virginia Scientific Illustration

Grant Harrison Mercer Harrison HS Marietta, Georgia Biology, International Affairs

Carl Thomas Miller III Grovetown HS Grovetown, Georgia Computer Science

Benjamin Crawford Starks Celebration HS Celebration, Florida Management Information Systems

Prabhjot Minhas studies in Moore College.

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David Harry Bekore Sanford H. Calhoun HS Merrick, New York Chemistry, Economics

Erica Kaila Glorianna Bressner Douglas County HS Winston, Georgia English, International Affairs

Elijah David Solomon Courtney Home School Gainesville, Georgia Physics

George Branham Culpepper Westfield School Perry, Georgia Economics, International Business

Samantha Jane Daly Dunwoody HS Dunwoody, Georgia Criminal Justice, Psychology

Hannah Yongxian Huang John S. Davidson Fine Arts School Augusta, Georgia Economics

Ashley Catherine Martin Home School Owens Cross Roads, Alabama Genetics

Zane G. Placie Kennesaw Mountain HS Kennesaw, Georgia Risk Management & Insurance

Karan A. Pol Campbell HS Smyrna, Georgia Economics

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Margaret Frances Schrayer Princeton HS Princeton, New Jersey Computer Science

Meredith Elaine Van De Velde Glynn Academy St. Simons Island, Georgia International Affairs, Computer Science

Winston Hayes Way Westfield School Hawkinsville, Georgia Computer Science, Statistics

James Herbert West Notre Dame HS Chattanooga, Tennessee Computer Science, Linguistics

Ben Giebelhausen in Canada.

Grant Mercer in Croatia.

Theodore Jacob Vincent Ladue Horton Watkins HS Creve Coeur, Montana Entertainment & Media Studies, Mathematics

Jessica Ho on the base of the monument by Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa in Ecuador.

RAMSEY SCHOLARS: Newest alumni

Newest Ramsey alumni discuss their futures Prentiss Autry ’17 “I grew up in a small farming community in Southwest Georgia and have always desired to return to a similar region to practice medicine. Through coursework at UGA and shadowing experiences, I have discovered practitioners of rural medicine face many additional challenges outside of their daily clinical work. I chose to pursue a degree in sociology to develop a greater understanding of the social factors and institutions present in any given community and how these broader topics are inextricably tied to health. In a Sociology of Healthcare course, I learned primary care has the most potential Prentiss Autry at to improve Project Horseshoe Farm. health outcomes, and shadowing through SOWEGA-AHEC’s Pathway to Med School confirmed this is the field of medicine I most enjoy. I hope to serve as the first line of both defense and offense for my patients, helping them through periods of acute sickness and developing strategies with them to manage their chronic illnesses. “While the path to becoming a physician is rather clear, the route to impacting a community varies greatly. My work as a rural physician must extend past the walls of the clinic. While it is impossible to predict the specific needs of my future community, I am prepared to tackle them with zeal. My personal background, education, and service experiences have equipped me to assess these needs, whatever they may be, and work with other leaders in the region to implement effective change. I am taking a gap year fellowship with Project Horseshoe Farm in Alabama to focus on rural, community-centered healthcare, and I hope

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to use this time before beginning medical school to study existing community healthcare systems and learn how to execute them in my own career.” Heather Huynh ’17 “I first interned at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico this past summer, and now I am working there as a post baccalaureate student researcher. I plan to pursue graduate school in machine learning after working for a while in order to pursue a career in research and development in the future. I’m interested in working on cutting edge technology, which is what R&D work will help me achieve. During my undergraduate experience, I interned at Google twice, and these internships exposed me to the software engineering industry. Through a combination of internships and computer science classes at UGA, I found I would enjoy the creation of new things more than a regular software engineering job. “One of my personal goals, as a result of my experience at UGA, was to be in a place where I could grow. I realized how important growing as a person was as I interacted with other students through the Ramsey Scholarship and the UGA Honors Program. You grow not only by learning, but by being challenged by others around you. This is one of the main reasons I decided to go to work first before pursuing graduate school.”

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Heather Huynh, center, with Helen Smith (Fellows Class of 2007), co-chair of Hacking Arts Festival and Hackathon at MIT, and Shuchi Goyal.

Ramsey Scholars alumni by class year Class of 2004 Ladson Gaddy-Dubac Andrew Ely Guthrie Virginia Wood Pate Daniel Anthony del Portal Samuel Winters Richwine III Rachel Elizabeth Wahlig Class of 2005 Katherine Elizabeth Bugg Andrew G. Crowley Lawrence Robert Ficek Matthew Eric Hickman Ngozi Christie Ogbuehi James Christoper Tarr Brian William Teplica Class of 2006 Molly Martin Anderson Staci Hutsell Cannon Elizabeth Kate Davidson Jarrett Roux Horne Jackson Charles Dillingham May Class of 2007 Mary Beth Bereznak Jonathan Andrew Charles Brian Lee Claggett Kelly Eaton Gladin Hope Carrell Ham Maggie McQueen Hodges Brian Louis Levy Daniel Suresh Mathews Lamar Houston Moree Lauren Elizabeth Sillery Oberg Teerawit “Tim” Supakorndej Rebecca Rahn Vahrenwald Andrew Jay Vesper Class of 2008 Matthew Charles Agan Brent Lewis Allen Molly Beatrice Pittman Babineaux Jeffrey Craig Elrod James Tristan Gordy Annie Ming Huang Joseph Stuart Knight John Thompson Matthews James Lucas McFadden Noah Reuben Mink Gregory James O’Connell Blake William Shealy Karen Christina Wong Class of 2009 Nneka Alicia Arinze

Shannon Chen Jonathan Brown Chestnut Nisha Gupta Jeremiah Douglas Johnson Jeremy Howard Jones Lindsay Beth Jones Elizabeth Alexandra Katzmann Madison Moore Pool Peter Samuel Shoun Joseph Dempsey Turrentine Class of 2010 Alexander Linton Brown Peyton Clark Edwards Carole Noelle House William Daniel Jordan III Halina Maladtsova Nicholas Anthony Passarello Lauren Elizabeth Pinson Caitlin Gail Robinson Emily Frances Reed Underwood Zao “Michael” Yang Class of 2011 Jonathan William Arogeti Jason Daniel Berkowitz Christopher Jordan Floyd Haylee Nicole Humes Mark Paul Johnson Jung Woong Kim Nicole Elizabeth Nation Erika Parker New Griffin Daniel Rice Joseph Cataquiz Rimando Stephen Bradford Thompson Andrew George Watts Laura Ann Wynn Class of 2012 Whitney Marie Ising Adams Samantha Colleen Gray Aisha Mahmood Haley Tiffany Ying Hu John Bradley Otwell Anna Catherine Savelle Ryan Oliver Sheets Catherine Lois Shonts Sheila Vedala Class of 2013 Glenn Ryan Branscomb Frank Logan Butler IV Trevor Hunter Hohorst Yiran Emily Peng Alexander Collins Vey

Class of 2014 Catherine Jane Backus Emily Elizabeth Backus Victoria Lynn DeLeo Amanda Jane Holder Stephen Edward Lago Mariana Lynne Satterly Pranay Kumar Udutha Class of 2015 Cody James Baetz Carmen Orpinas Kraus Tuan Anh Nguyen Abigail Taylor Shell Class of 2016 Melissa Carlene Cousins Berta Maria Franzluebbers Samuel Thomas Johnston Rachel Hana Paleg Mihir B. Patel Juliana Jianquan Saxton

Ramsey Scholars newest alumni— Class of 2017 Prentiss Autry—Fellow, Project Horseshoe Farm, Greensboro, Alabama Malcolm Barnard—Conservation activities gap year, applying to PhD programs in ecology and marine science Katie Googe—PhD Student, English, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California Heather Huynh—Post Baccalaureate Student Researcher, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico Megan Murphy—Medical Student, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Georgia

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Into the clouds Prabhjot Minhas swings into thin air in Ecuador.

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