Foundation Fellows Annual Report, 2018-2019 by Morehead Honors College

University of Georgia

Foundation Fellows & Ramsey Honors Scholars

2018-2019 Annual Report

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CONTENTS Endowed and Named Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Letters from the President, Chair, and Director . . . . . . 3 Overview of the Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Year at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 National and International Recognition . . . . . . . . 10 Academic Enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Faculty Mentors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Experiential Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 > Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 > Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 > Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Global Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 > Individual Travel-Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 > Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 > Bali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 > Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 > New York and Washington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . 52 > Ramsey Service Trip to Sapelo Island . . . . . . . 54 > University of Oxford Maymester . . . . . . . . . 56 Lisa Ann Coole Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Foundation Fellows Class of 2019 . . . . . . . . . . 61 Foundation Fellows by Class Year . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2019 . . . . . . . . 80 Ramsey Honors Scholars by Class Year . . . . . . . . . 82 Fellows & Ramseys Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Endowed and Named Fellowships Philip Alston Fellows Jessica Zeling Ho ’19 Jon Mallory McRae III ’20 Eugene Black Fellows Manav Cherian Mathews ’21 Stephanie Alexandra Stewart ’19 Carlyle Fraser Fellows Rebecca L. Buechler ’20 Laurel Hiatt ’19 Brian Jay Woolfolk ’21 Vera Milner Fellows Mackenzie Rose Joy ’20 Divine Chukwumelie Ogbuefi ’19 Winship Nunnally Fellows Dwain Paul Chambers ’19 Benjamin Crawford Starks ’20 Martha Nunnally Fellow Keaton Patrick Coletti ’22 Bernard Ramsey Endowed Fellows Swapnil Agrawal ’19 Asim Ahmed ’21 Avni Sheel Ahuja ’20 Rachael Folakemi Akinola ’19 Ashley Uchenna Amukamara ’19 Zoë Lorene Andrews ’21 Nitin Sai Prasad Ankisetty ’21 Robyn Evelyn Anzulis ’22 McKenna Aliya Barney ’20 Eva-Michelle Belikova ’22 Phaidra S. Buchanan ’21 Maria Isabella Cerón ’19 Katherine Fredrica Christie ’21 Trisha Dalapati ’19 Tarun Daniel ’19 Emma Calhoun Ellis ’22 Elizabeth Ann Esser ’22 Arden Anne Farr ’21 Steven W. Feng ’19 Montgomery Lloyd Fischer ’20 Stephan Nicholas George ’20 Nicole Marie Googe ’20 Emma Chandler Innes Hale ’22 Nina Grace Howard ’21 Nirav Ilango ’19 Satya Amritsai Jella ’21 Jena M. Jibreen ’22 Jamil Fayazali Kassam ’22 Anderson Kunho Kim ’21

Zoe Yan Li ’19 Kaitlin Mary Luedecke ’20 Jessica K. Pasquarello ’19 Kyle Pishunjay Patel ’21 Sebastian Puerta ’20 John Michael Rawlings ’19 Nina P. Reddy ’20 William Goins Ross ’22 Fiachra Eileen Rottinghaus ’21 Margaret Grace Russo ’20 Nathan Samuel Safir ’22 Anna Samsonov ’22 Ruth Anne Schade ’19 Andrew Dunivin Schmitt ’20 Caroline Laura Shearer ’19 Oleksandra Stogniy ’22 Emma Joanna Traynor ’22 Angela Lily Tsao ’21 Emma Grace Tucker ’21 Anthony J. VanDieren ’21 Avery Elise Warner ’21 Margaret Elizabeth Warren ’22 Abigail Elizabeth West ’19 Ashley Henehan Willard ’19 Rachel Janeyee Yuan ’21

Student Scholarships and University Initiatives Committee Members Kathryn L. Ash, Chair

Charlotte, North Carolina

Allison Ausband Atlanta, Georgia

Michael J. Boudens Washington, D.C.

Christopher W. Brown Newton, Massachusetts

Elizabeth W. Camp Atlanta, Georgia

Victor E. Corrigan Atlanta, Georgia

Richard W. Courts IV Atlanta, Georgia

Nancy Juneau

Atlanta, Georgia

Charles E. Knox Augusta, GA

Emily Dunlap Lawson Gainesville, Georgia

Neal J. Quirk

Atlanta, Georgia

Stanley W. Shelton

Boston, Massachusetts

John White Ramsey Fellow Aditya Krishnaswamy ’20 Penelope W. and E. Roe Stamps IV Foundation Fellows Luke Joseph Armao ’22 Claire E. Bunn ’22 Claire Martha Drosos ’20 Zakiyya Nzinga Ellington ’21 Guy Darrell Eroh ’19 Victoria Christine Fonzi ’21 Divya Ghoshal ’21 Emma Marie Goldsmith ’20 Griffin Scott Hamstead ’20 Edward Tatum Hunda ’22 Christina Corrine Lee ’19 Nicolas Leis ’20 Jessica Yan Ma ’20 Kavi Pandian ’19 Aparna Pateria ’22 Tarun Neel Ramesh ’21 Isabelle Olivia Riddle ’21 Ashley Elizabeth Reed ’19 Aditya Sood ’19 Himani Yadav ’22 Charlotte and Claude Williams Fellow Jaaie Upkar Varshney ’22

Stephen W. Smith Atlanta, Georgia

Susan C. Waltman Pelham, New York

Andrew P. Owsiak, Ex-Officio, Voting Athens, Georgia

Ammishaddai Grand-Jean, Ex-Officio, Non-Voting, Athens, Georgia

Marie R. Mize, Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Athens, Georgia

Libby V. Morris, Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Athens, Georgia

Betsy C. Cox, Advisory Jacksonville, Florida

Delos H. Yancey III, Advisory Rome, Georgia

Foundation Fellows Program Staff David S. Williams

Associate Provost & Director

Jessica B. Hunt

Major Scholarships Coordinator

Emily L. M. Shirley

Program Administrator

Margaret O. Middleton Graduate Assistant

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.

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Letters FROM THE PRESIDENT I have enjoyed working closely with Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars throughout much of my career at the University of Georgia. Beyond their achievements and ambitions, these exceptional students share an intellectual curiosity and a spirit of camaraderie that inspire all of us here. They are part of a university that ignited the movement of public higher education in Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and one that continues to reach new heights of excellence across all facets of our mission. At UGA, students take classes and conduct research in state-of-the-art facilities. They benefit from initiatives that promote hands-on learning, entrepreneurship, data literacy, and other critical skills and experiences. They are mentored by world-renowned faculty who are pushing the boundaries of knowledge in their fields. And they are part of a community committed to making a positive impact through teaching, research, and service. As President, I remain a strong supporter of the Foundation Fellowship, and I look forward to learning about the contributions the students will make now and in the future. Jere W. Morehead, President University of Georgia

FROM THE UGA FOUNDATION CHAIR As we welcome a new class of Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars, we are reminded of the incredible 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 critical 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. Bill Douglas, Chair University of Georgia Foundation

FROM THE DIRECTOR Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars are truly extraordinary individuals with an exciting array of talents and abilities. It is a privilege to work with them on a daily basis. Their sustained commitment to service and concern for others makes a very positive impact both on and well beyond our campus. We are grateful that these students annually receive such strong support from our administration, the University of Georgia Foundation, the dedicated staff and faculty members of the University of Georgia, our alumni, and our many friends and supporters. David S. Williams, Associate Provost and Director Honors and Foundation Fellows Programs

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CULTIVATING EXCELLENCE 6 Scholarship Overview 7 Estimated Attendance Costs 8 Year at a Glance 10 International & National Recognition

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Overview

Foundation Fellowship and Ramsey Honors Scholarship The UGA Honors Program administers the university’s top academic scholarships—the Foundation Fellowship, UGA’s premier academic scholarship, and the Ramsey Honors Scholarship, one of the highest merit-based awards. The Foundation Fellowship was created in 1972 by UGA Foundation trustees to enrich the educational experience of outstanding undergraduates. Fellows receive an annual stipend, research and academic conference grants, and individual travel-study grants. Fellows participate in a post first-year Maymester at the University of Oxford, and spring group travel-study. The Ramsey Honors Scholarship was created in 2000 by UGA Foundation trustees under the name of the university’s most generous individual benefactor, the late Bernard Ramsey (BS ’37). Ramsey Scholars are selected through the Foundation Fellowship application process and receive an annual stipend and travel-study grants and participate in domestic spring break service trips. Fellows and Ramseys enjoy mentoring from professors who have matched interests, peer mentoring, dinner seminars and book discussions with faculty, cultural events, group travel, the Fellows Library in Moore College, and off-campus retreats that promote a sense of community.

2018-2019 Program Overview

first-year Fellows

average scores:

1586 SAT 34.5 ACT 4.22 GPA

average scores:

1555 SAT 35.2 ACT 4.34 GPA

first-year Ramseys

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2018-2019 statistics

In the 2018-2019 academic year, the program added 20 firstyear Foundation Fellows, nine Ramsey Scholars, and four MidTerm Foundation Fellows, bringing the total numbers to 88 Fellows and 36 Ramsey Scholars. New Foundation Fellows for 2018-2019 had an average SAT of 1555 and an average ACT of 35.2. Their high school grade point average was 4.34 on a 4.0 scale, which indicates extra points for Advanced Placement courses. New Ramsey Scholars for 2018-2019 had an average SAT of 1586 and an average ACT of 34.5. Their high school grade point average was 4.22 on a 4.0 scale.

Benefits of both scholarships

• Special seminars and book discussions with UGA and visiting professors • Faculty, peer, and alumni mentoring • Twice-a-year off-campus retreats • Participation in a community of scholars who stimulate each other’s intellectual and personal development • First-year housing supplement of $614 for in-state students, $1,228 for out-of-state students

Foundation Fellowship benefits

• Annual stipend for in-state students: $12,300 plus the Zell Miller Scholarship (currently $9,552 per year) • Annual stipend for out-of-state students: $20,300 plus an out-of-state tuition waiver (currently $18,574 per year) • Three fully funded spring travel-study programs (first through third years). Recently, Fellows have traveled to Morocco, South Korea, Bali, Japan, Tanzania, Argentina, and Vietnam • Fully funded summer study abroad program to Oxford immediately following the first year (valued at $8,500) • Individual travel-study grants up to a cumulative total of $9,000 (related to academic and professional goals, can be combined with semester stipends for travel-study for semester or academic year) • Research and academic conference grants up to a cumulative total of $1,750

Ramsey Scholar benefits

• Annual stipend for in-state Ramseys: $6,160 plus the Zell Miller Scholarship (currently $9,552 per year) • Annual stipend for out-of-state Ramseys: $10,160 plus an out-of-state tuition waiver (currently $18,574 per year) • A separate travel-study grant of $3,000 (related to academic and professional goals, can be combined with semester stipends for travel-study for semester or academic year) • Four funded spring service-learning trips. In recent years, Ramseys have traveled to Seattle, Austin, New Orleans, Miami, Asheville, and San Francisco

2018-2019 Estimated Cost of Attendance • Full Academic Year Fellows

Ramseys

Non-FFR

Myers Hall rent (double room)

$6,450

7-day Meal Plan

$3,996

Tuition & Fees

$11,830

Zell Miller Tuition Scholarship

-$9,552

-$12,300

-$6,160

$—

First-Year FFR Housing Supplement

-$614

$—

Balance to be paid by student:

-$190

$5,950

$12,724

Fellows

Ramseys

Non-FFR

Myers Hall rent (double room)

$6,450

7-day Meal Plan

$3,996

$30,404

Out-of-State Tuition Waver

-$18,574

$—

FFR Stipend

-$20,300

-$10,160

$—

-$1,228

$—

$748

$10,888

$40,850

u Georgia Resident

FFR Stipend

u Non-Georgia Resident

Tuition & Fees

First-Year FFR Housing Supplement Balance to be paid by student:

Sources: Myers Hall dorm rates, UGA meal plan rates, UGA tuition and fees.

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YEAR

at a GLANCE

SEPTEMBER

FFR Class Breakfasts

NOVEMBER

FFR Pre-Spring Trip Seminars

JUNE - JULY

AUGUST - DECEMBER

UGA Orientation Sessions

FFR dinner seminars, book discussions, cultural and theatrical events, and Honors Program lunchbox lectures & book discussions

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

Move into Myers Hall First-Year FFR Welcome & Orientation Freshman Welcome, Sanford Stadium FFR Welcome Reception at the President’s House FFR Library Drop-In Feast Fellows Fall Retreat, Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge Ramsey Scholars Fall Retreat, Dillard House

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SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

OCTOBER

FFR Wellness Weeks (yoga, ARTini’s, painting and pottery workshops, rock climbing) FFR Family Reception (Homecoming Weekend), Moore College Lobby

APRIL

UGA at Oxford Foundation Fellows Maymester Orientation Meeting FFR Graduation Banquet at the Classic Center FFR Recruiting Events - Kayaking the Broad River

FEBRUARY

Foundation Fellows Interview Weekend

DECEMBER

Finals Week Food in FFR Library

DECEMBER

JANUARY

FFR Winter Retreat, UGA Special Collections Library FFR Pre-Spring Trip Seminars

FEBRUARY

JANUARY - APRIL

FFR dinner seminars, book discussions, cultural and theatrical events, and Honors Program lunchbox lectures & book discussions

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

Finals Week Food in FFR Library UGA at Oxford Foundation Fellows Maymester

MARCH

FFR Spring Trips

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Beinecke:

Sebastian Puerta

Goldwater:

Monte Fischer

Goldwater:

Katie Luedecke

Fulbright:

Mackenzie Joy

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS Goldwater:

Fulbright:

Vineet Raman

UGA FOUNDATION FELLOWS & RAMSEY HONORS SCHOLARS 8NOAA Hollings: Angela Tsao

Knauss Marine Policy:

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Phi Kappa Phi:

Guy Eroh

Ashley Amukamara

Kavi Pandian

Knight-Hennessy:

Schwarzman:

Mallory Harris

Swapnil Agrawal

International Recognition

Schwarzman Scholar studies human rights Swapnil Agrawal was one of 147 students selected in November 2018 as a Schwarzman Scholar, an international graduate fellowship designed to prepare the next generation of leaders with an understanding of China’s role in global trends. A Foundation Fellow and Honors student from Dunwoody who graduated in May, Swapnil is UGA’s fourth Schwarzman Scholar. The fully funded, yearlong master’s program in global affairs is offered to Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Students live and learn on the Schwarzman College campus and focus their studies on public policy, economics and business, or international studies. Swapnil majored in international affairs

and economics. He has been accepted into Harvard Law School, which he will begin after his year at Tsinghua University. There, he will study international law. Swapnil studies human rights protection, and his goal is to investigate how international institutions can leverage human rights treaties in creative ways to increase decentralized enforcement. As a Schwarzman Scholar, he plans to examine Chinese ideology underlying its human rights agenda. “It will be interesting to see how human rights engagement happens from a Chinese perspective,” he said. “It’s important to understand that if you want to come up with solutions for issues, you have to understand what is motivating the other party to act in the first place.”

Fulbright recipients prepare for year in Germany and India Kavi Pandian has a love of teaching and a strong belief in the delivery of equitable, quality education for everyone. A Foundation Fellow, Kavi graduated in May with degrees in sociology and economics. For his Fulbright year, he will teach English in Nuremberg, Germany. One of 20 Germany ETAs to receive a Diversity Program placement, he will be assigned to a school with a significant number of students with minority or refugee backgrounds. During his time at UGA, Kavi interned with the D.C. Public Schools and with schools in Italy and South Africa. He served as vice president of education for Refugee Outreach @ UGA and was the co-founder (along with Manasa Kadiyala) and head tutor for Athens Prison Tutorial. The program serves inmates in Athens-Clarke County through GED tutoring, SAT/ACT preparation, and other educational pursuits. While in Germany, he hopes to continue volunteering and working with prisoners. After Fulbright, Kavi plans to earn a master’s degree in education. He then plans to work in public education, first as a teacher and eventually as an administrator and policymaker.

Vineet Raman’s primary goal is that all people—especially vulnerable populations— have access to healthcare providers. A Ramsey Honors Scholar, Vineet graduated in May with degrees in biology, Spanish, and Latin American and Caribbean studies. For his Fulbright-Nehru experience, he will travel to India to study health inequities. He will split time between the Institute of Public Health in Bangalore and a field station in the Biligirirangana Hills in Karnataka, near the border with Tamil Nadu in south India. Vineet observed the gaps in communication between providers and those with limited English proficiency while working as an interpreter in health clinics in Athens. He later joined a team of UGA researchers working to improve the health of the Latinx population in Athens. At UGA, he served as executive director of the Roosevelt Institute at UGA. With the Washington Leadership Program, he was an innovation intern with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Vineet plans to pursue degrees in medicine and public health, working at the intersection of healthcare and health disparities research.

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National Recognition

Three Fellows named Goldwater Scholars in 2019 Three Foundation Fellows were selected as 2019 Barry Goldwater Scholars. Monte Fischer, Mackenzie Joy, and Katie Luedecke (along with UGA junior Sarah Saddoris) earned the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Since 1995, 60 UGA students have received the Goldwater Scholarship. This is the sixth time UGA has had four scholars in the last 21 years. Monte Fischer (above center), from South St. Paul, Minnesota, is majoring in mathematics and computer science and working toward a master’s degree in mathematics. He plans to pursue a doctorate in mathematics to investigate questions of stochastic processes, probability, and computation. Through a summer REU at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2018, Monte learned how to apply tools of mathematics and statistics to model financial markets. Previously, he worked on research with UGA’s Neil Lyall and

Georgios Petridis in the mathematics department in an effort to improve Plünneke’s inequality, a foundational result in the subfield of mathematics called additive combinatorics. Mackenzie Joy (above right), from Woodstock, is majoring in physics and astronomy. She plans to earn a doctorate in theoretical cosmology or particle physics and support young women in physics. She wants to research the preinflationary universe, large-scale cosmic structure, and missing pieces of the Standard Model to help build a more complete picture of the universe. In 2018, she participated in a REU at the University of California, Davis, calculating the size of the sound horizon using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo to show its discrepancy with the predicted value from the Cold Dark Matter model. At UGA, she worked with astronomy professor Loris Magnani to analyze formaldehyde spectral data from the

interstellar medium in an effort to map out clouds surrounding the Milky Way. Katie Luedecke (above left), from Peachtree City, is majoring in chemistry with a focus on chemical synthesis. She plans to pursue a doctorate specializing in inorganic chemistry with a focus on carbene chemistry. She wants to develop opportunities for females in STEM at the sub-collegiate level. She conducts research under the mentorship of UGA Foundation Professor Gregory Robinson in his inorganic chemistry lab. She has presented at the southeastern and national meetings of the American Chemical Society, CURO Symposium, UGA’s Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities Symposium, and UGA Chemistry Club meeting and published in the journal Dalton Transactions. She was an invited participant to the American Chemical Society’s Inorganic Undergraduate Symposium.

Mallory Harris named UGA’s first Knight-Hennessy Scholar Fellows alumna Mallory Harris was named UGA’s first Knight-Hennessy Scholar. The international graduate-level program provides full funding for students as they pursue studies at Stanford University. The program is designed to prepare students to take leadership roles in finding creative solutions to complex global issues. Mallory graduated from UGA in May 2018 with bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and computational biology along with a Spanish minor and an interdisciplinary writing certificate. A Dunwoody native, she was a Goldwater Scholar, an Honors student, and a Foundation Fellow. She will pursue a PhD in biology at the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. As a researcher and teacher, Mallory plans to support a shift from reactionary to preventive approaches to epidemiology.

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Sebastian Puerta: 2019 Beinecke Scholar Sebastian Puerta, a junior earning combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics, was one of 20 students nationwide selected in 2019 as a Beinecke Scholar. The scholarship awards $34,000 to third-year students who will pursue graduate studies in the arts, humanities, or social sciences. He is the second UGA student to receive the honor. A Foundation Fellow, Sebastian plans to earn a doctorate in economics. He will focus on education policy with an emphasis on gifted instruction and peer effects as sources to identify and improve outcomes for disadvantaged students. A first-generation college student, he is originally from Medellín, Colombia. His family now lives in Alpharetta. In Sebastian’s thesis work for his master’s degree, he is studying the makeup and impact of gifted and talented education in Georgia. He was a summer research assistant for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Guy Eroh: 2019 Knauss Marine Policy Fellow Guy Eroh was named a Knauss Marine Policy Fellow for the 2019-2020 academic year. A Foundation Fellow, he graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in ecology and is completing a joint master’s degree in forest resources. His long-term goal is to improve the recovery and sustainability of the world’s fish populations and their habitats. He was a 2018 Udall Scholar and 2018 Goldwater Scholar. The NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides educational and professional experiences to graduate students who have an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in national policy decisions affecting those resources. It matches highly qualified students with hosts in legislative and executive branches of government located in Washington, D.C., for a one-year paid fellowship.

Angela Tsao: 2019 NOAA Hollings Scholar Angela Tsao was one of 130 students accepted into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2019 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program, which awards academic assistance for two years of full-time study and a 10week, full-time paid internship at a NOAA facility during the summer. A Foundation Fellow, she is studying computer science and cognitive science and conducting graduate coursework in artificial intelligence. Angela spent the summer in Inner Mongolia in China, conducting research on soil-water-vegetation interrelationships for sustainable agriculture in the Eurasian steppes. She recently completed an internship with UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, using geospatial techniques to examine data on resilience and flooding risk.

Ashley Amukamara: Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellow Ashley Amukamara was awarded a 2019 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship for graduate and professional study in recognition of her accomplishments and in support of her medical education. She graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in genetics and psychology. Ashley is studying medicine at Washington University in St. Louis and plans to become an OB-GYN and specialize in reproductive endocrinology. At UGA, Ashley conducted research on behavior in social insects. She worked on burying beetles with Allen Moore, associate dean for research and a professor of entomology, and studied milkweed bugs with Patricia Moore, a professor of entomology. Ashley’s research included documenting the effects of parental removal on offspring growth and mortality, and her findings were recently published in Ecological Entomology.

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Athens author Will Walton, center right, discusses his book, I Felt a Funeral in My Brain, with Fellows and Ramseys at Avid Bookshop on Prince Avenue.

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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT 16 17 18 19 20

Honors Program CURO Faculty Mentors Dual Degrees Extracurriculars

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671 4.2 1505 33.79

incoming firstyear students

average GPA

average SAT

average ACT

UGA Honors Program Providing a small college feel at a large university The UGA Honors Program is one of the oldest and most respected in the country. It provides its 2,500 undergraduates with the resources to make the most of their higher education experienceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including 300 Honors classes a year with an average class size of 17 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; the Corsair Society, which mentors undergraduates pursuing banking and finance careers; the Honors Program Student Council; UGA MATHCOUNTS; the Association of Women in Science; and the Thomas Lay After School Tutoring Program. Through the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO), students work with faculty on projects that reach beyond classroom learning, giving them important research-related experience needed for graduate or professional schools. Housed in the Honors Program, CURO is open to all UGA undergraduates interested in pursuing research ranging from the humanities to social sciences to traditional STEM disciplines. Among the on-campus benefits provided to Fellows and Ramseys is access to Honors Program staff members, among which is the major scholarships coordinator, who provides 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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CURO

Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Through CURO, the Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities, students work with faculty on projects that allow them to reach beyond classroom learning and give them important research-related 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.

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Faculty Mentors

Ashley Amukamara, right, discusses her milkweed bug research with Dr. Patricia Moore, a professor of entomology and one of Ashley’s faculty mentors.

Fellows, Ramseys find ‘energy and encouragement’ with faculty mentors Fellows and Ramseys build meaningful relationships with professors and administrators across campus and across disciplines, contributing to their development as scholars, researchers, and global citizens. Vineet Raman ’19 “Transitioning into grassroots community health work, I couldn’t have had better luck when I happened upon the profile of Dr. Rebecca Matthew on the Latin American & Caribbean Studies Institute website. From our first meeting, Dr. Matthew has redefined the concept of mentorship and has sought to advance my own career in ways I didn’t know possible, while remaining cognizant of my development as a researcher, student, and human being. I’ve had the opportunity to present a poster at the annual American Public Health Association meeting in San Diego and worked with primary health data for my thesis. Dr. Matthew has been an unyielding source of encouragement and energy, guiding me as the sole undergrad on an interdisciplinary team of professors and graduate students.” Christina Lee ’19 “I first met Dr. Delaram Yazdansepas when I took her discrete mathematics computer science course. She was a phenomenal professor, and when I needed a faculty mentor for a computer science directed study course, she was my first choice. She has been extremely encouraging and helpful regarding my work with embedded devices for the themed entertainment industry. Additionally, she has a passion for involving more women in STEM fields. She has eagerly connected me to resources, such as the Grace Hopper Conference,

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that help to inspire and motivate me. Our meetings always leave me feeling energized and confident in my abilities to succeed.” Katie Luedecke ’20 “Two years ago, after an intriguing freshman chemistry course, Dr. Greg Robinson took me under his wing and began the process of turning me into a chemist. He has pushed me to be my best, most authentic self academically and personally. Dr. Robinson believes in me as a scientist, respects my ideas, and has never made me feel like I am the least knowledgeable about a topic (although as the only undergraduate in the lab, I most certainly am). From his mentorship, I grew the confidence to apply for prestigious opportunities, and Dr. Robinson celebrates when I am successful, and more importantly, encourages me when I am rejected. I know this relationship will continue into my post-graduate academic pursuits, and I am so grateful to know this intelligent man.” Austin Stack ’22 “My involvement in research started when Dr. Paula Lemons in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology sought new undergraduate researchers to join her efforts in biochemistry education research. For someone with an interest in psychology and a plan to study biochemistry, the opportunity seemed like a great fit. Dr. Lemons has been an outstanding mentor during my introduction to undergraduate research, showing me the ropes of working in a lab and honing my scientific writing so that I can present my findings to others. Her lab environment is relaxed, friendly, and engaging. I feel lucky to have had the chance to work with her.”

Double Dawgs Undergraduates at the University of Georgia have the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years or less through UGA’s Double Dawgs program. These joint bachelor’s and master’s degree programs allow UGA students to both diversify and specialize their training and knowledge.

Ruth Schade, ’19

BA Nutritional Sciences, MS Foods & Nutrition

“The experiences and opportunities I’ve had as a graduate student in the Department of Foods and Nutrition have been some of the best parts of my UGA experience. As a member of Dr. Claire de La Serre’s Gastrointestinal Neurophysiology Lab, I have studied the role of maternal diet and the gut microbiome in shaping offspring health, taught skills to other students in my lab, taken graduate courses, and served as treasurer for my department’s Graduate Student Organization. These experiences have given me a strong background in nutritional science and encouraged me to further explore inflammatory diseases in the context of immunology as a PhD student at Stanford University.”

Guy Eroh, ’19

BS Ecology, MS Forestry & Natural Resources (Fisheries)

“I was lucky to find a mentor, Dr. Cecil Jennings, who was willing to take me on as a student. With his guidance I have been studying the effects of different fungicidal treatment regimens on the hatching success of walleye eggs. This information will help the Georgia Department of Natural Resources improve their walleye production program and enhance angling opportunities in North Georgia. It has been a nice experience being able to focus more in depth on fisheries science. It has also been eye-opening to really take charge of a project and make the shift from consuming knowledge to producing it.”

Class of 2019 Seven members of the class of 2019 (five Fellows and two Ramseys) completed or are finishing up their degrees through the Double Dawgs program. They are Trisha Dalapati, Guy Eroh, Jessica Ho (top photo), Jessica Pasquarello, Hayley Rutchow (photo at right), Ruth Schade, and Trey Walker.

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Academic Enrichment Fellows and Ramseys explored an array of intellectual and professional topics at dinnerseminars and book discussions with faculty and alumni throughout the year—including the role of linguistics in advocating asylum cases, sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities, computational biology, sexual violence in conflict zones, personal finance, the power of mistakes, oversight within the intelligence community, transgender healthcare, existential literature, and the lives of Genghis Khan, Cleopatra, and Amelia Earhart. In addition, the Fellowship sponsors attendance at campus conferences, lectures, and a wide range of cultural and social events throughout the year—including Wellness Week activities such as kayaking, rock climbing, yoga, improv, and pottery workshops; productions at UGA’s Performing Arts Center, Town & Gown Theatre, and Canopy Aerial Dance Studio; dinner at the UGA Press; Big/Little mentoring dinners; and class breakfasts.

This page, above: First-year Fellows and Ramseys hike in the North Georgia mountains. Izzy Cerón and Swapnil Agrawal, left, talk during a meal in the Fellows Library. Facing page, clockwise from top left: 1) One of the fall enrichment activities includes painting at ARTini’s Art Lounge in Athens; 2) the Honors Program Student Council holds an annual Honors Program Dance each spring; 3) incoming first-year students and current Fellows and Ramseys go kayaking on the Broad River near Athens; 4) students pick strawberries at Washington Farms; 5) UGA alumnus Camir Ricketts, right, Fellows Class of 2015 and a doctoral candidate at Cornell University, discusses his work in computational biology during an alumni dinner-seminar; and 6) Chip Chambers, left, a fourth-year Fellow and UGA’s Mic Man, was selected as UGA’s 2019 homecoming king.

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Nirav Ilango, a fourth-year Fellow and president of Campus Kitchen at UGA, moves produce from the Trader Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loading dock to waiting cars during a food recovery shift. Read more about his service experience with Campus Kitchen on page 37.

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Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate research teaches ‘resilience and critical thinking skills’ As a major research institution, the University of Georgia encourages undergraduates to participate in research with faculty in all academic disciplines. Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars 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 students 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.

Trinity College Dublin with another Honors student and under the supervision of Dr. Lorina Naci, a Foundation Fellow alumna. The manuscript from this research was recently published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.”

Zoe Li ’19 – International Affairs “Before coming to UGA, I had only been exposed to research in a science lab setting. I had no idea that a world of social science research existed, waiting to be explored. One day, I walked into Dr. Maryann Gallagher’s office hours after her Intro to International Relations course to ask about the projects she was working on, and the rest is history. I have since traveled with her for two summers to The Hague in the Netherlands to interview prosecutors at the International Criminal Court and presented iterations of our work at conferences in Athens, Atlanta, and Cambridge. After this project, I felt confident pursuing my own research in outer space policy for the Security Leadership Program at the Center for International Trade and Security. These skills ultimately brought me to Washington, D.C., playing a major role in my internships at the U.S. Department of State Office of Emerging Security Challenges and at the Cybersecurity Initiative at New America, a public policy think tank.”

Ashley Willard ’19 – Economics, Political Science, Psychology “Over the course of freshman year, many of my classmates were getting involved with research. Not having much of an idea of what I wanted to do with my life after college, and having trouble not comparing myself to my peers, I reached out to Dr. Mark Cooney in the Sociology Department. Dr. Cooney researched criminology, which I found (and still find) fascinating. I engaged in an independent research project that involved delving into all the available resources online for victims of honor-based violence. After compiling these resources, I drew conclusions about the international response to the HBV-phenomenon and presented those at the CURO Symposium that year. During that time, I learned even more about myself than I did about the subject matter. I would recommend that anyone who thinks they might be interested in research as a career actually test it out for themselves as early as possible in their college experience. While I enjoyed working with Dr. Cooney, who is a very encouraging mentor, I realized that I was not committed to the life in academia I had anticipated for myself. The experience nudged me toward a life that I actually ended up being much better suited for. Without this experience, it might have taken me much longer to find my path.”

Tarun Daniel ’19 – Biology, Psychology “My introduction to research in college was at the Regenerative Bioscience Center under the supervision of Dr. Steve Stice. Early on, I spent my time analyzing neural network formation burst patterns using a microelectrode array, and the abstract from this project was presented at the World Stem Cell Summit. Researching neuroscience from a cellular perspective for two years proved a valuable experience, but I wanted to understand the psychological aspect of neuroscience to gain a more holistic perspective of the nervous system. I began researching with the Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, led by Dr. Jennifer McDowell and Dr. Brett Clementz. I learned a great deal about schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, including how these disorders are currently diagnosed and how that ought to be adjusted. I have researched response inhibition tasks that test for cognitive deficits, and helped with functional MRI experimentation and alignment of fMRI data. After freshman year, I performed immunohistochemistry on mouse dorsal root ganglia at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neuroscience at Oxford University, and this study was included in a paper which has been published in Oxford’s Brain Journal. The next summer, I performed a literature review on the diverging cognitive tracks of dementia and healthy aging at

Trisha Dalapati ’19 – Anthropology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, M.S. Comparative Biomedical Sciences “As an aspiring OB/GYN, I wanted to investigate complications during pregnancy, and I had developed an interest in global health after childhood trips to India. I sought a lab culture that would be personally nurturing and would foster resilience and critical thinking skills, both of which are foundational to scientific investigation. I joined Dr. Julie Moore’s lab in the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases in January 2016. The Moore Lab focuses on studying malaria during pregnancy. I studied how malaria infection kickstarts a dangerous cycle of inflammation and coagulation in the placenta. When I became invested long term in my project, the Honors Program guided me in designing a joint bachelor’s-master’s program in biochemistryinfectious diseases. To explore tropical diseases in an endemic setting, I went to Thailand for eight weeks in summer 2017 to work at the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit. The internship was financially supported by the Foundation Fellowship and the Office of International Education’s FreemanAsia Grant. Under Dr. Markus Winterberg, I worked with infected patient samples to identify protein biomarkers for malaria and other neglected diseases of Southeast Asia. The goal was to

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Katie Luedecke pours liquid nitrogen as part of chemistry research she is conducting as an undergraduate researcher in the Robinson Lab.

incorporate identified biomarkers into a rapid diagnostic test that could be used in rural clinics. In contrast to my lab at home, I worked in a resource-poor area and with precious patient samples. I observed how clinicians and scientists collaborated to optimize the impact of their work and address the immediate concerns of patients. Through research at UGA and abroad, I have gained both the technical skills needed in the lab and the passion for investigating tropical diseases that afflict vulnerable populations around the world.” Ashley Amukamara ’19 – Genetics, Psychology “In the topsy-turvy halls of the Biological Sciences Building, I found Dr. Allen Moore and his burying beetles. Dr. Moore handed me a species of understudied burying beetle termed Nicrophorus sayi and trusted me to observe and record its normal developmental timeline. I was also responsible for documenting the effects of parental removal on offspring growth and mortality. A year and a half later, my findings were

published in Ecological Entomology. After I finished my first project, we planned to study the effects of RNA interference on inotocin. However, if research has taught me anything, it’s that it is unpredictable. The small red and black beetles that were going to be my subjects started dying in droves. Dr. Moore and I agreed it would be best if I waited to start the inotocin project. In the meantime, I would move up a floor to his wife’s lab to start working on Oncopeltus fasciatus, the large milkweed bug. With Dr. Patricia Moore, I began investigating DNA methylation in insects and the effects of DNMT1 knockdown on nymph mortality. Given previous data, we didn’t expect the nymphs to make it to adulthood, but to our surprise, the little buggers didn’t die! We went back to one of the many drawing boards scattered throughout the lab and revamped the experiment. While the role of DNA methylation in insects remains enigmatic, with every new discovery, our inquiries got more and more interesting, complex, and fun. Most importantly, aside from the research itself, I’ve found a family in the Moore labs.”

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Students explore research interests Guided by their research mentors, Fellows and Ramseys learn to communicate their research findings through presentations and publications. Fellows attend professional and academic conferences and extra-university courses with funding through the Fellowship. Domestic and international conferences introduce students to academic communities and add to their professional development.

Publications and Presentations, 2018-2019 Swapnil Agrawal: The Worth of All Life: A Comparative Study of Genesis and the Bhagavad Gita, 2019 CURO Symposium Ashley Amukamara: The Effects of DNMT1 Knockdown in Large Milkweed Bug Nymphs, 2019 CURO Symposium Luke Armao: An Analysis of the Effects of the HOPE and Zell Miller Scholarships on County Inequality in Georgia, 2019 CURO Symposium

Conference on Nuclear Nonproliferation, Daejeon, South Korea Victoria Fonzi: T Cell Expression of Neurotransmitter Receptors: A Global PCR Analysis, 2019 CURO Symposium Stephan George: Creation of Inducible Genetic Circuits for Transgenesis in Nicotiana benthamiana, 2019 CURO Symposium

Evan Barnard: The MEDEA Legacy: Can Darkened Data Shed Light on a Changing Planet? 2019 CURO Symposium

Laurel Hiatt: Transforming Transgender Care: The Perspective of University Providers, LGBT Health Workforce Conference, New York, New York

Michelle Belikova: Foraging Persistence of Wild Tufted Capuchin Monkeys in Fazenda Boa Vista, Brazil, 2019 CURO Symposium

Emma Hope: Role of Hedgehog Signaling on Splitting of the Eye Field and Gene Expression, 2019 CURO Symposium

Erica Bressner: Trade Barriers Between Russia and America from a Regulatory Affairs Standpoint, University of California Undergraduate Conference on Slavic & East/Central European Studies, Los Angeles, California

Nina Howard: CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockouts Targeting Immunodominant CD8+ T cell Epitopes Within a Large Gene Family in Trypanosoma cruzi, 2019 CURO Symposium

Rebecca Buechler: Sequencing in Vasquez’s Steps to War Thesis, 2019 CURO Symposium Katherine Christie: Longitudinal Spatial Proximity May Predict Copulatory Events in a Zoologically-Housed Western Lowland Gorilla Pair, 2019 CURO Symposium Elijah Courtney: Amy Courtney, Ian C. Campbell, Elijah Courtney & Stephanie A. Pasquesi (2018). Risk of Concussion Due to Head Acceleration in Rear Impact Sled Tests of Passenger Automobile Seats. Traffic Injury Prevention. 19:sup2, S133-S135. Sam Daly: Military Deterrence Decision Making by Conflict Domain, 2019 CURO Symposium Tarun Daniel: Countermanding Task Performance in College Students, 2019 CURO Symposium Arden Farr: An Analysis of the Symbolic Use of U.S. Sanctions: The Influence of Domestic Public Opinion, 2019 CURO Symposium; The Future of Korean Nuclear Power under the Energy Policy Shift: Policy Analysis and Recommendations, NEREC International

Hannah Huang: Association of Mercury Exposure from Dental Amalgam, 2019 CURO Symposium Manasa Kadiyala: Josephson, A. M., Bradaschia-Correa, V., Lee, S., Leclerc, K., Patel, K. S., Lopez, E. M., Litwa, H. P., Neibart, S.S., Kadiyala, M., Wong, M. Z., Mizrahi, M.M., Yim, N. L., Ramme, A. J., Egol, K. A., & Leucht, P. (2019). Age-Related Inflammation Triggers Skeletal Stem/Progenitor Cell Dysfunction. PNAS, 116 (14), 6995-7004; Complications Associated with Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Are Adolescents Different than Adults? Colyn Watkins, MD; Manasa Kadiyala; Ryan Sanborn, BA; Laura Lins, ATC; Collin May, MD; Michael Glotzbecker, MD; Benjamin Shore, MD, MPH, FRCSC, POSNA 2019 ePoster, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Jamil Kassam: Search for Anti-CRISPR Proteins, 2019 CURO Symposium Jacqueline Kessler: What Makes People Happy? Explaining the Cross-National Variation of Life Satisfaction, Kessler, J., Ferreira, S., Ahmadiani, M., Southern Agricultural & Environmental Association Meeting, Birmingham, Alabama;

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Conflict Minerals in the DRC: Addressing the Implications of a Dodd Frank Act Repeal, UGA College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium Nico Leis: Effort-Cost Computation as a Transdiagnostic Biomarker of Avolition, 2019 CURO Symposium Jack McRae: Optimization of in vitro IDO Assay as a Surrogate for T-Cell Suppression, 2019 CURO Symposium Eric Miller: Neural Networks for Political Sentiment Classification on Social Media, 2019 CURO Symposium; Corruption Tolerant Operating System for Low Earth Orbit, 2019 CURO Summer Fellowship Kavi Pandian: Finlay, William and Kavi Pandian. 2019. Why You Can’t Find That Nice Bottle of South African Wine: Success and Failure in the Winner-Take-All Wine Trade. Contexts. (Conditional acceptance, undergoing final revisions); Pandian, Kavi and Michael Campbell. 2018. Impact of the Clarke County Mentorship Program on Student Behavior, Literacy, and Numeracy. UGA Journal of Undergraduate Economics. Jessica Pasquarello: A Search for Truth, 2019 CURO Symposium Sebastian Puerta: The Makeup of Gifted and Talented in Georgia, 2019 CURO Symposium Vineet Raman: Edward A. Delgado-Romero, Jhokania De Los Santos, Vineet S. Raman, Jennifer N. Merrifield, Marjory S. Vazquez, Marlaine M. Monroig, Elizabeth Cárdenas Bautista, and Maritza Y. Durán (2018). Caught in the Middle: Spanish-Speaking Bilingual Mental Health Counselors as Language Brokers. Journal of Mental Health Counseling: October 2018, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 341-352; Promotoras as Advocates for Community Health and Social Change: (Re)Centering Leadership Development, American Public Health Association 2018 Annual Meeting, 2019 CURO Symposium; Bridging the Gap: Improving Health Status by Facilitating Client-Provider Connections, 2019 CURO Symposium

Stephan George researches the causal linkages between aberrant glycosylation patterns and hereditary disorders in Georgia Cancer Coalition Scholar Lance Wellsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; laboratory.

Caroline Shearer discusses her research on rainfall and parasite abundance in animals at the 2019 CURO Symposium. Tarun Daniel looks over brain scans from a study he conducted on task performance in college students.

Tarun Ramesh, Emma Tucker, Teddy Vincent: Mission Emission: Increasing Accountability Through Carbon Cost Evaluation, 2019 CURO Symposium Isabelle Riddle: Thymic Epithelial Cell Reprogramming and Co-Culture with T Cell Progenitors, CURO Symposium 2019, Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference 2018; National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2019, Kennesaw, Georgia; An Examination of the Properties and Performance of Induced Thymic Epithelial Cells, CURO Thesis 2019 Fiachra Rottinghaus: The Effect of In-Group/OutGroup Bias on the Perception of Robots, 2019 CURO Symposium Margaret Schrayer: Rapid Visuomotor Integration as a Window into Multisensory Processing, 2019 CURO Symposium Caroline Shearer: Rainfall as a Mechanism Driving Seasonality in Parasite Abundance, 2019 CURO Symposium

Elizabeth Esser runs an experiment as part of an organic chemistry lab.

Austin Stack: Undergraduate Biology Student Ideas About Biochemical Pathway Dynamics, 2019 CURO Symposium; Undergraduate Biology Student Ideas About Biochemical Pathway Dynamics, National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2019, Kennesaw, Georgia Stephanie Stewart: Implications for Cultural Similarities and Female-Inclusive Peace Processes, 2019 CURO Symposium Sasha Stogniy: Tumor-Associated Carbohydrate Antigens and Immune Suppression, 2019 CURO Symposium Jessica Thompson: The Methodological Issues Associated with Studying Gender in a Society Focused on Gender as a Salient Identity, 2019 CURO Symposium Angela Tsao: Stochastic Multi-Depot Vehicle Routing Problem for Gleaning Opportunities of Post-Harvest Food Losses, 2019 CURO Symposium Jaaie Varshney: The Affordable Care Act: A Bill History, UGA School of Public and International Affairs Undergraduate Research Colloquium; The Influence of Border Interactions on Tobacco Incidence Among Adolescent Populations in Tijuana and San Diego, Global Health Research Symposium Teddy Vincent: Climate Fiction as a Response to Climate Change: A Genre Analysis, 2019 CURO Symposium Trey Walker: Inferring Dietary Composition from Preindustrial Italian Sites Using Stable Isotope Data, 2019 CURO Symposium

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Conference and Research Grants, 2018-2019 Swapnil Agrawal: ISA Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada Avni Ahuja: Harvard National Collegiate Research Conference, Cambridge, Massachusetts Ashley Amukamara: Essence of Belly Dance, Atlanta, Georgia Michelle Belikova: Conservation Medicine One Health Wildlife Diseases, Athens, Georgia Phaidra Buchanan: Preparing Future Faculty Workshop, Claremont, California Rebecca Buechler: TEDx Conference, Rome, Italy; ISA Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada Trisha Dalapati: American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida Claire Drosos: Investing for Good Conference, Sydney, Australia Guy Eroh: Annual Conference of the American Fisheries Society, Atlantic City, New Jersey; Annual Meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Cordele, Georgia Victoria Fonzi: UNICEF USA Annual Student Summit, Washington, D.C. Divya Ghoshal: Connected Things, Cambridge, Massachusetts Jessica Ho: Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, Connecticut; American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, San Diego, California; Society for Glycobiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana; National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Edmond, Oklahoma; Experimental Biology, San Diego, California; Annual Southeast Enzyme Conference, Atlanta, Georgia; Biochemistry Undergraduate Society Symposium, Athens, Georgia Nina Howard: UGA/GVMA One Health Symposium, Athens, Georgia Mackenzie Joy: American Astronomical Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington Christina Lee: Themed Entertainment Association Annual Summit & Awards Gala, Anaheim, California Nico Leis: Society for Research in Psychopathology Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana

Trisha Dalapati discusses her research on placental malaria at Emory Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual STEM Symposium.

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Katie Luedecke: National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, Massachusetts; Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Augusta, Georgia Rachel Mattson: Connected Things, Cambridge, Massachusetts Divine Ogbuefi: HIMSS Global Conference & Exhibition, Orlando, Florida Kyle Patel: Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, Connecticut Vineet Raman: American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California; Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation Conference, New Haven, Connecticut Tarun Ramesh: Health & Life Sciences Conference, Boston, Massachusetts Ashley Reed: American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, California Maggie Russo: Linguistic Society of America Annual Meeting, New York, New York; American Copy Editors Society Conference, Providence, Rhode Island Margaret Schrayer: Connected Things, Cambridge, Massachusetts Caroline Shearer: Alaska Bird Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska; National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Kennesaw, Georgia Austin Stack: National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Kennesaw, Georgia Aditya Sood: ISA Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada Emma Tucker: Health & Life Sciences Conference, Boston, Massachusetts Jaaie Varshney: American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia; SPIA Undergraduate Research Colloquium, Athens, Georgia; Global Health Research Symposium, Athens, Georgia Abigail West: ReuseConex 2019, Cincinnati, Ohio Ashley Willard: Essence of Belly Dance, Atlanta, Georgia Garrett Williams: Barkley Forum for Debate, Deliberation, and Dialogue, Atlanta, Georgia; TEDxAtlanta, Atlanta, Georgia

Making

Disney magic

Internships

Christina “Tina” Lee brings stories to life through the magic of innovative technology. A computer science and English double major, she is forging a career path at the intersection of high tech and entertainment. This summer and fall, she interned in Orlando with the Walt Disney Imagineering’s Software Engineering Team, which is charged with designing and developing the company’s theme parks, resorts, attractions, and cruise ships. The team works to bring attractions to life for the parks’ guests, using innovative technology “in really, really cool ways,” she said. “We’re dealing with all the technology the guests directly interact with predominantly in the parks, at the resorts, or at Disney Springs. “I started the internship in May and was thrown immediately into the NBA Experience, a $77-million project set to open in August but about three months behind schedule. It was hectic and wild to say the least. Overall, I did a lot of intense troubleshooting, networking, and softwarehardware integration.” Several of the attractions at the NBA Experience rely heavily on cameras for fun guest takeaways, and Tina has become the expert for the 81 different cameras in the venue as the team works to deliver the “exact right picture for the guest.” The goal is to further immerse guests in an intricate environment where “you tell stories and put guests in the stories they love so much. It’s a really cool blend.” Tina’s first official internship in the themed entertainment design field came in 2017 when she interned with the Walt Disney Company’s park operations team. While she was there, she was one of 50 students accepted into the Disney Engineering Professional Development Study, which offers students the opportunity to explore Disney’s engineering processes from concept to reality and learn about technical careers at Walt Disney World Resort. Since 2018, Tina has worked extensively as the lead software engineer and creative technologist for Netherworld in Stone Mountain. Its Haunted House is particularly popular during the Halloween season, and Tina has been working on projects to attract visitors at other times of the year. “We’ve opened three escape rooms and are currently working on two more,” she said. “I’m programming special effects for their upcoming escape rooms. And we’ve also got a very cool interactive monster laser tag in the works, which will be year-round.” Tina leaned on the Foundation Fellowship community during her time at UGA as she carved a path that is “a little less traditional” than most students. “Being part of the Fellows community has been wonderful, having people there for me when I really had no idea where I was going,” she said. “That’s the biggest thing the Fellowship has given me—a supportive community that I needed so badly when I was facing uncertainty.” Tina is finishing up her time at Disney this fall, and before she leaves Orlando, she’s working her technical wizardry on some exciting new attractions set to open in Epcot and the Magic Kingdom.

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Seniors test various career paths through internships Internships give students hands-on experience and professional connections they can build on for years to come. As undergraduates, Fellows and Ramseys hold internship positions in for-profit, non-profit, academic, and governmental organizations throughout the U.S. and the world. They gain valuable skills and test out possible career paths, often while earning credit toward graduation. Steven Feng ’19 – Bain & Company, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, University of Oxford Department of Atomic and Laser Physics “When I first stepped onto the UGA campus, I had little to no idea what I wanted to do and felt anxious at the prospect of starting college without a roadmap. That uncertainty marked the start of a beautiful and spontaneous four-year journey that led me to explore new cities and jobs in both public and private sectors, develop lasting friendships, and clarify my interests. I spent my first summer at the University of Oxford’s Atomic and Laser Physics Department researching optical transistors. On the second year of my journey, I found myself in Washington, interning at the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s Department of Economic and Risk Analysis. I worked on a project that sought to identify fraud using text analytics. With my mentor’s guidance, I learned Python, became proficient at writing regular expressions, and utilized a natural language toolkit. The next summer, I interned at Bain & Company, a management consulting firm in Atlanta. I was one out of 10 interns and worked with a large industrial goods and services client. My case focused on improving processes and finding cost efficiencies. My findings were presented to both partners at Bain as well as executives at the client site, and at the end of the summer, my team and I identified hundreds of millions of dollars of savings. I am pleased to

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say I returned to Bain & Company full time as an associate consultant in fall 2019.” Fola Akinola ’19 – Human Rights Watch, Center for International Trade & Security “I interned with the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch in Washington, D.C. I worked with campaign advocacy experts with long careers in the human rights field. It was a great experience, and I was very lucky to have the support of the Foundation Fellowship and the UGA Honors in Washington program, which provided free housing in UGA’s Delta Hall. When I was applying for the internship, I was a rising senior and was seriously considering a legal career in human rights, so I wanted to gain some exposure in the field. I had also been doing some arms and security work through the CITS Security Leadership Program at UGA, which further sparked my interest in the internship. My responsibilities at HRW included researching international disarmament treaty compliance policy and tracking the use of banned weapons in the Syrian conflict. I learned an incredible amount about human security, international law and the UN treaty system, as well as the inner workings of nonprofit organizations like HRW. I attended events around D.C. and met useful contacts for law school. My experience at HRW has greatly informed my interest in conflict resolution, human rights, and development policy. Now, in addition to attending law school, I would also like to obtain a master’s degree in international policy.” Trey Walker ’19 – Khayelitsha Township Emergency Care “Between freshman and sophomore years, I secured an internship at an Emergency Care facility in the Khayelitsha township outside of Cape Town, South Africa, where I shadowed primary care physicians. The day clinic’s target population is the underserved inhabitants of the surrounding township area. Witnessing the administration of care, especially in such an underserved and impoverished community, opened my eyes to ways of using medical training to improve patients’ quality of life. The experience reaffirmed my commitment to medicine by demonstrating the inherent value in administering care to those in need. While working alongside doctors on a daily basis, I was able to learn about many medical techniques as well as how doctors diagnose patients. The physicians were very kind and provided attention to the interns, explaining every step of procedures that they were doing and allowing intern involvement in the delivery of healthcare to the patient.”

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Internships

Nico Leis went off the grid this summer on a 12-week internship with the Student Conservation Association as a backcountry trail maintenance crew member in Idaho’s Payette National Forest. The resupply plane landed once every two weeks at a dirt airstrip near his cabin.

A 2018-2019 PSO Student Scholar, Angela Tsao interned with UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant.

Meredith Van De Velde was a software engineering intern at The Daily Beast in New York.

Izzy Cerón met former President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter through her internship at The Carter Center in Atlanta.

Susan Waltman, center, of the Greater New York Hospital Association, mentored Avni Ahuja, left, and Emma Tucker through the Honors in New York Internship Program.

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Asim Ahmed shows off his UGA socks near the Arch. He served as a UGA Orientation Leader over the summer.

Internships, 2018-2019 Asim Ahmed: UGA Orientation Leader, Athens, Georgia Avni Ahuja: Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York Fola Akinola: J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, Public Service and Outreach Scholar, Athens, Georgia Zoë Andrews: Foundation for International Medical Relief, Bududa, Uganda Nitin Ankisetty: First Tennessee Bank, Risk Management, Memphis, Tennessee Robyn Anzulis: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, Maryland Evan Barnard: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Environmental Change & Security Program, Washington, D.C. McKenna Barney: NASA DEVELOP Research Consultant, Athens, Georgia; Southeast Economic Advancement Project, Atlanta, Georgia Erica Bressner: Citizen Advocacy Athens Clarke, Athens, Georgia; Sujata Gupta Winfield, LLC, Athens, Georgia; Howard & Arca, LLC, Douglasville, Georgia Phaidra Buchanan: Athens Minority-Owned Business Directory, Athens, Georgia Rebecca Buechler: Stimson, Defense Strategy & Planning Division; Washington, D.C.; Ambactus Group, Athens, Georgia Izzy Cerón: The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia Chip Chambers: Emory Healthcare, Office of Quality, Atlanta, Georgia Katherine Christie: Grupo de Rehabilitación de la Fauna Autóctona, Madrid, Spain; Bear Hollow Zoo, Athens, Georgia; UGA Primate Cognition and Behavior Lab, Athens, Georgia Elijah Courtney: Stancil Physics Lab, Athens, Georgia Samantha Daly: International European Economic Business Council, Shanghai, China

Claire Drosos: Deloitte, Government & Public Sector Consulting, Atlanta, Georgia; Archway Partnership, Athens, Georgia Zakiyya Ellington: McKinsey & Company, Dallas, Texas Arden Farr: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Department of State, Global Engagement Center, Athens, Georgia; J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, Public Service and Outreach Scholar, Athens, Georgia Monte Fischer: Federal Reserve Bank, New York, New York Victoria Fonzi: Center for Learning and Childhood Development, Accra, Ghana Nicole Googe: Boston Consulting Group, Atlanta, Georgia Griffin Hamstead: Jupiter Entertainment, New York, New York; Summer Publishing Institute, New York, New York Nina Howard: Cachamsi Medical Spanish Institute, Riobamba, Ecuador; Roper Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina Hannah Huang: Cachamsi Medical Spanish Institute, Riobamba, Ecuador Satya Jella: A*STAR Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore Aven Jones: UGA Veterinary School, Educational Resource Center, Athens, Georgia Jamil Kassam: Schwarzer CardioTek, Heilbronn, Germany Kunho Kim: Cybersecurity REU, Oakland University, Rochester Hills, Michigan Aditya Krishnaswamy: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Civic Digital Fellowship, Washington, D.C. Christina Lee: Walt Disney Imagineering, Orlando, Florida; Netherworld Haunted Attractions, Stone Mountain, Georgia

Nico Leis: Student Conservation Association, McCall, Idaho

Center, Communications and Outreach, Athens, Georgia

Jessica Ma: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, New York, New York

Margaret Russo: Avid Bookshop, Athens, Georgia; Shipley Communications, Kansas City, Missouri; NYU Summer Publishing Institute, New York, New York

Manav Mathews: Fried Rogers Goldberg LLC, Atlanta, Georgia Rachel Mattson: Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Jack McRae: DaniMer Scientific, Research & Development Lab, Athens, Georgia Prabhjot Minhas: Georgia Museum of Natural History, Athens, Georgia Kavi Pandian: Scoula Media Cavour, Modena, Italy; Streetlight Schools, Johannesburg, South Africa; Bluebird PAC, Gonzalez Community, Policy, and Media Fellowship, Athens, Georgia Jessica Pasquarello: Georgia House of Representatives, Rep. Spencer Frye, Legislative Fellowship, Athens & Atlanta, Georgia Kyle Patel: Mulago Hospital/ Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; Stacey Abrams Gubernatorial Campaign, Athens, Georgia Zane Placie: TBC Corporation, West Palm Beach, Florida Karan Pol: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction, Washington, D.C. Sebastian Puerta: Federal Reserve Bank, New York, New York Tarun Ramesh: Gremaltes Hospital, Chennai, India; Center for American Progress, Health Policy Division, Washington, D.C.; Archway Partnership, Athens, Georgia; Roosevelt Network, Athens, Georgia; Representative Sam Park GA House Campaign, Lawrenceville, Georgia Nina Reddy: Center for American Progress, Legal Process, Washington, D.C.; Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Public Service and Outreach Scholar, Athens, Georgia; Georgia Conflict

Nathan Safir: Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, The Hague, The Netherlands Andrew Schmitt: Bain & Company, Atlanta, Georgia Margaret Schrayer: NSF IRES, Tsinghua University Department of Electronic Engineering, Beijing, China Benjamin Starks: LA Clippers, Los Angeles, California Angela Tsao: NSF IRES, Hohhot, China; Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant, Public Service and Outreach Scholar, Athens, Georgia Emma Tucker: Greater New York Hospital Association, New York, New York Meredith Van De Velde: The Daily Beast, Software Engineering Internship, New York, New York Anthony VanDieren: Henry Ford Medical Center, Infectious Disease Department, Detroit, Michigan; Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan Theodore Vincent: UGA Marine Sciences Lab, Athens, Georgia Avery Warner: Freedman Consulting, Washington, D.C. Garrett Williams: LearningLeaders, Shanghai, China; Ambactus Group, Atlanta, Georgia Himani Yadav: National Health Service Improvement, Data Analytics, London, United Kingdom Rachel Yuan: Warner Brothers, Media Research, Burbank, California; UGA Public Service and Outreach Office, Communications, Athens, Georgia

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Service

Seniors highlight service and leadership experiences Abigail West ’19 – Bag the Bag, UGA Office of Sustainability, UGA Facilities Management Division “I believe in growing and blossoming where we are planted. For me, that means working on projects that have real, tangible impact within the broader community beyond the university. When I first moved to Athens, I sought out folks who were doing the kind of work that aligned with my sense of environmental stewardship. Soon, I found myself leading the waste reduction organization Bag the Bag and advocating for legislation on single use plastics at monthly Mayor and Commission meetings. This eventually led me to the UGA Office of Sustainability, where I worked for two and a half years as the reclamation intern, finding new homes for discarded materials. This work combines many of my passions: I get to design and build creative and wildly cool furniture and other projects from surplus state property, keeping it from going to the landfill where so much of it ends up. A lot of this work is about being a bridge between materials and people who need them, on campus or at local nonprofits and schools. I plan to continue in the field of creative reuse, because it plays to my strengths as both maker and facilitator and provides a critical service to our community.”

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Prabhjot Minhas ’19 – IMPACT Service Breaks, Refugee Outreach at UGA, Lunchbox Garden Project “My involvement in IMPACT Service Breaks and Refugee Outreach has been particularly important to me while in college. Freshman year, I worked closely with refugees near Athens through Refugee Outreach, discovering that I am interested in migrant and underserved issues. Since then, I have helped mentor youth, expand a women’s weaving group, coordinate supply drives, and teach English. Working with refugees and immigrants led to relationships and experiences that enhanced my understanding of cultural responsiveness and gave insight into how immigration status can affect life in the U.S. On UGA’s IMPACT Service Breaks week-long trips, I learned lessons in inclusivity, diversity, and intersectionality while exploring social issues. I led a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, concerning urban community health. The next year, I led a trip to Immokalee, Florida, focused on farmworker justice and immigration awareness. As a site leader, it was rewarding to form connections with different communities and encourage participants’ interests in community engagement on the trips and beyond. Civic engagement at UGA has shaped my goal to become a physician who is committed to health equity, vulnerable populations, and compassionate care.”

Chip Chambers ’19 – Mercy Health Center, Greater New York Hospital Association, Institute for Leadership Advancement, Economics Society, UGA Cheerleading, Honors Program Student Council “Since freshman year, I have volunteered at Mercy Health Center, a local non-profit health clinic that provides comprehensive medical care for uninsured individuals in the greater Athens area. I got involved at Mercy largely due to my desire to serve my community, with a faint interest in a medical career. As that faint interest has exploded into a full-fledged ambition to become a physician leader in improving quality and patient safety, I have found at Mercy both the opportunity to serve as well as to grow personally. As a clinic manager responsible for overseeing a cadre of both professional and lay volunteers every Tuesday evening, my leadership skills, decision making, and understanding of what constitutes a healthcare system have all been stretched. Most of all, as I have gotten to know our patients, I have learned that the social determinants of health are not abstract variables in a regression model. They are the schools, homes, reading abilities, cars, and loved ones that make up the cast in the stories of these patients’ lives. I hope that one day, as a doctor and healthcare leader, I will get to enter those narratives as well, to play my own small role in those stories.”

Laurel Hiatt ’19 – Camp Pride, John Lewis Fellowship, LGBT Resource Center, Lambda Alliance, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind “I have endeavored to promote the well-being of my community’s most vulnerable members. LGBTQ advocacy and transgender healthcare are at the center of my efforts, but I take an intersectional approach that includes people of color, those with disabilities, immigrants, and other marginalized individuals impacted by my work. I was shaped as a leader through opportunities such as Camp Pride and the 2018 John Lewis Fellowship. I have been an LGBT Resource Center Ambassador, held executive positions in Lambda Alliance, and was involved with National Alliance on Mental Illness, Dungeons and Dragons, Science Olympiad, and Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition. Of all these various unpaid labors of love, the most rewarding activity is training service animals for Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, which I have done since November 2015 as both a raiser and a permanent camper. I raised a Labrador retriever for a year and two weeks and have watched dozens of dogs who now serve individuals across the country. Every dog I watch makes me a more patient and considerate person, and the process of giving up my best friend for a worthy purpose grounded me in a way that has further committed me to a life of service.”

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Service Izzy Cerón ’19 – U-Lead Athens, The Carter Center, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, Leaders Engaging in Diversity Fellowship, BIEN Research Team at UGA, Profesores Universatarios con Discapacidad: Experiencia y Enseñanza Project, Camp DIVE “For three years, I served as a U-Lead Athens mentor on a weekly basis. U-Lead is a local organization committed to offering undocumented students the resources necessary to succeed academically. In this role, I helped students with homework, college and scholarship applications, and SAT prep. Most importantly, as a formerly undocumented student, I aimed to be the mentor I never had while I navigated the stressful uncertainties of being undocumented in the U.S. as a young teenager. Passionate about understanding education inequities in Georgia, I interned with Camp DIVE, a collaboration between UGA and AthensClarke County that strives to provide an engaging summer experience for kindergarten through eighth grade students from low-income families. I coordinated logistics for the camp, assisted staff and faculty with daily tasks, spread my love of musical theatre by choreographing a piece for students to perform for their parents, and gained insight into the daily challenges of running a non-profit.”

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Divine Ogbuefi ’19 – Camp Kesem, Camp Twin Lakes, Town & Gown Theatre, Black Theatrical Ensemble of UGA, Campus Kitchen at UGA “Freshman year I became involved with camp counseling through Camp Kesem, a national community of college leaders who organize, host, and fund summer camps for children whose families have been affected by cancer. Activities like camp classic, gaga ball, or dancing like maniacs in our lip sync battles are some of the things that really encourage everyone to break out of their shells and warm up to the special community around them. Getting to be a source of encouragement and creating these memories every summer has been such a worthwhile part of my undergraduate experience. Another summer in Athens, I became a part of the city’s longest standing community theatre company, Town & Gown. Playing Chris in the production Sweat, I contributed to telling a story of social change during the deindustrialization era of the ’70s in the U.S. When I first decided to audition for the role, what I expected was a chance to challenge my own expressivity, but I got so much more. I walked away from my experience with a deeper love for storytelling in all its many forms and relationships with an incredible cast of people of all ages and backgrounds doing incredible work in our community.”

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Manasa Kadiyala ’19 – Athens Prison Tutorial “In early fall 2016, Kavi Pandian and I met with local prison officials at the Athens-Clarke County Correctional Institution to start a program in which UGA students help inmates obtain their GEDs and other vocational training to improve their job prospects and financial security when released. At first, it was just the two of us tutoring three to four students every week. For each class, we created a personalized curriculum with various supplemental materials that we felt would most effectively convey the standardized exam information to the inmates. Toward the end of the semester, our numbers started climbing, and we began recruiting more UGA students to help us out. So far, we have had around 20 inmates successfully pass the exam and obtain their GEDs, and our club, the Athens Prison Tutorial, has more than 30 undergraduate students and faculty members committed to improving the lives and careers of this underserved population. What started out as merely trying to help the incarcerated in Georgia quickly transformed into an earnest love for teaching and a deeper sense of connection and engagement with my surrounding community in Athens, one that is going to be very difficult to leave behind.”

HANDS-ON HELP Campus Kitchen at UGA fills plates and reduces waste

tudent-powered hunger relief is the basis of Campus Kitchen at UGA. Working through the UGA Office of Service-Learning, student volunteers provide Athensarea older adults with nutritious meals and help keep excess food out of the landfill. For senior Honors student Nirav Ilango, a Foundation Fellow and president of Campus Kitchen at UGA, hands-on help like this is always the best. Even as a freshman at UGA, he knew he wanted to be involved in an organization that “had a direct impact on Athens,” he said. A computer science and geography double major, Nirav discovered Campus Kitchen early on in his college career. Now as both president and a food recovery shift leader, Nirav makes Campus Kitchen at UGA a regular part of his week. Campus Kitchen at UGA has three different types of shifts with a one- to three-hour time commitment each week—food recovery, culinary, or delivery. On a food recovery shift, student volunteers meet in the parking lot next to the Office of Service-Learning on South Lumpkin Street, drive seven miles to Trader Joe’s loading dock, fill their cars with produce, and head to Talmage Terrace, a retirement community and assisted living facility that partners with Campus Kitchen. The donated food that is not immediately perishable is then cataloged, weighed, and checked before it’s stored. When the food comes out of storage, preparation begins— and that’s when the students are able to take the edge off of hunger in the Athens area just a little bit. Campus Kitchen at UGA serves more than 700 meals each month to older adults, their families, and aging service

providers. To do so, they partner with the Athens Community Council on Aging, UGArden, Foodbank of Northeast Georgia, Trader Joe’s, Athens Farmers Market, Collective Harvest, and UGA Department of Foods and Nutrition. Collectively, the group is known as the Athens Senior Hunger Coalition. The national Campus Kitchen Project was founded in 2001, and now more than 65 chapters across the country collect food that is no longer useful to an organization for whatever reason. The students involved strive to make their local communities sustainable and reduce waste in the process. Campus Kitchen at UGA, which was started in 2012, focuses on making sure older adults in the Athens area have enough food. To meet this need, the students cook the food, keeping in mind different diets, and deliver it. Students also make sure the meals are high quality. “Since a lot of our clients are grandparents, the types of dietary needs are different,” Nirav said. “We want to make sure meals are lower sugar and healthier in general.” Because of these specific needs, the meals take longer to prepare. Entire positions within Campus Kitchen at UGA are dedicated toward elaborate meal preparation. It helps that, with more than 54 student volunteers—varying depending on the time of year—UGA’s chapter is one of the largest in the U.S. “We end up going through a lot more processing time because we actually cook the food, which a lot of other Campus Kitchen chapters don’t,” Nirav said, noting that many chapters will divvy out prepared, unused food—such as spaghetti—from hotels or dining halls. “We’re making sure the types of meals our clients are getting are best for them.”

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Mackenzie Joy and Jessica Thompson climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

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Washington, D.C.

Victoria Fonzi conducted research at the Center for Learning and Childhood Development in Accra, Ghana.

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Teddy Vincent hiked through the cloud forest in Monteverde, Costa Rica.

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Sam Daly volunteered at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand.

Divine Ogbuefi hiked in Morocco on a group study abroad trip.

Kyle Patel studied in Stellenbosch, South Africa, this past Maymester.

Marshall Berton visited the Celtic Football Club, a Scottish professional soccer club based in Glasgow, while in Europe.

Jaaie Varshney visited Paris during her post-Oxford Maymester travels.

Hannah Huang spent the summer as a medical volunteer in Ecuador.

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Avni Ahuja –New York, New York Fola Akinola – France Zoë Andrews – Uganda Nitin Ankisetty – Memphis, Tennessee Luke Armao – United Kingdom Evan Barnard – Mexico; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C. McKenna Barney – Argentina Marshall Berton – Scotland Erica Bressner – Kazakhstan Rosa Brown – Italy Phaidra Buchanan – Germany

Rebecca Buechler – Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Cagle – United Kingdom Katherine Christie – Spain Elijah Courtney – Athens, Georgia Sam Daly – China; Thailand Claire Drosos – Atlanta, Georgia Zakiyya Ellington – Morocco; Dallas, Texas Emma Ellis – Spain Arden Farr – Washington, D.C. Monte Fischer – New York, New York Victoria Fonzi – Ghana Ben Giebelhausen – Seattle, Washington

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Divya Ghoshal – Indonesia Emma Goldsmith – Scotland Nicole Googe – Atlanta, Georgia Griffin Hamstead – New York, New York Nina Howard – Ecuador Hannah Huang – Ecuador Satya Jella – Singapore Mackenzie Joy – Tanzania Jamil Kassam – Germany Jacqueline Kessler – Spain Kunho Kim – Rochester Hills, Michigan Aditya Krishnaswamy – Washington, D.C.

Christina Lee – Orlando, Florida Nico Leis – McCall, Idaho Katie Luedecke – Australia; New Zealand Jessica Ma – New York, New York Yi Jian Ma Ma – United Kingdom Manav Mathews – Austria Rachel Mattson – Eglin AFB, Florida Jack McRae – Athens, Georgia Grant Mercer – China Kavi Pandian – Italy; South Africa Kyle Patel – Uganda Zane Placie – West Palm Beach, Florida

Karan Pol – Washington, D.C. Sebastian Puerta – New York, New York Tarun Ramesh – India; Washington, D.C. Nina Reddy – Washington, D.C. William Ross – United Kingdom Fiachra Rottinghaus – Italy Maggie Russo – New York, New York Ruth Schade –Uganda Drew Schmitt – Atlanta, Georgia Margaret Schrayer – China Ben Starks – Los Angeles, California Angela Tsao – Inner Mongolia, China

Emma Tucker – Spain; New York, New York Meredith Van De Velde – South Africa; New York, New York Teddy Vincent – Costa Rica Avery Warner – Washington, D.C. Hayes Way – Germany Abigail West – India James West – Ireland Garrett Williams – China Himani Yadav – United Kingdom Rachel Yuan – France; Burbank, California

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Travel-Study

Seniors gain ‘academic connections and support’ through travel-study experiences Domestic and international travel-study is an integral part of the Foundation Fellowship. Fellows enjoy unique, immersive global learning opportunities through individual travel grants, spring break group sojourns led by faculty, and a study abroad Maymester at the University of Oxford after their first year. Caroline Shearer ’19 (photo at right)—eSwatini (formerly Swaziland); New Zealand; South Africa; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Fairbanks, Alaska “As a Fellow, I have had the ability to conduct ecological research around the globe and visit national parks or key environmental sites on five different continents. Between sophomore and junior years, I spent several months on an NSF-funded research experience in southern Africa with professors from the University of Florida and University of Swaziland. During this time, I lived inside of an active game reserve and studied the impacts of human land use on the habitat choice and behavior of savanna wildlife, ranging from birds to dung beetles. There is nothing quite like leaving your tent for morning fieldwork and spotting warthogs in camp or a nearby group of giraffes poking up through the bushes and eating from the treetops. Using skills gained from my time in Swaziland and South Africa, I spent six months attending classes and conducting research at a public university in New Zealand during the spring of my junior year. My work spanned from using satellite telemetry to track the movement and behavior of North Island brown kiwi to examining the acoustic capabilities of New Zealand’s freshwater fish. Learning to conduct independent research under the guidance of an experienced New Zealand faculty member and her graduate students has expanded the range of techniques available to me as I progress toward a career in behavioral ecology. These experiences have also, without question, provided me with enduring academic connections and support.” Jessica Pasquarello ’19—Costa Rica; Ecuador; Japan; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Washington, D.C. “Over the past four years, I have visited more than 30 countries, all with the incredible support of the Foundation Fellowship. My first two years of college were dedicated to gaining fluency in Spanish. I studied at a language school in Costa Rica, spent a summer in Spain (where I hiked El Camino de Santiago), and lived in Ecuador for a semester as a foreign exchange student at the University of San Francisco in Quito. I was enrolled in seven classes at the university, most focused on international affairs and economics, and I was typically the only non-Ecuadorian in my classes (I was also the only foreigner on the university’s debate team, which I joined my first week in Ecuador). These experiences empowered me to take my language skills to the next level while introducing me to global politics and economics from an Ecuadorian perspective. My next major adventure landed me in Sweden, where I worked for a semester as a visiting research fellow studying refugee integration and labor market outcomes at Malmö University. I wrote a paper that was read at

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several international conferences, and I worked with colleagues on various research projects funded by the European Union. I also had an unofficial side project: studying Sweden’s economic, social, and political systems in order to come back to the United States with ideas for potential policies, as my goal is to one day run for political office.” Jacqueline Kessler ’19 (photo at right)—Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom “Living abroad for four months reinforced my desire to work internationally, whether permanently or intermittently. I spent the fall 2018 semester in the quaint city of Pamplona, where I studied economics at the Universidad Pública de Navarra’s (UPNA) School of Economics and Business Administration through the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) exchange program in Spain. I was able to afford the program thanks to the CAES Ratcliffe Scholarship and the Ramsey travel stipend. I took four pass/fail economics courses in English alongside dozens of local and international students. I now have close friends from all over the world thanks to the diversity that UPNA attracts. With this new group of friends, I

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South Africa to work with a Foundation Fellow alumnus, David Fu, at Streetlight Schools, a nonprofit organization running a school in the slums of Johannesburg. This experience was truly a trial by fire. I was placed in charge of a multi-million dollar grant portfolio and given responsibility over the organization’s external communications with stakeholders and funders. During the 10 weeks I spent there, I developed significant expertise in grant writing, nonprofit management, communications, and more. The inequality I was exposed to on a daily basis further deepened my understanding of the complex relationship between schools and communities and drove home how central addressing the legacies of discrimination and marginalization is to improving educational systems.”

traveled to several cities across northern Spain, and separately, I visited five other countries. I also got to know the city of Pamplona very well. Coffee shop owners knew my name, I participated in local events, and I even had the opportunity to assist an English-language class. Throughout the semester, I kept up with a remote internship with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association under the Environmental Law Institute, where I work to support a mission to build peace through natural resource management.” Kavi Pandian ’19 (photo above)—Italy; Japan; South Africa; South Korea; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Washington, D.C. “The support of the Foundation Fellowship helped me travel to four continents, 18 countries, and over three dozen major world cities. I’ve studied English Common Law surrounded by the soaring spires of Oxford, worked on education policy in the District of Columbia, visited Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines throughout East Asia, and repeatedly gotten lost in the world’s most navigable cities—this despite having Google Maps (literally) in my back pocket. “My most significant travel experience happened the summer after junior year. First, I spent a month on a UGA study abroad program living with a host family in Modena, Italy, while I taught English at a local middle school and studied Reggio Emilia pedagogy, a unique form of education developed in the region. While in Modena, I experienced how the development of an educational system is influenced by local culture and community practices and vice-versa. After my time in Italy, I traveled to

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Ashley Reed ’19—Morocco; Nepal; Rwanda; Tanzania; United Kingdom; San Francisco, California; New York, New York “In order to pursue my interest in the impact of trauma and disaster on mental health, I interned in Rwanda at WE-ACT, an organization that provides psychological, medical, and economic support to genocide survivors who had been sexually assaulted and infected with HIV. Although I had previously developed an understanding of the mental health impacts of sexual assault in the context of American culture, I learned the extreme stigmatization of mental illness in Rwanda adds a unique layer of personal impact on survivors and creates difficulty with mental health service delivery. I became interested in learning about the implementation of culturally sensitive mental health services for survivors of traumatic events, especially in countries where mental illness is highly stigmatized. After my internship, I studied abroad for a semester in Nepal, where I completed an independent ethnographic research project examining the mental health effects of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes. This experience helped me develop a greater understanding of disaster mental health in a low-resource environment and provided more insight into the importance of cultural context for the provision of mental health care. I hope to explore these interests further while I am completing my PhD in clinical psychology.” Stephanie Stewart ’19—Armenia; Bali; Canada; Greece; Guatemala; Jordan; Morocco; Oman; Spain; Tanzania; United Kingdom “I have traveled all over the world seeking opportunities to practice my language skills and immerse myself in different cultures. Through a mixture of direct enrollment in foreign universities, volunteer work abroad, internships, and studies at language institutes, I have spent three semesters and three summers studying, working, and traveling abroad. There have been a number of places that I have only visited or lived in briefly, and while I enjoyed those experiences, my favorite stints abroad have been long term. There is something really special about living in a place long enough for it to feel like home—long enough that you start to pick up on local idiosyncrasies and to navigate the city without needing Google Maps. Those times are when I formed relationships and broke through the veneer of a new city that separates tourists and residents. Living in Madrid, Spain for nearly five months and in Muscat, Oman for a year on the Boren Scholarship confirmed how important finding a job that includes time abroad is to me. When I left the U.S. for a year and a half, I resisted the idea of returning to places I had already been, but now I can’t wait to go back and visit friends in places that feel like second and third homes. After a summer studying Arabic at the Middlebury Language Schools in Oakland, California, I will be off to Amman, Jordan for another year.”

Hayley Rutchow ‘19—Antarctica; Italy; San Francisco, California; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington “As a future teacher, my hope in traveling to Antarctica was to experience and learn about the environmental, political, and historical contexts of the continent. I traveled by ship through the waves of the Drake Passage to reach the Antarctic Peninsula, where I visited islands and coves. On land, I watched penguin chicks poke out of their shells, heard the extraordinary sounds of glaciers calving, and saw several species of birds and seals. Sailing between landing sites, I experienced afternoon snow storms, incredible mountain vistas, and breathtaking sightings of humpback whales. I learned from experts in glaciology, ornithology, marine biology, political science, and history. I networked with Penguin Watch researchers and built relationships that I will take with me into my career. “The cold air, the snow-covered mountains, and the noisy penguins all have a way of sparking a sense of peace alongside a call to action. This expedition has deepened my passion for sustainable and environmental education and has pushed me to act. I cannot wait to take the insights I gained with me into my future classroom to inspire my students as I was inspired. My understandings of the environmental issues facing the continent, and our planet, have been expanded, and this awareness is a fundamental part of being the best teacher, and person, I can be.”

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Spring Travel

Argentina Trip Leaders: Tim Samples, assistant professor of legal studies, Terry College of Business; Maria de Rocher, assistant director and programming coordinator, Honors Program Academic Focus: Law, policy, and current affairs

Kyle Patel ’21 “Going to a new country is always exciting. Going to a new country with some of your closest friends and an incredible professor is another level of excitement. From learning about the public healthcare system by talking to the director of the largest hospital in the country to visiting a federal prison and conversing with inmates about their educational experience while incarcerated, I learned so much about the culture, core values, and constitutional rights enshrined in the Argentine way of life.” Victoria Fonzi ’21 “Between days spent haggling in the market, watching the sunset on the beach in Uruguay, and trying every ice cream flavor in the city, our week in the Southern Cone was nothing short of surreal. I will remember lunchtime conversations with local students and bus ride debates with other Fellows as more than just fond memories. This trip challenged me to rethink many of my preformed opinions and left me with a new perspective on what it means to be an American.”

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Bali

Trip Leaders: Dr. Peter Brosius, professor of anthropology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Jessica Hunt, assistant director and scholarships coordinator, Honors Program Academic Focus: Balinese history, culture, and religion

Mackenzie Joy ’20 “The best part about traveling to Bali was definitely getting to hang out with Pete. Dr. Brosius so obviously loves Bali and wanted us to learn as much about it as possible in one week, and this mindset encouraged us to ask questions, learn Balinese phrases, and interact with people we met. Aside from going to temples and ceremonies and visiting an NGO to attend a zine workshop, we also went surfing, took a dance workshop, and went snorkeling, which was my favorite. I saw corals in colors I didn’t even know existed.” Phaidra Buchanan ’21 “While we explored different aspects of Bali’s vibrant landscape and culture, we never lost sight of its historical, political, environmental, and philosophical contexts. Some of my highlights involved spending time with Balinese residents, academics, and activists for whom Bali is much more than a vacation spot. And I learned as much from the Fellows I traveled with. I’ll always cherish their humor, kindness, and much-needed help looking out for mischievous monkeys. There’s no one I’d rather dance, sing, and give my best attempt at surfing with.”

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Tanzania Trip Leaders: Dr. Sandra Whitney, associate professor of geology and anthropology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Emily Shirley, Foundation Fellowship program administrator, Honors Program Academic Focus: Wildlife conservation, ecotourism, and traditional cultures

Katherine Christie ’21 “Spending hours a day in a Land Rover doesn’t seem like the ideal spring break, but when those hours are spent staring out the window at the endless Serengeti with your best friends, it makes for the experience of a lifetime. As a wildlife fanatic, for me a safari in Tanzania was truly a dream come true. My friends laughed with me while I tried to spot all the birds on my mental checklist, started singalongs during our ecstatic first ride through the Serengeti, and stood in awe with me as we drove through the Great Migration.”

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New York and Washington, D.C. Program Leader: Dr. David S. Williams, associate provost and director, Honors Program Academic Focus: Public health, the arts, law, and politics

Himani Yadav ’22 “Whether surrounded by the hustle and bustle of Times Square or strolling down the quiet streets of the nation’s capital, I got to experience it all with my friends by my side. From our collective starstruck-ness upon meeting Ryan Seacrest live on national television in New York to the thoughtful political discourse sparked by our meetings with a political commentator and a Supreme Court justice, the trip was packed with memorable experiences.” Aparna Pateria ’22 “For a week, every single activity showed me how much is possible in every avenue of life: in the Supreme Court, in the towering banks of New York, in university life as a professor, as a street-art vendor in Times Square. And as I go back to my regular schedule in Athens, I can’t quite forget what the cities showed me: that I am lucky enough to see and feel the huge world waiting for me on the other side.” Elizabeth Esser ’22 “Whether seeing To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway, exploring the Met, high-fiving Ryan Seacrest, or scouring the city for the best ramen, every moment was a chance to learn something new about the people and places around me. My stomach was filled with delicious food from five-course dinners, and my mind was filled with the insights of alumni, Dr. Williams, and my fellow Fellows. Between the relationships formed getting lost on the Subway, the discussions over presidential portraits, and the goldenhour runs in Central Park, there was never a dull moment.” Emme Warren ’22 “When we met with a panel of employees from big banks at Goldman Sachs, my dream job came to life before my eyes. I even met alumni whose hard work had gotten them to where I one day see myself. From seeing To Kill a Mockingbird to appearing on LIVE with Kelly and Ryan, our four days in New York opened my eyes to a whole new world that I can’t wait to return to someday.”

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Ramsey Service Trip

Sapelo Island Program Leader: Dr. Nik Heynen, professor of geography, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Service Focus: Sustainability, community volunteering, and agricultural work in the Gullah-Geechee community

James West ’21 “Sapelo Island brought all of us closer to the land and closer to each other. From our work with sugarcane—extracting, digging trenches, and planting—I learned about life on the island and developed skills I could bring home. There are few things as rewarding as sitting down to a meal in the evening—sore, sunburnt, and bug-bitten—and thinking, ‘I worked for this.’ I also brought home friendships forged by rides in the bed of a truck, beach bonfires, and eating raw oysters we had gathered ourselves just minutes before.” Margaret Schrayer ’21 “Professor Nik Heynen created a perfect balance between structure and autonomy, so we made the most of our trip educationally with plenty of time left over to explore the UGA Marine Institute and the surrounding salt marsh, beach, and nature trails. Sapelo residents took us crabbing and oystering, a scientist taught us about the estuarine ecosystem, and Dr. Heynen taught us about the history of the island. Planting two fields of sugarcane for an economic development project in the local community was hard but rewarding work, and we each took a little piece of sugarcane home as a memento.” Zane Placie ’21 “It is possible on Sapelo to see a dazzling number of stars on the beach at night, help community members plant sugarcane, find a river bank covered in oysters, learn to throw a cast net, get around using only a truck and an old bicycle, and, on the whole, get a sense of how the life and nature of the region was like for most of its history. My only regret is that I did not bring stronger bug spray.”

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Maymester: University of Oxford

Maymester in UK challenges first years to think ‘broadly and deeply’ William Ross ’22 “Our tutor pushed my classmates and me to new heights in our understanding of economics, even reviewing graduate and PhD content at times. If something is relevant and necessary to grasp a given topic, you learn it. I am confident I will return to Athens with an advanced appreciation for economics I would have been hard pressed to discover elsewhere.” Robyn Anzulis ’22 “I could not imagine a better way to study abroad for the first time! Our tutor challenged us to think broadly and deeply about the material. But the best part of the Oxford Maymester was what happened beyond the classroom—walking to class with friends, checking out the local theater scene, duking it out in a backyard rendition of Macbeth, or waking up at the crack of dawn to watch the sun rise over Cornwall.” Emma Chandler Hale ’22 “From punting on the Cherwell to hiking on the Cornish coast, spending a month in Oxford was truly magical. I loved wandering around Oxford and attending lectures, but my favorite part of the trip was living with everyone in the house. After performing Shakespeare together, playing Frisbee in the garden, and bickering over the kitchen, I am so much closer to everyone in our class. Another highlight of the trip was my two-person class on Shakespeare. I expected to enjoy the course, but it exceeded my expectations in every way. Reading Shakespeare in the garden and writing papers in the Radcliffe Camera didn’t feel like real work. My professor made Shakespeare so engaging, and the small class size enabled him to tailor the class to our interests.”

Courses • Biomedical Ethics—David Birks, Kellogg College • Computing, Ethics, and Society—Ian Carroll, Brasenose College • Environmental Economics—George Bitsakakis, St. Benet’s Hall • Human Rights—Stephen Dimelow, New College • Shakespeare in Performance—Ben Morgan, St. Catherine’s College

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Seniors Laurel Hiatt, left, Jessica Ho, and Vineet Raman browse through newspapers available in UGAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Library.

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Caroline Shearer receives the Lisa Ann Coole Award from Jack Bauerle, left, UGA’s head swimming and diving coach, and Dr. David S. Williams, associate provost and director of the Honors Program.

Caroline Shearer honored with Lisa Ann Coole Award The Foundation Fellows Class of 2019 chose Caroline Shearer as this year’s recipient of the Lisa Ann Coole Award. The award was established in 1999 to honor Lisa Ann Coole’s memory 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 both in Georgia and in Illinois. Lisa was an extraordinary young woman and 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. Caroline graduated with a bachelor’s degree in ecology and is now an associate in research in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University. Caroline’s classmates share why they chose her for the award: “Caroline will, without fail, offer her time, compassion, and company to anyone in need. Caroline meets all of the criteria for this award. Her modesty and grace are unmatched among our classmates…I have never seen Caroline

make a choice for anything other than the right reasons. She is genuine, she is kind, she is humble.” “There are nice people, and then there is Caroline Shearer. She is truly unmatched among our class in capacity for kindness, no matter what the situation is, and how it may affect her. She has no limits on her compassion. She exhibits selfless service on behalf of people and organisms who often find few advocates. She has unyielding positivity and genuine kindness for all who surround her, especially for those who need it the most.” “Caroline spreads light wherever she goes. We are all better people because of her.” “Caroline embodies genuine kindness, joy, and friendship. She also brings the FFR class of 2019 together like no other. She is a glue for our fellowship. I cannot think of anyone better for the Lisa Ann Coole Award.” Previous recipients are Emily Maloney and Mollie Simon (2018), Moira Fennell (2017), Kirstie Hostetter and Chris Lewitzke (2016), Eilidh Geddes (2015), Jesse Chan (2014), Sara De La Torre Berón (2013), Hank Schwartz (2012), Mir Inaamullah and Alex Squires (2011), Betsy Allen (2010), Elizabeth Godbey (2009), Anant Mandawat (2008), Helen Smith (2007), Chloe Thompson (2006), Krisda Chaiyachati (2005), Vanessa Reynolds (2004), Chris Gibson (2003), Cathy Lee and Tina Rakkit (2002), Laquesha Sanders & Kyle Wingfield (2001), Bronson Lee (2000), and Lacy Feldman and Torre Mills (1999).

“Caroline spreads light wherever she goes. We are all better people because of her.”

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2019 Swapnil Agrawal

Swapnil Agrawal

Fola Akinola

Majors: Economics, International Affairs Hometown: Dunwoody, Georgia Research: Reducing U.S. Military Presence in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf, the Greater Horn of Africa, or Northeast Asia; Domestic Climate Policies that Increase Restrictions on Greenhouse Gas Emissions, including the Carbon Tax, Cap-and-Trade, and Feed-in Tariffs; The Effects of a Single-Payer National Health Insurance System on Population Health, National Security, and the Economy; Increasing Restrictions on the President’s Executive Authority over Nuclear Weapons, Trade, Treaties, or Surveillance Travel-Study & Internships: Germany; Japan; Morocco; South Africa; South Korea; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Amara Legal Center research intern, American Civil Liberties Union policy intern, CITS Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Program, Legal Resources Centre legal intern, Georgia Department of Economic Development policy analyst, Georgia Debate Union captain, International Rescue Committee intern coordinator Honors & Awards: Schwarzman Scholar, UGA Honors in Washington, National Champion Debate Team (American Debate Association, National Debate Tournament, Cross-Examination Debate Association), Presidential Scholar, summa cum laude Post-Graduation: Swapnil is completing a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar and then attending Harvard Law School.

Rachel Folakemi Akinola Majors: French, International Affairs Minor: Certificate in Global Issues Hometown: Ibadan, Nigeria Research: Post-Harvest Food Loss and Food Security Policy in Mali; White Paper on Food Insecurity in Athens, Georgia Travel-Study & Internships: France; Morocco; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia Campus/Community Activities: UGA Intensive English Program conversation

Ashley Amukamara

partner, Honors Program teaching assistant, World Citizen’s Press editorial team, Myers Community Council secretary Honors & Awards: UGA Department of Romance Languages French Study Abroad Award, Pi Delta Phi National French Honor Society Student Award, UGA Honors in Washington, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Fola is taking a gap year in Washington, D.C., working with an organization focused on to human rights, conflict resolution, and/or international development. After her gap year, she will pursue a JD and a master’s in international policy.

Ashley Uchenna Amukamara Majors: Genetics, Psychology Minor: Religion Hometown: Cumming, Georgia Research: The Effects of DNMT1 Knockdown on the Large Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus); Insect Parental Behavior and Offspring Development in the Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus sayi); Emotion Recognition Travel-Study & Internships: Croatia; Ecuador; Japan; Morocco; United Kingdom; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; Suwanee, Georgia; New York, New York; Streetsboro, Ohio Campus/Community Activities: National Alliance for Mental Illness UGA chapter founding executive board member, Safer Sex Ambassador, Native American Cultures teaching assistant, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential youth advisory council member, Learning Ally volunteer reader, Live Forward volunteer, Compassus Hospice volunteer, UGA Red Cross volunteer, American Medical Student Association Honors & Awards: Woody Brittain Scholar, Torgesen Award, Learning Ally Volunteer Spotlight, Blue Key Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, First Honor Graduate, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Ashley is pursuing an MD at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2019

Maria Isabella Cerón

Majors: International Affairs, Latin American & Caribbean Studies Hometown: Dacula, Georgia Research: Profesores Universatarios con Discapacidad: Experiencia y Enseñanza Project; “Immigrants, We Get the Job Done!”: Depictions of the U.S. Immigrant Experience on Broadway Travel-Study & Internships: Brazil; Morocco; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Orlando, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia Campus/Community Activities: Carter Center Latin America and Caribbean Program intern, Leaders Engaging in Diversity Fellow, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Summer Fellow, BIEN Research Team student researcher, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society co-president, U-Lead Athens tutor and mentor, Camp DIVE summer intern Honors & Awards: CURO Honors Scholar, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, UGA Honors in Washington, Ash Service Award, Dean Tate Honor Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Izzy is a strategy and operations analyst at Deloitte in Atlanta.

Dwain Paul Chambers Majors: Biology, Economics Minors: Health Policy & Management, Certificate in Personal & Organizational Leadership Hometown: Watkinsville, Georgia Research: Role of Free DNA Ends and Protospacer Adjacent Motifs for CRISPR DNA Uptake in Pyrococcus furiosus; The Role of Cas4-2 in the CRISPR Adaptation Stage of Pyroccocus furiosus; The Role of Non-Cas Proteins in the Adaptation Stage of CRISPR-Cas in Pyrococcus furiosus; Investigating the Adaptation Stage of CRISPR-Cas in Type I and Type II Systems Travel-Study & Internships: Costa Rica; Italy; United Kingdom; New York Campus/Community Activities: American Enterprise Institute Summer Honors Program, Greater New York Hospital Association intern, Mercy Health Center clinic manager and volunteer of the month, Dean Tate Honor Society copresident, Economics Society president, President’s Strategic Planning Committee student representative, Honors Program Student Council PAL Mentorship Program co-director, Honors Program ambassador, SGA senator, UGA Cheerleading mic man Honors & Awards: CURO Honors Scholar,

Woodruff Scholar, Institute for Leadership Advancement Leonard Leadership Scholar, Terry College of Business Deer Run Fellow, Blue Key Honor Society Tucker Dorsey Memorial Scholar, Perfectly Polished Jamie Joshua Adams Memorial Award, Terry Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics, Terry College of Business Student of the Year, UGA Homecoming King, Pandora Yearbook Outstanding Student Leader, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Chip is completing his degrees and applying to medical school to pursue a MD/MBA or MD/MPH program.

Trisha Dalapati Majors: Anthropology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, MS Comparative Biomedical Sciences Hometown: Roswell, Georgia Research: Investigating Inflammation and Coagulation in the Pathogenesis of Placental Malaria; Identification of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Tropical Infectious Diseases; Assessing the Quality of Life of Patients undergoing In Vitro Fertilization Cycles at One-Stop Clinics Travel-Study & Internships: Bali; Morocco; Tanzania; Thailand; United Kingdom; San Diego, California; Athens, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia Campus/Community Activities: Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship Selection Committee, Honors Program Student Council, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society co-president, Biochemistry Undergraduate Society president, Lunchbox Garden Project co-executive director, Campus Kitchen at UGA food recovery and cooking shift captain, Model United Nations staff, Journal for Undergraduate Research Opportunities editor for natural sciences, Classical Indian Dance senior dancer Honors & Awards: Goldwater Scholar, Joy P. Williams Science Award, Freeman Asia Grant recipient, Public Service and Outreach Student Scholar, UGA Amazing Student, Pandora Yearbook Outstanding Senior Leader, Sphinx Club, Dean Tate Honor Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Rhodes Scholarship national finalist, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, First Honor Graduate, summa cum laude with Highest Honors and CURO Research Distinction Post-Graduation: Trisha is pursuing an MD/PhD at the Duke University School of Medicine, researching maternal-fetal health and infectious diseases.

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Izzy Cerón

Chip Chambers

Trisha Dalapati

Tarun Daniel

Guy Darrell Eroh Majors: Ecology, MS Forestry & Natural Resources (Fisheries) Hometown: Portland, Oregon Research: Hybridization of Black Bass Populations in the Chattahoochee River Basin; Effects of Fungicidal Treatments on Hatch Success of Walleye Eggs; Cellular and Ultrastructural Characterization of the Grey-Morph Phenotype in Southern Right Whales (Eubalaena australis); Genomic Resource

Steven Feng

Steven Wenliang Feng Majors: Applied Mathematics, Economics Hometown: Albany, Georgia Travel-Study & Internships: Japan; Morocco; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia Campus/Community Activities: Bain & Company intern, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission intern, Corsair Society head of management consulting, ElevateCS Google igniteCS student leader and program coordinator, UGA Chamber Music Society treasurer, Terry Student Consulting, MATHCOUNTS Outreach head coach, Four Athens tutor Honors & Awards: Hollingsworth Award, PricewaterhouseCoopers Case Challenge Winner, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Steven is returning to Bain & Company in Atlanta as an associate consultant.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2019

Guy Eroh

Majors: Biology, Psychology (Neuroscience Concentration) Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia Research: Countermanding Task Performance in College Students; Divergent Cognitive Tracks of Healthy Aging and Dementia; Analyzing TGF- Î˛ Regulation of the Progenitor Motor Neuron/Motor Neuron Glial Fate Switch; Neural Network Formation and Response to Pharmacological Stimulation; Using an Engineered Glutamate-gated Chloride Channel to Silence Sensory Neurons and Treat Neuropathic Pain at the Source Travel-Study & Internships: Ireland; Japan; Morocco; Thailand; United Kingdom; Athens, Georgia Campus/Community Activities: Global Brain Health Institute researcher, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences research intern, Kindred Hospice volunteer, iCareMission cofounder and chief financial officer, University of Georgia Chess Dawgs president, Biochemistry Undergraduate Society communications chair, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor, Piedmont Athens Regional volunteer, MATHCOUNTS coach Honors & Awards: Regenerative Bioscience Center Fellow, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Tarun is pursuing an MD at the Case Western University School of Medicine.

for Studies of Right-Whale Population History and Health Travel-Study & Internships: Costa Rica; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Anchorage, Alaska; Ogden, Utah Campus/Community Activities: UGA 5 Rivers Club president, UGA Fisheries Society outreach coordinator, Trout Unlimited Oconee River Chapter board member, Lake Herrick Watershed Restoration Committee student representative, American Fisheries Society, UGA Ocean Initiative, Upper Oconee Watershed Network and Watershed UGA volunteer Honors & Awards: Goldwater Scholar, Udall Scholar, NOAA Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, Stamps Leadership Scholar, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Wildlife Leadership Award, Xi Sigma Pi (National Forestry Honor Society), Rhodes Scholarship national finalist, Phi Kappa Phi, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Guy is finishing his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thesis at UGA this fall and will begin a yearlong Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship in January with NOAA in Washington, D.C.

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Laurel Hiatt Majors: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Spanish Minor: Certificate in Interdisciplinary Writing Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia Research: Transforming Transgender Care: The Perspective of University Providers; Changing the Cis-tem; Queering Care; Insights into Neuromuscular Pathogenesis of CDGs Using a Novel PMM2 Zebrafish Mutant Travel-Study & Internships: Costa Rica; Tanzania; Morocco; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: National Alliance for Mental Illness UGA Chapter founding treasurer, Dungeons and Dragons at UGA secretary, Lambda Alliance director of education and administrative director, LGBT Resource Center ambassador, Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition volunteer, Science Olympiad Outreach at UGA social media chair and historian, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind handler/raiser, Augusta University/UGA Medical Partnership consultant, Red & Black staff writer, Ampersand Magazine managing editor Honors & Awards: Truman Scholar, John Lewis Fellow, CURO Research Assistantship, Southeastern DX Club Scholarship, Georgia College Press Association Best Column Award, Sigma Delta Pi, Dean Tate Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Laurel is pursuing an MD/PhD at the University of Utah School of Medicine with a clinical focus on pediatrics and a research focus on a public health approach to transgender healthcare.

Jessica Ziling Ho Majors: Cellular Biology, Master of Public Health (Epidemiology Concentration) Minor: Anthropology Hometown: Martinez, Georgia Research: Genotype-Phenotype Correlations for Protein O-Linked Mannose N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferase 1(POMGNT1) in Congenital Muscular Dystrophy; Early-Life Exposure to the Chinese Great Famine and Cognitive Function in Late Adulthood: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study; Personalized ddPCR Mutation Assays Targeting Patient Specific ctDNA: A Tool to Monitor Treatment Responses

to Mutation-Specific T-cell Transfer Immunotherapy in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients; Development of a Droplet Digital PCR Assay for Pre-NGS Quality Assessment of DNA from FFPE Specimens; TERT Promoter Mutations in Primary Central Nervous System Tumors Travel-Study & Internships: Ecuador; Morocco; Peru; Tanzania; Bethesda, Maryland Campus/Community Activities: Mercy Health Center volunteer, Honors Program teaching assistant, Science Olympiad Outreach president, Be the Match president, Lunchbox Garden Project president, Prelude Dance Ensemble, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor Honors & Awards: CURO Research Assistantship, Blue Key Honor Society, Palladia Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Jessica is pursuing an MD at Columbia University.

Laurel Hiatt

Nirav Ilango Majors: Computer Science, Geography Minor: Statistics Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia Research: The Accuracy of SfM-Generated Dense Point Clouds Given Varying Image Quality; Building a Small Satellite Research Program as a Platform for STEM Education at the University of Georgia; The Spectral Ocean Color (SPOC) Small Satellite Mission: From Payload to Ground Station to Everything in Between; Enhancing STEM Education through CubeSats: Using Satellite Integration as a Teaching Tool at a Non-STEM University Travel-Study & Internships: Australia; Nepal; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Redlands, California; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory team lead, Campus Kitchen at UGA president, Corsair Society technology sector head, Geography Undergraduate Student Organization, Peer Assisted Leadership Program mentor, Intramural Sports team member, UGA Kickstart Fund partner, UGA Office of Sustainability curriculum intern Honors & Awards: CURO Research Assistantship, Best Undergraduate in GIS (2017 and 2018), Dean Tate Honor Society, Gamma Tau Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Nirav is an automation engineer at Esri in Portland, Maine.

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Jessica Ho

Nirav Ilango

Christina Corrine Lee

Christina Lee

Zoe Yan Li

Zoe Li

Divine Ogbuefi

Major: International Affairs Minor: French Hometown: Statesboro, Georgia Research: Engendering Justice: Women and the Prosecution of Sexual Violence in International Courts; Competing Pressures: Tipping the Scales in the Prosecution of Rape and Sexual Violence Travel-Study & Internships: Morocco; Netherlands; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; Cambridge, Massachusetts Campus/Community Activities: UGA Data for Good advisor, SPIA ambassador, SPIA Student Union vice-president, UGA Chamber Music Society senior co-

Divine Chukwumelie Ogbuefi Majors: Biology Minor: Certificate in Computing Hometown: Powder Springs, Georgia Research: Czaja Bioscience & Diagnostic Imaging Lab at the University of Georgia Travel-Study & Internships: Ecuador; Japan; Morocco; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Gainesville, Florida; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society program assistant, Georgia Club Rowing Team, Urgent Care of Oconee medical assistant, Talmadge Assisted Living Center Continue to Care nursing assistant, Campus Kitchen managing intern, Camp Twin Lakes president of special events, Town & Gown Players performer, Black Theatrical Ensemble troupe member, UGA Caribbean Cultural Night performer Honors & Awards: Ron Brown Captain, cum laude Post-Graduation: Divine is finishing his biology degree at UGA this fall and gaining patient care experience in preparation for PA school.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2019

Majors: Computer Science, English Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Research: Interactive Animatronics in Themed Entertainment Environments; Interactive Show Design and Production Travel-Study & Internships: Morocco; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Orlando, Florida; Kennesaw, Georgia; Stone Mountain, Georgia Campus/Community Activities: Georgia Political Review director of design and layout, Leave a Trace Foundation cofounder, president, and lead designer, UGA Women in Technology, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor, Netherworld Haunted Attractions Lead Software Engineer and Creative Technologist Honors & Awards: Stamps Leadership Scholar, CURO Research Assistantship, Presidential Scholar, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Tina is interning with the Walt Disney Imagineering Show Software Engineering Team in Orlando and returns to UGA to finish her degrees in spring 2020.

president, Georgia Recruitment Team admissions ambassador, Shop with a Bulldog mentor, Athens Church volunteer, Georgia Political Review staff writer, AIESEC UGA account executive Honors & Awards: CyberCorps Scholarship for Service, CURO Research Assistantship, CITS Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Program, Blue Key Honor Society, Palladia Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Zoe is pursuing a joint JD/MA in security studies at Georgetown University.

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Kavi Pandian

Majors: Economics, Sociology Minor: Certificate in Personal & Organizational Leadership Hometown: Tucker, Georgia Research: Success and Failure in the Winner-Take-All Wine Trade; Impact of the Clarke County Mentorship Program on Student Behavior, Literacy, and Numeracy; A Confluence of Science, Philosophy, and Religion: Perspectives on Wellbeing, Happiness, Fulfillment, and Altruism; Reducing School Discipline Disparities & Excesses in K-12 Education in the State of Georgia; How Public Education Could Evolve; Work and Identity in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism Travel-Study & Internships: Italy; Japan; South Africa; South Korea; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Athens Prison Tutorial co-founder and head tutor, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society vice president and treasurer, Gonzalez Community, Policy & Media Fellow, Honors Program Student Council, Honors Program teaching assistant, Honors ambassador, Public Service and Outreach student scholar and alumni mentor, Clarke County Mentorship Program, Leaders Engaged in Affirming Diversity Fellow, Carl Vinson Institute of Government Fellow and International Center intern, Leonard Leadership Scholar, J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development intern, RefUGA vice president of education, Institute of Higher Education student worker Honors & Awards: Fulbright Student Scholar, Stamps Leadership Scholar, Phyllis Jenkins Barrow Scholar, UGA Honors in Washington, Young People For Fellowship, Richard B. Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Education Selection Committee, Terry Excellence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics, Presidential Award of Excellence, Pandora Outstanding Senior Leader, Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Truman Scholarship national finalist,

Schwarzman Scholarship national finalist, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Kavi is teaching English in Germany as a Fulbright Student Scholar.

Jessica Kate Pasquarello Majors: Economics, International Affairs, MA Political Science & International Affairs Minors: Arabic, French, Spanish Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Research: Sweden’s Response to the Syrian Conflict: Refugee Settlement; Rule of Law as an Institutional Growth Mechanism in Africa; Undocumented Students’ Access to Higher Education in Georgia; An Exploration of Economic Development Studies; Modern-Day Utopias? The Effects of Having Social Democratic Parties in Power in Western and Northern Europe; A Search for Truth through Quantum Physics, Philosophy, and Religious Thought; Still Searching: A Quest for Truth through Christian and Islamic texts Travel-Study & Internships: Costa Rica; Ecuador; Japan; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts Campus/Community Activities: SGA senator, Demosthenian Literary Society, Athens for Everyone UGA executive director, Spanish Round Table coordinator, U-LEAD Athens mentor, Undocumented Student Alliance at UGA executive board member, Amnesty International campus liaison, Roosevelt Institute policy researcher, AIESEC at UGA exchange participant manager and conference organizing committee president, Georgia Political Review staff writer Honors & Awards: Coca-Cola Scholar, CURO Research Assistantship, UGA Public Speaking Contest First Place, Truman Scholarship national finalist, summa cum laude Post-Graduation: Jessica is completing her master’s in political science and international affairs at UGA before attending law school.

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Kavi Pandian

Jessica Pasquarello

John Michael Rawlings

John Rawlings

Ashley Elizabeth Reed

Ashley Reed

Ruth Schade

Majors: Psychology, Sociology Minors: Anthropology, Disaster Management, Certificate in Cultural Capacity Hometown: Hudson, Ohio Research: Pet Ownership, Evacuation Compliance, and Victim-Blaming in Wildfire and Hurricane Events; The Longitudinal Effects of Child Friendly Spaces after the 2015 Nepal Earthquake; Shaken Up: The Mental Health Effects of the 2015 Earthquake in Nepal; research assistant and undergraduate lab manager for the Laboratory for the Study of Social Interaction Travel-Study & Internships: Morocco; Nepal; Rwanda; Tanzania; United Kingdom; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Prepared Dawgs ambassador, National Alliance for Mental Illness UGA Chapter PR/ program coordinator and founding board member, Refugee Outreach at UGA, World Ambassadors at UGA, Anthropology Society member and freshman officer, NuĂ§iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Space volunteer, The Cottage Hotline advocate Honors & Awards: Stamps Leadership Scholar, Best Paper Presentation Award at UGA Psi Chi Symposium, Psi Chi, Alpha

Ruth Anne Schade Majors: Nutritional Sciences, MS Foods & Nutrition Hometown: Marlborough, Massachusetts Research: The Effect of Maternal Diet on Gastrointestinal Health of Offspring; Gut Reactions: How Next-Generation Sequencing and Neuroscience Bring New Meaning to an Old Phrase; Microbiota and Reward-Based Feeding; Influence of Levels of Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) on the Canine Microbiome; Restoring Normal Feeding Patterns Improves Insulin Sensitivity in High Fat Fed Rats; Determining the Genetic Mechanism for Lambda and Shiga Toxin Phage Resistance in E. coli Nissle 1917; Livestock Rearing is Associated with Smaller Red Blood Cell Size and Greater Variation in Cell Size in Common Vampire Bats Travel-Study & Internships: Germany; Morocco; Spain; Tanzania; Uganda; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Health for Kids curriculum development board, Christus Victor Lutheran Church community service coordinator, Graduate Student Organization for Foods and Nutrition treasurer, UGA Chamber Music Society cellist, Lunchbox Garden Project volunteer teacher, Spoon University writer Honors & Awards: DAAD Research Intern in Science and Engineering (RISE), CURO Research Assistantship, Kilgore Scholar, Elks National Scholar, Dow Chemical Scholar, Georgia Nutrition Council Conference Best Graduate Presentation, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Presidential Scholar, Goldwater Scholarship honorable mention, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Ruth is pursuing a PhD in biosciences with a concentration in microbiology and immunology at Stanford University.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2019

Majors: Finance, International Affairs, International Business Hometown: Cumming, Georgia Travel-Study & Internships: Japan; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Gas South financial analyst, Apollo Society industrials analyst, Wall Street Workshop participant, Japanese Conversation Club, Student Managed Investment Fund Stock Pitch Challenge finalist Honors & Awards: Terry Excellence in International Business Award, Beta Gamma Sigma, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: John is a data analyst for Ciox Health in Atlanta.

Kappa Delta, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Ashley is pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at George Washington University.

Foundation Fellows Class of 2019

Caroline Laura Shearer Major: Ecology Hometown: Fallbrook, California Research: Rainfall as a Mechanism Driving Seasonality in Parasite Abundance in Grant’s Gazelle (Nanger granti); Relationships between Parasite Infection, Group Size, and Feeding Behavior in Grant’s Gazelle (Nanger granti); Response of Bird Functional Traits to Landscape Heterogeneity in Northeastern eSwatini; Sound-Producing Capabilities of New Zealand’s Native Freshwater Fish; North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Telemetry Monitoring Travel-Study & Internships: eSwatini (formerly Swaziland); New Zealand; South Africa; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Vietnam; Fairbanks, Alaska; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Society for Conservation Biology president, EcoReach curriculum and activities committee co-chair, Speciesaday Instagram Campaign founder, FrogWatch USA certified frog watcher, Disease Ecology Discussion Group Honors & Awards: CURO Research Assistantship, Presidential Scholar, National Science Foundation International Research Experience for Students in eSwatini, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Phi Theta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, summa cum laude with Highest Honors and CURO Research Distinction Post-Graduation: Caroline is an associate in research in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University.

Aditya Sood Majors: Biology, Sociology Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia Research: Effect of Metformin on Urine Concentrating Ability in Sickle Cell Mice; Exploring Group Configuration and its Effect on Group Performance; Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cell Specification: Convergence of Shh, Tgf-β & Notch Signaling; Effects of Transcranial Stimulation on Motor Learning Skills Travel-Study & Internships: China; India; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Smyrna, Georgia; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Hackstart founder, UGA Hacks director, Honors

Program Student Council; Working Together for Change founder and executive director Honors & Awards: Coca-Cola Scholar, Stamps Leadership Scholar, Sodexo Foundation Award, Make Your Mark on Hunger Award, Youth Immigrant Achievement Award, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Aditya is pursuing an MD at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Stephanie Stewart Majors: Economics, International Affairs, Women’s Studies Minor: Arabic Hometown: Norcross, Georgia Research: Gender and the (In)divisibility of Contested Sacred Places: The Case of Women for the Temple; Mind the Gap: Lacking Employment Opportunities for Female GCC University Graduates; A Puzzling Dichotomy: Where are all the Educated Women?; The Trade-Off Between Leverage and Bias in FemaleInclusive Peace Processes; Production Responses with Limited State Capacity— Evidence from Major Reform in India Travel-Study & Internships: Bali; Canada; Greece; Jordan; Morocco; Oman; Spain; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Oakland, California; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; New York Campus/Community Activities: Carter Center Syria Conflict Mapping Project intern, Paper Airplanes student coordinator, UGA tutor coordinator and tutor, The Orange House volunteer and English tutor, Sultan Qaboos University Writing Center English tutor, Women in Economics vice president, Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equality community relations chair, Roosevelt Institute Financialization of Higher Education Incubator researcher, SGA freshman board member, Interfaith Hospitality Network volunteer Honors & Awards: Boren Scholar, Kathryn Davis Fellow for Peace, CASA Fellow, CURO Research Assistantship, Triota Women’s Studies Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, summa cum laude with Highest Honors and CURO Research Distinction Post-Graduation: Stephanie is studying Arabic at Middlebury Institute in Monterey, California, as a Davis Fellow for Peace, followed by a year at Qasid Arabic Institute in Amman, Jordan, as a CASA Fellow.

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Caroline Shearer

Aditya Sood

Stephanie Stewart

Abigail West

Ashley Henehan Willard

Major: Printmaking & Book Arts Minor: Anthropology Hometown: Arcadia, Oklahoma Research: The Sapelo Island Coloring Book; Material Research in the Arts using Consumer Waste in Athens, Georgia; Bali: Artifacts of Consumption; The Athens Home for Discarded Objects; Dear Discarded Object—What’s Your Story? Travel-Study & Internships: Bali; India; Japan; Morocco; Spain; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Campus/Community Activities: UGA Office of Sustainability reclamation intern, UGA Facilities Management Division skilled trades apprenticeship, Bag the Bag president, UGA Material Reuse grant project manager, Honors Magazine contributor, Stillpoint Literary Magazine contributor, Eye Children’s Newspaper contributor Honors & Awards: Lamar Dodd School of Art Arrowmont Scholar, Lamar Dodd School of Art Director’s Award, Presidential Award of Excellence, Presidential Scholar, Udall Scholarship honorable mention, Phi Beta Kappa, First Honor Graduate, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Abigail is in Athens contributing to the creative reuse and repair community as both maker and facilitator, working in carpentry and metal fabrication.

Majors: Economics, Political Science, Psychology Hometown: Derwood, Maryland Research: Sociological Survey of the International Response to Honor Based Violence Travel-Study & Internships: Australia; Japan; Morocco; New Zealand; United Kingdom; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; Montgomery County, Maryland; New York, New York Campus/Community Activities: Native American Cultures teaching assistant, Learning Ally volunteer, Georgia Political Review design editor, UGA Press editorial intern, Safer Sex Ambassador, UGA Math Club co-vice-president of graphic design, Nuçi’s Space volunteer, Economics Society, UGA Red Cross volunteer Honors & Awards: Blue Key Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma, Psi Chi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Ashley is pursuing a JD at the Wake Forest University School of Law.

Ashley Willard

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Abigail Elizabeth West

This page: Caroline Shearer, Kavi Pandian, Aditya Sood, and Guy Eroh climb a magnolia tree on South Campus. Facing page, clockwise from top left: 1) Senior Fellows and Ramseys explore Zion National Park over spring break; 2) Ashley Willard celebrates her alumna status with Hairy Dawg; 3) Trisha Dalapati readies to receive her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree; 4) Fellows and Ramseys gather for one last group photo at the annual graduation banquet; 5) Divine Ogbuefi and Chip Chambers sport bow ties in the Fellows Library; and 6) Ashley Amukamara, Ashley Reed, Ashley Willard, and Caroline Shearer spend spring break at Universal Studios in Orlando.

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Fellows Class of 2020

Avni Sheel Ahuja Alpharetta High School Alpharetta, GA Sociology

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

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

Claire Martha Drosos Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Cincinnati, OH Finance, Sociology

Montgomery Lloyd Fischer Henry Sibley High School South St. Paul, MN Computer Science, Mathematics BA/MA

Stephan Nicholas George Brookwood High School Lawrenceville, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Biology, Genetics

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

Nicole Marie Googe Clarke Central High School Athens, GA Economics, International Business

Griffin Scott Hamstead West High School Knoxville, TN English

Mackenzie Rose Joy Sequoyah High School Woodstock, GA Physics & Astronomy

Aditya Krishnaswamy George Walton Comprehensive High School Marietta, GA Mathematics, Statistics

Nicolas Leis Cambridge High School Milton, GA Psychology, Economics

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Kaitlin Mary Luedecke McIntosh High School Peachtree City, GA Chemistry

Jessica Yan Ma Northview High School Johns Creek, GA Sociology, Women’s Studies

Jon Mallory McRae III Grace Christian Academy Bainbridge, GA English, Psychology

Sebastian Puerta Centennial High School Alpharetta, GA Economics BA/MA

Avni Ahuja interned for the Greater New York Hospital Association this past summer, along with Emma Tucker, through the Honors in New York program.

Nina P. Reddy Lambert High School Suwanee, GA Economics, Sociology, Women’s Studies

Margaret Grace Russo Blue Valley North High School Overland Park, KS English, Linguistics

Andrew Dunivin Schmitt Brighton High School Rochester, NY Economics, Statistics

Benjamin Crawford Starks Celebration High School Celebration, FL Management Information Systems, MS Business Analytics

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Fellows Class of 2021

Asim Ahmed Brookstone School Columbus, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Finance

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

Nitin Sai Prasad Ankisetty Oxford High School Oxford, MS Biology, Finance

Phaidra S. Buchanan Sandy Creek High School Tyrone, GA Social Studies Education

Katherine Fredrica Christie Boca Raton Community High School Boca Raton, FL Ecology, Genetics, MS Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development

Zakiyya Nzinga Ellington Allen High School Allen, TX Accounting, Arabic

Arden Anne Farr Hutchison School Memphis, TN Economics, International Affairs

Victoria Christine Fonzi North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, GA Cellular Biology, Master of Public Health

Divya Ghoshal Del Norte High School San Diego, CA Cellular Biology

Nina Grace Howard Academic Magnet High School Mt. Pleasant, SC Cellular Biology, Romance Languages

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

Anderson Kunho Kim Oconee County High School Watkinsville, GA Applied Mathematics, Computer Science

Yi Jian Ma Ma Westover High School Albany, GA Risk Management

Manav Cherian Mathews Chamblee High School Dunwoody, GA Economics, International Business, Statistics

Kyle Pishunjay Patel Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Duluth, GA Biology, International Affairs, Master of Public Health

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Tarun Neel Ramesh Northview High School Johns Creek, GA Economics, Genetics

Isabelle Olivia Riddle Sequoyah High School Canton, GA Biology, Genetics, Philosophy

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

Angela Lily Tsao Parkway West High School Manchester, MO Cognitive Science, Computer Science

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

Anthony J. VanDieren Notre Dame Preparatory Bloomfield Hills, MI Chemistry, Entomology

Avery Elise Warner Clarke Central High School Athens, GA Economics, Statistics

Brian Jay Woolfolk Westlake High School Atlanta, GA Computer Science

Rachel Janeyee Yuan Orange County School of the Arts Fountain Valley, CA Entertainment & Media Studies, Marketing

Margaret Frances Schrayer Princeton High School Princeton, NJ Computer Science, MS Artificial Intelligence

Jessica Bailey Thompson Lakeside High School Atlanta, GA Psychology, Statistics

Phaidra Buchanan works on a class assignment in the Fellows Library.

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Fellows Class of 2022

Robyn Evelyn Anzulis South Carroll High School Woodbine, MD Applied Mathematics, Economics

Luke Joseph Armao Archbishop Hoban High School Fairlawn, OH Cognitive Science, Economics

Eva-Michelle Belikova Woodstock High School Woodstock, GA Biology

Claire E. Bunn Marion Senior High School Marion, AR Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Keaton Patrick Coletti North Oconee High School Bogart, GA Economics, Mechanical Engineering

Emma Calhoun Ellis Lovett School Atlanta, GA Genetics, Spanish

Elizabeth Ann Esser Cedarburg High School Cedarburg, WI Ecology, Genetics

Emma Chandler Innes Hale Charlottesville High School Charlottesville, VA History, Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Studies

Edward Tatum Hunda Wheeler High School Acworth, GA Animal Science

Jena M. Jibreen Collins Hill High School Lawrenceville, GA International Affairs, Psychology (Neuroscience Concentration)

Jamil Fayazali Kassam Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Suwanee, GA Computer Science, Genetics

Aparna Pateria Northview High School Johns Creek, GA Biology, English

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William Goins Ross Marist School Atlanta, GA Economics, Finance, MS Business Analytics

Nathan Samuel Safir American School of The Hague Wassenaar, The Netherlands Computer Science

Anna Samsonov Lafayette High School Wildwood, MO Anthropology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Oleksandra Stogniy Woodstock High School Acworth, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Emma Joanna Traynor Savannah Arts Academy Savannah, GA International Affairs, Mathematics

Jaaie Upkar Varshney Rome High School Rome, GA Anthropology, Political Science

Margaret Elizabeth Warren George C. Marshall High School Dunn Loring, VA Finance, Risk Management & Insurance

Himani Yadav Lambert High School Suwanee, GA Computer Science

Robyn Anzulis browses through periodicals at the UGA Main Library.

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Fellows Class of 2023

Aakash Arora Veterans High School Bonaire, GA Cellular Biology

Maeve Akiko Breathnach Campbell High School Roswell, GA Economics, International Affairs

Mary Teresa Breen Classical High School Providence, RI Unspecified

Jordan Shira Cole The Westminster Schools Smyrna, GA Cognitive Science

Denzel Jeremiah Cunningham Westover Comprehensive High School Albany, GA Civil Engineering

Sophia Emelia DeLuca Decatur High School Decatur, GA Journalism

Samuel Chukwubuike Ejiofor II Martin Luther King Health Magnet Mount Juliet, TN Exercise & Sport Science

Danielle Chukwunoryenim Emefiele Etowah High School Acworth, GA Nutritional Sciences

Vic Calvin Fischer Henry Sibley High School South St. Paul, MN Electrical Engineering

Shashank Sriram Ganeshan Northview High School Johns Creek, GA Economics, International Affairs

Patricia Alejandra Gonzalez Richmond Hill High School Richmond Hill, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Madison Janel Greer Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Lilburn, GA Journalism, Public Policy

Hyde Alford Healy Saint Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School Covington, LA Entertainment & Media Studies

Melita Joanna Kalczynska Mater Dei High School Placentia, CA Finance, International Business

Elise Maria Karinshak Greater Atlanta Christian School Lawrenceville, GA Data Science, Marketing

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Shi Ho Kim McIntosh High School Peachtree City, GA International Affairs, Linguistics, Spanish

Vanisha Kudumuri Chattahoochee High School Johns Creek, GA Economics, International Affairs

Marianne Christine Lamarche Centennial High School Alpharetta, GA Human Development & Family Sciences, Romance Languages

Carlos Felipe López Ramírez West Forsyth High School Cumming, GA Cognitive Science, Computer Science

Margaret Louise Mitchell Dupont Manual High School Louisville, KY Political Science

Natalie Elena Navarrete Boca Raton Community High School Boca Raton, FL International Affairs, Latin American Studies

Priyanka Sunil Parikh Columbus High School Columbus, GA Cellular Biology

Sahana Maya Parker Henry W. Grady High School Atlanta, GA Biology, Physics & Astronomy

Christopher Alan Rosselot Decatur High School Decatur, GA Journalism, Political Science

Jordan Edward Theoc Campion College Kingston, Jamaica Business: Unspecified, Mathematics

Claudia-Michele ZiYi White Thomasville High School Thomasville, GA Unspecified

Lauren Rose Wilkes United World College New Orleans, LA Computer Science

Isabella My Lan Luu Humboldt High School Humboldt, IA Anthropology, Art History

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Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2019

Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, First Honor Graduate, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation: Manasa is pursuing an MD at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

Etchberger Scholar, Undergraduate Research Grant Recipient, Outstanding Senior in Environmental Economics, Sigma Alpha Lambda, Golden Key International Honour Society, Sigma Delta Pi Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica, Presidential Scholar, magna cum laude with High Honors Post-Graduation: Jacqueline is pursuing a master’s in global environmental policy at American University and continuing her work with the Environmental Law Institute and Environmental Peacebuilding Association.

Manasa Lakshmi Kadiyala

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Minor: Spanish Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia Research: Determining the Impact of Various Levels of OGT Gene Knockdown on Expression of CEACAM6 Oncogene; Detecting the Unique, Cancer-Specific Epitope that MAb1O9 Binds to in Pancreatic Cancer Cells; Investigating the Role of NFkB1 on Age-Associated Osteoprogenitor Cell Dysfunction; Identifying the Effects of hKLF4 Gene Knockout and Treatment on the Progression of Prostate Cancer and Osteoporosis in Murine Femurs; The Effects of Type 1 Diabetes on Skeletal Muscle Endurance and Mitochondrial Capacity in the Elderly; Complications Associated with Intramedullary Nailing of Femoral Shaft Fractures: Are Adolescents Different than Adults Travel-Study & Internships: India; Tanzania; Thailand; San Francisco, California; Athens, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington Campus/Community Activities: Honors Program teaching assistant, Honors Program ambassador, Athens Prison Tutorial co-president and tutor, Georgia Recruitment Team, Kuchipudi Traditional Indian Dance senior dancer and teacher, Biochemistry Undergraduate Society at UGA chair of student relationships, Refugee Outreach at UGA vice president of member engagement, Indian Cultural Exchange at UGA, AIESEC at UGA exchange participant manager, Kaplan SAT/ACT/MCAT instructor Honors & Awards: CURO Summer Research Fellowship, Honors International Scholar, NYU Summer Undergraduate Research Program, Blue Key Honor

Jacqueline Grace Kessler

Major: Environmental Economics & Management Minor: Spanish Hometown: Gainesville, Florida Research: What Makes People Happy? Explaining the Cross-National Variation of Life Satisfaction; Conflict Minerals in the DRC: Addressing the Implications of a Dodd Frank Act Repeal Travel-Study & Internships: Spain; Birmingham, Alabama; San Francisco, California; Gainesville, Florida; Athens, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington Campus/Community Activities: Bag the Bag board member and policy committee member, Agricultural and Environmental Economics Club president, Georgia Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology fundraising chair, Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences, Prelude Dance Ensemble, Roosevelt @ UGA, Residence Hall Eco-Reps Honors & Awards: Honors International Scholar, Keely Grant Greer Scholar, Ratcliffe Scholar, Roy Estes Proctor Scholar, Frank & Louise Hoffmaster

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Prabhjot Kaur Minhas

Majors: Anthropology, Genetics Minor: Disaster Management Hometown: Richmond Hill, Georgia Research: Acculturation and Refugee Health: A Scholarship Review; Refugee Health and Migration Travel-Study & Internships: Ecuador; Tanzania; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Immokalee, Florida; Athens, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington Campus/Community Activities: IMPACT site leader, Refugee Outreach at UGA president, Georgia Museum of Natural History intern, Inside-Out Prison Exchange student, Mercy Health Center volunteer, Lunchbox Garden Project communications director and lesson leader, Georgia Political Review assistant senior editor Honors & Awards: Crane Leadership

Scholar, Honors International Scholar, UGA Presidential Award of Excellence, Palladia Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, First Honor Graduate, summa cum laude with High Honors Post-Graduation: Prabhjot is a PRIME MD/MPH student at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.

William Jessie Walker, III

Vineet Sundar Raman

Majors: Biology, Spanish, Latin American & Caribbean Studies Hometown: Marietta, Georgia Research: Promotoras as Advocates for Community Health and Social Justice: (Re)Centering Leadership Development; Promotores as Cultural Brokers: Fostering Bridges Toward Prosperous and Healthy Communities; Caught in the Middle: Spanish-Speaking Bilingual Mental Health Counselors; Caught in the Middle: Spanish-Speaking Bilingual Mental Health Counselors as Language Brokers; Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and Perceptions of the Cologuard Screening Test; A Roadmap for a Healthier Georgia; Evaluating Neural Network Diversity from Multi Electrode Array Recordings; Eliminating Cultural & Linguistic Boundaries in Healthcare: Creating Standards & Funding for Medical Interpreters Travel-Study & Internships: Ecuador; India; San Francisco, California;

It Takes mentor, Rotaract at UGA, Georgia Ice Dawgs Ice Crew intern Honors & Awards: Kappa Delta Epsilon, Presidential Scholar, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Hayley is teaching second grade in the Atlanta Public Schools district before pursuing a PhD in Educational Theory and Practice.

Hayley Marie Rutchow

Majors: Early Childhood Education, MEd Early Childhood Education Hometown: Thompsons Station, Tennessee Travel-Study & Internships: Antarctica; Italy; San Francisco, California; Athens, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington Campus/Community Activities: Whatever

Majors: Anthropology, Biology (Neuroscience Concentration) Hometown: Bainbridge, Georgia Travel-Study & Internships: Italy; South Africa; San Francisco, California; Athens, Georgia; Austin, Texas; Burlington, Vermont; Seattle, Washington Campus/Community Activities: UGA MATHCOUNTS head coach and executive board member, UGA Peer Assisted Leadership Program mentor, UGA Biochemistry Undergraduate Society chair of research, UGA Anthropology Society, Richard III Society, UGA Chamber Music Society, UGA Symphonic Band, UGA Redcoat Marching Band, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor Honors & Awards: CURO Research Assistantship, Dean Tate Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Trey is pursuing a STEM MBA at the UGA Terry College of Business before going to medical school.

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Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2019

Washington, DC; Athens, Georgia; St. Louis, Missouri; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington Campus/Community Activities: UGAVotes campaign director, Mercy Health Center volunteer, Clarke County School District Spanish interpreter, Honors Program teaching assistant, Roosevelt @ UGA executive director, Refugee Outreach at UGA vice-president of finance, Leadership UGA, UGA Chamber Music Society, OVPI Student Advisory Board Honors & Awards: Fulbright Student Scholar, Crane Leadership Scholar, Honors International Scholar, Honors Policy Scholar, Dr. and Mrs. Larry Cohen Memorial Scholar, CURO Research Assistantship, CURO Summer Fellow, CURO Symposium Best Paper Award, Blue Key Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation: Vineet is spending a year conducting public health research in India as a Fulbright Student Scholar.

Ramseys Class of 2020 Evan Chandler Barnard Johns Creek High School Johns Creek, GA Ecology, International Affairs

Sara Elizabeth Cagle Morgan County High School Madison, GA English

Benjamin Thomas Giebelhausen Bennington Public High School Bennington, NE Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Psychology, MS Artificial Intelligence

Emma Danielle Hope Cherry Creek High School Englewood, CO Genetics, Spanish

Ramseys Class of 2021 Sarah Aven Hartwell Jones Collegiate School Richmond, VA Art

Grant Harrison Mercer Harrison High School Marietta, GA Biology, International Affairs, Spanish

Carl Thomas Miller III Grovetown High School Grovetown, GA Computer Science

Erica Kaila Glorianna Bressner Douglas County High School Winston, GA Economics, International Affairs, Russian

Elijah David Solomon Courtney Home School Gainesville, GA Physics

George Branham Culpepper Westfield School Perry, GA Economics, Mathematics, Romance Languages

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David Harry Bekore Sanford H Calhoun High School Merrick, NY Economics

Samantha Jane Daly Dunwoody High School Dunwoody, GA International Affairs, Master of International Policy

Hannah Yongxian Huang John S. Davidson Fine Arts School Augusta, GA Biology

Ashley Catherine Martin Home School Owens Cross Roads, AL Genetics

Zane G. Placie Kennesaw Mountain High School Kennesaw, GA Finance, Risk Management & Insurance

Karan A. Pol Campbell High School Smyrna, GA Economics, Master of International Policy

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

Theodore Jacob Vincent Ladue Horton Watkins High School Creve Coeur, MO Applied Mathematics

Yehia Abdelsamad Baker Early College Wilsonville, OR Biology

Marshall Dean Berton North Springs Charter High School Sandy Springs, GA Business, International Affairs

Eric Nathan Miller North Springs Charter High School Sandy Springs, GA Computer Science, Mathematics

Austin Michael Stack Research Triangle High School Morrisville, NC Biochemical Engineering

Ramseys Class of 2022 Winston Hayes Way Westfield School Hawkinsville, GA Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy

James Herbert West Notre Dame High School Chattanooga, TN Anthropology, Computer Science, Linguistics

Rosasharn Lilly Brown Weber School Marietta, GA International Affairs

Alex Joshua Eldridge Dunwoody High School Dunwoody, GA Mathematics

Rachel Aubrey Mattson Hampton High School Pittsburgh, PA Cognitive Science

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Ramseys Class of 2023 William Frank Swenton III Cambridge High School Milton, GA Genetics

Garrett H. Williams Liberty North High School Kansas City, MO Economics, Finance

Eshaan Agrawal Chamblee High School Chamblee, GA Data Science, International Affairs

Mariah Leigh Cady Columbus High School Midland, GA International Affairs, Russian

Nicholas Andrey Kundin Archer High School Lawrenceville, GA Biochemical Engineering

Molly Katherine Young Providence Day School Matthews, NC Animal Science, Biology

Aven Jones edits a digitized version of one of her paintings in the lobby of the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Right: Rosa Brown and Evan Knox, Class of 2018, ready for competition as part of the UGA Quiz Bowl Club.

Albert Zhonghai Chen George Walton Comprehensive High School Marietta, GA International Affairs

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Ramsey Alumni

Ramsey Honors Scholar 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 Gilman Crowley Lawrence Robert Ficek Matthew Eric Hickman Ngozi Christie Ogbuehi James Christopher 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 Levy Daniel Mathews Lamar Houston Moree Lauren Elizabeth Sillery Oberg Teerawit “Tim” Supakorndej Rebecca Rahn Vahrenwald Andrew Vesper

Class of 2008 Matthew Charles Agan Brent Lewis Allen Molly Beatrice Pittman Babineaux Jeff Elrod James Gordy Annie Ming Huang Joseph Stuart Knight John Matthews James Lucas McFadden Noah R. Mink Gregory James O’Connell Blake William Shealy Karen Christina Wong

Class of 2011 Jonathan Arogeti Jason Daniel Berkowitz Christopher Jordan Floyd Haylee Humes Mark Johnson Jung Woong Kim Nicole Elizabeth Nation Erika Parker New Griffin Rice Joseph Cataquiz Rimando Stephen Bradford Thompson Andrew Watts Laura Ann Wynn

Class of 2009 Nneka Alicia Arinze Shannon Chen Jonathan Brown Chestnut Nisha Gupta Jeremiah Johnson Jeremy Jones Lindsay Beth Jones Betsy Katzmann Madison Moore Pool Peter Samuel Shoun Joseph Dempsey Turrentine

Class of 2012 Whitney Ising Adams Sam Gray Aisha Mahmood Haley Tiffany Hu John Bradley Otwell Anna Savelle Ryan Sheets Catherine Lois Shonts Sheila Vedala

Class of 2010 Alexander Linton Brown Peyton Clark Edwards Carole House William Daniel Jordan III Halina Maladtsova Nick Passarello Lauren Elizabeth Pinson Caitlin Gail Robinson Emily Frances Reed Underwood Zao Mike Yang

Class of 2013 Glenn Branscomb Logan Butler Trevor Hunter Hohorst Yiran Emily Peng Alexander Collins Vey Class of 2014 Catherine Backus Emily Backus Victoria Lynn DeLeo Amanda Holder Stephen Edward Lago

Mariana Lynne Satterly Pranay K. Udutha Class of 2015 Cody Baetz Carmen Kraus Tuan Anh Nguyen Abigail Taylor Shell Class of 2016 Melissa Carlene Cousins Berta Maria Franzluebbers Samuel Thomas Johnston Ray Paleg Mihir B. Patel Julie Saxton Class of 2017 Prentiss Rachel Autry Malcolm Alexander Barnard Katie Michele Googe Heather Huynh Megan Murphy Jones Class of 2018 Jenny Alpaugh Davis Coleman Emily Giambalvo Evan Knox Zoe Schneider

Below: Manasa Kadiyala, left, with her family, and Prabhjot Minhas, right, with UGA President Jere W. Morehead, are honored as First Honor Graduates during the Presidential Honors Week Luncheon. Each maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA in all work attempted at UGA.

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Foundation Fellows Alumni

Foundation Fellowship alumni by class year Class of 1977 John E. 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 Class of 1980 Sara Shlaer Bryan J. Whitfield Class of 1981 Cornelia Isabella Bargmann Class of 1982 Fred Holtz III Peter L. Patrick Michael Brian Terry Catherine Leigh Touchton Class of 1983 William Mark Faucette Frank Joseph Hanna III Betsy Lyons McCabe Jay Watson Class of 1984 Stephen Ellis Denise Lamberski Fisher Sara Voyles 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 E. Thompson Christopher Lamar Vickery Sharon Anderson White Class of 1986 Grace Elizabeth Hale Andrew Martin Stephen Smith Mark Edward White Class of 1987 Rebecca E. Biron Bruce Edward Bowers Anne Davison Dolaher Kirsten Jarabek Franklin

John Fowler Mary Ruth Hannon Noel Langston Hurley Elizabeth Ford Lehman Robert Marcus Reiner Margaret Ruth Sparks Class of 1988 Cathy Luxenberg Barnard Thomas Christopher Cisewski Sharon Blair Enoch India Frances Lane Linda Leith Reddersin Neil Chandler Thom John E. Worth Class of 1989 Courtney Cook Angeli Lisa Caucci Amy Lee Copeland Kimberlee Ann 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 Kaminsky Mark David Sheftall John Carlyle Shelton Alicia Elsbeth Stallings Class of 1991 Susan Shackelford Dawes Elizabeth Hebert Day James Ansley Granade III Paul H. Matthews John Phillip Piedrahita Marc L. Silverboard Gene Williams 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 Millians Charles Andrew Mitchell Christina Stewart Payton Class of 1993 Jennifer Cathey Arbitter Christy 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 Webb H. Thomas Willman III Class of 1994 Sonja Batten Stephen Spratlin Bullock Anne Kissel Harper Pam Hungerbuhler Michael Paul Jones, Jr. Eric M. Overby Brett Pellock Caroline Placey Tracie Calvert Rosser Jennifer M. Rubin Laura Anne Shepherd 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 Cartwright Timothy P. George Bomee Jung James Benjamin Kay IV Bradley Scott Malcom Justin Shoemake Robert Matthew Sutherland Stephen Tate Robert T. 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

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Beth Shapiro Catherine Allison Evans Webb Class of 1999 Leona Nichole Council Tzu-Chuan Jane Huang Ellen Sutherland Irby Lacy Feldman McCurdy Torré Deshun Mills Class of 2000 Melissa Bugbee Buchanan Dhruti Jerry Contractor Tiffany Earley-Spadoni Matthew Scott Eckman Holly Gooding Bronson Lee Michael Eugene Morris Ethan Sims Class of 2001 Laura Ann Adang Dustin J. Calhoun Chris Caruso Semil P. Choksi Fruzsina Csaszar Di Ruggiero Corey Gill Amita Ramesh Hazariwala Kathryn Jessica Hull Gardner Linn Thomas John Ludlam Frank Martin Amy Mulkey McGowan Joseph Adams Perry-Parrish Laquesha Shantelle Sanders Andrew Clark Thompson Kyle Wingfield Class of 2002 Divya Balakrishnan Alyssa Holmgren Craigie Laramie 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 Nichols Kathryn Stepp Nicolai Mary Catherine Plunkett Suzanne Scoggins Steven C. Smith Andrew John Sucre Lakshmi Swamy John Andrew Wright Emory Paul Wright

Class of 2003 John Anthony Asalone Maria Anderson Booth Marshall Chalmers Timothy Tianyi Chen Adam Cureton Brian Dunham Christopher James Gibson Jennifer Gibson Gill Leah Rose Givens Tanya Martin Hudson Eirin Kallestad Dmitry Sergeevich Kolychev Robin Elizabeth McGill Meredith Neal McCarthy Moore Jeffrey Pugh Rob Quinn Kimberly Council Sheridan Jennifer Srygley Sucre Gemma Suh Doannie Tran Melanie Monroe Venable Joseph Brendan Wolpin Class of 2004 Ellen Downs Beaulieu Jake Boggan Virginia Barton Bowen Amanda Morgan Casto William Cullen Conly Blake L. 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 Orlemanski Satya Patel Nathan Ratledge Daniel Winfield Reed Travis Daniel Reeves Randolph Lines Starr Carson Wayne Strickland Manoj “Sachin” Varghese Josh Weddle Charles Elliott Willson Class of 2005 Raechel Anglin Kummer Ben Bain Jeanette Eva Thurber Barzelay Allison Carter-Agnotti Krisda H. Chaiyachati Eugenia Gina Chu Charles P. Ciaccio, Jr.

Renee Claire Contreras Kathryn Kay Coquemont Matthew Crim Kacie Schoen Darden John Thomas DeGenova Anne Zimmerman Hawkins Jeremy Paul Johnson Ivy Nguyen Le Ashley Lott Thomas Michael Mittenzwei Brendan F. Murphy Allison Scott Roach Sarah Ellen Sattelmeyer Amy Nicole Sexauer Matthew Buckley Smith Adam M. Sparks Charles T. Tuggle III Kate Vyborny Leslie Wolcott Tuquyen Mach Yee Class of 2006 Jennifer Bartmess Jason M. Brown Simon Ferrari Daniel Gough Warren Brandon Holton Jana Dopson Illston Chloe Renee Thompson Kelley Melissa Cabinian Kinnebrew Lisa Last Joseph LeCates Jenny Page Linton Mike Lynch Patrick J. Maher Beth Grams Margalis Brian Patrick Quinif Katherine Leigh Morgan Ragland Heather Ripley Rebekah Rogers Laura Emiko Soltis Robert Christopher Staley Matthew Stewart Nathan Joseph Stibrich David Turner Sara Pilzer Weiss Class of 2007 Mary Patricia Alvarez William Brooks Andrews Franklin Edwin “BJ” Ard John Christopher Binford Yves Bouillet Priya Chandan Lesley Graybeal John Floyd Howell III Douglas Michael Jackson Joseph Edgar Lariscy IV Michael James Levengood Robert Bradley Lindell Andrew Campbell McKown Erin Mordecai Yannick Morgan Amulya Nagarur Jayanthi Narain Corrine Allison Novell Caelin Cubenas Potts Sarah Brown Puryear

Anna Harrison Saffer Helen Caples Smith Zach P. Smith Jake Everett Turrentine Katrin Usifo Class of 2008 Lynzi Jacqueline Archibald Gruetzemacher Maria Alejandra Baetti Sarah Ritchey Bellamy Benjamin Cobb Anureet Cheema Copeland Rachel Elizabeth Whitaker Elam Katherine Elizabeth Folkman Adele Handy Goodloe Matthew Wood Grayson Shannon Hiller Donald Ray “DJ” Johnson, Jr. Joseph Robert Kapurch Peter Klein Mindy 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 Clare JoAnna Hatfield Chad Hume Brittany Lee McCall Nithya M. Natrajan Caitlin McLaughlin Poe Kevin Christopher Poe Paul Ruddle II Milner Owens Staub Marlee Jean Waxelbaum Sana Hashmi Zahiruddin Class of 2010 Betsy Allen Adams Thomas Matthew Bailey Amanda Brouillette Sarah Marie Caruana Kevin Copp Amy Davis David Fu Peter Horn Dave Howcroft Laura McDonald Hunter

Connor McCarthy Jasmaine Williams McClain Sharon McCoy Josh McLaurin Zoë Meroney Allon Mordel Virginia Susan Newman Cleveland Alcides Piggott, Jr. Kelsey Jones Pratt Lucas Puente Jennifer Taylor Lila Elisabeth Tedesco Robert B. Thrasher Class of 2011 Anne Karam Conroy Katherine Sara Cuadrado Ryan Friday Lucy Fu Claire Underwood Hailey Marcus Jamel Hines Mir Inaamullah Matthew Levenson Phoeny Li John Benjamin Marshall Aaron Marshburn Calley Mersmann Phillip C. Mote Muktha Natrajan Sabrina Ann Ragaller Geales Goodwin Rawe Robert Rosenbleeth Rachel Pocock Shah Trey Sinyard Alex Squires Stephanie Chapman Weishaar Tracy Yang Sheena Zhang Class of 2012 Victoria Suzanne Akin Elizabeth Allan Juan Cardoza-Oquendo Patrick Fitzmaurice Dana Higgins Hillary Kingsley Logan Krusac Morgann Ashley Lyles Tatum Danielle Mortimer Luke Mosley Saptarsi Rohan Mukhopadhyay Bryn Elise Murphy Jaime Ayers Patterson Jacob Hunter Rooney Chaim Schwartz Matthew R. Sellers Anuj Shukla Will Stephenson Hemali Prakash Vin Thomas Matthew Ward David Zweig Class of 2013 Sara De La Torre Berón Megan Unger Caudill Camille Gregory Ryan McLynn Todd Pierson

Derek Ponticelli Reuben Reynolds Matthew Wyatt Saltz Bethany McCain Seewoester Waring “Buck” Trible Lawrence William White JoyEllen Freeman Williams Addison Wright Brittany Anne Young Class of 2014 Sara Thomas Black Jesse Yuen-Fu Chan Smitha Ganeshan Anisha Hegde Gerber Joseph E. Gerber Philip Joseph Grayeski Osama Hashmi Paul Kirschenbauer Marianne Ligon David Millard Clara Nibbelink Rachel Claire Sellers Blake Shessel Jeremiah Stevens Matthew Tyler Jacqueline Van De Velde Kishore Vedala Cameron Zahedi Yuliya Bila Zarnitsyna Class of 2015 Joshua Andrew Chang Savannah Colbert Maria Cox Parker Evans Eilidh Geddes Allison Koch Ronald Jackson Kurtz Michael Land Kameel Mir Sarah Mirza Davis Parker Camir Neville Ricketts Alex Rowell Grace Siemietkowski Rowell Avery Wiens Saucier Sophie Giberga Thompson John Henry Thompson Megan Ernst Tipton Megan Frances White Class of 2016 Caroline Coleman Lauren Dennison Alex Edquist Seth Isaac Euster Lee Handly Folk Kirstie Hostetter Caleb Alexander Ingram Jacob Kennedy Shaun Kleber Torre Elisabeth Lavelle Chris Lewitzke Katherine Ann Lovejoy Kelsey Lowrey Sandip Kaur Minhas Caroline Elizabeth Moore Meredith Paker Eytan Palte

Rand Pope Hannah Reiss Giovanni Righi Leighton Michele Rowell Madison Snelling Minhyuk Michael Song Karishma Sriram John Bradley Stroud Kevin Sun Treva Chung-Kwan Tam Bert Thompson, Jr. Chenée Tracey Kathleen Wilson Class of 2017 Jonathan Adelman Tristan Paul Bagala Cali Callaway Laura Courchesne Jonah Driggers N. Drew Farr Moira Fennell Carver L.H. Goodhue Shuchi Goyal Erin Elizabeth Hollander Glenn Anderson Jacoby Susie Jones Hammad Ahmed Khalid Bruce Li Krystal Lo Vijeth Mudalegundi Trang Xuan Nguyen Morrison Nolan Justin Payan Joy Peltier Gabrielle Pierre Elijah Scott Jason Terry Luke Thompson Class of 2018 Kerri Andre Michael Logan Campbell Lorin Crear Thomas Andrew Desoutter Maddie Dill Brianna English Shreya Ganeshan Kalvis Golde Jack Hall Mallory Jessica Harris Rachel Kelley Joshua E. Kenway Mallika Madhusudan Emily Maloney Samia McEachin Reilly Megee Bailey Palmer Sierra Runnels Mollie Simon Taylor Smith Samuel Tingle Matthias Stephen Wilder Elizabeth Francina Wilkes Victoria Yonter Lilian Zhu

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Aditya Krishnaswamy takes a study break in the Founders Memorial Garden on North Campus.

Foundation Fellows & Ramsey Honors Scholars Annual Report 2018-2019 Project managers

Jessica B. Hunt Emily L.M. Shirley Designer & editor

Stephanie W. Schupska Photographers

Hamilton Armit, Wingate Downs, Matt Hardy, Dorothy Kozlowski, Shannah Montgomery, Chad Osburn, Cal Powell, Stephanie W. Schupska, Andrew Davis Tucker, Latetia Vernelson, various Fellows and Ramseys

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