Foundation Fellows Annual Report, 2020-2021 by Morehead Honors College

University of Georgia

Foundation Fellows & Ramsey Honors Scholars

2020-2021 Annual Report

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.

Matthew Motley, Carlos López Ramírez, Audrey Conner, and Natasha Dörr-Kapczynski study outside the Science Learning Center on South Campus.

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CONTENTS Endowed and Named Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Letters from the President, Chair, and Dean . . . . . . . 3 Global Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview of the Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Year at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 National and International Recognition . . . . . . . . 14 Morehead Honors College Overview . . . . . . . . . . 20 Faculty Mentors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Academic Enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Internships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Undergraduate Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Individual Travel-Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Senior Travel-Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Lisa Ann Coole Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Foundation Fellows Class of 2021 . . . . . . . . . . 50 Foundation Fellows by Class Year . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2021 . . . . . . . . 72 Ramsey Honors Scholars by Class Year . . . . . . . . . 76 Fellows and Ramseys Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Endowed and Named Fellowships Philip Alston Fellows Aakash Arora ’23 William Cole Broomberg ’24 Eugene Black Fellows Elise Maria Karinshak ’23 Manav Cherian Mathews ’21 Carlyle Fraser Fellows Maeve Akiko Breathnach ’23 Natasha Dörr-Kapczynski ’24 Brian Jay Woolfolk ’21 Vera Milner Fellows Cassidy Jean Hettesheimer ’24 Marianne Christine Lamarche ’23 Morehead Fellow Thomas Elliot Williamson ’24 Winship Nunnally Fellows Christopher Alan Rosselot ’23 Maxwell Booth White ’24 Martha Nunnally Fellow Keaton Patrick Coletti ’22 Bernard Ramsey Fellows Asim Ahmed ’21 Zoë Lorene Andrews ’21 Nitin Sai Prasad Ankisetty ’21 Robyn Evelyn Anzulis ’22 Eva-Michelle Belikova ’22 Carter Elizabeth Best ’22 Mary Teresa Breen ’23 Phaidra S. Buchanan ’21 Theron E. Camp ’24 Katherine Fredrica Christie ’21 Jordan Amias Cole ’23 Sophia Emelia DeLuca ’23 Emma Calhoun Ellis ’22 Danielle Chukwunoryenim Emefiele ’23 Elizabeth Ann Esser ’22 Arden Anne Farr ’21 Vic Calvin Fischer ’23 Patricia Alejandra Gonzalez ’23 Madison Janel Greer ’23 Emma Chandler Innes Hale ’22 Jason Germaine Hawkins ’24 Hyde Alford Healy ’23 Nina Grace Howard ’21 Satya Amritsai Jella ’21 Jena M. Jibreen ’22 Evan Sidney Johnson ’24 Melita Joanna Kalczynska ’23 Jamil Fayazali Kassam ’22 Anderson Kunho Kim ’21 Shi Ho Kim ’23 Daniel Greer Klein ’24 Vanisha Kudumuri ’23

Carlos Felipe López Ramírez ’23 Isabella My Lan Luu ’23 Yi Jian Ma Ma ’21 Sophia Maria Milazzo ’24 Eric Nathan Miller ’22 Margaret Louise Mitchell ’23 Eniola Olujumoke Olubunmi ’24 Sahana Maya Parker ’23 Ashni M. Patel ’24 Kyle Pishunjay Patel ’21 William Goins Ross ’22 Fiachra Eileen Rottinghaus ’21 Nathan Samuel Safir ’22 Anna Samsonov ’22 Caroline Emma Schneider ’24 Margaret Frances Schrayer ’21 Emily Paula Spector ’24 Oleksandra Stogniy ’22 Jordan Edward Theoc ’23 Jessica Bailey Thompson ’21 Emma Joanna Traynor ’22 Angela Lily Tsao ’21 Emma Grace Tucker ’21 Anthony J. VanDieren ’21 Avery Elise Warner ’21 Margaret Elizabeth Warren ’22 Claudia-Michele ZiYi White ’23 Lauren Rose Wilkes ’23 Joseph Logan Williamson ’24 Rachel Janeyee Yuan ’21 John White Ramsey Fellow Sydney Taylor Brooke Phillips ’22 Penelope W. and E. Roe Stamps IV Foundation Fellows Luke Joseph Armao ’22 Claire E. Bunn ’22 Audrey Violet Conner ’24 Denzel Jeremiah Cunningham ’23 Samuel Chukwubuike Ejiofor II ’23 Zakiyya Nzinga Ellington ’21 Emilio Dante Ferrara ’24 Victoria Christine Fonzi ’21 Shashank Sriram Ganeshan ’23 Divya Ghoshal ’21 Edward Tatum Hunda ’22 Matthew Jeffrey Li ’24 Khushi Harshkumar Mehta ’24 Natalie Elena Navarrete ’23 Priyanka Sunil Parikh ’23 Aparna Pateria ’22 Tarun Neel Ramesh ’21 Isabelle Olivia Riddle ’21 Charlotte Conway Williams ’24 Himani Yadav ’22 Charlotte and Claude Williams Fellow Jaaie Upkar Varshney ’22

Student Scholarships and University Initiatives Committee Members Christopher W. Brown, Chair Newton, Massachusetts

Allison Ausband Atlanta, Georgia

Leah Brown

Phoenix, Arizona

Mark Chandler Atlanta, Georgia

Victor E. Corrigan Atlanta, Georgia

Richard W. Courts IV Atlanta, Georgia

Betsy Cox

Jacksonville, Florida

Jim Dinkins

Atlanta, Georgia

Jennifer Flanagan Atlanta, Georgia

Nancy Juneau

Atlanta, Georgia

J. Keith Kelly

Newborn, Georgia

Charles E. Knox Augusta, Georgia

Elizabeth Correll Richards Atlanta, Georgia

Dorothy Barfield Sifford Nashville, Tennessee

Kimberly L. Stamper Alpharetta, Georgia

Delos H. Yancey III Rome, Georgia

David E. Shipley Ex-Officio, Voting Athens, Georgia

Asim Ahmed

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Athens, Georgia

Savannah Hembree Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Athens, Georgia

Jack Hu

Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Athens, Georgia

Vernon Googe III Advisory Atlanta, Georgia

Rebecca B. Winkler

Advisory Charlotte, North Carolina

Foundation Fellows Program Staff David S. Williams

Associate Provost & Dean

Jessica B. Hunt

Assistant Dean & Director of Scholarships

Emily L. M. Shirley

Program Administrator

Kaitlyn Graham

Graduate Assistant

Michelle Belikova Student Worker

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Letters FROM THE PRESIDENT As a leading public research university committed to innovative teaching, pioneering research, and community-engaged service, the University of Georgia is proud to be the home of the outstanding Foundation Fellowship program. Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars benefit from the vibrant campus life and educational opportunities that only a major research university can provide while receiving all of the academic and personal support of a small, elite college. They work closely with renowned faculty both inside and outside of the classroom and begin making their mark on UGA and the world from their very first semester. I am proud of all that our Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars achieve as students and alumni. They are a valued part of UGA’s diverse academic community, which shares their dedication to excellence. Jere W. Morehead, President University of Georgia

FROM THE UGA FOUNDATION CHAIR As we welcome a new class of Foundation Fellows, 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, many of these scholars will advance to careers and callings in local, national, and global forums addressing the most critical needs of our times, while others will be admitted to top graduate programs, and many will earn the country’s most prestigious post graduate scholarships. The University of Georgia Foundation is proud to support these outstanding students and is convinced that the Foundation Fellowship is the one of the best and most prestigious programs of its kind in the country. Neal Quirk, Chair University of Georgia Foundation

FROM THE DEAN Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Scholars are truly extraordinary individuals with an impressive array of talents and skills. It is a privilege to work with them on a daily basis. Their sustained commitment to academic excellence combined with their genuine 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 Dean Jere W. Morehead Honors College and Foundation Fellowship

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Global Representation

FELLOWS AND RAMSEYS HAVE

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES University of Georgia Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Honors Scholars come from around the country and globe, all arriving in Athens, Georgia, to advance their educational goals. This page provides an overview of the locations our students call home.

STATE AND COUNTRY REPRESENTATION

132

for 2020-2021, we have 132 Fellows and Ramseys from

countries

29 states

82 4 3

from Canada

each from Jamaica, Nigeria, South Korea, and the Netherlands

from Georgia from Missouri

each from California, Florida, Louisiana, Ohio, and Tennessee

Other states represented are Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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Zakiyya Ellington, Victoria Fonzi, Diya Ghoshal, and Rachel Yuan walk past the UGA Chapel on North Campus.

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Overview

About the Foundation Fellowship and Ramsey Honors Scholarship The Jere W. Morehead Honors College 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 have been 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 Hall, and off-campus retreats that promote a sense of community.

2020-2021 PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Benefits of both scholarships

average scores:

1545 SAT 34.8 ACT 4.16 GPA

average scores:

1544 SAT 34.9 ACT 4.21 GPA

first-year Ramseys

• Special seminars and book discussions with UGA and visiting professors • Faculty, peer, and alumni mentoring • Twice-a-year 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

$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

Foundation Fellowship benefits, 2020-2021

Ramsey Scholar benefits, 2020-2021

• Annual stipend for in-state students: $12,400 plus the Zell Miller Scholarship (currently $9,790 per year) • Annual stipend for out-of-state students: $20,400 plus an out-of-state tuition waiver (currently $19,040 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 the University of Oxford valued at $8,500 • Individual travel-study grants up to a cumulative total of

first-year Fellows

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• Annual stipend for in-state Ramseys: $6,260 plus the Zell Miller Scholarship (currently $9,790 per year) • Annual stipend for out-of-state Ramseys: $10,260 plus an out-of-state tuition waiver (currently $19,040 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 Mississippi, Seattle, Austin, New Orleans, Miami, Asheville, and San Francisco

2020-2021 Estimated Cost of Attendance • Full Academic Year Fellows

Ramseys

Non-FFR

Myers Hall rent (double room)

$6,506

7-day Meal Plan

$4,036

Tuition & Fees

$12,080

Zell Miller Tuition Scholarship

-$9,790

-$12,400

-$6,260

$—

First-Year FFR Housing Supplement

-$614

$—

Balance to be paid by student:

-$182

$5,958

$12,832

Fellows

Ramseys

Non-FFR

Myers Hall rent (double room)

$6,506

7-day Meal Plan

$4,036

$31,120

Out-of-State Tuition Waver

-$19,040

$—

FFR Stipend

-$20,400

-$10,260

$—

-$1,228

$—

$994

$11,134

$41,662

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 housing rates, UGA meal plan rates, UGA tuition and fees

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Timeline

YEAR

at a GLANCE AUGUST - DECEMBER

FFR dinner seminars, book discussions, alumni events, cultural and theatrical events (painting at ARTini’s Art Lounge in Athens), and Morehead Honors College lunchbox lectures and book discussions

NOVEMBER

FFR Pre-Spring Trip Seminars

JUNE - JULY

SEPTEMBER

UGA Orientation Sessions

FFR Class Breakfasts

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

OCTOBER AUGUST

Move into Myers Hall First-Year FFR Welcome and Orientation Freshman Welcome, Sanford Stadium FFR Library Drop-In Feast FFR Fall Retreat, North Georgia Mountains

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FFR Wellness Weeks (yoga, painting and pottery workshops, hiking, and kayaking)

APRIL

UGA at Oxford Foundation Fellows Maymester Orientation Meeting

FEBRUARY

Foundation Fellows Interview Weekend

FFR Graduation Banquet at the Georgia Center FFR Recruiting Events—Kayaking the Broad River

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 Morehead Honors College lunchbox lectures and 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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SENIORS SPEAK: UGA KAT CHRISTIE

“I have done so much more in so many different directions than I would have thought possible. I’ve done research in three departments, multiple internships and clubs, and designed my own degree path, all while being met with encouragement and assistance at every step. Having that level of support and engagement from my mentors and advisors has made my college experience so much more than just attending some classes and taking exams.”

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in ecology and genetics with an MS in conservation ecology & sustainable development

“The Foundation Fellowship has been the base that allowed me to explore and follow my passions for the past four years. It has provided the financial support, resources, community, and encouragement that have guided and uplifted me in every arena of my college and professional experiences. I was able to experience this all alongside my best friends, while traveling the world, meeting incredible people, and learning from faculty across disciplines.”

RACHEL YUAN

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in entertainment and media studies with a STEM MBA

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“My time as a Foundation Fellow changed my life, undoubtedly for the better. I’ve been given the freedom and support to grow, learn, pursue passions and interests, and further myself by improving upon and adding talents and skill sets. I have met life-long friends, reconnected with old ones, and built a foundation for myself that will allow me to become my best self and, hopefully, better the world. I hope my impact here is long-lasting, and I want to thank those who were there for the ride.”

ZOË ANDREWS

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in music

MANAV MATHEWS

“From the numerous mentors I have found through the program to the myriad opportunities for travel to the network of friends—the FFR program is a special place at an already special university.”

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in economics and statistics

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“UGA has given me the opportunity to fully explore my interests and passions on my own schedule. I would recommend that any student take full advantage of the wide breadth of education available but also the range of friends, mentors, and spaces that allow you to be bored, think, and dream.”

KARAN POL

Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in economics with a Master of International Policy

HANNAH HUANG

“The Ramsey Scholarship afforded me the opportunity to study food security and medical Spanish in Amsterdam and Riobamba and travel to San Francisco, Sapelo Island, and the Mississippi Delta with the Ramsey Scholars. However, from the faculty-led seminars and book discussions to the 4 a.m. conversations in Myers lobby, some of the most special parts of my college experience took place right here in Athens, immersed in a community of scholars, leaders, and friends.” Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in biology

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ANGELA TSAO

“In my room I have a stack of books heavier than I can carry from all the book discussions I’ve attended at UGA. I have taken the chance to sign up for every Fellows and Honors enrichment activity I could fit into my schedule. It’s so exciting when alumni come back to lead discussions or seminars about their books and research, and to hear all about the cool work that they’ve been up to since graduation. Honestly, there’s one simple word to describe everyone and everything: interesting.”

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in cognitive science and computer science with an MS in artificial intelligence

“The Fellowship has been very accommodating of me throughout the entire process of exploring possible careers during college. Whatever direction I was going at the time, and even during the chaos of the last year, I was provided with resources that helped me perform my best, gain more exposure, and enjoy my college experience.”

JAMIL KASSAM

Graduating third-year Foundation Fellow majoring in computer science

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Rhodes:

Phaidra Buchanan

Schwarzman:

Zakiyya Ellington

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

Knight-Hennessy:

Goldwater:

Udall:

Fulbright:

Kyle Patel

Phi Kappa Phi:

Aven Jones

Arden Farr

Claire Bunn

Elizabeth Esser

Samvid:

Tarun Ramesh

International Recognition

Rhodes Scholar Phaidra Buchanan It was Nov. 21, 2020, and Phaidra Buchanan was on Zoom, interviewing for a Rhodes Scholarship. She was about to make history: She is in the first class of Rhodes Scholars to be elected virtually—she is one of 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholars for 2021—and she is the University of Georgia’s first Black Rhodes Scholar. Phaidra was one of four Rhodes finalists from UGA— the highest number of finalists the institution has produced in a given year—and she said she was able to go into the interview with good energy because of all of the encouragement and preparation the finalists received from Jessica Hunt, assistant dean and director of scholarships; David S. Williams, dean of the Morehead Honors College; and other UGA faculty. “As dean, I interact on a daily basis with wonderful students and people,” Williams said. “In Phaidra’s case, I’ve had numerous interactions, including helping to recruit her to come to UGA, leading domestic and international travel study groups that included her, and teaching her in a course. I have had the chance to watch Phaidra grow over the past four years. As the Rhodes Scholarship campus representative, it has been great to work especially closely with her.” Phaidra is UGA’s 25th Rhodes Scholar. It was a four-hour wait from the time her interview ended until the time Phaidra was called back to the computer. She spent every one of those hours in the Foundation Fellows Library on the second floor of Moore Hall, perched on the couches, pacing the floor, and sitting at the table at the back of the room. She and the other finalists played Pictionary and made a Spotify playlist during their wait. Immediately after the Rhodes committee made its announcement and finished its housekeeping duties with the recipients, Phaidra pulled out her phone. “As soon as it was over, I called my family,” she said. “It was very surreal.” When Phaidra applied to the Foundation Fellowship in 2016, she wrote a bio that still holds true: “An aspiring teacher … she plans to major in education with a focus on education policy.” Phaidra graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in social studies education from the Mary Frances Early College of Education and a minor in German. She plans a career as a teacher “who fosters criticality, compassion, and joy,” and as an advocate for policies that empower students and communities, according to her Rhodes bio. At Oxford, she plans to pursue an M.Sc. in comparative and international education. Phaidra was a volunteer with U-Lead Athens, a tutor for the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement Tutoring Service, and an assistant and panel moderator for the Morehouse

College Annual Math Competitions Bootcamp. She was a student assistant in the history department, on the Meigs Professorship Selection Committee, on UGA’s First Look Academic Panel, and in the LEAD Fellows Program. Through the Honors Team-Based Problem-Solving Course, she also worked with Envision Athens and its partner organization MOB Athens. Phaidra worked on several research projects at UGA, including investigating structural inequities in the American educational system and their historical roots, and how teachers, teacher educators, and educational theorists have sought to combat them; completing an inquiry into the history and current state of school segregation in Fayette County, the school district where she completed her primary and secondary education; investigating the history of slavery at UGA as part of a research team; and helping facilitate workshops designed to develop pre-service teachers’ cultural awareness. She is especially proud of her work with U-Lead, an organization that provides educational support, scholarships, and mentoring to local students of various immigrant backgrounds and documentation statuses. “As a second-generation immigrant whose life was shaped by my parents’ educational attainment, I’m proud to have served as a college coach, tutored in math, and enjoyed spending time with such brilliant, passionate, and fun students since my first year.”

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International Recognition

Schwarzman Scholar Zakiyya Ellington Zakiyya Ellington was one of 154 students selected internationally for the Schwarzman Scholarship, a graduate fellowship designed to prepare the next generation of leaders with an understanding of China’s role in global trends. Zakiyya is UGA’s sixth Schwarzman Scholar. The incoming Class of 2022 was narrowed down from more than 3,600 applicants from China, the U.S., and around the world. It includes students from 39 countries and 99 universities. Six classes of Schwarzman Scholars have been named since the highly competitive program opened to applicants in 2015. Scholars are taught by leading international faculty and pursue a fully funded, yearlong master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Students choose a focus of public policy, economics and business, or international studies. An Honors student, Foundation Fellow, and Stamps Scholar from Allen, Texas, Zakiyya graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Arabic with a minor in Spanish from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences in addition to a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business analytics from the Terry College of Business. Zakiyya intends to apply her talents, experiences, and passion to advance social and economic equity for underserved communities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region through entrepreneurship. She aspires to work directly with ethnic minorities, refugees, and migrants to assist them in growing sustainable startups. She plans to later continue this work at a larger scale as a strategy expert, serving organizations with similar aims. As a Schwarzman Scholar, Zakiyya’s concentration will be in economics and business. She plans to examine China’s approach to recent economic development and its impact on the socioeconomic status of underserved groups. As she translates these learnings to MENA contexts, she will build capabilities in marginalized communities to help them navigate appropriate development models and advance their social and economic empowerment. “Zakiyya has been a delight to know and work with since I first met her when she was still in high school,” said David S. Williams, associate provost and dean of the Morehead Honors College. “Though Zakiyya obviously has a first-rate intellect, she is also an extremely kind and supportive person. Given all her gifts and promise, it is clear that Zakiyya will make a very positive impact on society.” Zakiyya is a Sea Island Scholar and Presidential Scholar and received the Hostilo Family Scholarship in History. She

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is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. She has interned as a summer business analyst for McKinsey and Company and has served as a Career Prep Fellow for Management Leadership for Tomorrow and a campus organizer for Food and Water Watch. She is an Honors teaching assistant, Athens Prison Tutorial volunteer tutor, Kickstart Fund partner, LEAD Fellow, Terry College of Business ambassador, Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity co-vice president of professional activities as well as a UGA Women’s Rugby Football Club student-athlete, treasurer, and three-time team MVP. She was a Freshman Connect member of UGA’s Student Government Association. An advanced speaker of modern standard Arabic, specifically in the Moroccan dialect, Zakiyya is also proficient in Spanish. She has studied abroad in Tanzania, Morocco, and the United Kingdom. “The Schwarzman Scholars program connects future global leaders, and that makes it a perfect fit for Zakiyya,” said Jessica Hunt, assistant dean of Honors and director of scholarships. “Zakiyya has proven to be an exceptional mentor to her fellow students and to budding entrepreneurs, and she has worked hard to promote diverse and inclusive workspaces and communities. She will no doubt do the same during her year in Beijing as a Schwarzman Scholar.”

National Recognition

KnightHennessy Scholar Arden Farr Arden Farr is among the fourth cohort of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, a global graduate-level program at Stanford University. Established in 2016, the KnightHennessy Scholars program provides full funding for graduate students as they pursue studies ranging from medicine to law to doctoral programs as well as joint and dual degrees. The program is designed to prepare students to take leadership roles in finding creative solutions to complex global issues. Arden is UGA’s third Knight-Hennessy Scholar. “As someone who has taught and worked closely with Arden, I know that she is a most deserving recipient of the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship,” said David S. Williams, associate provost and dean of the Morehead Honors College. “It is evident that Arden’s academic, internship, and service background informs her long-term interests in defense, diplomacy, human rights, and public service. Taking into account the leadership roles Arden has already filled both on and beyond our campus, I am sure that she will be a force for positive change in the future.” A Foundation Fellow and Honors student from Memphis, Tennessee, Arden graduated this spring with bachelor’s degrees in international affairs and economics from the School of Public and International Affairs and Terry College of Business, respectively. She will begin a master’s degree in international policy at Stanford University in the fall. She plans to apply to the Presidential Management Fellowship, putting her on

a direct track to a leadership position in the federal government. Her goal is to work in the federal government, advocating for arms control policies that are conscious of human rights. Arden was an Undergraduate Research Fellow for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California, focused on the intentions and capabilities of ISIS and the degradation of the norms of weapons of mass destruction. Her list of previous internships as a UGA undergraduate is extensive— she was an analytical intern with the U.S. Department of Defense, digitally tracking information campaigns and propaganda; a remote research intern with the Justice Centre Hong Kong, analyzing the human rights situation; and an analytical and legal intern with the Freeland Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand, researching countertrafficking programs. Her internships with the U.S. Department of State include the Office of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, investigating gross violations of human rights; the Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism, working with partner countries and updating databases of nuclear trafficking

incidents; and the Global Engagement Center, tracking disinformation and propaganda campaigns. She was a Public Service and Outreach Scholar with UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, a UGA Public Service and Outreach unit, focusing on state-wide foster care programs; and a Research Fellow with the KAIST Nuclear Nonproliferation Education and Research Center in Daejeon, South Korea, conducting research on the future of nuclear power in South Korea. Arden has been a CURO research assistant, Honors Policy Scholar, and member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Program. She has served on the executive board and as external engagements coordinator for Roosevelt at UGA. During her time at UGA, Arden studied abroad at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science Technology and the University of Oxford. She has been awarded the Senator Chambliss Leadership Fellowship and the U.S. Department of State Certificate of Appreciation. She speaks German, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

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National Recognition

Goldwater Scholar Claire Bunn Claire Bunn was among 410 undergraduates across the nation to be recognized as Barry Goldwater Scholars in 2021, earning the highest undergraduate award of its type for the fields of the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Claire, from Marion, Arkansas, is an Honors student, Foundation Fellow, and Stamps Scholar majoring in genetics and minoring in statistics. Claire plans to pursue an MD/PhD in genetics and bioinformatics. Her goal is to uncover mechanisms and mutations in clinical oncology as a physician scientist in an academic research hospital. She hopes to combine genomic and bioinformatic approaches to guide medical treatment. Since her freshman year, Claire has conducted research on protein kinases with Natarajan Kannan, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, in his evolutionary systems biology lab. She completed a remote bioinformatics

NIH summer internship with him during the COVID-19 pandemic that was critical to her ability to continue pursuing research. She will be a co-author on two manuscripts being prepared for submission. Claire researched how more inclusive databases are helping physicians develop more equitable healthcare and presented her research at the American Association for the Advancement for Science Conference for Science, Technology and Human Rights. She works remotely with Dr. Jennifer Sucre, assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a Foundation Fellow alumna, conducting digital imaging analysis of lung tissue samples of preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Her UGA involvement includes serving as a UGA MathCounts Outreach school coordinator and head coach, UGA Visitors Center campus tour

guide, Honors Student Council copresident, Honors teaching assistant and Destination Dawgs peer mentor. She belongs to the Omicron Delta Kappa and Dean William Tate honor societies. She studied biomedical ethics at the University of Oxford in 2019.

Udall Scholar Elizabeth Esser Elizabeth Esser was recognized for her leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to the environment this spring as one of 55 undergraduates selected from across the nation and U.S. territories for the Udall Scholarship, which is awarded to sophomores and juniors on the basis of their commitment to careers in the environment, Native healthcare, or Tribal public policy. Elizabeth, a Foundation Fellow from Grafton, Wisconsin, is majoring in genetics and ecology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the Odum School of Ecology, respectively. She plans to pursue a career in conservation and environmental protection as a government researcher who uses genetic techniques to conserve endangered species. Elizabeth aims to increase the ways in which genetics is applied to conservation efforts, focusing on genetic techniques to help endangered

species and mitigate the effects of invasive species. Following a year of conservation work in a national park, she plans to pursue a PhD in genetics. Three of the four research projects Elizabeth has participated in have direct connections to the environment. She assessed a newly developed protocol for genetic manipulation with Douglas Menke, associate professor and director of the Developmental Biology Alliance; helped genotype Kinorynches in Norwegian fjords while visiting Norway; and created a more accurate model of oceanic larval dispersal with Jeb Byers, Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of Ecology. She also assisted in creating a prioritization system for molecular testing in zoos. Her involvement at UGA includes being a service ambassador for ServeUGA and a volunteer animal socializer with Animal Control. She is active in the PAL Mentorship Program, the Society of Conservation Biology,

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the Genetic Education Network and Experience Club, Women in Science, UGArden, Campus Kitchen, STEMzone educational booth, and Campus Stream Cleanup. Elizabeth has been a CURO research assistant and is a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society.

National Recognition

Kyle Patel, Fulbright-Nehru Student Research Grant Foundation Fellow Kyle Patel graduated in May with bachelor’s degrees in biology and international affairs and a Master of Public Health. He has been awarded a FulbrightNehru Student Research grant to conduct public health research in his family’s home state of Gujarat, India. His project is in partnership with SEWA Rural, a community-based health and development organization serving the Jhagadia district. Kyle’s research will focus on health-seeking behavior of the ultra poor among rural and tribal populations, using field epidemiology and primary data collection and analysis to create policy recommendations that improve SEWA’s service delivery. He will use the knowledge and experience from his research in future practice of medicine and public health by fostering a community-centered, needs-based approach.

Aven Jones, Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellow Having graduated in 2020 with a degree in scientific illustration and a minor in cellular biology, Ramsey Scholar Aven Jones will begin her graduate studies in biomedical visualization this fall at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The program—one of only three specialized medical illustration master’s degrees offered in the U.S.—places a strong emphasis on technology for the use in science communication, such as 3D modeling, animation, virtual reality, and game design. In recognition of her accomplishments and in support of her continued education, Aven was awarded a 2021 Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship for graduate and professional study. With the scientific expertise to understand complex biomedical topics and the technical artistic skills to visually translate that information for a broad audience, Aven’s role in the success and accessibility of scientific research is instrumental.

Tarun Ramesh, Samvid Scholar Foundation Fellow Tarun Ramesh graduated in May with degrees in economics and genetics. He was selected for the inaugural class of Samvid Scholars, a new scholarship for future leaders and changemakers. Tarun is one of 20 exceptional graduate students selected for this scholarship, which provides up to $100,000 for graduate school tuition, which he will use toward his MD at Harvard Medical School. With an interest in health policy, health economics, and clinical addiction medicine, Tarun’s work has been published by the Center for American Progress, the Roosevelt Institute, the UGA Journal of Economics, the Journal of Interdisciplinary Public Policy, and the Undergraduate Economics Review. He has worked at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Drug Policy Alliance, the Archway Partnership, Georgia General Assembly, and several local political campaigns.

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MOREHEAD HONORS COLLEGE The Jere W. Morehead Honors College provides its 2,500-plus undergraduates with the resources to make the most of their higher education experience—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 Morehead Honors College affords numerous opportunities for local, national, and global civic engagement and career development, including internship placements in Washington, New York, and Savannah; the Corsair Society, which mentors undergraduates pursuing banking and finance careers; the Honors Student Council; UGA MathCounts Outreach; 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 Morehead Honors College, 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 Morehead Honors College staff members, including the scholarships director, who provides important counsel for a variety of pursuits, including drafting personal statements, resumes, and cover letters for job, scholarship, and postgraduate study applications.

Mariah Cady, Fiachra Rottinghaus, and Isaac Martin meet in front of Myers Hall on South Campus.

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686 4.2 1505

first-year students

average GPA

33.9

average SAT average ACT

Keaton Coletti checks functions in a water chamber before running a test on aircraft parts in a College of Engineering lab.

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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SENIORS SPEAK: Faculty Mentors

“For every official faculty mentor I’ve listed, there are probably 10 other faculty members, staff members, students, alumni, or other UGA/ Athens/Morehouse/Walton County community members who have changed my life and helped me grow. I am forever grateful for the many people who guided me through my journey at UGA. They know who they are, and if they’re reading this right now, I want them to know that I will never forget them. My only future aspiration is to pay their kindness forward.”

PHAIDRA BUCHANAN

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in social studies education

SAMANTHA DALY

“Dr. Jeffrey Berejikian is the reason I study international affairs. I registered for his first-year odyssey class, Foreign Policy and Neuroscience, largely by chance, but by the end of the semester I had discovered an unknown passion. He and I have conducted three years of U.S. military decision-making research, which is advising the Pentagon. I earned a Master of International Policy through the Double Dawgs program and will be moving to Washington, D.C., after graduation. I will be forever grateful to Dr. Berejikian for helping me find my path.” Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in international affairs with a Master of International Policy

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ANTHONY VANDIEREN

“Taking organic chemistry with Dr. Suzanne Ellenberger was directly responsible for my decision to become a chemistry major. I was always waiting in line to ask her questions after class, and I remember constantly finding myself in her office for her weekly office hours. It was through her encouragement I realized I should be doing more with chemistry. Despite my protesting, she kept gently prodding me to add the major. It’s been three years since that class, and I cannot imagine my college career or future without it.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in biological science, chemistry, and entomology

“With the support of the Fellowship, I discovered my passion for computer science and cybersecurity. As a result, I have conducted exciting research on campus in Dr. Kyu Hyung Lee’s Software Security and Cyber Forensics Lab and off campus as an NSF REU cybersecurity researcher at Oakland University. I am thankful for Dr. Lee’s guidance. I have learned so much from him, and it’s because of his patience and willingness to work with undergraduate researchers like me that I am the cybersecurity researcher I am today.”

KUNHO KIM

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in applied mathematics and computer science (cybersecurity emphasis)

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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT Fellows and Ramseys explore an array of intellectual and professional topics at dinner seminars and book discussions with faculty and alumni throughout the year. 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, hiking, 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: Denzel Cunningham enjoys the sunny weather at Lake Herrick while, at left, a group of Fellows and Ramseys from the Class of 2024 attend an Atlanta Braves baseball game in late spring. Facing page, clockwise from top left: 1) Fellows and Ramseys go ice skating at the Classic Center; 2) Melita Kalczynska picks pumpkins at Washington Farms in Watkinsville; 3) Sahana Parker, Priyanka Parikh, and Alejandra Gonzalez hike in the north Georgia mountains; 4) Fellows Sam Ejiofor, Marianne Lamarche, Claudia White, Hyde Healy, and others get the COVID-19 vaccine; and 5) a Fellows family dinner over Zoom includes Monte Fischer, Shi Ho Kim, Angela Tsao, Brian Woolfolk, and Sasha Stogniy.

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This page: Diya Ghoshal, left, takes an aerial yoga trapeze class in the Dance Building. Facing page, clockwise from top: 1) William Ross, Marshall Berton, Adeboye Adeoye, and Garrett Williams study the stock market in the Capital Markets Lab; 2) Jaaie Varshney, Khushi Mehta, and Vanisha Kudumuri take time for a Big-Little coffee during a weekend visit to Charleston, S.C.; 3) the Class of 2023 gathers for a picnic and movie at the Intramural Fields; 4) Elise Karinshak and Priyanka Parikh get creative on Photoshop and digitally create Maymester adventures; and 5) Fellows and Ramseys ready for a flag football game.

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Internships

FELLOWS & RAMSEYS 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 forprofit, non-profit, academic, and governmental organizations throughout the U.S. and around the world. They gain valuable skills and test out possible career paths, often while earning credit toward graduation.

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SENIORS SPEAK: Internships ARDEN FARR

“Having the privilege to work in Washington, D.C., for six months, fully funded by the Foundation Fellowship and the Sen. Chambliss Fellowship, allowed me to do meaningful work in the realm of foreign policy and adapt my career trajectory. I spent these six months working for the U.S. Department of State, promoting diplomatic partnerships to prevent weapons of mass destruction terrorism as well as addressing gross violations of human rights and genocide in the East Asia and Pacific region.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in economics and international affairs

“My work with the UGA football team was one of the most valuable experiences in my four years here. Working with the special teams coaches, I broke down film of future opponents and recorded relevant information used in scouting reports. It feels amazing knowing I am doing something I really love and gaining new insights into the sport as well as the insider knowledge of the industry. (It’s always fun hearing something before ESPN reports it!) I have made great connections with some amazing people.”

DAVID BEKORE

Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in economics with an MS in business analytics

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SENIORS SPEAK: Internships “I am grateful I packed as many experiences as possible into summer 2019. I spent the end of May and early June in South Africa, studying politics and development, funded by the Honors International Scholars Program. I spent the remainder in New York City as a software engineering intern with The Daily Beast. From my first day, my code was going live on the site and in their databases. I learned how to operate in a corporate software environment while also gaining valuable skills, like new programming languages and collaborative code writing.”

MEREDITH VAN DE VELDE

Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in computer science and international affairs

TARUN RAMESH

“The Fellowship has empowered me to research pressing issues surrounding access to affordable, quality healthcare and reduce barriers through community-based advocacy and government regulations. Through collaborations with renowned faculty, staff, and an inspiring cohort of students engaged in a variety of interdisciplinary work, I was able to merge my interests in health policy, economics, community health, and legislative advocacy to travel and intern across the United States and the globe.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in economics and genetics

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YI JIAN MA MA

“Because of the Mid-Term Fellowship, I have been able to support myself during my internship at Doosan Bobcat and fund travels to Europe, New York, Texas, and Massachusetts. More importantly, I was able to immerse myself in a community of intellectuals and driven individuals. Every day, this community inspires, motivates, and encourages us to pursue what we desire and be a bit better than we were the day before.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in risk management and insurance

“My experiences analyzing pension plans for clients as an actuarial intern at Aon and examining workers’ compensation losses for a new safety program as a risk management intern at TBC Corporation confirmed for me that actuarial science was just the right combination of mathematics and business for me. The opportunity to directly apply my knowledge from UGA’s amazing risk management program to important problems—namely, helping companies keep their promises to retirees—makes me excited to return to Aon full-time after graduation.”

ZANE PLACIE

Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in finance, risk management & insurance

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Internships

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This page: Aliya Elmore, left, checks email as an intern in Sen. Jon Ossoff’s office. Facing page, clockwise from top left: 1) Christopher Rosselot pauses in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on the way to work; 2) Rosa Brown, Tate Hunda, Emma Traynor, Jena Jibreen, Eshaan Agrawal, and Natalie Navarrete stop for coffee at Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse while interning in Washington, D.C., over summer 2021; 3) Sophia DeLuca meets Sen. Raphael Warnock at the UGA Federal Policy Outlook Lunch; and 4) Sydney Phillips poses for a photo in the committee room of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

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Undergraduate Research

FELLOWS AND RAMSEYS EXPLORE THEIR

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 & PRESENTATIONS

students

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SENIORS SPEAK: Research

“Working in the Avci Lab was one of the best experiences of my life. Dr. Avci and his graduate students introduced me to what it meant to be a scientist and gave me valuable experience not only in the field of science but in life, helping me develop skills such as presenting my work to a variety of audiences, learning and adapting to new circumstances, and how to use my time efficiently. In the lab itself, Dr. Avci and his graduate students helped me become a published author and awakened my desire to continue researching throughout my future career.”

SATYA JELLA

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in cellular biology with an MPH in epidemiology

JAMES WEST

“Working with Dr. John Hale on research at the intersection of traditional linguistics and computer science/natural language processing has been both rewarding and enlightening, and it has allowed me to contribute to the representation of understudied languages and dialects in computational linguistics as a whole. My summer study in a Gaeltacht on the west coast of Ireland contributed both content and meaning to my work on the Irish language.” Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in computer science and linguistics

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SENIORS SPEAK: Research

“I will never forget sitting on the subway on our freshman spring break trip in New York, talking with Dr. Williams about my research interests, and his suggesting a research mentor, Dr. Rick Tarleton, with whom I then worked for a year. My experience in the Tarleton lab ended up being a catalyst for my research career at UGA and the future career I wish to pursue in medicine and clinical research.”

NINA HOWARD

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in cellular biology and romance languages

NITIN ANKISETTY

“Going into UGA, I knew I didn’t want to work in a traditional research lab. I thought that meant I couldn’t do research, but I ended up finding my niche in a marine sciences lab. I got to model how the temperature of circumpolar water has changed over time using existing data sets. Due to the nature of the research, I could work remotely and build my hours around my own schedule. I think this is a testament to the breadth and variety of opportunities available at the university.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in biology and finance

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ELIJAH COURTNEY

“The UGA Physics Department has provided the necessary resources for me to pursue and publish physics research while building a solid foundation of knowledge and growing as a physicist. The physics faculty have been supportive while still providing an academic challenge, and Dr. Stancil has been a fantastic research mentor. Together with him, I presented at my first research conference and had one paper published in Astrophysical Journal, with another paper currently pending.” Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in physics

“What began as one semester of research on monetary sanctions with Dr. Sarah Shannon turned into three semesters, a change in my career path, and a lifelong mentorship. I am grateful to Dr. Shannon and Dr. Christopher Cornwell for challenging me to understand my love of research, ultimately leading me to pursue a PhD in a field I care about.”

AVERY WARNER

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in economics and sociology

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Service

Stamps Day of Service UGA Stamps Scholars invited other Fellows and Ramseys to join them in two service activities in the fall. Stamps Scholars and other FFR joined PERIOD@ UGA for its packing party, which is a work session that includes documentary screenings and guest speakers to incorporate education and advocacy into the evening’s activities. PERIOD@UGA is committed to eliminating the period taboo and expanding access to menstrual care in the community. Stamps Scholars and other FFR also volunteered with The Backpack Project of Athens (TBP/ATH) to cook 60 meals. They delivered the meals to homeless encampments that the organization works with in Athens. Luke Armao, a Foundation Fellow and Stamps Scholar, was president of TBP/ATH in 2020-2021. “Once we had people’s trust and built relationships with them, it became a lot easier to help, because the people we knew in one encampment would show us other encampments,” he told The Red & Black in November 2020. “It’s been really cool to see people we started working with finding housing and work,” Luke said. “That’s been my favorite part of leading this organization, is you see how our relationship with our clients has evolved. I’m glad we have their trust.”

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Feeding the Frontlines

Collaboration provided meals for healthcare workers and revenue for restaurants In spring 2020, Fellows alum Aditya Sood and Honors alum Anita Qualls formed a nonprofit to help ease the burden of thousands of workers across the state. When the pandemic hit, Aditya (Fellows Class of 2019) was in his second semester of medical school at Emory. Anita was in Cambridge, England, as UGA’s first-ever Churchill Scholar. After Anita returned to the States, she actively sought ways to contribute to the fight against COVID-19. One of the friends she reached out to was Cali Callaway (Fellows Class of 2017), a thirdyear medical student at Cornell. Cali was involved in an effort to deliver restaurantmade meals to healthcare workers around New York, called NYP Healthcare Heroes. When Anita learned about NYP Healthcare Heroes, she set up a similar effort in Athens and contacted Aditya, who was in Alpharetta. The concept created a partnership between the organization

and local restaurants who made and then delivered fresh meals to healthcare workers in hospitals and medical clinics around the state. Feed the Frontlines volunteers handled the logistics of connecting with healthcare providers and providing funding to restaurant partners. “We realized there was a need, not just with healthcare workers who were struggling but also with local restaurants that had no source of income but massive rents to pay,” Aditya said. Anita and Aditya cast a wide net and reeled in dozens of friends and acquaintances from across Georgia who, like them, were trying to figure out a way to make an impact. “Being a part of this effort during the early stages of the pandemic helped me feel connected with UGA, and I got to help organize a fundraiser targeting UGA students,” said Jaaie Varshney, a third-year Foundation Fellow majoring in political

science and women’s studies. Jaaie was a coordinator in her hometown of Rome, along with her sister Juhi. Feed the Frontlines Georgia grew from four people to 80 in just two and a half weeks, and as of fall 2020, had served more than 40 hospitals and clinics across the state. More than 1,000 meals were delivered statewide every week. Anita estimates that 90% of the volunteers were current UGA students or alumni. Feed the Frontlines Georgia also provided crucial support to rural areas. They raised more than $75,000, which helped keep dozens of restaurants afloat. Also involved were Avni Ahuja (Fellows Class of 2020); Elise Karinshak, third-year Foundation Fellow; Jessica Ma (Fellows Class of 2020); Prabhjot Minhas (Ramseys Class of 2019; and Vineet Raman (Ramseys Class of 2019). —Parts of this story originally appeared in the fall 2020 issue of Georgia magazine.

UGA Visitors Center tour guides

Five Fellows and Ramseys were Visitors Center tour guides in 2020-2021, welcoming prospective students to UGA. They include, top left, Shashank Ganeshan, Albert Chen, and Marianne Lamarche showing visitors a campus map; bottom left, Marianne, Asim Ahmed, Albert, Shashank, and Claire Bunn posing with Visitors Center director Eric Johnson, third from left; and above, Claire and Asim discussing tours while Marianne, Albert, and Shashank chat in the background.

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SENIORS SPEAK: Service

“Serving as SGA president during a pandemic has been the most formative experience of my life. I got hands-on experience with institutional advocacy, lobbying/governing, policy implementation, and much more. From creating a campaign to the out-going inauguration, I have been humbled and honored by this role and believe it has been the experience of a lifetime.”

ASIM AHMED

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in biochemistry & molecular biology and finance

VICTORIA FONZI

“As a UNICEF Youth Representative, I love seeing new UNICEF club leaders gain a sense of empowerment and purpose in the face of otherwise overwhelming global issues. My most meaningful takeaway has been a sense of personal responsibility for improving our world however I can and the belief I can actually do so.”

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in cellular biology with an MPH in health policy & management

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MARGARET SCHRAYER

“I enjoyed learning about UGA’s mission of public service as a land-grant institution. In the PSO Student Scholars program, I visited all eight of UGA’s public service units and heard from public service faculty and staff. I later interned with three of those units: I coordinated the state science fair at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, collected economic data on rural communities for the Archway Partnership, and oversaw Campus Kitchen operations at the Office of Service-Learning. Each of these roles showed me UGA’s impact on communities across the state. ” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in computer science with an MS in artificial intelligence

“The Backpack Project gave me a family away from home. I found mentors in the previous executive directors and my closest friends in the other members. We spent hours in the storage unit packing hundreds of backpacks with daily supplies and necessities to be distributed in Athens, Atlanta, and Augusta. I always looked forward to our annual Homeless Heroes Day when we packed thousands of backpacks along with our community and corporate partners to be taken to various shelters and locations in Atlanta.”

DIVYA GHOSHAL

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in cellular biology with an MPH in epidemiology

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Global

TravelerS

Individual Travel-Study, 2020-2021

Eshaan Agrawal: Washington, D.C. Asim Ahmed: Durham, North Carolina Zainub Ali: Washington, D.C.; Boston, Massachusetts Luke Armao: Haines City, Florida; Muncie, Indiana Aakash Arora: Atlanta, Georgia David Bekore: Grand Canyon, Arizona; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Michelle Belikova: Los Angeles, California; Daytona, Florida; St. Louis, Missouri; Glacier National Park, Montana; Nebraska; Death Valley National Park, Nevada; Mount Rushmore, South Dakota; Park City, Utah

Rosa Brown: Washington, D.C. Claire Bunn: Nashville, Tennessee Katherine Christie: Aiken, South Carolina Jordan Cole: Athens, Georgia Keaton Coletti: Flagstaff, Arizona; Grand Canyon, Arizona; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah; Zion National Park, Utah Sophia DeLuca: Washington, D.C. Sam Ejiofor: Scottsdale, Arizona Zakiyya Ellington: Peru Emma Ellis: San Juan, Puerto Rico Danielle Emefiele: Orlando, Florida Elizabeth Esser: Kirtland, Ohio Emilio Ferrara: Athens, Georgia

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Shashank Ganeshan: Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California Madison Greer: Atlanta, Georgia Emma Hale: Grand Canyon, Arizona; New Smyrna, Florida; Boston, Massachusetts; Nolichucky River, Tennessee; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah; Zion National Park, Utah Jason Hawkins: Athens, Georgia Nina Howard: Moab, Utah; Salt Lake City, Utah; Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming; Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Hannah Huang: Homer, Alaska; Mokelumne Hill, California; Asheville, North Carolina

Tate Hunda: Washington, D.C. Satya Jella: Los Angeles, California Jena Jibreen: Washington, D.C. Melita Kalczynska: Warsaw, Poland Jamil Kassam: San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington Kunho Kim: South Korea Matthew Li: Atlanta, Georgia Yi Jian Ma Ma: Boston, Massachusetts; Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Dallas, Texas Manav Mathews: Washington, D.C.; New Orleans, Louisiana Rachel Mattson: Grand Canyon, Arizona Sophia Milazzo: Yosemite National Park, California; Washington, D.C.

Natalie Navarrete: Washington, D.C. Priyanka Parikh: New York, New York Sahana Parker: Costa Rica; Los Angeles, California; Santa Barbara, California; Seattle, Washington Kyle Patel: Atlanta, Georgia Aparna Pateria: Savannah, Georgia Sydney Phillips: Washington, D.C. Zane Placie: Colorado, Wyoming Karan Pol: Washington, D.C. Tarun Ramesh: Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York, New York Isabelle Riddle: Boulder, Utah William Ross: San Francisco, California Christopher Rosselot: Washington, D.C. Percy Rottinghaus: Lander, Wyoming Nathan Safir: Chicago, Illinois; Seattle,

Washington Anna Samsonov: Giecz, Poland Sasha Stogniy: Los Angeles, California Trey Swenton: Giecz, Poland Jordan Theoc: Atlanta, Georgia Emma Traynor: Washington, D.C. Emma Tucker: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas Anthony VanDieren: Tuscon, Arizona; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Terlingua, Texas Jaaie Varshney: San Francisco, California; Jackson Hole, Wyoming Emme Warren: Ocala, Florida; Athens, Georgia Garrett Williams: San Francisco, California Elliot Williamson: Bozeman, Minnesota Himani Yadav: Chicago, Illinois

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SENIORS: Travel-Study

GLOBAL SENIORS The Class of 2021—both Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Honors Scholars—have traveled the globe and the greater United States during their four years at the University of Georgia.

SENIOR TRAVEL

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states

SENIORS SPEAK: Travel-Study

“I’ve spent about eight months abroad in total, studying Arabic and exploring various countries across semester, Maymester, and spring break programs. This travel deepened my love for Arabic and Spanish and allowed me to reflect on how I hope to apply language and cultural knowledge to efforts for social, racial, and economic justice. My language progress has been possible because of professors like Dr. Honerkamp, who provided me with external opportunities to deepen my Arabic studies and practice.”

ZAKIYYA ELLINGTON

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in accounting and Arabic with an MS in business analytics

JESSICA THOMPSON

“Deciding to go on the Maymester program to Tanzania was one of the best decisions I have ever made. With the help of the Fellowship and Honors International Scholarship Program, I immersed myself in a completely different culture for a month and took classes in Swahili and cultural psychology. I will never forget the once-in-a-lifetime experience of spending six days climbing to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro and crying at the top with my friends. The climb taught me that even the hardest tasks can be accomplished with the right mindset.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in psychology

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SENIORS SPEAK: Travel-Study

BRANHAM CULPEPPER

“The Ramsey Scholarship has turned me into something of a world traveler. I managed to spend summers in both Germany and Brazil, studying German and Portuguese. Being able to interact with the cultures of these other countries and experience their landscapes was incredible.” Fourth-year Ramsey Honors Scholar majoring in economics and romance languages

EMMA TUCKER

“I direct enrolled at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid for the 2019 spring semester with the goal of improving my Spanish and broadening my academic horizons. From a tiny apartment steps away from the Plaza Mayor, I spent my days reading Cervantes, studying the legal foundations of the European Union, and composing essays on Spanish mystic poets. I took advantage of every break, fulfilling long-standing dreams of visiting the Alhambra and the Sistine Chapel. I put down roots in Madrid, and I appreciate the Fellowship for giving me this opportunity to grow academically outside of my major field of study.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in biochemistry & molecular biology

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KYLE PATEL

“Sophomore year after I had been doing research with Dr. William Kisaalita for a few months, he asked if I was ready to go to Uganda the following summer to direct clinical trials there for some data we needed. I was taken aback but also deeply appreciative of the confidence and trust he had in me to travel there and complete the last phase of our project. The experience ended up being one of the greatest summers of my life, and I will forever be grateful to him and the Fellowship for providing the support and resources that enabled it.” Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in biology and international affairs with an MPH in epidemiology

“I spent a week at an equine hospital in Tennessee and shadowed a veterinary dermatologist in Switzerland to get experience in the veterinary field, and I also studied at Oxford, hiked Yosemite, gotten my motorcycle license, and completed an SCCA race driving course. These are things that I would have only dreamed of doing coming out of high school. These amazing experiences have inspired me to keep pursuing new things even as my life changes.”

MICHELLE BELIKOVA

Graduating third-year Foundation Fellow majoring in biology

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SENIORS SPEAK: Travel-Study “Summiting Kilimanjaro was the most challenging yet exhilarating experience of my life. In my hardest moments, I often find myself calling back to the immense strength, freedom, joy, and gratitude I felt during the trek. The relationships I created are unlike any I have had before: sweetened by hours-long meandering conversations, warm meals together at the end of exhausting days, and words of encouragement during the final gruelling hours of the summit. The Kilimanjaro trek was a mental, physical, and spiritual detox I needed as I entered into my adult life, and I will always be grateful for it.”

ISABELLE RIDDLE

Fourth-year Foundation Fellow majoring in biology (neuroscience emphasis)

TEDDY VINCENT

“After sophomore year, I traveled to Costa Rica for the Humanities and Social Sciences Maymester. As an applied mathematics student, being able to take abbreviated courses in environmental journalism and creative writing was both intellectually stimulating and a lot of fun. But classes were only part of the experience. I’m a complete animal nerd; living in the Monteverde cloud forest was a dream come true. I saw coatis and capibaras, walked at night in search of tarantulas, befriended a cow, and went on a few hikes on my own through the old growth forest (where I finally saw spider monkeys).” Ramsey Honors Scholar, Class of 2021, who graduated in May 2020 with a degree in applied mathematics

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SENIORS: Lisa Ann Coole Award

Rachel Yuan honored with Lisa Ann Coole Award The Foundation Fellows and Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2021 chose Rachel Yuan as this year’s recipient of the Lisa Ann Coole Award. The award was established in 1999 to honor the memory of an extraordinary young woman and to inspire Foundation Fellows to translate into their lives the compassion, joy, courage, and excellence that defined Lisa’s presence in the Fellowship, at UGA, and in her communities both in Georgia and in Illinois. Lisa was a model Foundation Fellow. She graduated from the University of Georgia magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in biology in 1997. She was a 19-time AllAmerican 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. Rachel Yuan Rachel graduated with a bachelor’s degree in entertainment & media studies and a STEM MBA and is now working at Anonymous Content, a talent/literary management and production company in Los Angeles, in their media rights department. Rachel’s classmates share their appreciation below. —“Rachel is just a fantastic leader, a public servant who is deeply committed to service, and an all-around enthusiastic and genuine person. She has a deep love for those around her and is invested in the learning and growth of others.” —“There is simply no one more qualified to receive this award. Rachel is talented and is a leader but does both so humbly. She is personable, can carry on a conversation with anyone, and always makes you feel like your opinions are valid and she is interested in them. More than anything, Rachel is the best representation of what a student leader and a Foundation Fellow should be, as her impact is more than just her impressive resume. Rachel exudes kindness and empathy.” —“Rachel embodies all the qualities of Lisa Ann Coole, but the one that sticks out to me the most is leadership without a hint of self-promotion. Since freshman year, I’ve known that Rachel is one of the most selfless people I’ve ever known. She drops everything to support her friends and peers in their endeavors, whether it be a comedy show, a musical performance, or even an interview, and to serve the community around her with the same vigor. It doesn’t even occur to her to do otherwise—to not rearrange her entire schedule at the drop of a hat to support someone. One of

my favorite phrases is ‘moving in silence,’ a tale of humility, and she does just that, even though she herself is a highly accomplished student and future entertainment mogul. In this way, by just being herself, Rachel is the best example of kindness, leadership, and modesty, and of what we should all strive to be more like.” Previous recipients are Avni Ahuja and Emma Goldsmith (2020), Caroline Shearer (2019), 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 and Kyle Wingfield (2001), Bronson Lee (2000), and Lacy Feldman and Torre Mills (1999).

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2021 Asim Ahmed Majors: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Finance Minor: Spanish Hometown: Columbus, Georgia Research: Cost Disparity With-In Coronary Artery Disease Treatment Continuum; Measuring the Indirect Workforce Productivity Burden of Health Disparity UGA Faculty Mentors: Professor Brian Sadler, Ms. Taylor Cain, Mr. Victor Wilson, Dr. Zhuo Chen Travel-Study & Internships: Austria; Hungary; Italy; Morocco; Spain; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York; Durham, North Carolina Activities: UGA SGA student body president, UGA orientation leader, UGA COVID-19 Response Committee, Beyond Baldwin, UGA Visitors Center tour guide, Emory Telehealth Work Group, Compassionate Care Hospice volunteer, NAACP Exec Honors & Awards: Dean Tate Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, UGA Amazing Student, UGA Presidential Award of Honor, UGA Homecoming Court, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with High Honors (expected 2022) Post-Graduation Plans: Asim is staying in Athens for one more year to complete his degrees in finance and biochemistry, after which he will be attending medical school to pursue an MD/MBA.

Zoë Lorene Andrews Major: Music Minor: Music Business Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Angela Birkes, Dr. Emily Gertsch, Dr. Monica Hargrave Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; Germany; Greece; Italy; Netherlands; Uganda; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; New York, New York

Activities: National Pan-Hellenic Council vice president and student advisor, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. economic legacy chair, Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society programming chair, Foundation of International Medical Relief of Children-Uganda (FIMRC) volunteer clinic worker, UGA Parking student assistant Honors & Awards: Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society Ervin and McFadden Fellowship Post-Graduation Plans: Zoë is taking a gap year while working as a medical scribe for Robin Healthcare and applying to medical school and biomedical master’s programs.

Asim Ahmed

Nitin Sai Prasad Ankisetty Majors: Biology, Finance Hometown: Oxford, Mississippi Research: Determining the Change in Temperature Over Time in Circumpolar Deep Water UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Patricia Yager Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; France; Netherlands; Spain; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Atlanta, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee Activities: Ballroom Dancing Performance Group principal dancer, Corsair Consulting Society, Science Olympiad Outreach co-president, UGA Kickstart partner, Boston Consulting Group social impact intern, Campus Kitchen shift leader, North Carolina Community Health Association, UGA Auxiliary Services student partner, Apollo Business Society healthcare analyst, Study Soup marketing team leader Honors & Awards: Dean Tate Honor Society, Terry Bank of America Scholarship, Clifford H. Scholarship, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Nitin is working for the Boston Consulting Group as an associate consultant in their Atlanta office.

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Zoë Andrews

Nitin Ankisetty

Eva-Michelle Belikova

Michelle Belikova

Phaidra S. Buchanan

Phaidra Buchanan

Kat Christie

Major: Social Studies Education Minor: German Hometown: Tyrone, Georgia Research: Cultural Awareness in Mathematics and Science Unit Project (CAMS Up!); History of Slavery at the University of Georgia Project (HSUGA); The Resegregation of Fayette County Schools UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch, Dr. Chana Kai Lee, Dr. Scott Nesbit, Dr. Dorothy White Travel-Study & Internships: Germany; Ghana; Greece; Indonesia; Italy; Netherlands; United Kingdom; Claremont, California; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Student teacher, U-Lead mentor and college coach, Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement volunteer tutor, Beyond Baldwin Steering Committee, History of Slavery at UGA research assistant, Mathematics and Science Education research assistant, Morehouse Annual Math Competitions Bootcamp volunteer, informal assistant to Dr. Dan Coenen cataloging the works of Mr. Harold Rittenberry, History Department student assistant, MinorityOwned Business Directory (MOB Athens) volunteer, UGA’s First Look Academic Panel member, Meigs Professorship Selection Committee member, Leaders Engaged in Affirming Diversity (LEAD) fellow

Katherine Fredrica Christie Majors: Ecology, Genetics, MS in Conservation Ecology & Sustainable Development Hometown: Boca Raton, Florida Research: Assessing Salmonella and Avian Influenza Dynamics in Young Urban White Ibis; Determining Social Spatial Patterns Associated with Reproduction in Captive Western Lowland Gorillas; Analyzing the Genetic Basis for Disease Susceptibility in Ochre Sea Stars UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Dorothy Fragaszy, Dr. Sonia Hernandez, Dr. John Wares Travel-Study & Internships: Spain; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Washington D.C.; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; St. Augustine, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York Activities: Science Olympiad Outreach exam director, Bear Hollow Zoo animal care intern, Lunchbox Garden Project lesson leader and planner, Honors Student Council, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society secretary, Genetics and Psychology undergraduate research assistant, Honors PAL mentor, Grupo de Rehabilitación de la Fauna Autóctona volunteer, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park conservation intern, Chamber Music Society ensemble member Honors & Awards: Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Scholarship, CURO Research Assistantship, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Katherine finished her master’s research this summer and began a field position in wildlife ecology as a bird conservation husbandry intern at White Oak Conservation in Yulee, Florida.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2021

Major: Biology Minor: Computer Science Hometown: Woodstock, Georgia Research: Persistence Behavior in Wild Tufted Capuchins; Tool-Use in Western Lowland Gorillas UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paige Carmichael Travel-Study & Internships: Bahamas; Russia; Switzerland; Ukraine; United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Daytona, Florida; New York, New York; Thompson’s Station, Tennessee Activities: Sweet Olive Farm’s horse caretaker, UGA Endurance Racing mechanic team, UGA Pre-Vet Club, Inyazura Farms barn hand, UGA Primate Cognition and Behavior Lab, Honors College student worker Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Michelle is pursuing a DVM in the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine.

Honors & Awards: Rhodes Scholar, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Melanie A. Burden Community Arts Award, UGA Amazing Student, summa cum laude, First Honor Graduate Post-Graduation Plans: As a Rhodes Scholar, Phaidra is pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Balliol College at the University of Oxford. She plans to return to the United States to work as a secondary social studies teacher.

Foundation Fellows Class of 2021

Zakiyya Nzinga Ellington

Majors: Accounting, Arabic, M.S. Business Analytics Minor: Spanish Hometown: Allen, Texas UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Jennifer Gaver, Dr. Kenneth Honerkamp, Dr. Kevin Jones Travel-Study & Internships: Costa Rica; France; Morocco; Spain; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; New York, New York; Dallas, Texas Activities: UGA Women’s Club Rugby Team treasurer, Honors teaching assistant, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor, Kickstart Fund partner and administrative director, Terry College of Business ambassador, Delta Sigma Pi co-vice president of professional activities, Black Business Student Association mentor, MLT Career Prep fellow, Leaders Engaged in Affirming Diversity Fellowship Program (LEAD) fellow, Atlas Business Society, Student Government Association Connect, Speak Out for Species, Food & Water Watch campus organizer, McKinsey & Company summer business analyst, NBCUniversal broadcast programming research intern Honors & Awards: Schwarzman Scholar, Rhodes Scholarship Finalist, Stamps Scholar, Poets & Quants Best & Brightest, Pandora Yearbook Outstanding Senior Leader, UGA Today Amazing Student, MSBA Honor Graduate, Terry Student of the Year Finalist, Sea Island Scholar, Hostilo Family Scholarship in History, Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List, Terry Women’s Initiative Woman of the Week, Forbes Under 30 Scholar, Beta Gamma Sigma, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Sigma Delta Pi National Spanish Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Zakiyya is completing a one-year master’s degree in global affairs at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, as a Schwarzman Scholar, after which she will be working as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company in Dallas, Texas.

Arden Anne Farr Majors: Economics, International Affairs Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee Research: Terrorist ‘Losers’: Tracking Behavioral Patterns through ISIL’s Chemical Weapons Attacks; Examining the Effect of For-Profit Ownership of Georgia Nursing Homes on COVID19-Related Deaths Among Residents; An Analysis of the Symbolic Use of U.S. Sanctions: The Influence of Domestic Public Opinion; Assessing and Addressing Language Barriers within Clarkston’s Refugee Community; Prevalence of Student Mental Health Issues: Implementing Awareness Training; The Future of Korean Nuclear Power under the Energy Policy Shift: Policy Analysis and Recommendations UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Jeffrey Berejikian, Dr. Leah Carmichael, Dr. Meghan Skira Travel-Study & Internships: Indonesia; South Korea; Thailand; United Kingdom; Monterey, California; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies undergraduate fellow, Nuclear Nonproliferation Education and Research Center research fellow, KAIST Nuclear Nonproliferation Education and Research Center research fellow, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor intern, U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation intern, U.S. Department of State Global Engagement Center research intern, AFRICOM analytical intern, Freeland Foundation intern, Public Service and Outreach student scholar, Roosevelt Institute at UGA executive board, Terry Analytics Lab tutor Honors & Awards: Stanford KnightHennessy Scholar, Senator Chambliss Fellow, U.S. Department of State Certificate of Appreciation for exemplary service regarding the promotion of human rights in North Korea and Southeast Asia, Center for International Trade and Security Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Program, Honors in Washington Scholar, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors, CURO Research Scholar Distinction Post-Graduation Plans: Arden is attending Stanford University as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar and pursuing a master’s degree in international policy.

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Zakiyya Ellington

Arden Farr

Victoria Fonzi

Divya Ghoshal

Majors: Cellular Biology, MPH Health Policy & Management Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia Research: T Cell Expression of Neurotransmitter Receptors: A Global PCR Analysis; Multifaceted CareSeeking Practices Among Caregivers of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Perspectives from Mothers and Providers in Ghana; Planning for Future COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Using Influenza Vaccination Location Data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Kim Klonowski, Dr. Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; Czech Republic; Ghana; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: UNICEF USA Atlanta Youth Representative, UNICEF at UGA copresident, Equal Education for Athens co-founder, Athens Prison Tutorial copresident, Gwinnett Clinic part-time staff, Athens Church small group leader, Clarke County Mentor Program mentor, UGA PAL mentor Honors & Awards: President’s Volunteer Service Gold Award, Stuart and Renee Feldman Health Disparities Award, Stamps Scholar, Dean Tate Honor Society, Honors in New York Scholar, UGA Today Amazing Student, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Victoria is pursuing an MD at the Emory University School of Medicine.

Majors: Cellular Biology, MPH Epidemiology Hometown: San Diego, California Research: Synthesizing the Core M3 Phospho-Trisaccharide on a Peptide; Determining the Impact of Medicaid Expansion on National Child Immunization Rates; Trends and Factors of Homelessness in AthensClarke County; COVID-19 Outbreak Investigation in Los Angeles County UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Grace Bagwell Adams, Dr. Toni Miles, Dr. Lance Wells Travel-Study & Internships: Germany; Indonesia; Tanzania; United Kingdom; San Diego, California; Washington, D.C.; Athens, Georgia; New York, New York Activities: The Backpack Project team member and vice president of operations, Tutors 4 San Diego president, Telehealth Access for Seniors California team member, Athens Wellbeing Project intern, Pamoja Dance Company team member, The Cottage crisis hotline counselor, ResMed government affairs intern, Schwarzer Cardiotek intern, Bharatiya Vidyapeeth University dancer, UGA PAL mentor, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor, UGA Medical Reserve Corps, Honors Student Council, Science Olympiad Outreach exam writer, MEDLIFE Mobile Clinic Committee Honors & Awards: Stamps Scholar, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Diya is working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as an ORISE Fellow in the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, after which she will be applying to medical schools.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2021

Diya Ghoshal

Victoria Christine Fonzi

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Nina Grace Howard

Satya Amritsai Jella

Majors: Cellular Biology, Romance Languages Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina Research: CRISPR/Cas to Genome Edit Trypanosoma Cruzi, the Agent of Chagas Disease; Measuring Immune Response Post-Vaccination with Seasonal Influenza Vaccine; Clinical Trial of Universal Flu Vaccine; Immunoprofiling T Cell Response in SARS-CoV-2 Exposed and Vaccinated Subjects; Clinical Trial of COVID-19 (SPARTA); Epidemiological Study of COVID-19 Risk Factors Among College Population, Epidemiological Study of Risk Associated Health Behaviors Among College Students UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. José Cordero, Dr. Ted Ross, Dr. Rick Tarleton, Dr. Michael Welton Travel-Study & Internships: Ecuador; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Cacha Medical Spanish Institute in Ecuador participant, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor, Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital volunteer, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society treasurer, Fala Aí Portuguese Student Magazine designer, Pinewoods Library and Oasis Católico tutor, UGA Institute of Higher Education student worker Honors & Awards: CURO Research Assistantship, Experiential Learning Scholar, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Nina is completing a postbaccalaureate fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in the Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases before pursuing an MD.

Majors: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Economics Minor: Spanish Hometown: Lawrenceville, Georgia Research: Characterization of Key Glycoproteins and Enzymes in the Search for Treatment and Vaccinations Against Streptococcus Pneumoniae UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Fikri Avci Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; Cambodia; Singapore; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Avci Lab in the UGA Center for Molecular Medicine undergraduate research assistant, Bard Lab in the Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology research assistant, A*STAR Singapore summer researcher, Data for Good at UGA health team leader, Shifa Clinic lead finance and logistics coordinator and lead volunteer coordinator Honors & Awards: Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award, Dean Tate Honor Society, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, magna cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Satya continued his work at the Avci Lab in summer 2021 to publish a paper on the characterization of glycoproteins of Spn and is attending the Medical College of Georgia.

Nina Howard

Jamil Fayazali Kassam Major: Computer Science Minor: Genetics Hometown: Suwanee, Georgia Research: Discovering Candidate AntiCRISPR Genes Using Linux Batch Computing and Perl-Based Bioinformatics Tools UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Terns Travel-Study & Internships: Germany; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Franconnect data analytics intern and contractor, Department of Computer Science teaching assistant, Schwarzer Cardiotek product management intern Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Jamil is working as an associate consultant at Bain & Company in their Atlanta office.

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Satya Jella

Jamil Kassam

Anderson Kunho Kim

Kunho Kim

Yi Jian Ma Ma

Manav Mathews

Major: Risk Management & Insurance Minors: Statistics, Certificate in Actuarial Science Hometown: Albany, Georgia UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. William Finlay Travel-Study & Internships: United Kingdom; Suwanee, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Las Vegas, Nevada; New York, New York; Dallas, Texas Activities: UGAHacks finance director, Toastmaster vice president of education, Gamma Iota Sigma Insurance Fraternity, Badminton Club, Interfaith Hospitality Network volunteer, Coca-Cola First Gen participant, Risk Management Co-Op, Doosan Bobcat intern

Manav Cherian Mathews Majors: Economics, Statistics Minor: Legal Studies Certificate Hometown: Dunwoody, Georgia Research: Evaluating Non-Wage Job Characteristics; Measuring the Impacts of the Community Reinvestment Act and Redlining on Economic Mobility in Georgia Cities UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Dawn BennettAlexander, Prof. Tricia Hackleman, Dr. Ian Schmutte Travel-Study & Internships: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; New Orleans, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; New York, New York Activities: Phi Kappa Literary Society, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor, UGA MathCounts coach, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta intern, Vienna University of Economics and Business exchange student, Fried Rogers Goldberg intern Honors & Awards: Phi Kappa Speaker’s Key, Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Manav is working for economic consulting firm Analysis Group in Washington, D.C. He has also been admitted to Harvard Law School beginning fall 2023.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2021

Majors: Applied Mathematics, Computer Science (Cybersecurity emphasis) Minor: Music (Percussion) Hometown: Watkinsville, Georgia Research: Replay Attack Detection in Multimedia of Things (MoT); Data Provenance Infrastructure towards Robust and Reliable Data Sharing and Analytics; Machine Learning Applications in Virtual Reality UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kyu Hyung Lee Travel-Study & Internships: Indonesia; United Kingdom; South Korea; Washington, D.C.; Rochester, Michigan; New York, New York; San Juan, Puerto Rico Activities: Science Olympiad Outreach volunteer director, National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) cybersecurity researcher, UGA Kalakaar A Cappella comusic director, UGA Esports Overwatch Team DPS (Damage) player, UGA Steel Drum Band lead pan player Honors & Awards: Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with High Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Kunho is pursuing a master’s degree in cybersecurity at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Honors & Awards: Risk Management Spencer Foundation Scholarship, CocaCola First Generation Scholarship, Honors International Scholar, Risk Management Scholarship, UGA Summit Dining Hall Employee of the Year 20172018, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Yi Jian is working as an application program analyst for Deloitte in their Atlanta office.

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Kyle Pishunjay Patel

Tarun Neel Ramesh

Majors: Biology, International Affairs, MPH Epidemiology Hometown: Duluth, Georgia Research: Salivary MicroRNA Profiles of Treatment-Naïve Tuberculosis Patients in Uganda; Differential Governmental Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic; Analysis of Modern Pandemics to Inform Pandemic Staging Systems; Voter Attitudes and Engagement in the 2021 Georgia Runoff Elections; Gun Ownership and Proximity to Suicide UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. José Cordero, Dr. Micah Gell-Redman, Dr. William Kisaalita, Dr. Toni Miles Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; South Africa; Uganda; United Kingdom; Uruguay; San Francisco, California; New Haven, Connecticut; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York; San Juan, Puerto Rico Activities: Mokah for Georgia field director; Moms Demand Action GA state social media lead; Office of State Senator Michelle Au legislative aide; Mercy Health Center; UGA Kalakaar; Athens AntiDiscrimination Movement criminal justice reform liaison; Working Families Party regional director; Georgia Department of Public Health contact tracer; They See Blue GA legislative affairs chair; Stacey Abrams for Governor field intern Honors & Awards: Fulbright Scholar, Eagle Scout, Blue Key Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, CURO Research Assistantship, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Kyle will conduct public health research for a year in India as a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar before starting medical school.

Majors: Economics, Genetics Minor: Beckham Jr. Workforce Diversity Certificate Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia Research: Prevalence of Adolescent Smoking in the US-Mexico Border Region; Rural Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions and Impact on Patient Quality of Care; Rural Hospital Closures Reduce Access to Emergency Care; Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Correctional Facilities; The Pandemic and Economic Crisis Are a Wake-Up Call for State Medicaid Expansion; Effect of Medicaid Block Grants on Beneficiaries; TET Proteins and Neurodevelopment; Carbon Offsets and Internal Carbon Pricing in Higher Education; Against Drug Testing TANF Recipients: An Overview UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Amanda Abraham, Dr. Kelly Dyer, Dr. Micah GellRedman Travel-Study & Internships: India; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts Activities: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intern, Center for American Progress health policy intern, Greater Madras Leprosy Hospital, Roosevelt Institute National Network emerging fellow, Drug Policy Alliance Office of National Affairs intern, GA COVID-19 Taskforce legislative fellow, Archway Partnership, Public Service and Outreach student scholar, Roosevelt Institute at UGA executive director, Georgia Political Review editor-in-chief, Student Government Association policy advisor, University Council Strategic Planning Committee, Honors Policy Scholars Course teaching assistant, Beyond Baldwin, Honors Ambassador, Visual X Med Honors & Awards: Samvid Scholar, Newman Civic Fellow, Bateman Prize in Economics Nominee, Stamps Scholar, Blue Key Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Rhodes Scholarship Finalist, Marshall Scholarship Finalist, Truman Scholarship Finalist, Honors in Washington Scholar, Dean Tate Honor Society, Washington Leadership Program, Peterson Foundation Fiscal Intern, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Tarun is attending Harvard Medical School for a joint MD/ MPP in health policy.

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Kyle Patel

Tarun Ramesh

Isabelle Olivia Riddle

Isabelle Riddle

Fiachra Rottinghaus Majors: Classics, Cognitive Science Minors: Classical Culture, English Hometown: Lander, Wyoming Research: Effect of In-Group/Out-Group Bias on the Perception of Robots; Automata in the Ancient and Medieval World; Literature, Art, Engineering, and Magic

Margaret Schrayer

Margaret Frances Schrayer Major: Computer Science, MS Artificial Intelligence Hometown: Princeton, New Jersey Research: Rapid Visuomotor Integration as a Window into Multisensory Processing; Motor Decision Making Under Uncertainty; Human-Computer Interaction and Health; Predicting Glucose Levels in Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems; Deep Learning Methods for Tripartite Eye-Movement Classification in the Transverse Plane UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Deborah Barany, Dr. Suchendra Bhandarkar, Dr. Jaewoo Lee, Dr. Tarkeshwar Singh, Dr. Delaram Yazdansepas Travel-Study & Internships: Canada; China; San Francisco, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Sapelo Island, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Boston, Massachusetts; Verona, Wisconsin Activities: Public Service and Outreach student scholar, Campus Kitchen intern, Gottlieb Vision Group intern, Archway Partnership intern, Georgia Center for Continuing Education intern, Serve UGA executive board, UGA Krav Maga Club, Women in Technology, Epic Systems software developer intern Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, CURO Summer Fellowship, magna cum laude with High Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Margaret interned at Epic Systems in Wisconsin over the summer and returned to Athens to complete a master’s degree in artificial intelligence before pursuing software engineering roles.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2021

Fiachra Rottinghaus

Major: Biology (Neuroscience emphasis) Minor: Philosophy Hometown: Canton, Georgia Research: Regenerative Medicine: Thymic Epithelial Cell Reprogramming and CoCulture with T-Cell Progenitors; A Deep Dive into Death: Analysis and Arguments from Three Philosophical Frameworks UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Mary Bedell, Dr. Nancy Manley, Dr. Piers Howard Guy Stephens Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; Denmark; Iceland; Norway; Sweden; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Health Disparities and Inequality Service Program certification, Extra Special People volunteer, UGA Native American Student Association, Campus Kitchen volunteer, Guide Dog Foundation volunteer, Memorial Sloan Kettering/Weill Cornell Medical Center medical shadowing in neurooncology, Manley Genetics Laboratory full-time student researcher, Johns Hopkins Richard Macksey Humanities Research Symposium presenter, National Conference on Undergraduate Research presenter, Stanford School of Medicine Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine attendee, personal care assistant, Stethoscope Magazine staff writer, American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics member Honors & Awards: Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference— 1st Place for STEM Presentation, CURO Research Assistantship, Stamps Scholar, Coca-Cola Scholar, Jack Kent Cooke Scholar, Dean Tate Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Med Honor Society, summa cum laude with Honors and CURO Research Scholar Distinction Post-Graduation Plans: Isabelle was an ecology field researcher in Zion National Park in Utah over the summer and is taking a gap year with plans to attend medical school.

UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Adam Goodie, Dr. Jordan Pickett Travel-Study & Internships: Italy; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Dungeons & Dragons at UGA officer, Medieval and Renaissance Society at UGA Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, Eta Sigma Phi Classics Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Fiachra conducted field archaeology over the summer in the Rocky Mountains and is attending graduate school at the University of Oklahoma, pursuing dual master’s degrees in library and information studies and the history of science.

Foundation Fellows Class of 2021

Jessica Bailey Thompson

Major: Psychology Minors: Statistics, Music Business Certificate Hometown: Tucker, Georgia Research: Effects of Racism on Substance Abuse and Risky Behavior in Young Adults; Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis on Child Maltreatment and Substance Use; Examining the Effects of Sexual Harassment Policy on Men’s Willingness to Work with Women; Data Analysis Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to Examine the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences; Individual and Relational Future Orientation Among Emerging Adults; Typologies of Psychiatric Symptom Comorbidity with PTSD UGA Faculty Mentors: Professor David Barbe, Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Dr. Assaf Oshri Travel-Study & Internships: France; Tanzania; Atlanta, Georgia; Warren, New Jersey; Nashville, Tennessee Activities: Hotel Fiction lead guitarist, Youth Development Institute researcher, IMPACT Service Breaks site leader, UGA MUSE, Georgia Theatre intern, Laboratory for the Study of Social Interaction researcher, CURO Scholars teaching assistant, Honors teaching assistant, UGA Young Democrats, Service Squad leadership team, Tim Denson for County Commissioner social media coordinator, Leadershape participant Honors & Awards: CURO Honors Scholar, Honors International Scholar, Presidential Scholar, Dean Tate Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Jessica moved to Nashville to continue pursuing music with her band, Hotel Fiction. They are performing on tour throughout the United States.

Angela Lily Tsao Majors: Cognitive Science, Computer Science, MS Artificial Intelligence Minors: Ecology, Certificate in International Agriculture Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Research: Collective Intelligence in Probability-Based Particle Swarm Optimization for the Forest Planning Problem; Climate-Driven Land Use and Land Cover Change in Ethiopian Rain-Fed Agropastoral Systems; CNNs for Detection of Biological Patterns Across Fisheries and Satellite Data; Hydrological Modeling of Soil-WaterVegetation Interrelationships and Climate Change in Inner Mongolian Steppe Grasslands; Virtual Reality with Tangible Landscape Sandbox for Ecological Modeling; Quantification of In-Farm Food Waste in Georgia and Genetic Algorithms for Optimization of Harvest Recovery Routing Problem UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Pete Bettinger, Dr. Elizabeth Kramer, Dr. Ellen McCullough, Dr. Adam Milewski Travel-Study & Internships: Argentina; China; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York, Vieques, Puerto Rico Activities: Roosevelt Institute National Network financialization policy coordinator, Georgia Political Review editor-in-chief, Office of Sustainability intern, Lunchbox Garden Project executive director, Women in Science vice president, Bag the Bag policy coordinator, Agricultural and Environmental Economics Club president, ACM-W secretary, PSO Student Scholars Marine Extension intern, Student Government Association educational affairs senator Honors & Awards: Udall Scholar, NOAA Hollings Scholar, Joy P. Williams Honors Physical Sciences Award, Blue Key Honor Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Outstanding Senior Leader, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Angela is pursuing a PhD in earth system science at Stanford University.

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Jessica Thompson

Angela Tsao

Emma Tucker

Anthony J. VanDieren

Major: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Minor: Spanish Hometown: Decatur, Georgia Research: Digital Technology Monitoring of Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment Among Patients in Uganda: A Pilot Feasibility Study; Mapping Lunatic, Manic, and Radical Fringe Modifications on the EGF repeats of Delta-Like Ligands; What’s the Catch: Evaluating Bond Characteristics of Notch1 and its Ligands in the Presence of Lunatic, Manic, and Radical Fringes; Introduction of an Organ Donation Tax Credit to Increase Access to Living-Donor Kidney Transplants in Georgia; Mission Emission: Increasing Climate Change Accountability at the University of Georgia through Internal Carbon Pricing UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Robert Haltiwanger, Dr. Quint Newcomer, Dr. Juliet Sekandi Travel-Study & Internships: Spain; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York Activities: Greater New York Hospital Association intern, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) policy team intern, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services intern, Roosevelt Institute National Network emerging fellow, Roosevelt Institute at UGA executive director, Campus Kitchen shift leader, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid exchange student, Honors teaching assistant, UGAvotes volunteer, Student Government Association policy advisor, Georgia Political Review staff writer Honors & Awards: Joy P. Williams Honors Life Sciences Award, Honors in New York Scholar, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors, First Honor Graduate Post-Graduation Plans: Emma is pursuing an MD/MPH at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Majors: Biological Science, Chemistry, Entomology Hometown: Bloomfield Township, Michigan Research: Effects of Rhodococcus rhodnii, Rhodococcus triatomae strain 92, and E. coli on Kissing Bug (Rhodnius prolixus) Growth and Development; Hearing Outcomes After Surgical Manipulation of the Membranous Labyrinth During Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Plugging or Posterior Semicircular Canal Occlusion, Journal of Otology and Neurotology publication credit UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Suzanne Ellenberger, Dr. Joseph McHugh, Dr. Kevin Vogel Travel Study & Internships: Argentina; United Kingdom; Uruguay; Washington, D.C.; Phoenix, Arizona; Tucson, Arizona; Farmington, Michigan; Madison Heights, Michigan; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Santa Fe, New Mexico; New York, New York; Terlingua, Texas Activities: Vogel Vector Physiology Lab undergraduate researcher, Dr. Dennis Bojrab’s neurotology research assistant, Henkel Corporation analytical chemistry intern, Entomology Club Honors & Awards: Alan J. Jaworski Honors Physical Sciences Award, CAES Department of Entomology Outstanding Junior Award, CAES Department of Entomology Outstanding Senior Award, CURO Research Assistantship, CAES Research Assistantship, Presidential Scholar, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors; CURO Research Scholar Distinction Post-Graduation Plans: Anthony is working as an analytical chemistry lab technician for Henkel AG & Co. before pursuing a PharmD and/or PhD program.

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Foundation Fellows Class of 2021

Anthony VanDieren

Emma Grace Tucker

Foundation Fellows Class of 2021 60

Avery Elise Warner

Brian Jay Woolfolk

Majors: Economics, Sociology Minors: Criminal Justice, Statistics Hometown: Athens, Georgia Research: Effect of Mass Incarceration and Sex-Ratio Imbalances on Marriage, Employment, and Educational Attainment Outcomes for African American Women; Curtailing Collateral Consequences: Employment and Occupational Licensing Reform in Georgia; The Price of Probation: Probation Services and Their Effect on Fines and Fees in Georgia; Prevalence of Student Mental Health Issues: Implementing Awareness Training at UGA; Game On: Innovatively Engaging and Connecting Students through Experiential Learning UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Christopher Cornwell, Dr. Sarah Shannon Travel-Study & Internships: Tanzania; United Kingdom; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Council for Court Excellence policy intern, Honors Policy Scholars Course teaching assistant, Freedman Consulting, LLC research and policy intern, Roosevelt Institute at UGA policy training coordinator, UGA Student Government Association policy advisor, University Council, The Cottage Sexual Assault and Child Advocacy Center hotline advocate, Athens Prison Tutorial GED tutor, Athens-Clarke County Mentorship Program student mentor, Beyond Baldwin, UGA Economics Society, UGA Chamber Music Society, UGA MathCounts, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice intern, Reform Georgia volunteer, UGA Learning Technologies Grant team member Honors & Awards: UGA Presidential Award of Excellence, Terry College of Business Deer Run Fellow, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, Phyllis Jenkins Barrow Scholar, Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society, Blue Key Honor Society, Honors in Washington Scholar, Bateman Prize in Economics nominee, Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Avery is pursuing a PhD in sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Majors: Advertising, Computer Science Minor: Certificate in New Media Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Kirsten Strausbaugh, Prof. John Weatherford Travel-Study & Internships: Canada; Indonesia; United Kingdom; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York Activities: Talking Dog Agency digital media specialist, Impact Service Breaks site leader and participant, Hot Corner Athens intern, Red and Black Publishing account executive, Athens Downtown Development Authority Art Guide technical lead, Intramural Sports, Ad Club Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Brian interned with Omnicom Media Group and is finishing his degrees in December.

Avery Warner

Rachel Janeyee Yuan Majors: Entertainment & Media Studies, STEM MBA Minor: Certificate in Personal and Organizational Leadership Hometown: Fountain Valley, California Travel-Study & Internships: France; Tanzania; United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California; Washington, D.C.; New York, New York Activities: Legendary Television development intern, Alloy Entertainment film and television intern, Franklin Entertainment film and television intern, Fabrik Entertainment production and development intern, Scripty podcast development intern, Warner Bros. media research intern, Grady Newsource senior production manager, Grady College ambassador, Grady College Diversity Committee student representative, Public Service and Outreach student scholar and communications intern, The Backpack Project marketing manager, Cannes Film Festival study abroad and film reviewer Honors & Awards: Lisa Ann Coole Award, Leonard Leadership Scholar, Blue Key Honor Society, Presidential Scholar, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Rachel is working at Anonymous Content, a talent/ literary management and production company, in its media rights department. She is helping represent and make deals for authors, journalists, and screenwriters adapting works into film and television.

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Brian Woolfolk

Rachel Yuan

Celebrating Graduation

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Fellows Class of 2022

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

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

Carter Elizabeth Best Campbell High School Marietta, GA International Affairs

Claire E. Bunn Marion Senior High School Marion, AR Genetics

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

Emma Calhoun Ellis Lovett School Atlanta, GA Genetics

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

Emma Chandler Innes Hale Charlottesville High School Charlottesville, VA History, Women’s Studies

Edward Tatum Hunda Wheeler High School Toccoa, GA Animal Science, Biological Science

Jena M. Jibreen Collins Hill High School Lawrenceville, GA International Affairs, Psychology

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

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

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Sydney Taylor-Brooke Phillips Chapel Hill High School Douglasville, GA Political Science, Public Relations

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, Geography, MS Artificial Intelligence

Anna Samsonov Lafayette High School Wildwood, MO Anthropology, 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 Political Science, Women’s Studies

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

Himani Yadav Lambert High School Suwanee, GA Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Philosophy

Eric Miller, above, holds a satellite prototype in the Small Satellite Research Lab. Emme Warren eats lunch in the Founders Memorial Garden on North Campus.

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Fellows Class of 2023

Eshaan Agrawal Chamblee High School Chamblee, GA Cognitive Science, Computer Science

Zainub Rushna Ali Athens Academy Athens, GA Economics, International Affairs

Aakash Arora Veterans High School Bonaire, GA Cellular Biology, Economics

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

Mary Teresa Breen Classical High School Providence, RI History, Mathematics

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

Jordan Amias Cole The Westminster Schools Smyrna, GA Psychology, Sociology

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

Sophia Emelia DeLuca Decatur High School Decatur, GA International Affairs

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

Aliya Danyel Elmore Eagles Landing Christian McDonough, GA Political Science, Sociology

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 Computer Science, Economics

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

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Madison Janel Greer Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Lilburn, GA Marketing, Public Relations

Hyde Alford Healy Saint Paul’s School Covington, LA Entertainment & Media Studies

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

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

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

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

Marianne Christine Lamarche Centennial High School Alpharetta, GA Human Development & Family Science

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

Isabella My Lan Luu Humboldt High School Humboldt, IA Anthropology, Journalism

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

Natalie Elena Navarrete Boca Raton Community High School Boca Raton, FL International Affairs, Russian, Spanish

Priyanka Sunil Parikh Columbus High School Columbus, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Economics

Sahana Maya Parker Midtown High School Atlanta, GA Astrophysics

Christopher Alan Rosselot Decatur High School Decatur, GA International Affairs, Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Jordan Edward Theoc Campion College Kingston, Jamaica Finance, Mathematics

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

Lauren Rose Wilkes United World College New Orleans, LA Chinese, Data Science

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Fellows Class of 2024

William Cole Broomberg Lowndes High School Lake Park, GA Biology, Psychology

Theron E. Camp Clarke Central High School Athens, GA Interdisciplinary Studies

Audrey Violet Conner Tift County High School Tifton, GA Chemistry, Mathematics

Natasha Dörr-Kapczynski Campbell High School Smyrna, GA Chinese, Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Romance Languages

Emilio Dante Ferrara IV Lovett School Atlanta, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Jason Germaine Hawkins Academy for Classical Education Macon, GA English, Management Information Systems

Cassidy Jean Hettesheimer Mill Creek High School Dacula, GA Communication Studies, Journalism

Evan Sidney Johnson North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Daniel Greer Klein Sylvania Northview High School Sylvania, OH International Affairs, Political Science

Matthew Jeffrey Li Adlai E Stevenson High School Buffalo Grove, IL Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, MS Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Khushi H. Mehta North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, GA Economics, International Business, Spanish

Sophia Maria Milazzo Victor Central High School Victor, NY Unspecified

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Eniola Olujumoke Olubunmi The Ambassadors College Ota, Ogun, Nigeria Accounting

Ashni M. Patel Coffee High School Douglas, GA Data Science, International Affairs

Caroline Emma Schneider The Weber School Atlanta, GA Criminal Justice, Political Science

Emily Paula Spector New Albany High School New Albany, OH Genetics BS/MS

Maxwell Booth White Thomasville High School Thomasville, GA Cognitive Science, Economics

Charlotte Conway Williams Isidore Newman School New Orleans, LA Unspecified

Joseph Logan Williamson Athens Academy Athens, GA Political Science

Thomas Elliot Williamson Athens Academy Athens, GA Economics

Audrey Conner completes an assignment in the Science Learning Center on South Campus.

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Fellows Class of 2025

Brooke Elise Bergeron Whitefield Academy Smyrna, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Surya Jane Cheadle Blasiole Verona Area High School Fitchburg, WI Anthropology, Music

Jonathan Luke Bowles Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science Buckatunna, MS Cognitive Science, Philosophy

Daniel Harrison Cohen Friends Seminary New York, NY Economics

Alexander Joseph Drahos Linn Mar High School Cedar Rapids, IA Political Science

Julian Louis Fortuna Decatur High School Decatur, GA International Affairs, Political Science

Daniel Antonio GarcíaPozo Clarke Central High School Athens, GA English Education

Martha Lee Garrett Walker School Marietta, GA Finance

Eliana Naomi Gelman William Howard Taft High School West Hills, CA ArtX, Cognitive Science

Savannah Mercedes Hernandez Marietta High School Kennesaw, GA Journalism

Suhan Kacholia BASIS Chandler Chandler, AZ Economics AB/MA, Statistics

Joseph Andrew Lamb Swainsboro High School Swainsboro, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Cognitive Science

Sara Rose Logsdon Richard Montgomery High School Potomac, MD Mathematics

Larissa Alves Lozano Riverside High School Greer, SC Political Science, MIP International Policy

Ciara Ashley Mitchell Brookwood High School Snellville, GA Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS Pharmacy

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Nicholas Gary Lamont Myers Columbus High School Cataula, GA Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Julianna Marie Russ Highlands High School Fort Thomas, KY International Affairs, Journalism

Kennedi Lashaun Scales Douglas County High School Castle Rock, CO Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Yeongseo Son Central Magnet School Murfreesboro, TN Pharmaceutical Sciences

Exia DeLeon Stephens Oakdale High School New Market, MD Sociology

Aryan Thakur Denmark High School Cumming, GA Genetics

Dana Marie Theoc Immaculate Conception High School Kingston, Jamaica Unspecified - AB

Amanda Sydney Whylie Immaculate Conception High School Kingston, Jamaica Entertainment & Media Studies

Adam Michael Starks Dunwoody High School Atlanta, GA International Affairs

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Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2021

Ramsey Honors Scholars in the Class of 2021 are Branham Culpepper, Karan Pol, James West, Erica Bressner, Zane Placie, Teddy Vincent, Elijah Courtney, Hannah Huang, Sam Daly, Meredith Van De Velde, David Bekore, and Hayes Way.

David Harry Bekore Majors: Economics, Business Analytics MS Minors: Entrepreneurship, Legal Studies Hometown: Merrick, New York Travel-Study & Internships: Germany; Italy; Netherlands; San Francisco, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Activities: UGA Football, UGA Kickstart Fund meeting director, Society of Entrepreneurs vice president, MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference attendee, Game Point Capital research intern, Oracle Corporation intern Honors & Awards: Dean’s List, Graduation with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: David is pursuing a JD at the University of Miami Law School.

Erica Kaila Glorianna Bressner Majors: International Affairs, Russian Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia Research: Linguistic Differences Regarding Security Competitors and Security Allies in Cases Held before the ITC; Common Trade Barriers Faced by American Exporters to Russia UGA Faculty Mentor: Prof. Alexander Spektor Travel-Study & Internships: China; Italy; Kazakhstan; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C. Activities: Russian Flagship Program, Trade Secure research assistant, Sujata Gupta Winfield LLC intern, Howard & Arca LLC legal intern, Knudsen & Co Shanghai junior regulatory advisor, UCLA Undergraduate Conference on Slavic and East/Central European Studies, Security and Strategic Trade Management Academy Honors & Awards: Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude Post-Graduation Plans: Erica is planning to volunteer at a nature conservation center before applying to graduate programs.

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David Bekore

Erica Bressner

Elijah Courtney

Major: Physics Minor: Mathematics Hometown: Gainesville, Georgia Research: Calculation of Early Universe Abundance and Rovibrationally Distinguished Rate Coefficients of the Molecular Ion Helium Hydride; Comprehensive Chemistry of Helium Hydride in the Early Universe UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Phillip Stancil Travel-Study & Internships: Athens, Georgia; Sapelo Island, Georgia; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Activities: Brookhaven National Lab SULI intern, American Astronomical Society conference presenter, UGA Housing resident assistant, UGA Rankin Smith Center tutor, Office of STEM Education physics and mathematics peer learning assistant, Intramural Ultimate Frisbee Honors & Awards: Charles H. Wheatley Award, Ted L. Simons Award, UGA Hollingsworth Award, Presidential Scholar, Presidential Award of Excellence, summa cum laude with Highest Honors, First Honor Graduate Post-Graduation Plans: Elijah is pursuing a PhD in physics at Stanford University.

George Branham Culpepper Branham Culpepper

Sam Daly

Majors: Economics, Romance Languages Minor: Mathematics Hometown: Perry, Georgia Research: Race Switching and Regional Migration in Brazil; Relating Relative Rural Population Size and Internet Access in Brazil UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Chris Cornwell, Dr. Ian Schmutte Travel Study & Internships: Florianópolis, Brazil; Freiburg am Bresigau, Germany; Atlanta, Georgia; Sapelo Island, Georgia; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Activities: Portuguese language study in Brazil, JP Morgan Chase Middle Market and Specialized Industries Division intern, German language

study in Germany, Terry Analytics Lab econometrics tutor, Georgia Political Review managing editor, Young Americans for Liberty Honors & Awards: Honors International Scholar, Department of Education Foreign Languages and Area Studies Fellow, Max Kade Grant recipient, Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Branham is working in a full-time research position in economics at Cornell University.

Samantha Jane Daly Majors: International Affairs, Master of International Policy Minor: Global Studies Hometown: Dunwoody, Georgia Research: Competition from Within: Ethnicity, Power, and Militant Group Rivalry; Challenges to Creative Thinking: Identifying Officers’ Background Beliefs in Limited Information Environments; United States Military Deterrence Decision-Making by Domain; Evaluating Export Controls Capacity of Nuclear Suppliers Group States UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Jeffrey Berejikian, Dr. Justin Conrad, Dr. Loch Johnson Travel-Study & Internships: Austria; China; Hungary; Iceland; Italy; Morocco; Netherlands; Spain; Tanzania; Thailand; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C. Activities: UGA Center for International Trade and Security graduate research assistant, Athens Prison Tutorial president, Sapience Partners Shanghai international business intern, UGA Maymester in Tanzania, Battlbox content writer, Clarke County Mentor Program mentor, Shop with a Bulldog mentor, Honors Peer Assisted Leadership mentor Honors & Awards: United Nations and Humanitarian Affairs Asia Peace Ambassador, Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Fellow, Phi Kappa Phi, Honors International Scholar, Freeman Asia Scholar, Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Assistantship, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Sam is moving to Washington, D.C., where she will be working for the U.S. government.

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Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2021

Elijah David Solomon Courtney

Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2021

Hannah Yongxian Huang Major: Biology Minors: Genetics, Public Health Hometown: Augusta, Georgia Research: Drug Attitudes and Drug Use Among Early Adolescent Youth: The Protective Role of Self-Esteem; SBIRT Implementation for Substance Use Intervention in Secondary Schools; Teacher Support as a Moderator of Peer Victimization and School Engagement; Does Student Race Matter? Role of Positive Parenting in Parent-Child Social-Emotional Interactions in Latinx and African American Households; Association of Mercury Exposure and Amalgam-Based Dental Surface Restorations UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sycarah Fisher Travel-Study & Internships: Ecuador; Italy; Netherlands; San Francisco, California; Sapelo Island, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi; Albany, New York Activities: Science Olympiad Outreach at UGA president and community outreach coordinator, Athens Homeless Shelter science night coordinator, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum canvasser, Homestead Hospice and Pruitt Health Hospice volunteer, East Georgia Cancer Coalition intern, Prelude Dance Ensemble member, IMPACT Service Breaks participant, State Representative Spencer Frye Environmental Health Policy Fellow, MEDLIFE Family Head Honors & Awards: Honors International Scholar, CURO Summer Fellow, CURO Research Assistantship, Phi Kappa Phi, Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: This fall, Hannah will begin medical school at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta.

Isaac Martin Major: Genetics Minor: Ecology Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama Research: Developing Genetic Tools in Non-Model Bacteria for Biofuel or Bioplastic Production; Metabolic Engineering of Geobacillus

thermoglucosidasius and Megasphaera elsdenii UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. Janet Westpheling Travel-Study & Internships: Australia; San Francisco, California; Sapelo Island, Georgia Activities: Lambda Alliance, UGA G.E.N.E.S Honors & Awards: Presidential Scholar, Honors International Scholar, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Isaac is pursuing a PhD in biomedical sciences at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

Zane Garrison Placie Majors: Finance, Risk Management & Insurance Minors: Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Certificate in Actuarial Science, Certificate in Applied Data Science Hometown: Kennesaw, Georgia UGA Faculty Mentors: Mr. Daniel Brown, Dr. Rob Hoyt, Dr. Steven Pottier Travel-Study & Internships: France; Ireland; United Kingdom; San Francisco, California; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Sapelo Island, Georgia; Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi; Nashville, Tennessee; Austin, Texas Activities: Aon actuarial intern, TBC Corporation risk management intern, Young Americans for Liberty at UGA president, Athens Prison Tutorial tutor, Actuaries at UGA vice president of communications, UGA Quiz Bowl president, UGA Student Government Association senator, Christian Campus Fellowship, Deloitte R.I.S.E. Risk and Financial Advisory Case Competition, financial mathematics tutor, Atlas Society, Kennedy Society Honors & Awards: Actuarial Science Academic Excellence Award, Outstanding Honors Student in Business, Beta Gamma Sigma, Honors International Scholar, Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors, First Honor Graduate Post-Graduation Plans: Zane is returning to Aon, where he will be an actuarial associate in the retirement solutions practice of their Atlanta office.

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Hannah Huang

Isaac Martin

Zane Placie

Karan Pol

Meredith Van De Velde

Majors: Economics, Master of International Policy Hometown: Smyrna, Georgia Research: CIT Training and Police Violence; The Efficacy of Carbon Taxes; The Impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster on International Energy Policy and Communications UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. David Gattie, Dr. Joshua Massey Travel-Study & Internships: San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi Activities: United States Department of State ISN-CATR intern, Center for International Trade and Security student assistant, Security and Strategic Trade Management Academy, GLOBIS Human Rights Lab student researcher, Honors College Development Office student worker, Loch Johnson Society president and co-founder, Roosevelt Institute at UGA policy writer, John Quincy Adams Society, Kennedy Society, Economics Society Honors & Awards: Honors in Washington, Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Fellow, Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, magna cum laude with High Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Karan is working in Washington, D.C., as a research analyst with the Energy Impact Center.

Meredith Elaine Van De Velde Majors: Computer Science, International Affairs Minors: Global Studies, Certificate in Personal and Organizational Leadership Hometown: Saint Simons Island, Georgia Research: SPOC Team of the UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory; Applying Bentham’s Law to Analyze Twitter Accounts More Likely to Share “Fake News”; Facing Facts: Efforts to Regulate Facebook’s Fact-Checking Methods UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Leah Carmichael, Mr. Joshua Darnell Travel-Study & Internships: Botswana; China; Philippines; Hong Kong; South Africa; South Korea; Zimbabwe; San Francisco, California; Washington, D.C.; Tallahassee, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; New Orleans, Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts;

Teddy Vincent

Mississippi Delta, Mississippi; New York, New York Activities: Model United Nations president, Honors Student Council, Small Satellite Research Lab, The Daily Beast software engineering intern, LearningLeaders summer fellow, Corsair Society, Girls Who Code, Academic Resource Center tutor, MathCounts, Institute for Leadership Advancement Honors & Awards: Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Fellow, Honors International Scholar, Honors in Washington, Dean Tate Honor Society, Palladia Women’s Honor Society, UGA Homecoming Court, Blue Key Honor Society, Dean’s List, Presidential Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Meredith will be working as a software engineer for Raytheon Intelligence and Space in Dallas, Texas.

Theodore Jacob Vincent Major: Applied Mathematics Minor: Interdisciplinary Writing Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri Research: Modeling Marine-Oil Aggregation in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill; Narrativizing Climate Change Through Popular Culture; Mission Emission: Creating an Internal Carbon Pricing Model at UGA UGA Faculty Mentors: Dr. Adrian Burd, Dr. James Hamilton, Dr. Quint Newcomer Travel-Study & Internships: Costa Rica; Croatia; Germany; Greece; Italy; San Francisco, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi; New York City, New York Activities: UGA Mathematics Department peer learning assistant, UGA Marine Sciences Department undergraduate researcher, Grady School of Journalism undergraduate researcher, USA Triathlon Club triathlete Honors & Awards: Honors International Scholar, UGA Sustainability Grant, CURO Research Assistantship, UCSD Regents Fellowship, Scripps Fellowship, Best Use of Quantitative Methods (SCCS NY Conference), Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Highest Honors Post-Graduation Plans: Teddy is currently pursuing his PhD in marine chemistry and geochemistry at Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD.

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Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2021

Karan Ajit Pol

Ramsey Honors Scholars Class of 2021

Winston Hayes Way Major: Mathematics Minors: Nutrition, Certificate in Data Science Hometown: Hawkinsville, Georgia Research: Geometry Research; Outreach and Visualization Initiative Travel-Study & Internships: Berlin, Germany; San Francisco, California; Mississippi Delta, Mississippi; Boston, Massachusetts Activities: UGA Rowing Club, Directed Reading Program Post-Graduation Plans: Hayes is staying at UGA for one more year to complete his degree.

James Herbert West Majors: Computer Science, Linguistics Minor: Anthropology Hometown: Chattanooga, Tennessee Research: A Finite-State Morphology for the Irish Verb; A Striking Takes Place: A Lexical-Functional Analysis of the Irish Autonomous Verb UGA Faculty Mentor: Dr. John Hale Travel-Study & Internships: Ireland; Sapelo Island, Georgia Activities: Irish Language Summer Program 2019, UGA Undergraduate Linguistics Club vice president and co-founder, Linguistic Atlas Project transcription writer Honors & Awards: UGA Presidential Award of Excellence, Spark Award for Undergraduate Research in Linguistics, Presidential Scholar, Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude with Honors Post-Graduation Plans: James is attending the University of Washington, where he is pursuing an MS in computational linguistics.

Ramseys Class of 2022

Hayes Way

Yehia Abdelsamad Baker Early College Wilsonville, OR Biology, MPH Biostatistics

William Frank Swenton III Cambridge High School Milton, GA Anthropology, Genetics

James West

Claire Elizabeth Armstrong Berkeley Preparatory School Tampa, FL Biology, Sociology

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

Rosasharn Lilly Brown Weber School Marietta, GA English, International Affairs

Alex Joshua Eldridge Dunwoody High School Dunwoody, GA Linguistics, Mathematics

Rachel Aubrey Mattson Hampton High School Pittsburgh, PA Cognitive Science, MS Artificial Intelligence

Ramseys Class of 2023

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

Ramseys Class of 2024

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

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

Nicholas Andrey Kundin Archer High School Lawrenceville, GA Computer Science

Molly Katherine Young Providence Day School Matthews, NC Exercise & Sport Science

Adeboye Adeoye Campbell High School Kennesaw, GA Economics, Finance

Patrick Grant Chen Wheeler High School Marietta, GA Computer Science

Liberty Catherine Jones Cambridge High School Milton, GA Biology

Matthew Robert Motley Blue Valley North High School Leawood, KS Computer Science, Music Performance

William Wallace Riley Spearfish High School Spearfish, SD Biology (Neuroscience emphasis)

Kunal Vohra Alpharetta High School Alpharetta, GA Management Information Systems, Mathematics

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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 John Fowler Kirsten Jarabek Franklin 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 Redderson 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 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 Contractor Tiffany Earley-Spadoni Matthew Scott Eckman Bronson Lee

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Michael Eugene Morris Ethan Sims Holly Gooding Tran

Doannie Tran Melanie Monroe Venable Joseph Brendan Wolpin

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 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 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

Class of 2005 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 Raechel Anglin Kummer 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 Robby 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 Maria Alejandra Baetti Sarah Ritchey Bellamy Benjamin Cobb Anureet Cheema Copeland Rachel Elizabeth Whitaker Elam Katherine Elizabeth Folkman Adele Handy Goodloe Matthew Wood Grayson Lynzi Jacqueline Archibald Gruetzemacher 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 K. Chang Chuan “CiCi” Cheng Chris 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 Josh McLaurin Zoë Meroney Allon Mordel Virginia Susan Newman Cleveland Alcides Piggott, Jr. Kelsey Jones Pratt Lucas Puente Sharon McCoy Swabb 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 Vin Thomas Matthew Ward David Zweig Class of 2013 Megan Unger Caudill Sara De La Torre Berón Camille Gregory Brittany Young Leamon 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 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 Ronald Jackson Kurtz Michael Land Kameel Mir Sarah Mirza

Brian Quinif: From south Georgia to vice president at HSBC Thomasville native Brian Quinif says it was a big move for him when he came to Athens to attend the University of Georgia. There would be much larger ones to come. As an underclassman he earned a Foundation Fellowship, the university’s foremost scholarship, which set him up for a journey that filled his passport with stamps. Brian studied abroad in Innsbruck, Austria, had an internship in Barcelona, and another study abroad trip in Rio de Janeiro. Those latter two experiences helped him acquire fluency in both Spanish and Portuguese. Further study at the London School of Economics honed his business acumen. By the time Brian (Fellows Class of 2006) graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics (he double-majored in Romance languages as an undergraduate), he had a job waiting for him as a trader on Wall Street. “I combined the economics, politics, and language skills I acquired through the fellowship while studying abroad, so I’m extremely thankful for the opportunities that Georgia gave me both academically and in terms of learning about the world,” he said. In June 2019, he started his current job as a vice president at HSBC. Because of his language skills, Brian works as a trader for the Latin American market, but in a general sense, the lessons he learned traveling as a student pay off every day in the increasingly global banking market. “Knowing how to find a common language, whether it is literally speaking the same language or simply finding common ground, is a very useful thing,” Brian said. “Knowing what it’s like to be a foreigner somewhere and learning how to adapt to that culture while still being true to your own is a really valuable skill.” —Eric Rangus, Georgia magazine

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Davis Parker Camir Neville Ricketts Alex Rowell Grace Siemietkowski Rowell Allison Koch Saroni Avery Wiens Saucier Sophie Giberga Thompson John Henry Thompson Megan Ernst Tipton Megan Frances White Class of 2016 Caroline Coleman Alex Edquist Seth Isaac Euster Lee Handly Folk Kirstie Hostetter Caleb Alexander Ingram Jacob Kennedy Shaun Kleber Torre Elisabeth Lavelle Chris Lewitzke Kate Lovejoy Kelsey Lowrey Lauren Dennison Maslin 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 Class of 2019 Swapnil Agrawal Rachael “Fola” Akinola Ashley Amukamara Maria “Izzy” Cerón Dwain “Chip” Chambers Trisha Dalapati Tarun Daniel Guy Eroh Steven Feng Laurel Hiatt Jessica Ho Nirav Ilango Christina Lee Zoe Li Divine Ogbuefi Kavi Pandian Jessica Pasquarello John Rawlings Ashley Reed

Ruth Schade Caroline Shearer Aditya Sood Stephanie Stewart Abigail West Ashley Willard Class of 2020 Avni Sheel Ahuja McKenna Aliya Barney Rebecca L. Buechler Claire Martha Drosos Montgomery Lloyd Fischer Stephan Nicholas George Emma Marie Goldsmith Nicole Marie Googe Griffin Scott Hamstead Mackenzie Rose Joy Aditya Krishnaswamy Nicolas Leis Kaitlin Mary Luedecke Jessica Yan Ma Jon Mallory McRae III Sebastian Puerta Nina P. Reddy Margaret Grace Russo Andrew Dunivin Schmitt Benjamin Crawford Starks

Ramsey Alumni

Ramsey Honors Scholar alumni by class year Class of 2004 Daniel Anthony del Portal Ladson Gaddy-Dubac Andrew Ely Guthrie Virginia Wood Pate 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 Davidson Pisacreta 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

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

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 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 2012 Whitney Ising Adams Sam Gray Aisha Mahmood Haley Tiffany Hu

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John Bradley Otwell Ryan Sheets Catherine Lois Shonts Sheila Vedala Anna Savelle Walker 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 Class of 2019 Manasa Kadiyala Jacqueline Kessler Prabhjot Minhas Vineet Raman Hayley Rutchow William “Trey” Walker Class of 2020 Evan Chandler Barnard Sara Elizabeth Cagle Benjamin Thomas Giebelhausen Emma Danielle Hope Sarah Aven Hartwell Jones Grant Harrison Mercer Carl Thomas “Trey” Miller III Theodore Jacob Vincent

Angela Tsao stops for graduation photos near the Old College building.

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