National Scholarships Success

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SCHOLARSHIPS SUCCESS

THE USF OFFICE OF NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS (ONS) provides guidance, mentorship and support for USF’s high achieving students as they compete for nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships across all disciplines. These awards are for creative, engaged, and academically strong students who are leaders inside and outside of the classroom.

Each year ONS identifies, recruits and mentors students who apply for prestigious awards such as the Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Knight-Hennessy and Fulbright scholarships. Advisors also work with faculty members to recruit candidates, provide strong letters of recommendation, review applications and essays, and provide mock interviews for applicants. This process ensures that students’ applications are of the highest caliber and reflect the students’ academic and extracurricular excellence.

This past year, ONS proudly celebrated 94 award recipients, including a second Rangel Fellow from USF, a double-finalist in the Marshall and Goldwater Scholarship competitions, and USF’s first ever Knight-Hennessy Scholar.

THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS AND FINALISTS FOR THE YEAR INCLUDE:

• Two Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Recipients: Jack Edwards and Zach Withers

• 59 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Recipients: Mohammed Al-Ogaidi (Thailand), Melissa Barberan (Italy), Sujey Coloma (Italy), Alana Fay (United Kingdom), Carlos Gamez (Italy), Melanie Guerra (Costa Rica), Caroline Haidinger (Italy), Paula Hernandez (United Kingdom), Jaqueria Lacy (Italy), Kelli Lynch (Germany), Samuel Marquina (Italy), Elijah Murphy (Italy), Hana Newberry (Japan), Makeba Phillip (Italy), Alexandra Rodier (Australia), Kendra Saint-Elus (Italy), Kenya Sanchez-Torres (Peru), Akeymah Stitt (Italy), Melissa Pennell (Dominican Republic), Laila Schulz (United Kingdom), Alondra Soto (Colombia), Angelina Corchado (United Kingdom), Bao Tran (Italy), Brynne Dilworth (Italy), Catherin Munguia (Costa Rica), Chloe Rafer (Italy), Consuelo Blake (United Kingdom), Curtis Carroll (Cuba), Daniela Vergaray (Spain), Elizabeth Moran-Williams (Colombia), Ellis Kelly (Italy), Francisca Farias (United Kingdom), Gabriella Lang (Italy), Israa Saoud (Italy), Jeremy Van Osten (Italy), Jesse Popover (United Kingdom), Jessica Blantz (Peru), Jessica Senatus (Singapore), Joshua Dale (Italy), Justyce Davis (Italy), Kaeleigh Skinner (South Korea), Ketia Blanc (United Kingdom), Kristhian Estrada (Czech Republic), Laureano Griffin (United Kingdom), Leticia Ramirez (France), Lina Nguyen (United Kingdom), Luke Longo (United Kingdom), Marcela Gonzalez (United Kingdom), Mary Cruz (Italy), Melanie Zapata (Thailand), Richard Verna (Japan), Sara Cardona (Italy), Sarah Mohamed (Italy), Silvia Diaz (Spain), Sydney Connor (France), Tim Hagen (Thailand), Vincent Uong (Italy), Vonda Hopkins (Czech Republic) and William Steck (Costa Rica)

• Two Benjamin A. Gilman McCain International Scholarship Recipients: Alexia Boykin (Italy) and Janna Ramos (Italy)

• A Boren Scholarship Recipient: Gillian Olortegui

• A Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow: Nandini Agarwal

• A German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)-Research in Science and Engineering (RISE) Recipient: Tobias Florido Campos De Souza

• Five Fulbright US Student Program Recipients: Noemi Rosario Martinez (Research and English Teaching in Austria), Jeannette Myrick (English Teaching in Taiwan), Diana Cisneros (English Teaching in Germany), Libbi Ponce (Research in Ecuador), and Brandi Murphy (Research in Malawi)

• Three Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Recipients: Jaqueria Lacy (Italy), Caroline Haidinger (Italy), and Sujey Coloma (Italy)

• A Freeman-Asia Scholarship Recipient: Delaney Johnson (Japan)

• A GEM Graduate Fellowship Recipient: Willie McClinton (MIT Lincoln Lab)

• A Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) Scholarship Recipient: Paige Livingston

• A Knight-Hennessy Scholar: Keller Blackwell

• A Knight-Hennessy Finalist: Willie McClinton

• A Marshall Scholarship Finalist: Willie McClinton

• Four National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Recipients: Keller Blackwell, Willie McClinton, Delfina Navarro-Estrada, and Martina Plafcan

• Seven National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) Program Honorable Mentions: Brooks Allen Olney, Lauren Hammond, Christina Mu, Alexander Denison, Aashna Waiwood, Roxanne Felig, and Rachael Pyram

• A NOAA Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient: Alexandra Rodier

• A Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Recipient: Ivan Pineda

• Two Millennium Fellowship Recipients: Nandini Agarwal and Brandon Mahoney

Office of National Scholarships team from left to right, Associate Director Lauren Chambers, Scholarship Advisor Lauren Roberts, Assistant Director Lauren BartsheHanlen, and Director Dr. Sayan Basu, receive recognition from the university for their outstanding global contributions.