Past Graduate Fellows

2023 Recipients
Rabiea Abo Taha, University of Oklahoma
Brendan Adkinson, Marietta College
Kayla Anderson, Clemson University
Meghan Belanger, Nicholls State University
Nevan Bell, California State University Monterey Bay
Ishita Bhedi, IUPUI
Juliet Bier, McDaniel College
Chinaza Esiaba, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Julia Green, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Antoinette Gregory, UNC Greensboro
Olivia Hendzel, IUPUI
Jacob Ihnen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Sarah Kassis, Kent State University
Jessica Lamb, University of Kentucky


Mollie Montague, Dickinson College
Jaclyn Moreno, University of the Incarnate Word
Bethany Robinson, Northern Arizona University
Nicole Scheive, IUPUI
Mariah Serna, Northern Arizona University
Maria Clara Sherwood, Washington & Jefferson College
Jessica Smith, Samford University
Jacob Straessle, Linfield University
Megan Szymanski, University of Oklahoma
Mackenzie Taylor, Franklin College
Gabrielle Tobin, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Araba Twumasi Mensah, University of Oklahoma
Julia Velasquez, High Point University
Emily Vitkus, University of South Carolina

2022 Recipients
Sydney Addorisio, Salem State University
Tyler Alexander, Xavier University of Louisiana
Moira Armstrong, Kent State University
Joshua Burns, UNC Greensboro
Danielle Chorba, Saint Vincent College
Hannah Cleary, University of Kentucky
Andrew Cochran, Ohio Northern University
Emily Coderre, Saint Anselm College
Ana Danner, IUPUI
Katie Davis, Western Michigan University
Sarah Ditelberg, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sophia Gambale, University of New Haven
Taylor Grimsley, Westminster College
Cherish Heard, West Virginia University

Sopharoth Ith, University of Portland
Jacob Larsen, Purdue University
Hope Lewis, Otterbein University
Anna Martin, IUPUI
Callie Martindale, Ohio University
Amaya McNealey, North Carolina A&T State University
Andrew Montgomery, Franklin College
Jessica Mullican, Northwestern State University
Faith Prochaska, IUPUI
John Pruden, Lyon College
Kristen Shipley, North Carolina A&T State University
Brigitta Szeibert, University of California Los Angeles
Tori Vestal, University of Kentucky
Megan Yu, University of California Los Angeles


Emily Ina, University of Mount Union
Toby Irenshtain, Vanderbilt University
Shaye Kawasaki, California State University San Marcos
Sadie Martin, Western Michigan University
Dreanna McAdams, Texas Woman’s University
Jasmine McClam, Spelman College
Mallory McConathy, Northwestern State University
Marah Mohamed, George Mason University
Benjamin Morrow, Westminster College
Megan Alexis Moser, Western Carolina University
Allison Patrick, High Point University
Madison Robinson, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Katherine Skola, Clemson University
Haven Voorhees, Samford University

2021 Recipients
Ajibola Bakare, Transylvania University
Katherine Bauman, Heidelberg University
Edrienne Besagar, Illinois Wesleyan University
Han Hong Cao, Dickinson College
Zoe Douglas, University of Oklahoma
Janelle Fassi, Saint Anselm College
Brianna Ferraro, UNC Greensboro
Adriana Garcia, Texas State University
Jacob Genuise, University of Oklahoma
Kelley Gosling, High Point University
Megan Gust, Western Michigan University
Kathleen Hamilton-Campos, University of Maryland
Leigha Hermann, Purdue University
Rebecca Hoppe, Rider University
Adeli Hutton, University of Cincinnati


Regina McLeod, Western Michigan University
Isabella Mendiola, McDaniel College
Samantha Miceli, UCLA
Lindsey Norris, Meredith College
Natalie Nye, Elizabethtown College
Emily Parker, Carthage College
Kailyn Price, North Carolina A&T State University
Kory Scherer, Carthage College
Tsion Tafari, Northern Kentucky University
Nicole Thompson, Western Michigan University
Serena Tramm, Bucknell University
Hannah Weber, Transylvania University
Nicole Zellers, IUPUI

2020 Recipients
Idara Akpandak, University of Maryland
Han Hong Cao, Dickinson College
Jennings Cavin, Converse College
Mackenzie Cruz, Purdue University
Kassidy Davis, Western Michigan University
Kylie Dennis, IUPUI
Grasyn Fuller, University of Oklahoma
Allison Gilliss, University of Oklahoma
Nathan Grinalds, High Point University
Megan Guidry, Louisiana State University
Victoria Hart, High Point University
Zoe Heimbrock, University of Cincinnati
Taylor Kodric, California University of Pennsylvania


Jasmine Major, University of Houston-Downtown
Anastacia Maurer, Oakland University
Amie Musselman, Ohio University
Shejuti Paul, University of Alabama-Birmingham
Nikitha Pothireddy, University of California-Los Angeles
Haris Qureshi, University of Connecticut
Emily Ramser, Salem College
Grace Rosenbarger, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Youssef Souryal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Divya Sripathy, University of Southern California
Tyler Werland, University of Texas at San Antonio
Annalisa Wilder, Western Michigan University
Timothy Yeung, Washington & Jefferson College

2019 Recipients
Aahana Bajracharya, Wesleyan College
Holly Bernhold, Otterbein University
Daniel Cooper, Transylvania University
Sabrina Dycus, Purdue University
Rebecca Ebert, Bowling Green State University
Jason Erno, Clemson University
Rachel Goetz, South Dakota State University
Taylor Hanson, Saint Vincent College
Emily Holbert, Converse College
Mariah Hutchinson, Hanover College
Misti Jeffers, East Tennesee State University
Taylor Kupneski, University of Cincinnati
Rebecca Laury, University of Central Arkansas


Natalie Ivey, Clemson University
Meagan Jurica, Texas State University
Paige Lindauer, Baldwin Wallace University
Ashley Markland, Lenoir-Rhyne University
Allison Mueller, University of Montana
Kimberly Oslin, University of Maryland
Sharanya Rao, Mary Baldwin University
Anna Sightler, Louisiana State University
Allyssa Stevens, Morningside College
Natalie Stringer, Clemson University
Caitlin Taylor, College of William and Mary
Rebecca Ulrich, High Point University
Charles Wall, West Virginia Wesleyan College

2018 Recipients
Sarah Ashley, Transylvania University
Sarah Bahr, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Julianna Boswell, University of Maryland
Catheryn Broady, Dickinson College
Kai Chun “Calvin” Chang, Bucknell University
Samareh Dadshazar, Schreiner University
Guillermo Dominguez-Garcia, Kalamazoo College
Erica Eskins, Bowling Green State University
Alexandra Gersdorf, University of Mississippi
Dionne Griffiths, Spelman College
Whitney Helton, Hanover College
Natasha Hongsermeier-Graves, Morningside College
Qiana Hunt, University of Alabama-Huntsville


Nikka Khorsandi, Louisiana State University
Hannah Klaassen, Iowa State University
Victoria Klein, Oregon State University
Amiel Maldonado, California State University San Marcos
Christina Manzanares, Southwestern University
Robert Merritt III, Saint Anselm College
Manpreet Sira, Transylvania University
Julia Steffen, Northern Kentucky University
Caylan Stevens, University of Cincinnati
Jamie Vescio, Transylvania University
Kendal Weger, Purdue University
Carolyn Windler, University of Southern California
Rachel Zemel, University of Maryland

2017 Recipients
Erica Allen, Purdue University
Brett Bankson, University of Portland
Jaskirat Batra, Trinity University
Annie Briley, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jenny Carmichael, University of Oklahoma
Erin Caspers, Western Michigan University
Bliss Chang, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kara Detty, University of Cincinnati
Salma Ferdous, University of Texas at Austin
Courtney Helt, Dickinson College
Christopher Hoel, University of Massachusetts Amherst
David Kane, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Kristy Keller, Keystone College


Jordan Miles, University of Missouri Kansas City
Christie Monahan, Converse College
Garrett Oberst, Butler University
Angela (Pittinger) O'Meara, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Alexandra Perrault, University of Cincinnati
Kara Ramsey, Tulane University
Jennifer Rich, Bucknell University
Valerie Schiller, University of Portland
Julia Steffen, Northern Kentucky University
Malory Thelen, Transylvania University
Alexander Tierney, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Kristin Zabrecky, Purdue University
Samantha Zelinski, Stockton University

2016 Recipients
Anna Balassa, Transylvania University
Aleksandra Bausheva, Bucknell University
Allison Bay, Baldwin Wallace University
Nicole Behnke, University of Texas at Austin
Nicholas Bompastore, Saint Anselm College
Jill Bosserman, Purdue University
Danielle Davis, University of Memphis
Emily Dickey, California University of Pennsylvania
Kaitlin Haggard, Transylvania University
Kristen Herrick, Ashland University
Jun Jeon, University of Oklahoma
Krista Klocke, Iowa State University
Xiaoxin "Kammy" Kuang, East Tennessee State University


Ciera Lewis, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Emily Martin, Transylvania University
Kyle Morris, Texas State University
Julie Notestine, University of Connecticut
Doug Odom, University of Mississippi
Alexandra Perrault, University of Cincinnati
Allison Schauer, University of Connecticut
Caryn Sennett, Dickinson College
Raisa Tikhtman, Transylvania University
Andrew Weisberg, George Mason University
Daniel Zemel, University of Maryland

2015 Recipients
Luke Apisa, Southern Methodist University
Emily (Engle) Baker, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Zachariah Beasley, Franklin College
Brandon Cook, University of Cincinnati
Amber Gombash, Bowling Green State University
Robin Goode, Tulane University
Nhan Do, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Hannah Hofreiter, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Lauren Hricik, Bucknell University
Nicholas Kormanik, Montana State University
Michael Lamorgese, Ohio University
Nashwin Laungani, Transylvania University


Jenna Neumann, Kalamazoo College
Jennifer Newman, University of South Carolina
Janet Newton, University of South Carolina
Linh Nguyen, University of Oklahoma
Rachel Oldenburg, University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Dhruv Patel, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jacquelyn Suarez, American University
Taylor Sutcliffe, University of Denver
Kelci Teut, Morningside College
Brette Throckmorton, University of Oklahoma
Leigh Yarborough, Clemson University

2014 Recipients
Cody Barnett, Transylvania University
Monique Chambers, University of La Verne
Ryan Cross, Purdue University
Chelsea Hull, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Mica Jenkins, University of South Carolina
Kayarash Karimian, Transylvania University
Adam Lechnir, DePaul University
Joseph Luchsinger, Baldwin Wallace University
Samantha Marita, University of Cincinnati
Kali Mattingly, Transylvania University
Ashley Meadows, Texas Lutheran University
Tiara Miller, Bennett College


Heather Kent, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Nicholas Levis, Miami University
Bruce McHam, Texas Tech University
Caitlin Nelms, Austin Peay State University
Jennifer Newman, University of South Carolina
Jonathan Pfluger, Purdue University
Lauren Rigg, Purdue University
Christine Ryan, University of California - Los Angeles
Kayla Stretcher, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
Jacquelyn Suarez, American University
Raam Venkatesh, University of Alabama at Birmingham

2013 Recipients
Kathleen Adams, William Jewel College
Cyrus Aghamolla, University of Maryland
Mikhail Alexeev, University of South Carolina
Alex Cheser, Transylvania University
Adam Cinderich, California University of Pennsylvania
Bradley Crofford, Southern Nazarene University
Brittany Dray, University of Oklahoma
Matthew DuWaldt, Kalamazoo College
Dillon Etter, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Amber Herman, Iowa State University
Ethan Hossain, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eric Keller, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis


Alicia Matheny, West Virginia Wesleyan College
Sasha McBurse, Georgia Southwestern State University
Akshita Mehta, University of Maryland
Amel Omari, Kalamazoo College
Emma Perry, Kalamazoo College
Jae Pi, University of Texas - Austin
Nicholas Riley, University of South Carolina
Yolanda Rodriguez, University of Texas - Pan American
Lauren Sprott, Spelman College
Marissa Stevens, Washington & Jefferson College
Patrick Zito, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

2012 Recipients
Cyrus Aghamolla, University of Maryland
Mary Ardoin, Louisiana State University
Christine Deek, Valparaiso University
Matthew DuWaldt, Kalamazoo College
Thang Do Ngoc, University of the Pacific
Alexander Flachsbart, University of Alabama
Kaitlyn Foree, Transylvania University
Emily German, Valparaiso University
Lily Jaffie-Shupe, University of Delaware
Melissa James, Morningside College
Monica Lawson, Transylvania University
Ji Lim, University of South Carolina


Cora Griffin, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Nader Hussein, George Mason University
Anna Knestaut, Seton Hill University
Jessica Lane, California University of Pennsylvania
Ngoc Luu, University of Texas - Austin
Paige Mission, University of California - Los Angeles
Jennifer Montgomery, Austin Peay State University
Donna Tillis, Columbia College (SC)
Kathryn Turner, West Virginia Wesleyan University
Kelly Volkar, University of the Pacific
Caroline Yu, University of Connecticut

2011 Recipients
Cyrus Aghamolla, University of Maryland
Krishna Bhatt, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Robert Bonacci, The Ohio State University
Dylan Borchers, Wright State University
Rae Cauthen, Clemson University
Chelsea Clagg, West Virginia University
Elaine Danial, University of Texas - San Antonio
Caitlin Davis, Clemson University
Christine Deek, Valparaiso University
Abigail DeSoto, University of Louisiana - Monroe
Gopi Dhokai, University of Maryland
Shawn Hughey, Baylor University


Tyler Moss, University of Portland
Stephanie Niezgoda, University of Portland
Emma Perry, Kalamazoo College
Tara Roades, University of Delaware
Ayusha Sharma, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Mary Strahota, Dickinson College
Yong Suh, University of West Georgia
Pratik Talati, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Tracy Trang, University of California - Los Angeles
Kelly Usher, University of Mississippi
Desaree Williams, Dominican University of California

2010 Recipients
Cyrus Aghamolla, University of Maryland
Erica Brown, University of Oklahoma
Gayle Brunner, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Christina Chen, University of Southern California
Bradley Collins, Clemson University
Sarah Concannon, Bucknell University
Gopi Dhokai, University of Maryland
Heather Faulkner, Baylor University
Jennifer Ghandi, University of Alabama - Birmingham
Homa Hassan, Columbia College
Sarah Knight, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Katie Mercadante, California University of Pennsylvania