Photos depicting 2017 Fulbright Winners
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The highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English-teaching assistantships. More than 11,000 applicants compete for approximately 1,500 awards each year. The program, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, is the largest U.S. international exchange program, offering opportunity for students, scholars and professionals.
Ten 2017 graduates received Fulbright Awards to serve as English teaching assistants overseas for the 2017–2018 academic year. They are:
Ruth Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana, who holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and Spanish and a master’s in business administration, will teach in Colombia.
Erica Boden of Mason, Ohio, a Commerce and Business Administration graduate with majors in finance and economics and a master’s in finance as a University Scholar, will teach in Bulgaria.
Benjamin “Benjie” Canady of Bell Buckle, Tennessee, a graduate in international studies with a minor in Japanese, will teach in South Korea.
Kelsey Daugherty of Vacaville, California, a graduate in journalism with minors in German and business, will teach in Germany.
Brittany Groves of Decatur, Georgia, a graduate in history and German with a minor in international studies, will teach in Germany.
Jackson Knappen of Overland Park, Kansas, a graduate in biology and Spanish, will teach in Spain.
Julia Quan of Huntsville, Alabama, a New College student and a Blount Undergraduate Fellow with a major in social advocacy, will teach in Macedonia.
Ann Varnedoe of Thomasville, Georgia, a graduate in psychology and African American studies with a minor in Spanish, will teach in Spain.
Sarah Dylan Walker of Fort Mill, South Carolina, a graduate in journalism and political science, will teach in Macau.
Emily Zapinski, of Southlake, Texas, a graduate in business management and Spanish. She will teach in Malaysia.
Five University of Alabama students and alumni received Fulbright Awards for research and study during the 2017–2018 academic year. They are:
Kathryn “Katie” Cater of Salisbury, North Carolina, will conduct research on bacteriophage therapy for treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections in Poland. She is a University Scholar who will complete her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biology in 2017.
Jonathan Joyner from Hellertown, Pennsylvania, will conduct a study in Sri Lanka on its recent civil war. He is a Blount Scholar, a 2017 graduate in international studies with a minor in French, and a commissioned officer in the United States Army.
Alexandra LeViness of Houston, Texas, will conduct research at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Greifswald, Germany. She is a 2017 graduate in physics and mathematics with minors in German and Russian.
Charlotte Sheridan of Vienna, Virginia, will conduct research in environmental studies in Jordan. She is a 2017 graduate with a major in environmental engineering and a minor in Arabic. She was a member of the University Fellows Experience program.
Kevin Ryan Williams of Slocomb, Alabama, will travel to the United Kingdom to pursue a master’s in classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art as recipient of the John Wood LAMDA Award in Classical Acting. He is a 2015 graduate with a double major in theatre and film.
“Faculty, international advisers, and fellow students celebrate the achievement of these outstanding scholars,” said Dr. Beverly Hawk, UA Fulbright program adviser and director of global and community engagement in the Center for Community-Based Partnerships. “Through their individual community engagement activities, these graduates will contribute to mutual understanding across the world and bring home memories that will last a lifetime.”
Students interested in applying for next year’s Fulbright competition can learn more from the Capstone International Center, 135 B.B. Comer Hall, international.ua.edu and us.fulbrightonline.org.