David L. Boren Awards for International Study

2011-2012 Boren Scholars

Name
Institution
Major(s)
Proposed Country*
Language
Jeffrey AbadieUniversity of
Texas
Arabic Languages/LiteratureEgyptArabic
Alexander AlbaAmerican
University
International RelationsChinaMandarin
Luella Teresa Albuquerque CanarskyOhio State
University
East Asian Languages/Literature & Portuguese Language/LiteratureSouth KoreaKorean
Elizabeth AllenCollege of
William and Mary
ChemistryTanzaniaSwahili
Sarah AllisKalamazoo CollegeSocial SciencesJapanJapanese
Anthony AslouUniversity of
Central Florida
International RelationsJordanArabic
Megan BannerUniversity of
Rhode Island
MicrobiologySouth AfricaXhosa
Bryce BarrosNorwich
University
Political ScienceTaiwanMandarin
Cameron BeanArizona State
University
Political Science & SociologyJordanArabic
Brandon BeardsleyFlorida State
University
Middle East Area Studies & International RelationsSyriaArabic
Allison BennettBoston
University
Language Theory TurkeyTurkish
Tara BeenyUniversity of
Chicago
Political Science & Near Eastern Languages/LiteratureJordanArabic
David BishopCornell
University
Near East Area StudiesJordanArabic
Stephen BlaskowskiUniversity of
Colorado at Boulder
Molecular Biology & NeuroscienceEgyptArabic
Thomas BlevinsVirginia Military
Institute
History & International RelationsTanzaniaSwahili
Anna BreigenzerWashington
State University
Actuarial Science &
Chinese Languages/Literature
China Mandarin
Christopher BulaonUniversity of
Illinois
AgricultureBrazilPortuguese
Emily BurkeUniversity of
Maryland
Government & HistoryTurkeyTurkish
Jordan BurnsUniversity of
Louisville
BiologyBrazilPortuguese
Maeve CampbellUniversity of
Chicago
International RelationsJordanArabic
Ming CanadayUniversity of
Oregon
International Relations &
Chinese Languages/Literature
China Mandarin
Melissa CarlsonClaremont
McKenna College
Political Science &
International Relations
JordanArabic
Abigail CemberUniversity of
Maryland
Biochemistry &
Slavic Languages/Literature
RussiaRussian
Minjun ChenAmerican
University
East Asia/Pacific/Australia
Area Studies
South KoreaKorean
Joseph ChmielewskiAmerican
University
International RelationsTajikistanPersian
Joel ChristensenBrigham Young
University
Chinese Languages/Literature &
Computer Science
ChinaMandarin
Ian Christensen-GibbonsUniversity of
Oklahoma
International Relations &
Chemistry
China Mandarin
Victor ChurchillBoston
College
MathematicsMoroccoArabic
Julia ClemonsUniversity of
Chicago
Political ScienceEgyptArabic
Margaret CotterVirginia Commonwealth UniversityPolitical Science &
International Relations
TurkeyTurkish
DeEtta CravensOklahoma
City University
Political Science &
Spanish Language/Literature
BrazilPortuguese
Claudia Cruz LeoUniversity of
Chicago
International Relations &
Arabic Languages/Literature
MoroccoArabic
Cody DickersonUniversity of
Pittsburgh
Religious Education &
Chinese Languages/Literature
ChinaMandarin
Marian DinkhaDePaul
University
East Asian Languages/LiteratureJapanJapanese
Christopher DobynsCornell
University
Africa Area StudiesSouth AfricaZulu
Ethan DoyleJohns Hopkins
University
International Relations &
Slavic Languages/Literature
RussiaRussian
Alexandra DoyleOhio State
University
Arabic Languages/LiteratureEgyptArabic
Stephen DreyerGeorge Washington
University
International Relations Jordan Arabic
Lesley DuddenNebraska
Wesleyan University
Political ScienceTurkeyTurkish
Matthew EmertonNebraska
Wesleyan University
PhysiologyThailandThai
Franklin EnehClark
University
Psychology & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area StudiesChina Mandarin
Justin FischUniversity of
Florida
Political Science & Latin
American/Caribbean Geography
BrazilPortuguese
Marianne FisherUniversity of
Washington
International RelationsJordanArabic
Jonathan FreimarkAmerican
University
International RelationsChinaMandarin
Zev FriedmanTexas Tech
University
Mathematics &
Computer Sciences
JapanJapanese
Bryan FurmanCollege of
New Jersey
International Relations & PsychologyRussiaRussian
Rosemary GayUniversity of
Georgia
Ecology &
Romance Languages/Literature
BrazilPortuguese
Julia GittelmanJohns Hopkins
University
Mathematics & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area StudiesChinaMandarin
Crystal GoldieUniversity of
Maryland
History & GovernmentNigeriaYoruba
Wyatt GordonAmerican
University
International EconomicsIndonesiaBahasa Indonesian
Emily GosheyUniversity of PennsylvaniaNear East Area StudiesMoroccoArabic
Kamal GrayUniversity of
Florida
Women's StudiesTurkeyTurkish
Isabella GuidaWillamette
University
EnglishTanzaniaSwahili
Alexandra GutowskiPomona
College
International RelationsJordanArabic
Alyssa HaerleUniversity of
California, Los Angeles
Political Science &
Slavic Languages/Literature
RussiaRussian
Jeffrey HalesWestern Washington
University
International BusinessJapan Japanese 
Jaymes HallUniversity of
Arizona
Political Science &
Near East Area Studies
JordanArabic
Rebecca HammerUniversity of
Maryland
Finance & EconomicsChinaMandarin
Matthew HannaUniversity of MichiganHistory & Arabic Languages/LiteratureEgypt Arabic
Evan HauptUniversity of MassachusettsMicrobiologySouth KoreaKorean
Emily HawthorneUniversity of
Texas
French Language/Literature &
Arabic Languages/Literature
EgyptArabic
Michael HendrixUniversity of
Chicago
Political ScienceJordanArabic
Morgan HenleyUniversity of
South Carolina
Political ScienceCzech RepublicCzech
Colin HerdMiddlebury
College
International RelationsBrazilPortuguese
Ryan HerrmannUniversity of
New Mexico
Mechanical Engineering & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area StudiesJapanJapanese
Jeffrey HeynWestern Michigan UniversitySociologyIsraelArabic
Sonia HinsonUniversity of
Chicago
International RelationsJordanArabic
Christiana HolsappleUniversity of
Kentucky
International RelationsUkraineUkrainian
Christian HoytArizona State
University
EconomicsRussiaRussian
Kelsey JaroneUniversity of
Oregon
International Relations &
Political Science
BrazilPortuguese 
Emily JirlesUniversity of
Dayton
International RelationsChinaMandarin
Linnea JohnsonMount Holyoke
College
Chinese Languages/Literature & GeographyChina Mandarin
Desiree JonesUniversity of
Kentucky
International RelationsBrazilPortuguese
Robert JoycePrinceton
University
Near East Area StudiesJordanArabic
Joseph KaczmarekUniversity of
Illinois
Computer ScienceJordan Arabic 
Alexis KedoFordham
University
International EconomicsSouth AfricaZulu
Lorraine KeelerUniversity of
Pittsburgh
Environmental StudiesBrazilPortuguese
Joyce KeeleySeattle
University
International Relations &
Economic Development
TanzaniaSwahili
Kathleen KeoughMilwaukee School
of Engineering
Bioengineering/Biomedical EngineeringUkraineUkrainian
Elizabeth KerrUniversity of
Chicago
Language TheoryTanzaniaSwahili
Christopher KnightGeorge Washington UniversityInternational RelationsTajikistanPersian
Zachary KnightUniversity of
Alabama
International RelationsRussiaRussian
Joshua KoontzUniversity of
Kentucky
International Relations &
Arabic Languages/Literature
Jordan Arabic 
Carley KwiatkowskiWillamette
University
HistoryTanzaniaSwahili
Hannah LaLuzerneArizona State
University
Environmental StudiesRussiaRussian
Galen Lamphere-EnglundArizona State
University
International RelationsBosnia HerzegovinaSerbo-Croatian
Thea LangeMount Holyoke
College
NeoroscienceSouth Africa Zulu
Amanda LanzilloGeorgetown
University
Middle Eastern HistoryTajikistanPersian
Lana LarkinArizona State UniversityChinese Languages/Literature &
East Asian Languages/Literature
ChinaMandarin
Jennifer LeeSan Francisco
State University
LanguagesJapanJapanese
Richard LuskUniversity of
Tennessee
Business & International BusinessChina Mandarin
Ethan LynchWashington University in Saint LouisInternational Relations &
Arabic Languages/Literature
JordanArabic
Asif MajidUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore CountyPeace & Conflict ResolutionMoroccoArabic
Madison MarksFlorida State
University
Middle East Area StudiesJordanArabic
Adam MerryClaremont
McKenna College
LanguagesJapanJapanese
Thomas MessingerSan Diego
State University
International RelationsJordanArabic
Elspeth MisselUniversity of
Virginia
International RelationsEgyptArabic
Tina MorrowUniversity of
Central Missouri
BiologyMoroccoArabic
Bertrand MpigabahiziVirginia Commonwealth UniversityInternational Relations &
Economics
EgyptArabic
Stephanie MyersUniversity of Puerto Rico, Rio PiedrasEconomicsRussiaRussian
Kara NaseefAmerican
University
International RelationsTanzaniaSwahili
David NewbranderCollege of
William and Mary
International RelationsJordanArabic
Iman NgUniversity of
Maryland
International Relations &
Arabic Languages/Literature
EgyptArabic
Sara NodroffThe Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtCivil EngineeringTanzaniaSwahili
Evan NovalisGeorge Mason
University
International Relations & Eastern Europe/Russia Area StudiesKyrgyzstanRussian
Colleen O'ConorMarquette
University
International RelationsTanzaniaSwahili
Russell OttaliniUniversity of
Pittsburgh
East Asia/Pacific/Australia
Area Studies
JapanJapanese
William PentisArizona State
University
Finance & CriminologyJordanArabic
Eva RaimondiFordham
University
International Economics & International PoliticsChinaMandarin
Roger RayhbuckCalifornia State University, East BayInternational RelationsTanzaniaSwahili
Alisha ReinhartPortland State
University
Applied Linguistics &
Slavic Languages/Literature
RussiaRussian
Isamar Rosa PlataUniversity of
Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Civil Engineering & MathematicsJapanJapanese
Alexandra RosenbergUniversity of
Oregon
International Relations & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area StudiesChinaMandarin
Zachary Rothstein-DowdenBrown
University
Classical Languages/Literature & Language TheoryIndiaHindi
Garik SadovyNorth Carolina
State University
Chemical EngineeringIndonesiaBahasa Indonesian
Jonathan SankmanArizona State
University
BiologyJapanJapanese
Sean SantiagoCanisius
College
International Relations &
Spanish Language/Literature
JordanArabic
Kyle SchroeckenthalerUniversity of
Wisconsin
Chinese Languages/Literature & EconomicsChinaMandarin
Robert SeckUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChinese Language/Literature & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area StudiesChinaMandarin
Jennifer ShinBoston
College
International RelationsJapanJapanese
Elena ShomosUniversity of
Nebraska
International Relations &
French Language/Literature
AlbaniaAlbanian
Jasmine SimsOhio State
University
PsychologyChinaMandarin
Rachel SineVirginia Commonwealth University

International Relations &
South Asia Area Studies

IndiaHindi
Joshua SmithUniversity of
Kentucky
History & International RelationsBrazilPortuguese
Dujon SmithPepperdine
University
International Business AdministrationChinaMandarin
Raage SofeBrigham Young
University
Middle East Area StudiesJordanArabic
Stacey StacheraUniversity of
Pittsburgh
Political ScienceTanzaniaSwahili
Katherine StankusPortland State
University
PhysicsChina Mandarin
Adam StarbuckArizona State
University
Slavic Languages/Literature & BiologyRussiaRussian
Sarah StraneyUniversity of
Maryland
Slavic Languages/Literature & HistoryRussiaRussian
William SumpterUniversity of
Missouri, Columbia
Political Science &
Slavic Languages/Literature
RussiaRussian
Taylor SuttonAmerican
University
International Relations & Journalism, Radio/TVSouth KoreaKorean
Dennis TannerUniversity of
Oregon
International Relations &
Chinese Languages/Literature
China Mandarin
Alexandria ThomanUniversity of
Mississippi
International Relations & Spanish Language/LiteratureBrazilPortuguese 
Victoria ThomanUniversity of
Mississippi
International Relations &
Chinese Languages/Literature
China Mandarin
Sarah ThomasUniversity of
Oklahoma
AnthropologyChina Mandarin
Anu ThomasVillanova
University
Political ScienceJordanArabic
Cecelela TomiUniversity of PennsylvaniaSociologyTanzaniaSwahili
Caitlin TrotterUniversity of
Alabama
International RelationsMoroccoArabic
Melissa TseArizona State
University
English Literature &
Chinese Languages/Literature
China Mandarin
Benjamin TurmanUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChinese Languages/Literature & Language TheoryTaiwanMandarin
Christine ValentineAmerican
University
International RelationsJordanArabic
Kristina WallaceCampbellsville
University
Political ScienceAzerbaijan Azerbaijani
Robert WaltersClaremont
McKenna College
History & Middle East Area StudiesJordanArabic
Emilie WardripSaint Cloud
State University
International RelationsSouth KoreaKorean
Cody WhiteWest Virginia
University
Civil Engineering &
Mining Engineering
RussiaRussian
Neenah WilliamsUniversity of
Georgia
Arabic Languages/LiteratureQatarArabic
William WilsonAmerican
University
International RelationsJordanArabic
Courtney WittekindCarnegie Mellon UniversityAnthropology & Fine ArtsThailandBurmese
Olivia WongUniversity of California, Santa BarbaraPolitical Science &
International Relations
JapanJapanese
Zachary YentzerArizona State
University
Political ScienceKosovoAlbanian
Alvin YoungMarymount
Manhattan College
International Relations & HistoryMoroccoArabic
Michael ZellerUniversity of
Louisville
Political Science & HistoryRussiaRussian 

 

*Proposed countries may change due to regional concerns and changes in students' programs.