2011-2012 Boren Scholars
Name | Institution | Major(s) | Proposed Country* | Language |
| Jeffrey Abadie | University of Texas | Arabic Languages/Literature | Egypt | Arabic |
| Alexander Alba | American University | International Relations | China | Mandarin |
| Luella Teresa Albuquerque Canarsky | Ohio State University | East Asian Languages/Literature & Portuguese Language/Literature | South Korea | Korean |
| Elizabeth Allen | College of William and Mary | Chemistry | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Sarah Allis | Kalamazoo College | Social Sciences | Japan | Japanese |
| Anthony Aslou | University of Central Florida | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Megan Banner | University of Rhode Island | Microbiology | South Africa | Xhosa |
| Bryce Barros | Norwich University | Political Science | Taiwan | Mandarin |
| Cameron Bean | Arizona State University | Political Science & Sociology | Jordan | Arabic |
| Brandon Beardsley | Florida State University | Middle East Area Studies & International Relations | Syria | Arabic |
| Allison Bennett | Boston University | Language Theory | Turkey | Turkish |
| Tara Beeny | University of Chicago | Political Science & Near Eastern Languages/Literature | Jordan | Arabic |
| David Bishop | Cornell University | Near East Area Studies | Jordan | Arabic |
| Stephen Blaskowski | University of Colorado at Boulder | Molecular Biology & Neuroscience | Egypt | Arabic |
| Thomas Blevins | Virginia Military Institute | History & International Relations | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Anna Breigenzer | Washington State University | Actuarial Science & Chinese Languages/Literature | China | Mandarin |
| Christopher Bulaon | University of Illinois | Agriculture | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Emily Burke | University of Maryland | Government & History | Turkey | Turkish |
| Jordan Burns | University of Louisville | Biology | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Maeve Campbell | University of Chicago | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Ming Canaday | University of Oregon | International Relations & Chinese Languages/Literature | China | Mandarin |
| Melissa Carlson | Claremont McKenna College | Political Science & International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Abigail Cember | University of Maryland | Biochemistry & Slavic Languages/Literature | Russia | Russian |
| Minjun Chen | American University | East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area Studies | South Korea | Korean |
| Joseph Chmielewski | American University | International Relations | Tajikistan | Persian |
| Joel Christensen | Brigham Young University | Chinese Languages/Literature & Computer Science | China | Mandarin |
| Ian Christensen-Gibbons | University of Oklahoma | International Relations & Chemistry | China | Mandarin |
| Victor Churchill | Boston College | Mathematics | Morocco | Arabic |
| Julia Clemons | University of Chicago | Political Science | Egypt | Arabic |
| Margaret Cotter | Virginia Commonwealth University | Political Science & International Relations | Turkey | Turkish |
| DeEtta Cravens | Oklahoma City University | Political Science & Spanish Language/Literature | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Claudia Cruz Leo | University of Chicago | International Relations & Arabic Languages/Literature | Morocco | Arabic |
| Cody Dickerson | University of Pittsburgh | Religious Education & Chinese Languages/Literature | China | Mandarin |
| Marian Dinkha | DePaul University | East Asian Languages/Literature | Japan | Japanese |
| Christopher Dobyns | Cornell University | Africa Area Studies | South Africa | Zulu |
| Ethan Doyle | Johns Hopkins University | International Relations & Slavic Languages/Literature | Russia | Russian |
| Alexandra Doyle | Ohio State University | Arabic Languages/Literature | Egypt | Arabic |
| Stephen Dreyer | George Washington University | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Lesley Dudden | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Political Science | Turkey | Turkish |
| Matthew Emerton | Nebraska Wesleyan University | Physiology | Thailand | Thai |
| Franklin Eneh | Clark University | Psychology & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area Studies | China | Mandarin |
| Justin Fisch | University of Florida | Political Science & Latin American/Caribbean Geography | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Marianne Fisher | University of Washington | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Jonathan Freimark | American University | International Relations | China | Mandarin |
| Zev Friedman | Texas Tech University | Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Japan | Japanese |
| Bryan Furman | College of New Jersey | International Relations & Psychology | Russia | Russian |
| Rosemary Gay | University of Georgia | Ecology & Romance Languages/Literature | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Julia Gittelman | Johns Hopkins University | Mathematics & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area Studies | China | Mandarin |
| Crystal Goldie | University of Maryland | History & Government | Nigeria | Yoruba |
| Wyatt Gordon | American University | International Economics | Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesian |
| Emily Goshey | University of Pennsylvania | Near East Area Studies | Morocco | Arabic |
| Kamal Gray | University of Florida | Women's Studies | Turkey | Turkish |
| Isabella Guida | Willamette University | English | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Alexandra Gutowski | Pomona College | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Alyssa Haerle | University of California, Los Angeles | Political Science & Slavic Languages/Literature | Russia | Russian |
| Jeffrey Hales | Western Washington University | International Business | Japan | Japanese |
| Jaymes Hall | University of Arizona | Political Science & Near East Area Studies | Jordan | Arabic |
| Rebecca Hammer | University of Maryland | Finance & Economics | China | Mandarin |
| Matthew Hanna | University of Michigan | History & Arabic Languages/Literature | Egypt | Arabic |
| Evan Haupt | University of Massachusetts | Microbiology | South Korea | Korean |
| Emily Hawthorne | University of Texas | French Language/Literature & Arabic Languages/Literature | Egypt | Arabic |
| Michael Hendrix | University of Chicago | Political Science | Jordan | Arabic |
| Morgan Henley | University of South Carolina | Political Science | Czech Republic | Czech |
| Colin Herd | Middlebury College | International Relations | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Ryan Herrmann | University of New Mexico | Mechanical Engineering & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area Studies | Japan | Japanese |
| Jeffrey Heyn | Western Michigan University | Sociology | Israel | Arabic |
| Sonia Hinson | University of Chicago | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Christiana Holsapple | University of Kentucky | International Relations | Ukraine | Ukrainian |
| Christian Hoyt | Arizona State University | Economics | Russia | Russian |
| Kelsey Jarone | University of Oregon | International Relations & Political Science | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Emily Jirles | University of Dayton | International Relations | China | Mandarin |
| Linnea Johnson | Mount Holyoke College | Chinese Languages/Literature & Geography | China | Mandarin |
| Desiree Jones | University of Kentucky | International Relations | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Robert Joyce | Princeton University | Near East Area Studies | Jordan | Arabic |
| Joseph Kaczmarek | University of Illinois | Computer Science | Jordan | Arabic |
| Alexis Kedo | Fordham University | International Economics | South Africa | Zulu |
| Lorraine Keeler | University of Pittsburgh | Environmental Studies | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Joyce Keeley | Seattle University | International Relations & Economic Development | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Kathleen Keough | Milwaukee School of Engineering | Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering | Ukraine | Ukrainian |
| Elizabeth Kerr | University of Chicago | Language Theory | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Christopher Knight | George Washington University | International Relations | Tajikistan | Persian |
| Zachary Knight | University of Alabama | International Relations | Russia | Russian |
| Joshua Koontz | University of Kentucky | International Relations & Arabic Languages/Literature | Jordan | Arabic |
| Carley Kwiatkowski | Willamette University | History | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Hannah LaLuzerne | Arizona State University | Environmental Studies | Russia | Russian |
| Galen Lamphere-Englund | Arizona State University | International Relations | Bosnia Herzegovina | Serbo-Croatian |
| Thea Lange | Mount Holyoke College | Neoroscience | South Africa | Zulu |
| Amanda Lanzillo | Georgetown University | Middle Eastern History | Tajikistan | Persian |
| Lana Larkin | Arizona State University | Chinese Languages/Literature & East Asian Languages/Literature | China | Mandarin |
| Jennifer Lee | San Francisco State University | Languages | Japan | Japanese |
| Richard Lusk | University of Tennessee | Business & International Business | China | Mandarin |
| Ethan Lynch | Washington University in Saint Louis | International Relations & Arabic Languages/Literature | Jordan | Arabic |
| Asif Majid | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Peace & Conflict Resolution | Morocco | Arabic |
| Madison Marks | Florida State University | Middle East Area Studies | Jordan | Arabic |
| Adam Merry | Claremont McKenna College | Languages | Japan | Japanese |
| Thomas Messinger | San Diego State University | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Elspeth Missel | University of Virginia | International Relations | Egypt | Arabic |
| Tina Morrow | University of Central Missouri | Biology | Morocco | Arabic |
| Bertrand Mpigabahizi | Virginia Commonwealth University | International Relations & Economics | Egypt | Arabic |
| Stephanie Myers | University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras | Economics | Russia | Russian |
| Kara Naseef | American University | International Relations | Tanzania | Swahili |
| David Newbrander | College of William and Mary | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Iman Ng | University of Maryland | International Relations & Arabic Languages/Literature | Egypt | Arabic |
| Sara Nodroff | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | Civil Engineering | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Evan Novalis | George Mason University | International Relations & Eastern Europe/Russia Area Studies | Kyrgyzstan | Russian |
| Colleen O'Conor | Marquette University | International Relations | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Russell Ottalini | University of Pittsburgh | East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area Studies | Japan | Japanese |
| William Pentis | Arizona State University | Finance & Criminology | Jordan | Arabic |
| Eva Raimondi | Fordham University | International Economics & International Politics | China | Mandarin |
| Roger Rayhbuck | California State University, East Bay | International Relations | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Alisha Reinhart | Portland State University | Applied Linguistics & Slavic Languages/Literature | Russia | Russian |
| Isamar Rosa Plata | University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez | Civil Engineering & Mathematics | Japan | Japanese |
| Alexandra Rosenberg | University of Oregon | International Relations & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area Studies | China | Mandarin |
| Zachary Rothstein-Dowden | Brown University | Classical Languages/Literature & Language Theory | India | Hindi |
| Garik Sadovy | North Carolina State University | Chemical Engineering | Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesian |
| Jonathan Sankman | Arizona State University | Biology | Japan | Japanese |
| Sean Santiago | Canisius College | International Relations & Spanish Language/Literature | Jordan | Arabic |
| Kyle Schroeckenthaler | University of Wisconsin | Chinese Languages/Literature & Economics | China | Mandarin |
| Robert Seck | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chinese Language/Literature & East Asia/Pacific/Australia Area Studies | China | Mandarin |
| Jennifer Shin | Boston College | International Relations | Japan | Japanese |
| Elena Shomos | University of Nebraska | International Relations & French Language/Literature | Albania | Albanian |
| Jasmine Sims | Ohio State University | Psychology | China | Mandarin |
| Rachel Sine | Virginia Commonwealth University | International Relations & | India | Hindi |
| Joshua Smith | University of Kentucky | History & International Relations | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Dujon Smith | Pepperdine University | International Business Administration | China | Mandarin |
| Raage Sofe | Brigham Young University | Middle East Area Studies | Jordan | Arabic |
| Stacey Stachera | University of Pittsburgh | Political Science | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Katherine Stankus | Portland State University | Physics | China | Mandarin |
| Adam Starbuck | Arizona State University | Slavic Languages/Literature & Biology | Russia | Russian |
| Sarah Straney | University of Maryland | Slavic Languages/Literature & History | Russia | Russian |
| William Sumpter | University of Missouri, Columbia | Political Science & Slavic Languages/Literature | Russia | Russian |
| Taylor Sutton | American University | International Relations & Journalism, Radio/TV | South Korea | Korean |
| Dennis Tanner | University of Oregon | International Relations & Chinese Languages/Literature | China | Mandarin |
| Alexandria Thoman | University of Mississippi | International Relations & Spanish Language/Literature | Brazil | Portuguese |
| Victoria Thoman | University of Mississippi | International Relations & Chinese Languages/Literature | China | Mandarin |
| Sarah Thomas | University of Oklahoma | Anthropology | China | Mandarin |
| Anu Thomas | Villanova University | Political Science | Jordan | Arabic |
| Cecelela Tomi | University of Pennsylvania | Sociology | Tanzania | Swahili |
| Caitlin Trotter | University of Alabama | International Relations | Morocco | Arabic |
| Melissa Tse | Arizona State University | English Literature & Chinese Languages/Literature | China | Mandarin |
| Benjamin Turman | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chinese Languages/Literature & Language Theory | Taiwan | Mandarin |
| Christine Valentine | American University | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Kristina Wallace | Campbellsville University | Political Science | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani |
| Robert Walters | Claremont McKenna College | History & Middle East Area Studies | Jordan | Arabic |
| Emilie Wardrip | Saint Cloud State University | International Relations | South Korea | Korean |
| Cody White | West Virginia University | Civil Engineering & Mining Engineering | Russia | Russian |
| Neenah Williams | University of Georgia | Arabic Languages/Literature | Qatar | Arabic |
| William Wilson | American University | International Relations | Jordan | Arabic |
| Courtney Wittekind | Carnegie Mellon University | Anthropology & Fine Arts | Thailand | Burmese |
| Olivia Wong | University of California, Santa Barbara | Political Science & International Relations | Japan | Japanese |
| Zachary Yentzer | Arizona State University | Political Science | Kosovo | Albanian |
| Alvin Young | Marymount Manhattan College | International Relations & History | Morocco | Arabic |
| Michael Zeller | University of Louisville | Political Science & History | Russia | Russian |
*Proposed countries may change due to regional concerns and changes in students' programs.