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Students at Baylor have enjoyed much success in the nationally competitive awards landscape.  

Fulbright Scholars, 2012 - 2013

Ross Natividad, ETA to Indonesia

Liz Black, ETA to Russia

Rachel Cliburn, Master's Degree in Neuroscience, The Netherlands

Huong Nyguen, Master's Degree in Public Health, Univ. of Aberdeen, Scotland

Jaclyn Hyland, Binational Award to Mexico City

Elizabeth Dratz, ETA to Turkey


Past Fulbright Scholars
Bond West, 2011-2012 Literature to Iceland
Amanda Randolph, 2011 – 2012 Medical to Finland
Austin Cook-Lindsay, 2011 – 2012 English Teaching Assistant (ETA) to Kyrgyzstan
Chelsea Mitcham, 2011 – 2012 ETA to Mexico
Ross Irons, 2010 – 2011 ETA to Russia
Katie Linman, 2010 – 2011 ETA to South Korea
Ashley Killough, 2009 – 2010 Journalism to Armenia
Carlos Manzanares, 2009 -2010 Economics to Spain
Robert Moore, 2009 – 2010 Ethnomusicology to Nepal
Stephanie Nix, 2009 – 2010 ETA to Brazil
Aaron Reynolds, 2009 – 2010 ETA to France
Megan Rizos, 2009 – 2010 ETA to Spain
Lauren Hughes, 2008 - 2009 ETA to Germany
Cleyera Martin, 2008 - 2009 ETA to Germany
Brittany May, 2007 - 2008 ETA to South Korea
Joy McCullough, 2007 - 2008 Chemistry to Finland
Meghan Merchant, 2007 - 2008 Journalism to United Kingdom
Ashley Peterson, 2007 - 2008 ETA to France
Ana Thomson Szogi, 2007 - 2008 ETA, Uruguay

Critical Language Awards
Jared Strickland, 2011 to China
Melissa Yeakley, 2009 to China
Gary Guadagnolo, 2007 and 2008 to Russia
Sara Garrett, 2008 to Russia
Ross D. Irons, 2008 to Russia

Gilman Award
Charnele John, 2012 to South Korea
Renee John, 2012 to Turkey
Katarina Pin, 2011 to Japan
Kaylon Emeary, 2011 to Argentina
Mayra Maldonado, 2011 to the United Kingdom
Jenny Abamu, 2010 to Egypt
Sarah Rafique, 2008 to Egypt

Truman Scholars
Kenneth Ike, 2007
Kristin Kan, 2004
John Hill, 2003
Skye Perryman, 2002

Goldwater Scholars
Rachel Wilkerson, 2010
Juan Yaquia, 2008
Catherine Huges, 2006
Holly Briggs, 2006

GRO Fellows, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
David Dreier, 2012
Austin Cook-Lindsay, 2009

Ford Foundation
George Montanez, Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, 2011

National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship
George Montanez, Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon, 2011
Eduardo Torrealba, Mechanical Engineering at University of Illinois, 2011
Greg Bond, Chemistry at Rice University, 2011
Meaghan McNeill, Biomedical Engineering at Rice University, 2010
Juan Yaquian, Engineering at University of California-Berkeley, 2009
Michael Henry, Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003

Rotary Scholarships
Daniella Romero, International Affairs, Switzerland, 2011
Wayne Joseph, Global Health to Canberra, Australia, 2011
Robert Kent, Economic Policy to Glasgow, Scotland, 2011