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Award-winning Students
CLA Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
Listed here are CLA students who have won prestigious national and international scholarships. Many of our talented students have also been awarded University-wide and college-specific scholarships .
20 scholarships awarded nationwide for graduate study in the arts, humanities, or social sciences.
2010 - Paige M. Patchin, History and Geography
2009 - Dustin Chacón, Linguistics
2008 - Jeffrey Hunger, Psychology
2006 - Sarah Hampton, Anthropology
Provides opportunities for approximately 75 young Americans to gain cultural understanding, education, and professional experience in Germany.
2005 - Michael Fenton, Political Science and German Studies
35 Scholarships awarded to college seniors and graduates for beginning graduate or professional study in the U.S. or abroad.
2007 - Mohamed Bakri, Sociology
2010 - Dustin Chacón,Linguistics (Bengali)
2010 - Tyler Conklin, History (Turkish)
2010 - Brianna Crowley, Global Studies (Turkish)
2010 - Kelly Heitz, Global Studies (Arabic)
2010 - Susan Metzger, Philosophy and Russian (Russian)
2009 - Dustin Chacón, Linguistics (Bengali)
2009 - Evan Jones, Linguistics (Russian)
2009 - Meredith Knaak, Neuroscience and Global Studies (Korean)
2009 - Sydney Lefevre, Anthropology (Turkish)
2009 - Rowan Morbey, History (Russian)
2009 - Jamie Robertson, Linguistics (Arabic)
For graduate study in Germany.
2012 - Emily Claire Bruce, History
2011 - Adam Kephart, Political Science
2006 - Michael Fenton, Political Science and German Studies (Humboldt Univ-Berlin)
Summer internships in Germany for sophomores and juniors
2007 - Sarah Turner, Chemical Engineering and German Studies
Grants awarded for one year of study, research, teaching, or creative work in one of approximately 100 foreign countries. Undergraduate winners are listed here; for a list including graduate winners, see U of M-Twin Cities Fulbright Scholars
2011 - Caroline Abadeer, Global Studies and Political Science (National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics in Rabat, Morocco)
2011 - Eleanor McLean-Browne, Spanish Studies (Teaching Assistant, Ecuador)
2011 - Peter Schmitt, German Studies (Teaching Assistant, Austria)
2010 - Thomas Flynn, (Full Grant, Jordan)
2010 - Sara Gregg, (Teaching Assistant, Russia)
2010 - Emily Kippels, (Teaching Assistant, Mexico)
2010 - Thomas Snyder, (Full Grant, China)
2009 - Alia El Bakri, Political Science (Full Grant, Jordan)
2009 - Daniel Groth, English (Teaching Assistant, South Korea)
2009 - Carmen Price, English and German Studies (Full Grant, Germany)
2009 - Zachary Saathoff, Violin Performance (Full Grant, Austria)
2009 - Jenna Rose Smith, English and Studies in Cinema & Media Culture (Teaching Assistant, South Korea)
2009 - Jillian Stein, Spanish Studies and Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (Teaching Assistant, Spain)
2009 - Antoni Tang, Marketing and African American/African Studies (Teaching Assistant, Venezuela)
2009 - Anh Tran, Neuroscience and Psychology (Full Grant, United Kingdom)
2008 - John Colombo, Economics and Asian Langs & Lits (Teaching Assistant, Indonesia)
2008 - Kelly Kinne, Bachelor of Individualized Studies (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
2008 - Matthew Lane, Asian Langs & Lits and Linguistics (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
2008 - Jessica Mann, Global Studies, German Studies, and Journalism (Full Grant, Germany)
2008 - Melissa Shelsby, English (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
2007 - David Ansari, Psychology (Full Grant, Senegal)
2007 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment (Full Grant, India)
2006 - Catherine Eileen Kirchman, German Studies (Teaching Assistant, Germany)
2005 - Jason M. Schaller, Sociology (Teaching Assistant, Korea)
2004 - Catie Almirall, Spanish and Economics (Full Grant, Peru)
2004 - Laura Hammond, Political Science and German Studies (Teaching, Germany)
For study abroad
2008 - Cassandra Wudi, Global Studies (China)
2008 - Pang Xiong (South Korea)
2007 - Erin Bonner, Anthropology and English (India)
2007 - Svetlana Gitman, History (United Kingdom)
2007 - Matthew Graybar, Asian Languages & Literatures (China)
2007 - Yer Moua (South Korea)
2007 - Kelli Pettinelli Asian Languages & Literatures, (China)
2006 - Katherine Beane, American Indian Studies (New Zealand)
2006 - Mayky LeePalao, Political Science (Korea)
2006 - Chou Moua, Political Science (China)
Recognizes exceptional achievements and academic excellence in college women.
2006 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment
2004 - Maya Babu, Psychology and Neuroscience
2001 - Jenny Carrier, Political Science
For graduate study in the Netherlands.
2006 - Jen Parshley, Bachelor of Individualized Studies and Journalism
18 scholarships given nationwide for one-year internships in Asia.
2006 - Joseph Walla, Political Science
Approximately twelve scholarships awarded nationwide for one year of graduate study in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
2004 - Zachery Coelius, Political Science and History
32 scholarships awarded nationwide for two years of post-baccalaureate study at Oxford University.
2009 - Ashley Nord, Global Studies, Physics, and Astrophysics
2006 - Diana Fu, Global Studies and Political Science
2003 - David Simon, Political Science, Global Studies, and Russian Area Studies
2001 - Molly Zahn, Religious Studies
32 scholarships awarded nationwide for two years of post-baccalaureate study at Oxford University.
2012 - Jessica Oster, Global Studies
2009 - Sasha Choulenina, Global Studies and English (Israel)
2009 - Maria Regan, Spanish Studies and Global Studies (Mexico)
2008 - Samuel Kramer, Political Science and Journalism (UK)
2008 - Christina Shoaf, Child Psychology and Spanish Studies
80 scholarships awarded nationwide for undergraduate and graduate study leading to a career in government or elsewhere in public service. The University was named a Truman Scholarship Honor Institution by the Truman Foundation in 2000.
2006 - Joseph Walla, Political Science
2006 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment
2004 - Maya Babu, Psychology and Neuroscience
Ten-week summer internship in a congressional office or federal agency in Washington, D.C. focusing on tribal public policy.
2009 - Philip Brodeen, American Indian Studies & Sociology
2008 - Hannah Lussier, Political Science
2006 - Melissa Boney, American Indian Studies and Sociology (undergradaute), Public Health (graduate)
Recognizes college students for outstanding accomplishments.
2009 - Anh Tran, Psychology
2007 - Rebecca Mitchell, Biology, Society, & Environment
2004 - Zachery Coelius, Political Science and History
CLA Dean's List
Each semester, we publicly recognize superior academic performance through:
notations on students' transcripts
letters to students
posting the Dean's List on our website
announcements to academic departments
notices posted on the first floor of Johnston Hall
To appear on the CLA Dean's List, you must:
complete at least 12 credits (including College of Continuing Education credits) of A/F registration
earn a semester GPA of at least 3.67
receive no N grades
For questions about CLA's Dean's List, contact the Office of the Assistant Dean , 106 Johnston Hall , 612-625-3846.