Scholars, Alumni Win 60 Major Fellowships

This year, Posse Scholars and alumni won 60 competitive national and international fellowship awards. These major awards—including Coro, Gilman, Davis,Fulbright, McNair, Mellon Mays Peace Corps and Watson, among others—allow Scholars and alumni to participate in graduate-level research, independent study, teaching assistantships and international service.

Over the past 15 years, Scholars and alumni have won more than 300 prestigious fellowship awards.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Sirena Davis, Denison University
Melissa De La Torre, Vanderbilt University
Taquesha Dean, DePauw University
Christian Filpo, Trinity College
Ana Gamino, Dickinson College
Aubrey Griffin, Union College
Alfredo Gutierrez, Connecticut College
Daphne Hernandez, Colby College
Ella Johnson, Bucknell University
Ashley Jones, Bard College
Quanita Kendrick, Bard College
Jessica Lartigue, Carleton College
Jessica Lizardo, Dickinson College
Francis Morency, Syracuse University
Kourtney Mosley, Brandeis University
Vy Nguyen, The University of Texas at Austin
Janel Pineda, Dickinson College
Penelope Ramirez, DePauw University
Antoinette Russell, Bucknell University
Zykkia Webb, Texas A&M University
Rachel Wong, Babson College

Coro Fellowship
Bonnie Maldonado, Colby College

Critical Language Scholarship
Brandy Darling, Connecticut College
Madina Khudaynazar, Denison University

Davis Projects for Peace Grant
Bronte Velez, Brandeis University

Ford Foundation Fellowships
Lisa Eshun-Wilson, Grinnell College
Melanie White, University of Pennsylvania

Fulbright UK Summer Institute
Shakeyla Flores, Franklin & Marshall College

Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Justin Agrelo, DePauw University
Joel Burt-Miller, Brandeis University
Manisha Chase, Bucknell University
Nataja Flood, Wheaton College
Camila Moscoso, Lafayette College
Barbara Ofosu-Somuah, Middlebury College
Mei Lin Pratt, Hamilton College
Gabriel Rivas, Hamilton College
Jermaine Stewart-Webb, Grinnell College
Carlyle Vincent, Brandeis University

Humanity in Action Fellowship Program
Kelvin Ampem-Darko, Wheaton College
Courtney Brunson, Mount Holyoke College
Angie Del Arca, Bard College
Shanelle Morris, Trinity College
Georgi, Soares, University of Southern California

Luce Scholars Program
Elizabeth Linton, Vanderbilt University

McNair Scholarship
Jasmin Aramburu, St. Olaf College
Marnicia Johnson, St. Olaf College
Woodlynn Pierre, Lawrence University
Courtney Thomas, Jr., University of Rochester

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Alexa Aburto, University of California, Berkeley
Jessica Black, Grinnell College
James Caruso, Grinnell College
David Higgs, Carleton College
Jessica Lartigue, Carleton College
Abdiel Lopez, Grinnell College
Ifetayo Olutosin, Grinnell College
Denise Perez Marquez, Connecticut College
Claudia Ruiz, Bryn Mawr College
Emma Wu, Bryn Mawr College

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Lisa Eshun-Wilson, Grinnell College

Peace Corps
Melissa Campbell, Denison University
Cheyenne Evans, Denison University

Watson Fellowship
Javon Mullings, Wheaton College