Student Achievements
The following offers some of the most recent accomplishments of University Honors Program students. If you would like to learn more about the many achievements of our students, please contact the University Honors Program.
Kyrie E. Bannar '10, is a double major in Sociology and CLEG and a 2009 Harry S. Truman Scholar. Kyrie hopes to study law and social policy in graduate studies, and develop policies that protect victims of violence. She has worked as an on-call advocate, helping survivors of violence get emergency resources. Her interest in preventing teen dating violence led her to create a program for youth on the issue. She is involved in the student government women's initiative serving as director of the domestic violence awareness program.
Han Chen ’10, of the School of International Service, received the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship, which provides students with specially designed education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers. Han plans to use the fellowship to participate in the AU Abroad program in spring 2009 in Morocco.
William F. Flynn '10, of the College of Arts and Sciences, is a 2009 recipient of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. William is a Mathematics and Physics double major and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics. He plans to research entanglement mechanics and many-body interactions.
Natalie Matthews ’10, of the School of International Service, is a recipient of the NSEP/David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship. This scholarship encourages U.S. citizens to study less commonly taught languages and cultures. Natalie will use her Boren scholarship to study in Beijing through AU Abroad this summer and fall.
Julie Munro ’10, a junior environmental studies major, is one of 80 Udall scholars, chosen from a field of 515 university-nominated candidates and the eighth Udall scholar from AU since 2000. A native of Delmar, New York, Munro has taken her passion for environmental issues beyond the classroom and miles from AU or her hometown to the streets of urban Rhode Island. Munro will travel to Arizona this summer to meet the other scholars and receive her scholarship.
Marcus Allen ’09, of the School of Public Affairs, Rachel Cannon ’10, of the School of International Service, and Alison DeLombard ’10, of the College of Arts and Sciences, were each awarded the Killam Fellowship. This fellowship allows students up to one year of study at a Canadian university. Marcus' proposal calls for study at the University of Ottawa. Rachel will study for the spring 2009 semester at Mount Allison University, New Brunswick, Canada. Alison studied at the Université de Montreal during the fall 2008 semester.
Carrie Johnson ’09, of the School of Public Affairs, has been named a 2008 Morris K. Udall Scholar, a 2009 South Dakota Senate Fellow, a Truman Scholarship Finalist, and an American University Honors Program Outstanding Leader, among other honors. She saved perhaps her greatest recognition for her final days as an undergraduate, as one of 20 college students in the United States named to USA TODAY's 20th annual All-USA College Academic First Team.
Molly Kenney ’09, of the School of Public Affairs, and James Valvo ’09, of the School of International Service and the School of Public Affairs, were awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. This scholarship funds students pursuing an advanced degree. Molly’s Truman funding will fund a dual JD/MPP degree. Her long-term career objective is to advocate for more humane criminal justice policy.
Sommer B. Atland ’08, of the Kogod School of Business, is a recipient of the Fulbright Grant Scholarship. The award funds U.S. students for a year of overseas study for the purpose of educational and cultural exchange. Sommer will be a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant at a school in Germany.
Johanna Teske ’08, of the College of Arts and Sciences, is a recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. This fellowship provides for three years of graduate study. With NSF funding, Johanna is pursuing doctoral studies in astrophysics at the University of Arizona. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on star formation.
