Overview of Winners, Finalists, and Alternates

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

Andrea M. Crawford 1996 (Finalist)

Tanya Vazquez 1997 (Finalist)

Constance Lacy 1998
Shanna Whitley 1999

Ashley Cash 2001 (Finalist)

Wayne S. Richard 2002
Sandra K. Tyson 2003 (Finalist)
Sarah Elizabeth Mathis 2004 (Finalist)
Marcelo Ostria 2009 (Finalist)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

Tanya Schuessler 1998-1999

Judy Anderson 1999-2000

Audrey Easley 1999-2000

Chad Davidson 2000-2001

Angela Lynch 2000-2001

Elizabeth Crafton 2001-2002

William Haywood 2001-2002

Laura Howe 2001-2002

Michael Atkins 2002-2003

Rosie Hatch 2002-2003

Jacquelin Keggins 2002-2003

Patricia Lozoya 2002-2003

Keilah Jacques 2006-2007 (Alternate)

Danielle Kjar 2006-2007 (Alternate)

Tamaki Yanagita 2002-2003

Jared M. Crebs 2003-2004

Sandra K. Tyson 2003-2004

Katharine F. Park 2003-2004

Devon C. Wootten 2003-2004

Kelly Doley 2004-2005

Rachel E. Harris 2004-2005

Angela C. Wills 2005-2006

James Draper 2005-2006

Jessica O. Sequera 2005-2006

Kristen Jacobsen 2005-2006

Amy Hixon 2006-2007

Erick Cuyler 2006-2007 (Alternate)

Jaretta Starnes 2007-2008

C. Wilson Jackson 2007-2008

Keilah Jacques 2007-2008

Brenda Miller 2007-2008 (Alternate)

Lauren Williamson 2007-2008 (Alternate)

Alexis Lynn Hall 2008-2009

Ryan Schuette 2008-2009

Graham R. Sowa 2008-2009

Christopher Hoyt 2009-2010

Christopher D. Vera 2009-2010

Lauren Meryl Williamson 2009-2010

Rotary Cultural Scholarships

Lynsay Houchen 2002-2003

Laura Dominguez 2004-2005

Theresia Munyuwoki 2006-2007 (Alternate)

Rotary Peace Scholarships

Patricia Aliperti (Lozoya) 2006-2008

U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award

Marcelo Ostria 2009

U.S. Fulbright Grants and Teaching Assistantships

Sandy Gault 1989-1990
(Iceland - Painting)
Kimberly Cole 1991-1992
(France - Music)
Stewart Pisecco 1994-1995
(New Zealand - Psychology)
Kenneth Raymond 1994-1995
(Iceland - Old Norse Literature)
Kay Kennedy 1996-1997
(Korea - English Teaching Assistantship)
Matthew Woodward 1996-1997
(Austria - Musicology)
Peteris Svalbe 1996-1997
(Latvia - Piano Studies)
Jessica Tartaro 1998-1999
(United Kingdom - Medical Psychology)
Colleen Conlon 2001-2002
(Austria - Music Theory)
Danny Helseth 2001-2002
(Czech Republic - Music Performance)
Michael Atkins 2003-2004
(Switzerland - International Relations)

Anna Cristina Taboada 2003-2004
(Mexico - Political Science)
Peter McCulloch 2003-2004 (Finalist)

Olga Grieco 2003
(Fulbright-Hays Summer Fellowship)
Jennifer Sadoff 2004-2005 (Finalist)

Eric Jones 2004-2005

Jennifer Sadoff 2005-2006
Patricia Ribeiro Spina 2007-2008
Mari Ross 2007-2008 (Finalist)
Christopher Heiden 2008-2009 (Semifinalist)
Lauren Veronie 2008-2009 (Semifinalist)
Lauren Williamson 2008-2009 (Finalist)
James Augustine Mercante 2009-2010
Benjamin Michael Dobbs 2009-2010 (Finalist)
Christopher H. Heiden 2009-2010 (Semifinalist)

Aga Khan Fellowship

Zubaer Mahboob 2003-2004

American Physiological Society
UndergraduateSummer Research Fellowship

Tammy Chan 2003

American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship

Christina Bejarano 2002

American Women in Radio and Television, Dallas Chapter, Scholarship

Lauren Williamson 2007

Lynn F. Anderson Fellowship
(in Government Finance)

Cynthia Henry 2008

Clarence Ridley Scholarship
(Texas Municipal League, City Managers Association)

Cynthia Henry 2009

Dana Conklin 2009

Association of Women in Science Scholarship

Lindsey Cameron 2001

Atlantic Fellowship in Public Policy

Wayne Rickard 2003-2004

National Achievement Scholar, Bechtel Foundation

Lindsey Cameron 2001

Coca Cola Scholarship

Lindsey Cameron 2001
Rebekah Hurt 2003 (Finalist)
Thomas Hutchins Ice 2003 (Finalist)
John Varghese 2003 (Semifinalist)
Timothy Patuwo 2005 (Finalist)

Andrew Maloney 2005 (Semifinalist)
Annette Li 2005 (Semifinalist)
Ankita Patro 2008 (Semifinalist)
Vijay Ram 2008 (Semifinalist)

Carnegie Mellon University
Junior Summer Institute in Public Policy
and Internatinal Affairs (PPIA) Award

Wilson Jackson 2006

Carnegie Foundation for Peace, Junior Fellowship

Wilson Jackson 2008 (Finalist)

Clinton Global Initiative Outstanding Commitment Award

Brian R. Weinberg 2009

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.

Jennifer Daniels 2009 (Summer Intern)

Department of Defense SMART Scholarship for Service

Cameron McCord 2008

Department of Homeland Security HS_STEM Summer Internship

Cameron McCord 2008

Dow Chemical Company Best Paper Award:
Society of Plastics Engineers Sympoisum on Failure Analysis

Ricardo Simoes 2003

U.S Environmental Protection Agency Undergraduate Fellowship

Joseph Ifokwe 2008

Faces of America Scholarship

Lindsey Cameron 2001

Financial Services Scholarship

Lindsey Cameron 2001

Ford Foundation Predoctoral and
Dissertation Fellowships for Minorities

Shaneka Morris 2001 (Predoctoral)

Gates Millennium Scholarship

Ana Luz Chiapa 2001
Sarah Broom 2001
Britney Stewart 2009

Benjamin A, Gilman International Scholarship

Joseph Matthew Martin 2007

Hispanic College Fund

Sergio G. Moreno 2004 (Semifinalist)
Jesusita Yvonne Santillan 2004 (Semifinalist)

Melissa Sanches 2005
Marcelo Ostria 2009 (Finalist)

Chris Hill Creative Passion Award

Christopher King 2008

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Award

Jay Delgado 2002
Sarah Elizondo-Teasdale 2003
Carlos Gamez, Jr. 2003
Carlos Gamez, Jr. 2004
Monica Ivette Galindo 2004
Patricia Lozoya 2004
Monic Rojas 2004
Sergio San Martin 2004
Enedelia Sauceda 2004
Carlos Gamez, Jr. 2005
Gabriela Serrano 2005
Yvette Quepons 2005
Jemma Alarcon 2005
Gabriela Serrano 2006
David Alvarado 2006
Maria Asencio 2006

Laura Danyel Rios 2006
Maria Asencio 2007
Amethyst (Tassi) Mendek 2007
Laura Danyel Rios 2007
Ashley Mendeke 2008
Clare Carrisco 2009
Joshua Spicer Hardin 2009
T. Lane Ingram 2009
Ashley Mendeke 2009
Cecelia Orta 2009
Marcela Ostria 2009
Angelica Ramirez 2009
Janathan Javier Sauceda 2009
Jennifer Valdez 2009
Vanessa Sampogna Western 2009

Intel Science Talent Search Competition

J. Adam Hinze 2003

Juliet A. Howe 2003

Andrea Runyan 2003 (Semifinalist)

Cynthia Wang 2003
Jessica Yih 2003

Kuei Han Chen 2004 (Semifinalist)

Shaheen Ranjbaran 2004 (Semifinalist)

Anita Shankar 2004 (Semifinalist)

Ian Robert Haken 2005 (Finalist)

Yike Lu 2005 (Semifinalist)

Xiangyu Zhang 2005 (Semifinalist)

Yieu Chyan 2006 (Semifinalist and Finalist)

Alisha Seam 2006 (Semifinalist)

Amelia Lin 2006 (Semifinalist)

Monica Lu 2006 (Semifinalist)

David Ouyang 2006 (Semifinalist)

Osbert Bastani 2008 (Semifinalist)

Jerry Du 2008 (Semifinalist)

Ratul Pujari 2008 (Semifinalist)

Ananth Ram 2008 (Semifinalist)

Samuel Thompson 2008 (Semifinalist)

Vinay Ramesesh 2008 (Finalist)

Helen Chen 2009 (Semifinalist)

Wen Chyan 2009 (Semifinalist and Finalist)

Jonathan Dau 2009 (Semifinalist)

Kevin Matthew Holmes 2009 (Semifinalist)

Jeremy Duy Lai 2009 (Semifinalist)

Mark Pavlyukovsky 2009 (Semifinalist)

HealthCare Hero (Fort Worth Business Press)

Wen Chyan 2009

Dupont Challenge

Jeremy Duy Lai 2009
(Second Place Winner)

International Science Institute
Wiezman Institute (Israel) Summer Fellowship

Monica Lu 2007

IUPAC Student Poster Award: POLYCHAR 15:
World Forum on Advanced Materials

Haley E. Hagg Lobland 2008

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship

Tanya Vazquez 1998

Jewish Federation of Chicago and Dallas Scholarships

Jennifer Sadoff 2001
Jennifer Sadoff 2003
Jennifer Sadoff 2004

James Madison Memorial Fellowship

James Lovette 1996
Pier Larson 1997
Sherri R. Colby 2001 (Alternate)
Anisa Coates 2005

British Marshall Scholarship

Tanya Vazquez 1997 (Finalist)

German Marshall Memorial Fellowship

Jason Tibbels 2008 (Alternate)

Mexican American College Education Fund Scholarship

Ana Luz Chiapa 2000

National Black MBA Association Scholarship (Dallas Chapter)

L'areal Hudson 2007 L'areal Hudson 2008

National J. H. Blades Scholar

Rachel A. Somerford 2008

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship

Haley Lobland 2005-2006

AFCI (Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative) Graduate Fellowship

Jeffrey Hetherly 2008

NIH Summer Internships and Awards

Crystal Asamoah 2009
NIH National Cancer Institute: Center for Cancer Research
Richard William Cassady 2009
NIH Summer Institute: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Shannon E. Dier 2009
NIH National Cancer Institute Summer Internship
Asesha Nicole Harris 2009
NIH National Cancer Institute: Center for Cancer Research

Saul Hernandez 2009
NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Muscoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Juliette Nwagbara 2009
NIH Louisville Summer Cardiovascular Research Program for Minority and Disadvantaged Students (University of Louisville)

ORAU Graduate Student Award to Attend the 59th Meeting
of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany

Benjamin Michael Dobbs 2009

National Science Foundation Research Fellowships

Debra McIlvain 1999
Lindsay Roy 1999 (Honorable Mention)
Jason Keith 2001 (Honorable Mention)

Jason Keith 2002
Afshan Kamrudin 2009

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates

Osbert Bastani 2008
Afshan Kamrudin 2008
Yen-Nan Lin 2008
Ananth Ram 2008
Joshua Rollins 2008
Andrea Jacqueline Wheat 2008

Seun Deleawe 2009
Marcelo Ostria 2009
Clifford Sandlin 2009
Marsha Sowell 2009
Karley Elizabeth Vatthauer 2009

NATO Workshop Grant

Turkish Institute for Police Studies 2006 (Group Award)

Next Gen American Humanics Scholarship

Amma Cottrell 2008
Allie Hallmark 2008
Betty K. Wan 2008
Lauren Beth Johnson 2009

Brook Moore 2009
Valerie Gallardo Pettit 2009
Kristin Renee Sale 2009

American Humanics National Academic Award

Shaina Draper 2009

Outstanding Dissertation of the Year in Teaching
American Association of Teaching and Curriculum, 2007-2008

Sherri Rae Colby 2008

Oxbridge Academic Programs
Foundation for International Education Scholarship

Brittney Stewart 2008
Whitney Stewart 2008

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship

Kaili Chen 2002
Kaili Chen 2003
Agueda Gomes 2003
Kaili Chen 2004

Poline Kibicho 2007
Charis Wong Yen Wai 2007
Charis Yen Wai Wong 2009
We'am Mohammad Jasim 2009

Phi Kappa Phi Excellence Award

Shanna Whitley 1999
Sarah E. Mathis 2005

Stephanie Sbong 2008
Afshan Kamruden 2009

Phi Kappa Phi Love of Learning Award

William Q. Hua 2009

U.S. Presidential Scholars

Jerry Du 2008 (Semifinalist)
Wen Chyan 2009 (Semifinalist)
Cooper Eng Dawson 2009 (Semifinalist)

Geoffrey Eng Dawson 2009 (Semifinalist)
Sameer Despande 2008 (Semifinalist)

Radio Television News Directors Association President's Scholarship

Lauren Williamson 2007

Rhodes Scholarships

Tanya Schuessler 2000 (Semifinalist) Rosalyn Reade 2002 (Semifinalist)

Siemens-Westinghouse Science and Technology (Individual or Team Competition)

Charles Hallford 2002 (Finalist and Winner)
Andrea Runyan 2003
Kuei Han Chen 2004 (Regional Finalist)
Jonathan Chin 2004 (Regional Finalist)
Shaheen Ranjbaran 2004 (Regional Semifinalist)
Anita Shankar 2004 (Regional Semifinalist)
Ian Robert Haken 2005 (Semifinalist)
Xiangyu Zhang 2005 (Regional Semifinalist)
Erica Rew 2005 (Semifinalist)
Brian Huskinson 2005 (Semifinalist)
Jemma Alarcon 2005 (Semifinalist)
Yieu Chyan 2006 (Semifinalist and Finalist)
Amelia Lin 2006 (Semifinalist and Finalist)
David Hu 2006 (Semifinalist)
Alisha Seam 2006 (Semifinalist)
Bernard Huang 2006 (Semifinalist)
David Ouyang 2006 (Semifinalist)
Monica Lu 2006 (Semifinalist)
Osbert Bastanie 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Eileen Chen 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Vidya Eswaran 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Harry Han 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Kshitij Manchanda 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Jaimin Patel 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Joel Anthony Paulson 2007 (regional Semifinalist)

Amy Proctor 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Ratul Pujari 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Ananth Ram 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Robert Eugene Rogers 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Jonathan Too 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Di Wu 2007 (Regional Semifinalist)
Jerry Du 2007 (Regional Finalist)
Thomas Krenik 2007 (Regional Finalist)
Vinay Ramasesh 2008 (Regional Finalist)
Samuel Thompson 2007 (Regional Finalist)
Irene Chu Cai 2008 (Semiinalist)
Helen Chen 2008 (Semiinalist)
Wen Chyan 2008 (Semifinalist, Finalist, Grand Prize Winner)
Semeer Deshpande 2008 (Semifinalist)
Jack Geller 2008 (Semifinalist)
Kevin Matthew Holmes 2008 (Semifinalist)
Jeremy Duy Lai 2008 (Semifinalist)
Alexander Mettzelopoulous 2008 (Semifinalist)
Mark Pavlyukovsky 2008 (Semifinalist)
Ramya Raghaven 2008 (Semifinalist)
Aman Sharma 2008 (Semifinalist)
Richard Song 2008 (Semifinalist)
Monica Tamil 2008 (Semifinalist)

Sigma XI Grants-in-Aid Research Award

Jeremy Holman 2005

Tara Blank 2005

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Grants-in-Aid of Research

Tara Blank 2005-2006

Dao Ho 2005-2006

Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowships for Research Related to Education

Angela Eke 1996

State of Texas Joint Medical Admissions Program Scholarship

Peace Nwegbo 2007

Christine Ellis 2007

Dakota Carter 2008

Mario Marchan 2008

Kristina Chaka 2009

Meghan Hinskey 2009

Jameisha Lee 2009

Tara Christine Lowe 2009

Bonnie Sei 2009

Miakka Smith 2009

Alexandria Strong 2009

Karen Wright 2009

Stokes Scholar

Lindsey Cameron 2001

Hatton W. Sumners Scholarship in Public Administration

Jennifer D. Martin 2004
Sarah E. Mathis 2005
Nathan Edgerton 2007
Marie-Alexandra Watts 2008

Teach for America

Sara Draznin 2008

Laura Michelle Lewis 2009

Texas Associated Press Broadcaster's Undergradute Scholarship

Lauren Williamson 2007

Texas Association of Broadcasters Scholarship

Lauren Williamson 2007

Texas Conference for Women Scholarship

Karis Durant 2008

Toyota Community Scholars Scholarship

John Varghese 2003 (Semifinalist)

Morris K. Udall Scholarship
in National Environmental Policy

Kerri Dane 1995
Jeffrey Crow 1998 (Internship)
Emily Witten 1999

Jeremy Holman 2003
Maria Asencio 2006

U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship

Kirk Michael Cooper 2008

USA Today All-Academic Team, First Team (High School)

Lindsey Cameron 2001

Amelia Lin 2007

USA Today All-Academic Team, Second Team (High School)

Monica Lu 2007

USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, Third Team

Marcelo Ostria 2009

Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition

Jerusha Young 2005 (Finalist)

Young Investigator Prize:
IV Scientific Technical Conference on
Advances in Petroleum and Gas Industry
and Petrochemistry (Lviv, Ukraine)

Haley E. Hagg Lobland 2008

Youth Foundation of America Scholarship

Lindsey Cameron 2001