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Fellowship Recipient Roundup 2015 (Photo Gallery)

June 15, 2015

Communications Staff

This year, more than two dozen Oberlin students and alumni received fellowships or scholarships that will enable them to travel to new destinations and put their Oberlin education to use helping those in need. Learn more about each recipient on the News Center or by clicking on the individual photos in the gallery above.

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Fellowship Recipient Roundup 2015

Photo of a man standing outside — Alex Abramowitz ’15 was selected to participate in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals fellowship program. He will spend one year in Germany cultivating a deep understanding of German daily life and culture from educational, professional, and linguistic standpoints. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/alex-abramowitz-15-named-congress-bundestag-youth-exchange-young-professionals-fellow).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a woman outside leaning against a stone structure — Second-year Sarah Chatta, along with first-year Olivia Evans, received a scholarship for intensive language training instruction from the United States Department of State. Chatta will receive intensive Punjabi instruction at the American Institute of Indian Studies’ site in Chandigarh, Punjab, and Evans will study Chinese at Soochow University in Suzhou, China. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/two-awarded-critical-language-scholarship).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a woman seated in a chair — Jolie DeFeis was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in South Africa. She says she chose the country because she is interested in learning the culture and history, particularly how the education system has evolved since the end of apartheid. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/jolie-defeis-15-receives-fulbright-grant-south-africa).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a woman seated at a organ — Katelyn Emerson ’15 was awarded a Fulbright grant to study organ and harpsichord in Toulouse, France. Emerson had been working toward her Fulbright since studying with Olivier Latry, a visiting professor and organist of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, which sparked her interest in studying organ overseas. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/katelyn-emerson-15-receives-fulbright-grant).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a woman standing outside the Mudd Center Building — Sarah Gord was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Bergen, Norway. Gord will teach English writing workshops to university students and co-teach a high school English class. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/sarah-gord-15-receives-fulbright-norway).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a woman seated on outdoor stone steps — Talia Greenberg ’15 was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Taiwan. Greenberg will be stationed in Yilan and expects to be teaching students ranging from grades 1 through 6. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/talia-greenberg-15-receives-fulbright-grant-taiwan).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a woman playing the cello — Amy Hourcade ’15 was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in South Korea. A musical studies major with a concentration in music theory, Hourcade says she was introduced to Korean and Japanese culture in high school when she met other participants in a summer chamber music program. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/amy-hourcade-15-receives-fulbright-teaching-grant-south-korea).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a man — Saksham Khosla ’15 was awarded a Carnegie Junior Fellowship in the South Asia Program, which places him as a research associate for a senior associate of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/saksham-khosla-15-receives-carnegie-junior-fellowship).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Photo of a woman seated near a pond — Helen Kramer ’17 was named a Mount Vernon Leadership Fellow. She will spend five-and-a-half weeks in Washington, D.C., engaging in dynamic leadership education curriculum; interacting with nationally recognized corporate, government, and military leaders; and discovering how to change the world through self-reflection, experiential activities, and a community service-focused capstone project. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/helen-kramer-17-named-mount-vernon-leadership-fellow).
Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

Ruby Turok-Squire ’15 and Aaron Krupp ’13 were named Thomas J. Watson fellows. They were each awarded a $30,000 grant to spend a year traveling the world outside of the United States, engaging in purposeful independent study and pursuing their passions. Read more (https://www.oberlin.edu/news/embracing-journey).
Photo credit: Jaz Instone-Brewer