SomE SERIOUS Competition. Honors at Iowa s record of success as competitors in national merit scholarship, fellowship & grant competitions from 2005 to 2017: Jill Hauer (biomedical engineering) 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellow Lance Heady (biochemistry, neurobiology) 2017 Goldwater Honorable Mention 2017 Amgen Scholar MIT Jacob Isbell (astronomy, physics, computer science) 2017 Goldwater Scholar Jacob Simpson (economics, music) 2017 Truman Finalist Samantha Westphal (human physiology) 2017 Fulbright Scholar (ETA Argentina) Kristina McLaughlin (economics, political science) 2016 Rotary Global Grant Trinity College Dublin Laura Wang (english, Asian lit & language) 2016 Fulbright Scholar (ETA Taiwan) Rae Corrigan (biomedical engineering) Erin Maier (astronomy, physics) Nicholas McCarty (biochemistry, microbiology) 2017 Fulbright Scholar Imperial College London Tom Werner (computer science, mathematics, statistics) 2016 Goldwater Honorable Mention Kathryn Langenfeld (civil and environmental engineering) 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellow Ian Nessler (chemical engineering) 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellow Lauren Freeman (economics, political science) 2016 Truman Finalist Jeffrey Ding (economics, Chinese, political science) 2016 Rhodes Scholar 2016 Marshall Finalist 2015 Truman Scholar 2015 Udall Scholar 2015 Boren Scholar 2014 Udall Honorable Mention Allison Kindig (industrial engineering) 2015 Gates Cambridge Scholar Carter Bell (political science) 2015 Truman Finalist Maddie Bro (GWSS, Journalism & Communication Studies) 2015 Truman Finalist Kasra Zarei (biomedical engineering, biochemistry) 2015 Goldwater Scholar Alexandra Bartlett (chemical engineering, finance) 2015 Goldwater Honorable Mention 2014 Goldwater Honorable Mention Douglas Baker (Asian lit & language, music) 2015 Fulbright Scholar (Research Japan) Quinn Hejlik (history, international studies) 2015 Fulbright Scholar (ETA Russia) Julia Julstrom-Agoyo (international studies) 2015 Fulbright Scholar (ETA Malaysia) Sarah Mayer (biochemistry, spanish) 2015 Fulbright Scholar (ETA Colombia) Acacia Roberts (Linguistics, French) 2015 Fulbright Scholar (ETA Morocco) Brittany Callahan (english, russian) 2015 Critical Language Scholar (Russian)
Destinee Gwee (Biochemistry, Asian lit & languages) Elaine Mou (computer engineering) Jocelyn Todd (biomedical engineering) Susanna Harris (microbiology) Katherine Hummels (microbiology, art) Sophie Amado (english, spanish) 2014 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (Spain) Isaac Rockafellow, (microbiology, biochemistry) 2014 Fulbright Research Grant (Ukraine) Nicholas Rolston (physics, mathematics) 2014 Ford Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellow 2014 NDSEG Fellowship Awardee 2014 Churchill Finalist 2012 Goldwater Scholar Sarah Bannon (psychology, english) Jeffrey Moore (physics, computer science) Liam Hovey (chemistry, physics) 2014 Goldwater Scholar Jonathan Bachman (chemical engineering) Derek Heckman (english, writing) 2013 Beinecke Scholar Rebecca McCray (english, writing) 2013 Fulbright Scholar (Slovenia) Zacharia Wahls (sustainability studies) 2013 Truman Scholar Kathleen White (biochemistry, chemistry) Onalee Yousey (international studies, politics) 2013 Critical Language Scholar (Morocco) Keyan Zarei (biomedical engineering, psychology) 2013 Goldwater Honorable Mention Margaret Murphy (political science) 2013 Humanity In Action Fellowship Finalist Ashley Baeten (international studies, geography) 2013 Gilman Scholar Kyle Oskvig (classical languages, philosophy) 2012 Marshall Finalist Colorado Reed (computer science, physics) 2012 Churchill Scholar 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellow 2012 NDSEG Fellow Suzanne Carter (mathematics, physics) 2012 Churchill Scholar 2012 NSF Graduate Research Fellow 2011 Goldwater Scholar Allyson Mayer (biochemistry) 2014 NSF GRFP Honorable Mention 2012 Goldwater Scholar Conner Spinks (political science) 2012 Truman Scholar Nicholas Pottebaum (political science, economics) 2012 Truman Finalist Bailee McClellan (environmental sustainability) 2012 Udall Honorable Mention Christopher Page (geography, political science) 2017 Alfa Fellow 2012 Princeton in Asia Fellow 2011 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team 2010 Truman Scholar 2009, 2010 Udall Scholar Renugan Raidoo (chemistry, anthropology) 2013 Fulbright Finalist 2011 Rhodes Scholar Veena Patel (geography) 2011 Truman Scholar Ashley Angell (biochemistry) 2011 Goldwater Honorable Mention Joshua Nelson (integrative physiology, political science) 2011 Humanity in Action Fellow Jeffrey Nirschl (biology)
Sarita Patnaik (French & Arabic, int. studies, art & art history) 2010 Fulbright Scholar (Morocco) Maria Drout (physics & astronomy) 2010 Churchill Scholar 2010 NSF Graduate Research Fellow 2009 Goldwater Scholar 2008 Goldwater Honorable Mention Rachel Nathanson (geography, economics) 2010 Rhodes finalist 2009 Truman Scholar 2009 Udall Honorable Mention Meredith DeBoom (international studies, political science) 2010 Rhodes finalist, 2010 Gates Cambridge finalist 2009 USA Today First Team Scholar 2009 Carnegie finalist, Rhodes finalist, Marshall finalist 2008 Truman Scholar 2008 Udall Scholar Alexandra Keenan (biomed eng, biochemistry, int. studies) 2010 USA Today First Team Scholar 2010 Rhodes finalist 2009 Glamour s Top 10 College Women Peter Pellegrino (Biomedical Engineering) 2009 Whitaker Fellowship 2009 Fulbright Grant (Italy) Julia Mantey 2009 Udall Honorable Mention Andrew Carey 2009 Fulbright Grant (Mexico) Sarah Lowen 2009 Fulbright Grant (South Korea) Atul Nakhasi 2009 USA Today Honorable Mention Team 2008 Truman finalist Emily Alden (biochemistry, interdepartmental studies) 2008 Rhodes finalist 2008 Gates Cambridge Scholar Andrew Ketterer (German, philosophy, pre-med) 2008 Fulbright Grant (Sweden) Claire Miller (English, history) 2008 Fulbright Grant (Indonesia) Kevin Owens (sociology, economics) 2008 Fulbright Grant (Vietnam) Mark Tucker (physics, mathematics, computer science) 2008 Goldwater Scholar Rachel Levine (chemical and biochemical engineering, music) 2008 Goldwater Scholar Thomas Heineman (chemistry, history) 2008 Goldwater Scholar 2008 Udall Honorable Mention Garth Strohbehn (biochemistry, chemistry) 2008 Gates Cambridge Scholar James Ankrum (biomedical engineering) 2008 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship 2007 Churchill Scholar Catherine Whiting (astronomy) 2008 Gates Cambridge finalist Jacqueline Leonard (political science, int. business certificate) 2007 Udall Scholar Sean Williams (political science) 2007 Humanity in Action Fellow (internship in Berlin) Nikki Guarino (English, math education) \ 2007 Fulbright Grant (Korea) Bill Liechty (chemical and biochemical engineering) 2007 Gates Cambridge Scholar 2007 National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow Adam Heiniger (physics, math) 2007 Gates Cambridge finalist, 2007 Churchill finalist Evan Sengbusch (physics, mathematics) 2007 NSF Graduate Fellow 2007 Hertz finalist Brett Johnson (religious studies/spanish) 2006 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship (one-year research in Brazil) Alicia Sutton (international studies) 2006 Humanity in Action Fellow (internship at the Hague) Craig Kilburg (psychology, biochemistry, microbiology)
Molly Spellman (political science, international studies) 2006 Humanity in Action Fellow Abbie Sawyer (Spanish, journalism and mass communication) 2006 Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (one-year master s in the Philippines) Carrie Schuettpelz (anthropology) 2006 Fulbright Grant (master s degree in Denmark) Tom Niblock (religious studies, economics) 2005 Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow Hans Friedrichsen (psychology, exercise science) 2005 Gates Cambridge Scholar Lexie Olson (chemical and biochemical engineering) For more information about national fellowship opportunities or resources for undergraduate scholar development, visit honors.uiowa.edu/uihpfellowships