Student Awardees & Honorable mentions
Click on the following links below to read the scholars names:
AERA Undergraduate Student Education Research Training Workshop
2017: Oscar Duran
2015: Trevor Auldridge
Amgen Scholarship (U.S. and Japan)
2016: Sara Journey, UC San Francisco
2015: Sara Torres-Robles, Kyoto University
2010: Maria Gutierrez, UC Berkeley
2008: Matt San Pedro, UCSD
Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Program
2018
Sela Zalwango, Jordan
Mike Verrier, Indonesia
2016
Aminata Ba, Senegal
Charles McGrath, Kazakhstan
Kelly McEtchin, Indonesia
2014
Ross Hanshaw, Jordan
2007
Christopher Hayes, Japan
1997
Thuy Ngo, China
Victor Beck, Judicial Fellow (2020-2021)
Von Thompson, State Sentate Fellow, (2020-2021)
Nicole Cropper, Executive Fellow, (2018-2019)
Erin HUddleson, Assembly Fellow, (2018-2019)
McKinley Thompson-Morley, State Senate Fellow, (2018-2019)
Diana Crofts Pelayo, Executive Fellow, (2012-2013)
Grant Mack, Executive Fellow, (2011-2012)
2018
Victoria Lawless
Briana Thrift
Christiana Yip
2017
Matthew Tornero
Focus Area - Environment and Climate Change
2011
Sarah Elghraoui
Focus Area - Poverty Alleviation
Adam Weiler
Focus Area - Poverty Alleviation
2009
Jeridel Banks
Focus Area - Peace and Human Rights
Toni Nguyen
Focus Area - Poverty Alleviation
2008
Jose Cervantes
Focus Area - Peace and Human Rights
Coro Fellowship Website
2018
Brittany Jones
Critical Language Scholarship Program
2019
Naomi Moore, Aracbic; Tangier, Morocco
2018
Sheila Azhand, Persian; Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Christopher Baca, Urdu; Lucknow, India
Rachel Becker, Arabic; Tangier, Morocco
2017
Raul Gonzalez Varela, Chinese; Dalian, China
Brandon Hugueley, Hindi; Jaipur, India
Ashlyn Coen, Swahili; Arusha, Tanzania
2016
Vinton Omaleki, Persian; Dushanbe, Tajikistan
2015
Citlaly Cheema, Arabic; Ibri, Oman
Ross Hanshaw, Arabic; Amman, Jordan
2014
Bryan Perry, Arabic; Nizwa, Oman
2013
Karen Kluchonic, Arabic; Meknes, Morocco
Tam Phan, Arabic; Tangier, Morocco
Jefferson Gamoning, Korean; Wonju, South Korea
2012
Alexandra Brown, Arabic; Tunis, Tunisia
2010
Robert O'Berg, Arabic; Cairo, Egypt
2006
Alex Melton, Arabic; Tunis, Tunisia
CSU Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholars
2019-2020
Maribel Cruz Reyes
Talia Kieu
Vanessa Serrano
2018-2019
Joshua Hudson
Ellen Kuang
Lorelay Mendoza
Adoril Oshana
Ariana Romero
Elizabeth Villanueva
2017-2018
Elena Arroyo
Ilex Beltran-najera
Manuel Gonzales
You Her
Kathy Nguyen
Jeanette Zambrano
2016-2017
Amelia-Juliette Demery
Oscar Duran
Jovana Gomez
Doria Hernandez
Susana Najera
Stephanie Nguyen
Magdalena Padilla
2015-2016
Trevor Auldridge
Adrian Bacong
Alba Garcia
Babgen Manookian
Grecia Perez
Alexis Romero
A complete list of recipients is available on the CSU Sally Casanova Scholars webpage.
DAAD-RISE
2011: Grizelda, Kersteen
2009: Devin Wakefield
2009: Caroline Davis
Full recipient abstracts are available at http://oip.sdsu.edu/oip/ful_recipients.aspx
2019-2020
Matthew Schwimmer, English Teaching Assistantship, Azerbaijan
2018-2019
Mustafa Alemi, English Teaching Assistantship, Malaysia
Kellie Ferguson, English Teaching Assistantship, Romania
2017-2018
Sahil Mehta, English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil (2016 SDSU Alum)
Kellie Quinn, English Teaching Assistantship, Morocco
Sudha Royappa, Healthcare, India (2016 SDSU alum)
2016-2017
Daniel Gerardi, English Teaching Assistantship, Indonesia
Zachariah Martinez, English Teaching Assistantship, Bulgaria
Bogdan Matuszynski, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
Raheal Mengisteab, English Teaching Assistantship, Czech Republic
Monica Murtaugh, English Teaching Assistantship, Turkey
Jacqueline Ramos, Social Work, Mexico
Marna Shorack, International Security and Conflict Resolution, Honduras
Madison Sindorf, English Teaching Assistantship, Jordan
Emmeline Wilson, English Teaching Assistantship, Germany
2015-2016
Benjamin Aceves, Public Health, Mexico
Sarah Alvy, Business Administration, India
Keanna Cash, English Teaching Assistantship, Turkey
Jannet Cueva, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
Elaine Flores, English Teaching Assistantship, Thailand
Dillon Scalzo, English Teaching Assistantship, Uruguay
Katie Sievers, Ecology, Philippines
Katherine Vilchez, English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil
2014-2015
Veronica Arteaga, Environmental Public Health, Mexico
Jesse Elias, English Teaching Assistantship, Turkey
La'Shanae Johnson, English Teaching Assistantship, India
Admantzi Torres, English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil
Heriberto Vasquez, English Teaching Assistantship, Colombia
2013-2014
Elizabeth Gail, Kennedy, Geography, El Salvador
Naomi Saenz Ramierz, Anthropology, Mexico
Jessica Antonel, Public Health, Benin
Sarah Nawal Bedrouni, English Teaching Assistantship, Morocco
Claudia Karina Santana, English Teaching Assistantship, Colombia
Nicholas Eliot Noel, English Teaching Assistantship, Russia
Abril, Jimenez, English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil
Ryan Matthew, Driscoll, Ecology, Germany
Lee, DeCourcy Reeve, Ecology, Denmark
Lauren, Chaney Farrington, English Teaching Assistantship, Germany
Erica Nicole Johnson, English Teaching Assistantship, Brazil
2012-2013Kimberley Elizabeth, Miller, Ecology, Finland
Jessica Marie, Floyd, English Teaching Assistantship, Turkey
Susan, Phay, English Teaching Assistantship, Laos
Aren, Skalman, Sculpture, India
2011-2012Jefferson, Gamoning, Public Administration, Korea; South
Isabel, Altarejos, English Teaching Assistantship, Morocco
Jennifer, Cheung, Information Sciences & Systems, Denmark
Arik Brown, English Teaching Assistantship, Spain
Disly, Juarez Munoz, Environmental Studies, Brazil
Zia, Salim, Geography, Bahrain
Eric, McDermott, Psychology, India
Monika, Zobel, Literature, Austria
Dana, Morton, Ecology, New Zealand
2010-2011
Jeffrey, Peterson, Anthropology, Indonesia
Jolie, Colby, English Teaching Assistantship, Indonesia
Natalie, Selinski, Mathematics, Germany
Amy, Ebersole, English Teaching Assistantship, Czech Republic
Dexter Hough-Snee, Literature, Peru
Cassandra, Conboy, English Teaching Assistantship, Turkey
Linda, Richardson, Dance, Spain
Carlos Moya-Linares, English Teaching Assistantship, Macau
Gilman Scholarship
Fall 2019/Academic Year
Tasha Irianto, Indonesia
Kris Gallardo, Japan
Alondra Moreno, Italy
Perla Echeverria, South Korea
Martha Cortez, United Kingdom
Richard Amaechi, Japan
Andrea Flores, Chile
Summer 2019
Maria Acevedo, Spain
David Melendrez, Mexico
Spring 2019
Sara Mora, Singapore
Arianna Ruiz, Georgia
Fall 2018/Academic Year
Mauro Ordiano, Hungary
Sabine Nguyen, Canada
Celine Minasian, Czech Republic
Vanessa Reynolds, France
Hannah Le, Japan
Sharlett Ramos, Italy
Khai Huyen Ngo, Thailand
Phu Vu, Singapore
Summer 2018
Tori Mullenix, Senegal
Michelle De La Rosa, China
Sarah Shamasha, Hong Kong
Francisco Martinez, Portugal
Anthony Magdaleno, United Kingdom
Spring 2018
Anna Alvarez, Australia
Nancy Nguyen, Uganda
Dalayah Baker, Japan
Rena Alspaw, Costa Rica
Elena Espinosa, Netherlands
Szilard Vegh, Germany
Fall 2017
Jose Hernandez, Japan
Eduardo Santiago, Germany
Kurtis Klein, Germany
Martin Ahumada Padilla, Singapore
Roberto Conrriquez, Japan
Brittany Jones, Ghana
Nicole Martin, France
Justina Chau, Hungary
Martin Monarrez De La O, Spain
Cristine Brosas, Spain
Nia Johnson, South Korea
Mark Relon, Singapore
Maysaa Ibrahim, Spain
Summer 2017
Asha Abdirahim, Morocco
Lynda Brown, Peru
David Mclean-Perkins, Portugal
Tamires Tiburtino, Spain
Eduardo Marian, Spain
Ivette Gonzalez, Argentina
Juan Anaya, Argentina
Jessica Vallejo, Spain
Sarah Janssen, Peru
Spring 2017
Cameron Buckman, South Africa
Dalanna King, United Kingdom
Joshua Sajonia, Thailand
Rosa Gutierrez, Chile
Janella Samson, France
Nadira Abdi, South Korea
Emely Nacarro, Spain
Kelica Barrett, South Korea
Fall 2016
Amy Jackson, Japan
Kyle Sabian, Japan
Jason Maltezo, Japan
Chris Russell, Chile
Guillermo Aguilar-Urrea, Chile
Eddie Garcia, Taiwan
Summer 2016
Theodore Bruni, Ecuador
Shania Bennett, Costa Rica
Spring 2016
Bruce Anaya, Canada
Maria Miller, Portugal
Ashley Kahenkashani, Singapore
Biranna Sinclair, Germany
Ligia Quijada, France
Karen Molina, Hong Kong
Shannon Banks, Costa Rica
Jessica Tang, Japan
Paola Soto, Brazil
Noor Shahin, United Arab Emirates
Fall 2015/ Academic Year 2015-2016
Javier De Leon, Spain
Jose Gutierrez, South Korea
Savannah Hawk, United Kingdom
Joshua Luna, Japan
Daisha Minor, South Korea
Randy Phomsavanh, China
Elizabeth Thomas, South Korea
Sara Torres-Robles, China
Rosaura Wardsworth, Spain
Kevin Lieu, Taiwan
Brianna Staples, Thailand
Summer 2015
Veronica Aranda, France
Jennifer Axford, Spain
Anya Avgerenos, Russia
Danyla Copino, France
Idil Dalmar, Turkey
Janine Davis, China
Angela Leyva, Spain
Spring 2015
Haley Chasteene, Turkey
Alina Bilal, United Kingdom
Jessica Huynh, United Kingdom
Ulices Mora-Valdovinos, Argentina
Malake Wehbe, Turkey
Douglas Chun, South Korea
Rose Calderon, Hong Kong
Trina Thierry-Munoz, Nicaragua
Jocelyn Loredo, Spain
Deusseimon Zhadd Arcinue, Singapore
Derek Forde, Hong Kong
Christopher Widdop, Thailand
Fall 2014/Academic Year 2014 - 2015
Cacho, Sherbett, Japan Cameron, Heather, Japan
Chechuga, Heather, Russia
Dang, Canna, China
Estrada, Isel, Japan
Gonzalez, Javier, Japan
Kelley, Shayne, Japan
Leonard, Aria, France
Pickering, Charles, Japan
Vargas-Perez, Giovanni, Chile
Yamada, Koichi, Japan
Wendy Frisby (2014), China
Kelvin To (2014), Jordan
Gelli Ann Dayrit (2014), Spain
Temple Robinson (2014), Finland
2013
Feriha Ahmed (2013), Brazil
Osama Alkhawaja (2013), Hong Kong
Elvira Hobusch (2013), Germany
Victoria Murrieta (2013), Turkey
Maru Cham (2013), France
John Hernandez (2013), Italy
Joseph Lopez (2013), Italy
Sinai Cota (2013), Italy
Julian Henderson (2013), India
Mayra Hernandez (2013), Spain
Markese Jordan (2013), United Arab Emirates
Kelsey Kruthaup (2013), Spain
Mike Nguyen (2013), Hong Kong
Jose Orozco (2013), Argentina
Erika Valenzuela (2013), Spain
Emily Wolverton (2013), Morocco
2012
Gabriela Arias (2012), Germany
George Chappell (2012), Sweden
Philip Deatherage (2012), France
Lilybeth Gutierrez Yee (2012), India
Jessica Hazlett (2012), Brazil
Diana Luu (2012), Japan
Sydney Miller (2012), Netherlands
Mikayla Ortega (2012), Fiji
Nolan Stringfield (2012), Hungary
Marco Vera (2012), China
Loi Luu (2012), Hong Kong
Brittany Simon (2012), United Kingdom
Oscar Viramontes (2012), Spain
Katherine Campbell (2012), Hong Kong
Norma Delgado (2012), Spain
Jane Samaniego (2012), Italy
Kelsey Welch (2012), Chile
2011
Bianca Alvarado (2011), Uruguay
Eric Blank (2011), Nicaragua
Estefania Castaneda (2011), Japan
Daniel Gaona (2011), Korea, South
Deborah Miller (2011), Spain
Enrique Munoz (2011), Japan
Candice Schroeder (2011), United Kingdom
Thomas Tiop (2011), China
Jennifer Keliher (2011), Costa Rica
Anderson Bryant (2011), Brazil
Nicole Corpuz (2011), Spain
2010
Jordan Bowditch (2010), France
Carissa Gonzales (2010), Germany
Rodrigo Gutierrez (2010), Japan
Ashley Berry (2010), Uruguay
Magdalena Ramirez (2010), Argentina
Grecia Saavedra (2010), Spain
Eduardo Santacruz (2010), Spain
2009
Veronica Alvarado (2009), Japan
Alyce Fraher (2009), Italy
Cristina Juarez (2009), Chile
Michael Navarro (2009), Japan
Evarn Ware (2009), China
2008
Grizelda Kersteen (2008), Germany
Yolanda Inchauregui (2008), Japan
Victoria Walker (2008), Japan
Jennice Lodi (2008), Japan
Jennifer Clark (2008), Japan
2014
Alterra Sanchez, Honorable Mention
Alicia Zamudio, Nominee
2013
Alicia Zamudio, Honorable Mention
Linda Holler, Chemistry, Nominee
Nadia Ott, Mathematics, Nominee
2009
Devin Wakefield, Honorable Mention
HACU National Internship Program
2019
Adoril Oshana Adeh, FDIC, Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
2018
Alice Hossfeld
Aileen Corcoles (Imperial Valley Campus)
2017
Gabriela Quevedo, USDA
Samantha Ledesma, U.S. Census Bureau
Christian Lopez
Aileen Corcoles (Imperial Valley Campus)
Citlayi Cheema, Foreign Agricultural Service
2016
Citlayi Cheema, Foreign Agricultural Service
2015
Teddy Bruni, U.S. Department of Interior
2018
Andrea López-Rivera
IRT
2017
Alejandro Arias
Knight-Hennessy Scholarship Website
2018
Mark Sanders (national finalist)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
2018-2021
Rifqi Affan, SDSU, Cognitive Neuroscience
Trevor Auldridge, Sociology
Ricardo DeSantiago, SDSU, Environmental Biology
Madison Kennedy, SDSU, Biochemistry
Elena Arroyo, SDSU, Physics of Living Systems
Estefania Castaneda Perez, PhD Student, UCLA, Political Science
Ryan Shirey, Honorable Mention, Scripps Ranch Institute, Chemical Biology
Keiko Nomura, Honorable Mention, Geography
Mirae Lee, Honorable Mention, Univeristy of Chicago, Cell Biology
Arianna Ayonon, Honorable Mention, California Institute of Technology, Chemical Catalysis
Tara Fetherolf, Honorable Mention, SDSU, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Linda Honaker, Honorable Mention, SDSU, Structural Biology
2017-2020
Shannon DeJesus, PhD Student, SDSU, Neuropsychology
Eric Gonzelez, PhD Student, SDSU, Systems and Molecular Biology
Andrea Hannasch, PhD Student, University of Texas at Austin, High Energy Density Physics
Carlos Paz, PhD Student, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert Vasquez, PhD Student, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Chemical Catalysis
2016-2019
Ismael Perez, PhD Student, CSULA, Mathematical Biology
Alterra Sanchez, Environmental Chemical Systems
Katrina Cable, PhD Student, University of Colorado at Denver, Developmental Biology
Juan Pena, PhD Student, SDSU, Social Psychology
Tenille Taggart, PhD Student, SUNY at Stony Brook, Cognitive Psychology
Alicia Zamudio Montes de Oca, PhD Student, Massachusetts Institute, of Technology,
Genetics
2015-2018
Allan Cabrero, PhD Student, SDSU, Evolutionary Biology
Alyssa Deline, PhD Student, Oregon State University, Environmental Engineering
Genaro Hernandez, PhD Student, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Metabolism
and Physiology
Nicole Hoffner, PhD Student, UCSD, Neurosciences
Edward Lannon, PhD Student, University of Tulsa, Physiological Psychology
Phillip Silva, PhD Student, Yale University, Neurosciences
Jerrell Tisnado, PhD Student, UCLA, Cell Biology
Aaron Ward, PhD Student, UCSD, Chemical Synthesis
2014-2017
Francisco Candido, PhD Student, Cornell University, Aerospace Engineering
Alexandra Mendoza (2014-2017), PhD Student, UCLA, Chemistry
Alyssa Jimenez (2013-2016), PhD Student, UT Southwestern, Microbiology
Sonia Maciejewski (2013-2016), PhD Student, UC Irvine, Microbiology/Molecular Genetics
Greg Solis (2013-2016), PhD Student, Scripps Research Institute
Abdifatah Ali (2012-2015), PhD Student, University of Michigan, Industrial Organizational Psychology
Ismael Reveles (2012-2015), PhD Student, Arizona State University, Engineering
Karina Kangas (2012-2015), PhD Student, University of Michigan, Chemistry
April Weissmiller (2008-2011), PhD Candidate, UCSD
Panetta Institute Internship
2019: Victor Beck
2018: Sara Guillen
2017: Alejandra Vasquez
2016: Courtney (Jayce) Nguyen
2015: Nassim Moallem
2014: Otto Lange
2013: Alexis Kelley
2012: Courtney Bennett
2011: Shannon Clark
2010: Katie Martin
2009: Jennifer Ansberry
2008: Breanna Piper
2007: Jeff Leiritz
2006: Teressa Martel
2020: Andrea López-Rivera, University of California Berkeley
2019: Naomi Moore, Princeton University
2019: Sara Guillen, University of Minnesota
2019: Michael Wiafe, Carnegie Mellon University
2018: Latrel Powell, University of California Berkeley
2017: Nancy Nguyen, Princeton University
Public Service Weekends
Summer 2019 - University of Southern California
Richard Amaechi
Summer 2018 - University of Colorado-Denver
Brittany Jones
Summer 2017 - University of Southern California
Judy Alterado
Dylan Jaff
Naomi Maza
Chase Spears
Jordan Turner
Spring 2017 - University of California, San Diego
Nancy Nguyen
Latrel Powell
Trenton Randles
Fall 2016 - Indiana University
Nancy Nguyen
Latrel Powell
Janella Samson
RISE Grad Prep Academy Website
2016
Alejandro Arias
Oscar Duran
Truman Scholarship Website
2016
Nassim Moallem (National Finalist)
UCLA Law Fellows Program
2018
Ruben Kihuen
US-UK Summer Institutes Fulbright Website
2019
Ashley McMichael - Queen's University, Belfast
Taylor Reed - Aberystwyth University
Jakob Schmall - University of Bristol
2018
Perla Echeverria - Queen's University, Belfast