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Fall 2017 Scholars
Recipients of Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan, Fall 2017
Map Bridging Scholars, Fall 2017
Nicole ABBONDANZA / University of North Carolina, Charlotte / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Japanese studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Farzana AHMED / Knox College (IL) / Nanzan University (IES) / economics; international studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Alex ALDERMAN / University of Illinois, Chicago / Temple University Japan Campus / finance [Temple University – Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]
Megan ASHER / Illinois State University / Kansai Gaidai / international business
Dana BENELLI / University of Oregon / Waseda University / comparative literature; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Kevin BERNING / Miami University of Ohio / Kwansei Gakuin / strategic communications; international studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Grace BOLOGNA / University of Chicago / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / political science
Indiana BROWN / University at Albany, SUNY / Kansai Gaidai / women’s studies; Japanese studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Molly BRUEGER / Kalamazoo College (MI) / Doshisha University / East Asian studies
Zoe BUNTON / University of Kansas / Kansai Gaidai / women’s & gender studies
Tyler BURTON / George Washington University (DC) / Waseda University / Asian studies; Japanese
Jessica CAMARILLO / Humboldt State University (CA) / Waseda University / business administration
Tobin CARLSON / Lawrence University (WI) / Waseda University / international relations [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar
Caroline CARROLL / Ohio State University / Hokkaido University / world economy & business [AIG Bridging Scholar]
David CENTENO / Hunter College, CUNY / Meiji Gakuin / Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Kristina CHAMBERS / SUNY Stony Brook / Tokyo University of Foreign Studies / linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Brittany CLARKE / University of North Texas / Kansai Gaidai / biology [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]
Chandler COLLINS / University of Virginia / Hitotsubashi University / global development studies
Emily DELMONICO / Northern Arizona University / Kyushu University / microbiology; comparative cultural studies [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]
Emma DUNCAN / Wellesley College (MA) / International Christian University / Japanese
Carly DUNN / University of Memphis (TN) / Nagoya Gakuin / Japanese; English [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Aaron EASTWOOD / Calvin College (MI) / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Marissa ELLIS / Northern Kentucky University / Gifu University / communication studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Julia EMORY / Coastal Carolina University (SC) / Osaka Gakuin / history; intelligence & national security [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Ihechiluru EZURUONYE / Kalamazoo College (MI) / Doshisha University / international & area studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Alistair FAGHANI / University of Maryland, College Park / Keio University / finance & marketing [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]
Chloe FINLEY / Clemson University (SC) / Sophia University / international trade; Japanese [AIG Bridging Scholar]
Sarah FLANAGAN / Ohio State University / International Christian University / computer science & engineering; Japanese [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]
George FOURMAUX / Loyola University New Orleans (LA) / Sophia University / finance; economics [AIG Bridging Scholar]
Colin GALLAWAY / Boston College (MA) / Waseda University / computer science [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]
Augustino GIAMBRONE / Northern Kentucky University / Gifu University / media informatics [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]
Megan GILL / Western Carolina University / Osaka Kyoiku University / language studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Jordan GOODWIN / University of Alaska, Anchorage / Hokkaido University of Education / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Alexandra GRIFFIN / Nazareth College (NY) / Kansai Gaidai / English literature [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Katrina HAMMON / Juniata College (PA) / Hokusei Gakuen / wildlife conservation [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Ezekiel HELING / University of Minnesota / Hitotsubashi University / journalism [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]
Kylie HILL / University of Nevada, Reno / Kanazawa University / public health [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]
Anna HIRSCHLER / Lake Forest College (IL) / Tokyo International University (ISEP) / Asian studies
Kendall HOUCK / St. Cloud State University (MN) / Akita International University / English studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Erica HOWIE / University of Alabama / Meiji University / advertising; digital art; Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]
Meghan HURLEY / University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Kansai Gaidai / anthropology [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Alex HUTCHINS / Cornell University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / religious studies
Charlie JAMES / University of California, Berkeley / Tsuru University / business administration [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Kelly KAMRATH / Nebraska Wesleyan University / Kwansei Gakuin / English; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Grace KIM / Rutgers University (NJ) / International Christian University / East Asian languages & cultures [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Benjamin KLEHR / Honolulu Community College (HI) / JF Oberlin University / Asian studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Victor LANE / Earlham College (IN) / Waseda University / Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]
Celia LANGFORD / Whitman College (WA) / Doshisha University (AKP) / Asian & Middle Eastern studies [AIG Bridging Scholar]
Madison LAWRIE / Portland State University (OR) / Kansai Gaidai / psychology; Japanese
Sharada LE / Wichita State University (KS) / Kansai Gaidai / international business
Gerlin LEU / Bowdoin College (ME) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Asian religions
Jeremy LUNA / SUNY New Paltz / Kanazawa University / industrial relations [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]
Keelyn McCABE / University of Virginia / Hitotsubashi University / public policy; global studies
Gwenafaye McCORMICK / University of Mississippi / Waseda University / biology; international studies [Ira Wolf Memorial Fund Bridging Scholar]
Anthony MILLER / Nebraska Wesleyan University / Kwansei Gakuin / modern languages [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Natasha MILLIGAN / Willamette University (OR) / Tokyo International University / theatre [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Francis MIYATA / Knox College (IL) / Waseda University / philosophy [Robert Grondine Memorial Fund Bridging Scholar]
Eric OSBORNE / University of Idaho / KCP International Language School / music [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]
Chance OVERBERG / Miami University of Ohio / Sophia University + Ritsumeikan University / international studies; East Asian languages [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Rachel PELLEGRINO / University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign / Konan University / creative writing
Miranda PELONOIO / San Francisco State University / JF Oberlin University / hospitality management; Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]
Mai PHAM / Rice University (TX) / Kanda University of International Studies (IES) / economics [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Matthew PRIEDE / Northern Kentucky University / Musashi University / international studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Lisa QI / Northwestern University (IL) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / psychology
Blake RADCLIFFE / Bellevue College (WA) / KCP International Language School / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Natasha RIEGLE / Saginaw Valley State University (MI) / Kansai Gaidai / criminal justice [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Hannah ROZEI / Georgia State University / Soka University / political science
Heather RUCKER / Wittenberg University (OH) / Nanzan University (ISEP) / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Nicholas SARANDOS / Ursinus College (PA) / Akita International University / East Asian studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Jared SELETSKY / Temple University (PA) / Temple University Japan Campus / ceramics
Jenny SHAO / University of Miami (FL) / Sophia University / psychology; international studies [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]
Paul SHERGILL / California State University, Sacramento / Waseda University / mechanical engineering; international business [Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar]
Marshall SHERRELL / University of Washington / Keio University / Japanese; English creative writing [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Kristen SHIPLEY / North Carolina A & T State University / Musashi University / journalism [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Julianna SMITH / Michigan State University / Waseda University / Japanese
Sarah SPEIKER / University of Toledo / Aichi University / Asian studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Aki STEPHENS / University of Maryland, College Park / Waseda University / information science [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]
Jennifer TA / University of Colorado, Denver / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / biology [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]
Sean TAYLOR / Mira Costa College (CA) / Temple University Japan Campus / Japanese [Temple University- Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]
Cao-Minh TRAN / University of Hawaii, Hilo / Doshisha University / Japanese studies
Graciela TRIMBLE-QUIZ / University of Texas, Austin / Sophia University / linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Ellie TSUCHIYA / Georgia Institute of Technology / Waseda University / economics [Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar]
Robert VAN AARTSEN / Western Michigan University / Ritsumeikan University / creative writing; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Pengxue VANG / University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee / Seijo University / computer science; Japanese [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]
Sean WALSH / Georgia State University / Soka University / Asian studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]
Cheyenne WING-LAWRENCE / Western Washington University / Toyo University / Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]
Veronica WINTERS / Washington University in St. Louis / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / international affairs; Japanese studies
Emily YEH / University of California, San Diego / Keio University / political science [AIG Bridging Scholar]