Sixteen seniors receive national scholarships and fellowships | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Sixteen seniors receive national scholarships and fellowships Sixteen seniors receive national scholarships and fellowships Published: May 15, 2009 Author: William G. Gilroy The Fulbright Exchange Program, Winston Churchill Foundation, National Science Foundation and other national organizations have awarded postgraduate scholarships and fellowships to 16 University of Notre Dame seniors. Andrew Manion, Coon Rapids, Minn., has received a Winston Churchill Scholarship for graduate work at the University of Cambridge in England. He is the first Churchill scholar from Notre Dame since the program began in 1963. Christopher Ian Fallin, Beaverton, Ore., and Claire VerHulst, Brighton, Mich., received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Seven seniors have received Fulbright grants for study abroad. They are: Mary Allison, Galesburg, Ill., to Germany; Yamil Colon, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, to Spain; Emily Doll, West Chicago, Ill., to Germany; Nicholas Hittler, Plymouth, Mich., to Spain; Kyle Annika Rocca of Northbrook, Ill., to India; Rachel Santay, Valparaiso, Ind., to Andorra; William Thanhouser, Portland, Ore., to Nepal; and Laura Yamartino, Wayland, Mass., to Spain. C.J. Ramsey, Arlington, Va., received a DAAD Study Scholarship, which is awarded to graduating seniors with a well-defined study or research project that makes studies at universities in Germany essential. Andrew Polich, Seattle, received a French Government Teaching Assistantship, and Lisa Knoll, West Hartford, Conn., received an Austrian Teaching Assistantship. Heidi Hausse, Baton Rouge, La., and Jonathan Buttaci, Raleigh, N.C., received Lilly Graduate Fellowships, which support exceptionally well-qualified students who are entering doctoral programs in humanities and the arts and who are interested in becoming teacher-scholars at church-related universities in the U.S. Allyson Brantley, Boulder, Colo., received a Humanity in Action Fellowship for domestic and international experiences focusing on minority issues that affect cultural and national assumptions, political and educational institutions and human rights standards. Posted In: Research Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 05, 2022 Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of the first stars October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 22, 2022 Climate-prepared countries are losing ground, latest ND-GAIN index shows For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn