In the five years 2004–08, Smith College has produced 76 student Fulbright Fellows (98 in the eight years 2001–08 since establishing its Fellowships Program), the most among colleges nationwide and at a success rate (ratio of winners to applicants) about double the national average.
FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS 2009–10
As of November 6, 2009
27 Fulbright
Competition Year 2009–10
Fellowship Year 2010–11
Stephanie Aldrin '10
India: Biology
"Development and Implementation of a New DNA-Based Diagnostic Test"
Mentors: Elizabeth Jamieson, Steven Williams
Recommenders: Elizabeth Jamieson, Kevin Shea, Steven Williams
Amanda Chesnut '10
Peru: Education
"Teaching Technology: Education with the One Laptop Per Child Program"
Mentor: Lauren Duncan
Recommenders: Lauren Duncan, Daniel Rivers
Consultant: Michelle Joffroy
Language Evaluator: Molly Falsetti-Yu
Gina Marie DeLuca '10
Venezuela: Teaching English
Mentor: Susan Etheridge
Recommenders: Sam Intrator, Dwight Pogue, Nancy Sternbach
Language Evaluator: Maria Estela Harretche
Claire Denton-Spalding '10
Argentina: History
"Emergence of the Graphic Novel as Mainstream Literature"
Mentor: Tom Riddell
Recommenders: Randall Bartlett, Nola Reindhardt, Peter deVilliers
Consultants: Randall Bartlett, Frazer Ward
Language Evaluator: Silvia Berger
Biljana Dimitrovski '10
Macedonia: Political Science
"Changing Political and Economic Role of Women"
Mentor: Donald Baumer
Recommenders: Donald Baumer, Steven Goldstein
Consultant: Steven Goldstein
Shana Dooley '09
Spain: Psychology
"Personal and Professional Aspirations of Adolescent Girls Living in Poverty"
Mentor: Michelle Joffroy
Recommenders: Patricia M. DiBartolo, Marķa Estela Harretche, Michelle Joffroy
Consultants: Lauren Duncan, Nancy Sternbach
Language Evaluator: Marķa Estela Harretche
Megana Dwarakanath '10
Ethiopia: Public Health
"Building a Model of Pioneering Practical Anesthesiology Practice"
Mentor: Adam Hall
Recommenders: Floyd Cheung, Elizabeth Jamieson, Catharine Newbury
Consultants: Catharine Newbury, Greg White
Lucy Gent '09
Senegal: Dance
"Sabar: From Cultural Tradition to National Treasure"
Mentor: Susan Waltner
Recommenders: Marguerite Harrison, Susan Waltner
Consultant: Marguerite Harrison
Language Evaluator: Ann Leone
Alyssa Greene '10
Germany: Teaching English
Mentor: Judith Keyler-Mayer
Recommenders: Gertraud Gutzmann, Joel Westerdale, Julie Zappia
Consultant: Janice Schell
Language Evaluator: Jocelyne Kolb
Laura Henderson '10
Italy: Music Theory
"Preserving the Unique Ancient Songs of Sardinia"
Mentor: Margaret Sarkissian
Recommenders: Bruno Grazioli, Karen Smith Emerson, Donald Wheelock
Consultants: Anna Botta, Karen Smith Emerson
Language Evaluator: Giovanna Bellesia
Leslie Herndon '10
Germany: Chemistry
"Development of Novel Methods for Combating Antibiotic Resistance"
Mentor: Kevin Shea
Recommenders: Tanya Schneider, Kevin Shea, Rebecca Thomas
Consultants: Shizuka Hsieh, Tanya Schneider
Language Evaluator: Anca Holden
Eva Huffman '10
Macau: Teaching English
Mentor: Steven Goldstein
Recommenders: Riche Barnes, Elliot Fratkin, Leslie Jaffe
Consultant: Sam Intrator
Language Evaluator: Yalin Chen
Meredith Jones '10
Taiwan: Teaching English
Mentor: Kevin Quashie
Recommenders: Samuel Intrator, Benita Jackson, Lucy Mule
Consultants: Benita Jackson, Doug Winsor
Sarah Kaplan '10
Canada: Public Health
"Effectiveness of an Aboriginal Oral Health Program"
Mentor: MaryJane Wraga
Recommender: Kate Queeney
Consultant: Ernest Benz
Adrianne Klein '10
Argentina: Anthropology
"Impact of Forensic Science on Human Rights Movement in Argentina"
Mentor: Larry Meinert
Recommenders: Donald Joralemon, Larry Meinert
Consultants: Fernando Armstrong Fumero, Stacie Hagenbaugh, Brian Turner
Language Evaluator: Silvia Berger
Kuen-Ru Lin '05
Argentina: Sociology
"Ethical Fashion Momentum Promises Cultural and Economic Gains"
Mentor: Margaret Bruzelius
Recommenders: Maria Estela Harretche, Marc Steinberg
Consultants: Maria Estela Harretche, Nancy Whittier, Marc Steinberg
Language Evaluator: Reyes Lazaro
Lonicera Lyttle '10
Vietnam: Teaching English
Mentor: Lucy Mule
Recommenders: Roger Kaufman, James Miller, Elizabeth Sovoca
Consultants: Craig Davis, Donna Divine, Doug Patey
Michelle Mathis '10
South Africa: Ecology
"Linking Cheetah Temperament Traits with Reproductive Success in Captive Breeding Programs"
Mentor: Bosiljka Glumac
Recommenders: David Palmer, Beth Powell, Louis Wilson
Consultants: Virginia Hayssen, David Palmer, Beth Powell
Tiarra Maznick '10
Germany: Teaching English
Mentor: Joel Westerdale
Recommender: Gertraud Gutzmann
Language Evaluator: Jocelyne Kolb
Danielle Morrissette '10
Russia: Modern History
"Evolution and Complexities of Tatar National Identity in Kazan"
Mentor: Serguei Glebov
Recommenders: Sergey Glebov, Joel Westerdale
Consultant: Joel Westerdale
Julie Olson '10
Malaysia: Biology
"Keys to a Treatment for a Devastatingly Disfiguring Tropical Disease"
Mentor: Steven Williams
Recommenders: Kevin Shea, Steven Williams
Consultants: Margaret Sarkissian, Kevin Shea
Maria-Fatima Santos '10
Brazil: Philosophy
"Benefiting From Public-Private Prison Partnerships in a Quest to Reduce Recidivism"
Mentor: Susan Levin
Recommenders: Randall Bartlett, John Connolly, Elizabeth Spelman
Consultants: Randall Bartlett, John Connolly, Michael Gorra, Marguerite Harrison, Malcolm McNee, Elizabeth Spelman, Susan Van Dyne
Language Evaluator: Marguerite Harrison
Ayla Schlosser '09
Ecuador: Environmental Studies
"A Positive Ecotourism Impact on Communities"
Mentor: Nathanael Fortune
Recommenders: Douglas Patey, Kevin Quashie, Greg White
Consultants: Michelle Joffroy, Marc Lendler, Randall Bartlett, Douglas Patey, Greg White
Language Evaluator: Ibtissam Bouachrine
April Simpson '06
Botswana: Journalism
"Gaborone 'Live' -- Forging Informed Connections Through New Media"
Mentor: Helen Horowitz
Recommender: Helen Horowitz
Consultant: Louis Wilson
Caroline Sutcliffe '10
Azerbaijan: Political Science
"Hope for Peace in the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict"
Mentor: Donna Divine
Recommender: Donna Divine
Consultants: Alice Hearst, Jefferson Hunter, Susannah Howe, Andrew Rotman, Greg White
Amelia VanderLaan '09
Turkey: Teaching English
Mentor: William Oram
Recommenders: Patrick Coby, David Cohen, William Oram
Anna White-Nockleby '09
Argentina: Cultural and Intellectual History
"Psychodrama, Politics and the Theatrical Legacy of Eduardo Pavlovsky"
Mentor: Leonard Berkman
Recommenders: Maria Estela Harretche, Darcy Buerkle, Ernest Benz
Consultants: Maria Estela Harretche, Marina Kaplan
Language Evaluator: Maria Estela Harretche
