Office of Distinguished Fellowships

What We Do

The mission of the Office of Distinguished Fellowships is to assist Rutgers students interested in graduate study, research, teaching, or internships in applying for prestigious national fellowships and to support and guide them through the application and interview process.

 

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Distinguished Fellowships — Our Students

Past Recipients

1900-2000

Boren Scholars & Fellows

  • David Bowman, 1997 (Japan)
  • Rebecca Mazar, 1997 (Chile)
  • Kathyrn Finney, 1996 (Ghana)
  • Keith Timko, 1994 (Russia)
  • Churchill Scholars

  • John Maffei, 1967
  • Fulbright Grantees

  • Sandra Cvitan, 2000 (Croatia)
  • Dahlia Goldenberg, 2000 (Ecuador)
  • Gretchen Head, 2000 (Egypt)
  • Kathleen Walter, 1999 (Canada)
  • Sharon Sokol, 1996 (UK)
  • Douglas Selinger, 1995 (Spain)
  • Michael Cavaliere, 1994 (France)
  • Robert Rogers, 1994 (Germany)
  • Christine Carelli, 1993 (Honduras)
  • Carol Helstosky, 1993 (Italy)
  • Goldwater Fellows

  • Meera Mani, 2000
  • Ephraim Taslik, 1997
  • Daniel Rabinowitz, 1994
  • Donna Rosenberg, 1994
  • Oskar Liivak, 1992
  • Heather Cohen, 1991
  • Taylor Sohn, 1991
  • Gary Ulaner, 1991
  • Mark Lynn, 1989
  • Rhodes Scholars

  • Dana L. Brown, 1994
  • Randal D. Pinkett, 1994
  • Alan Karl Illig, 1953
  • Edward Francis Drake, 1932
  • Roy Mundy Davidson Richardson, 1916
  • Valentine Britton Havens, 1913
  • Samuel Arthur Devan, 1911
  • Francis Marmaduke Potter, 1908
  • Truman Scholars

  • Jonathan Rosen, 1999
  • Monica L. White, 1989
  • David M. Buckner, 1989
  • Maureen E. Wylie, 1980
  • Solon L. Kandel, 1980
  • Francine Harbour, 1977
  • Udall Scholars

  • Holly Muller, 1997
  • '02

    Fulbright Grantees

  • Seth Cable, 2001 (Netherlands)
  • Stephan DiCara, 2001 (Germany)
  • Gates Cambridge Scholars

  • Joseph Califf, 2001
  • Truman Scholars

  • Avram S. Fechter, 2001
  • '04

    Boren Scholars & Fellows

  • Lisa Braff, 2003 (Egypt)
  • Fulbright Grantees

  • Fayiza Abbas, 2004 (Egypt)
  • Stephanie Hauck, 2003 (Tanzania)
  • Benjamin Robinson, 2003 (Germany)
  • '06

    Boren Scholars & Fellows

  • Jason Shah-Jahan, 2005 (Egypt)
  • Fulbright Grantees

  • Ryan Gogol, 2006 (Italy)
  • Meghan Ference, 2005 (Kenya)
  • Andrea Mueller, 2005 (Germany)
  • Goldwater Fellows

  • Betty Kong, 2006
  • Karl Suabedissen, 2006
  • Joseph Wolf, 2006
  • '08

    Clarendon Fund Scholars

  • Brian Spatocco, 2008 (declined)
  • Critical Language Scholarships

  • Matthew Greco, 2008 (Russian)
  • Connie Zeng, 2008 (Chinese)
  • Fulbright Grantees

  • Diana Marmur, 2007 (Spain)
  • Ian Page, 2007 (Germany)
  • John Van Schaik, 2007 (Bolivia)
  • Gates Cambridge Scholars

  • Ronn Friedlander, 2008
  • Michael Hayoun, 2008
  • Suzanne Pilaar Birch, 2008
  • Brian Spatocco, 2008
  • Goldwater Fellows

  • Robert Comito, 2008
  • Jennifer van Saders, 2008
  • Sarin Kadakia, 2007
  • Holly Moeller, 2007
  • Humanity In Action Fellows

  • Natalie Jesionka, 2007 (Berlin)
  • '10

    Boren Scholars & Fellows

  • Jason Froelich, 2009 (China)
  • Churchill Scholars

  • Simon Gordonov, 2010
  • Clarendon Fund Scholars

  • Corbin Laedlein, 2009
  • Christopher Redmond, 2009
  • Critical Language Scholarships

  • Sarah Skochko, 2010 (Azerbaijani)
  • Neiset Bayouth, 2009 (Arabic)
  • Allison Leigh-Perlman, 2009 (Russian)
  • Suzanne Levi-Sanchez, 2009 (Persian)
  • Ethan Payton, 2009 (Arabic)
  • Matthew Pezzulo, 2009 (Arabic)
  • Fulbright Grantees

  • Andrew Bellisari, 2010 (France)
  • Erin Berg, 2010 (Germany)
  • Talene Boodaghians, 2010 (Armenia)
  • Danielle Henderson, 2010 (Sweden)
  • Amber Henry, 2010 (Colombia)
  • Eric Knecht, 2010 (Egypt)
  • Erin Wyckoff, 2010 (Germany)
  • Rebecca Lindemulder, 2010 (Germany)
  • Kate Maley, 2010 (Bulgaria)
  • Rachel Mikida, 2010 (Spain)
  • Kaylin Padovano, 2010 (Peru)
  • Tiziana Briscese, 2009 (Italy)
  • Paul Chiariello, 2009 (Indonesia)
  • Natalie Jesionka, 2009 (Thailand)
  • Kaitlyn McGruther, 2009 (Taiwan)
  • David Stuckey, 2009 (Colombia)
  • Goldwater Fellows

  • Yuliya Afinogenova, 2010
  • Ed Lochocki, 2010
  • Gregory Zegarek, 2010
  • Simon Gordonov, 2009
  • Humanity In Action Fellows

  • Paul Chiariello, 2010 (Berlin)
  • Amber Henry, 2010 (Amsterdam)
  • Janine White, 2009 (New York)
  • Suzanne Pilaar Birch and Jane Goodall

    Be An Ambassador

    Be an ambassador through your fellowship, and possibly have the opportunity to meet with one too, like Suzanne Pilaar Birch, a 2008 Gates-Cambridge Scholar, pictured here with renowned conservationist Jane Goodall.