Monterey Institute students are celebrating yet another banner year for earning prestigious fellowships such as the Fulbright, Boren and the Presidential Management Fellowship. The high success rate for these very competitive fellowships can be attributed to a combination of excellent candidates and strong support from MIIS faculty and staff.
“Before attending MIIS, a Fulbright fellowship seemed impossible, now it seems like it was inevitable, I couldn’t imagine attending any other school,” says International Environmental Policy student Nate Maynard, who will be researching the economic value of a marine reserve in Taiwan as part of his Fulbright scholarship.
Here are some highlights from this year’s bumper crop:
Kathryn Davis Fellowship for Peace:
- Wesley Laine (MAIPS ’14)
NNSA Graduate Program (NNSA):
- Jerry Davydov (MANPTS ’13)
Presidential Management Fellowship (USG):
- Trisha Thibodaux (MANPTS ‘14)
- Matthew Jira (MPA ‘14)
Boren Fellowship:
- Philip (Hiro) Chang (MAIPS ‘13) Korea, Korean
- Stephanie Gentle (MAIEP ‘16), Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz and Uzbek
- Katherine Leggiero (NPTS ‘16) Jordan, Arabic
Fulbright US Student Program (DOS/IIE):
- Nathaniel Maynard (MAIEP ‘14), Research, Taiwan, “What is the Economic Benefit of the Houbihu Marine Protected Area?” (September 2014 to June 2015)
- Teryn Wolfe (MAIEP ;14), Research, Colombia, “Assessing the FAIRMINED Certification for Artisanal Mining in Tadó, Colombia.”
- Stephanie Loiselle (MATFL ‘14), English Teaching Assistantship (ETA), Colombia
- Emily Quade (MATESOL ‘13), ETA, Taiwan
Scoville Fellowship:
- Shane Mason (MANPTS) Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, January-May 2014
Catholic Relief Services Fellowship:
- Bill Reinecke (MBA ’10) Rwanda
- Anne-Claire Benoit (MPA ’12), Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Kathleen Gordon (MPA ’12) Niger
- Michelle Bradley (MPA ’05)
California Sea Grant (NOAA)/Knauss Fellowship:
- Laura Henson (MAIEP ‘13)