(Photo: UW Global Gateway Fellowship recipients for 2020 spring and calendar year programs.)
Curiosity, drive, and a sense of adventure help students find success while studying, interning, and researching abroad. Generosity from donors also plays a big part in allowing students to participate and make the most of their experience.
Donors, parents, faculty, and staff celebrated the latest cohort of UW-Madison students adding an international dimension to their academic experience at the 2019 International Division Fall Scholarship Award Ceremony. The event was held at Gordon Dining Commons on December 5 and allowed the campus community to recognize students who received scholarships, and thank the donors who made the scholarships possible.
“Many of the scholarships being awarded tonight would not be possible without the generosity of donors who understand that a world-class education requires an international dimension,” said Guido Podestá, vice provost and dean of the International Division. “These scholarships often make participation possible for students across campus.”
Learn more about opportunities to study, intern, and research abroad and find how you can support international experiences abroad for students.
A full list of recipients and their destination is below. View or download all recipient photos.
WORLDWIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM GRANT
Connor Engel, Germany
Rebecca Hanks, Uganda
Iluhi Razo, Argentina
Joshua Thiry, Denmark
PROMEGA INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC INTERNSHIP AWARD
Lauren Smith, New Zealand
MADISON FREIBURG SISTER CITY COMMITTEE (MFSCC) SCHOLARSHIP
Connor Engel, Germany
SCAN|DESIGN FOUNDATION STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Sophie Beckfield, Denmark
Carley Benson, Denmark
Emma Justesen, Denmark
Katherine Lawless, Denmark
Alyssa McGillivary, Denmark
Veronica Rosenthal, Denmark
Joshua Thiry, Denmark
Olivia Van Den Heuvel, Denmark
ROBERT B. OLSON INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FUND
Alexus Edwards, Hungary
Jack Porter, Norway
Sydney Van Frost, Hungary
HUIBREGTSE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Trevor Graber Hungary
Angela Houghtaling Singapore
ALVARADO GLOBAL EXPERIENCE FUND
Fotios Emery, Singapore
Nathaniel Zerrien, Singapore
GEORGE E. SHOOK INTERNATIONAL STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Mehre Netherlands
O.N. & E.K. ALLEN MEMORIAL STUDY ABROAD INTERNSHIP GRANT
Nathan Bosch, Ecuador
NEIL & AUDREY BARROWS STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Mckenna Olson, Costa Rica
WILLIAM F. RENK STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Irene Katana, Costa Rica
BIOCHEMISTRY STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Elizabeth Brown, Uganda
Clare Christopher, Uganda
Lilly O’Brian, Uganda
Sarah Schlosser, Uganda
Emily Wendel, Uganda
ALLEN MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMETER STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Madalene Halley, Costa Rica
BRODY EPSTEIN AGRICULTURAL STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Riley Achtemeier, Ecuador
Caitlyn Bangert, Tanzania
Callaway Kemp, Costa Rica
Samantha Lettenberger, Thailand
Erin Warner, Costa Rica
WILLIAM & JANICE WARD FAMILY STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Mehre, Netherlands
CURRIE FAMILY FUND IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Brenna Bernards, Spain
William Gerlach, Italy
Erin Lothan, Spain
KEYS TO TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Anton, Spain
Carley Benson, Denmark
Max Lerman, Spain
Hayes Martinez, Spain
RALPH AND ELIZABETH EBBOTT STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Kayla Fenner, Ireland
William Gerlach, Italy
Rachel Janzer, Spain
Annika Johnson, England
Sophie Lackner, Argentina
Lauren Schneiderman, Spain
JULIE AND LANCE MEYEROWICH FUND IN BUSINESS
Chandrea Baster, France
Destiny Jackson, England
Lily Warner, Spain
MARY BETH HARRISON WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP
Erin Lothan, Spain
WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARS
Brenna Bernards, Spain
Kirsten Cappabianca, Norway
Anne Carlson, Ireland
Julia Carncross, Italy
Ally Chubaty, France
Evan Dorschner, Italy
Steven Ginsberg, Spain
Nicholas Goblisch, Spain
Rae Johannessen, Spain
Erin Lothan, Spain
Gonzalo Morales-Erauzquin, Spain
Marissa Rogoff, Italy
Matthew Schneider, Italy
Trevor Stadler, Italy
Katie Ullrich, Netherlands
Ellen Vaillant, Netherlands
Lily Warner, Spain
Olivia Weis, Spain
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION LOIS E. HACK STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Kara Grajkowski, Costa Rica
Sam Kluck, Japan
Bailey Whiting, Ecuador
CERK FAMILY FUND FOR STUDY ABROAD
Catherine Morse, England
CHOU KUO-PING SCHOLARSHIP
Kirby Heck, China
DDEEA GLOBAL SCHOLARS SCHOLARSHIP
Nyagoah Biel, Costa Rica
Katie Chong, Ecuador
Yesica Hernandez, Costa Rica
Camila Hernandez Blanco, Argentina
Virginia Quach, Belize
Kellen Sharp, Argentina
Mia Warren, Belize
DOROTHY E. PAULL FUND
Madison House, Tanzania
GEORGE AND LISA MCREDDIE INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
Lauryn Azu, Cuba
JULIE AND MICHAEL GEREND SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Decker, Netherlands
MADSEN STUDY ABROAD FUND
Mayra Dominguez, Denmark
WISC SCHOLAR TRAVEL GRANT
Vivienne Wooldridge, China
UW GLOBAL GATEWAY FELLOWSHIPS
Jessica Bedtka, Rwanda
Iris Cuevas, Portugal
Nicole Golownia, Italy
Emily Schwanke, New Zealand
Sydney Tang, Singapore
BRYAN DAVIA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Ellen Vaillant, Netherlands
STUDY ABROAD ALUMNI & FRIENDS SCHOLARSHIPS
Karissa Niederkorn Ireland
Sydney Van Frost Hungary
Claire Widmann Kenya
LACIS-NAVE SCHOLARSHIP
Lucas Coury-Ortiz, Argentina
FIGs STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Anna Dugan, Belize
Abigail Janey, Belize
Katherine Koehler, Belize
Lucy Macek, Belize
Monique McCormack, Belize
Mykayla Pena, Belize
Emma Pittman, Belize
Virginia Quach, Belize
Grace Roper, Belize
Jennifer Stoughton, Belize
Mia Warren, Belize
ROTHSCHILD STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Abigail Cripps, England
Marissa Rogoff, Italy
CLAIRE SHAFFER STUDY ABROAD AWARD
Emma Leeper, Italy
GREAT PEOPLE – INTERNATIONAL STUDIES SCHOLARSHIP
Sebastien Karo, Australia
Abigail Schiltz, Washington, D.C.
Morgan Schmitz, France
Kaylie Welch South, Korea
MORTON AND LENA G. WAX SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Decker, Netherlands
IAP GRADUATE & PROFESSIONAL STUDENT STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Andrea Sanchez Vicente, Spain
Adam Schmidt, Germany
STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARS
Leena Abu-Zahra, Spain
Mary Ann Aiken, Ecuador
Rachel Alsbury, Costa Rica
Daisia Ambriz, Spain
Zoe Ashley, Spain
Kierin Barnett, Italy
Chandrea Baster, France
Payton Bastian, Uganda
Brianna Bergman, Italy
Hanna Bondarowicz, Denmark
Taylor Clark, Costa Rica
Hailey Cole, France
Clara Dahl, England
Mae DeChavez, Washington, D.C.
Magnolia Decker, Italy
Leah Dimaggio, Ecuador
Genevieve Drascic, England
Alexus Edwards, Hungary
Alissa Erickson, Spain
Taiwo Famule, Senegal
Anna Gardner, Spain
Cassidy Giese, Netherlands
Maggie Godfrey, Italy
Elise Goldstein, Czech Republic
Reyna Groff, Spain
Xang Hang, Peru
Rebecca Hanks, Uganda
Michael Henry, Spain
Yesica Hernandez, Costa Rica
Camila Hernandez, Blanco Argentina
Kylie Hibbs, Ecuador
Angela Houghtaling, Singapore
Jessie Hwang, England
Anthony Hying, Ecuador
Alexandra Hymanson, South Africa
Destiny Jackson, England
Emily Janicik, Austria
Zachary Johnson, Italy
Kevin Jones, Denmark
Miranda Kapfhammer, Costa Rica
Alexis Kellner, Argentina
Hailey Kerben, Italy
Madeline Kieren, Scotland
Dasha Koenig, Australia
Ella Kowski, Spain
Jessica Kuzniewski, France
Sophie Lackner, Argentina
Elle Leary, Trinidad & Tobago
Megan Leonard, France
Kai Linsenmeyer, Germany
Emily Loehr, Germany
Emma McClure, Ireland
Cierra McCoy, Costa Rica
Isabel Meidl, Netherlands
Alyssa Meurer, Spain
Krista Nagel, Uganda
Abigale Nicholson, Uganda
Gwendolyn Nytes, Peru
Annette Okafor, England
Cynthia Papantonatos, Netherlands
Annie Pasterz, Denmark
Rachel Pomazal, Ecuador
Christiane Ramakrishnan, Costa Rica
Eileen Reetz, Spain
Madeleine Roberts, Spain
Evan Routhier, England
Patricia Ryou, Costa Rica
Georgia Schefelker, Chile
Conner Simon, Ecuador
Joseph Spoden, England
Annabelle Tsao, Singapore
Erik Umhoefer, Thailand
Madelyn Wald, Uganda
Hannah Walleck, France
Julie Warheit, Spain
Lexis Wedell, Uganda
Seline Wiedemer, England
Bethany Zielinski, Ecuador
Story by Steve Barcus