2008 National Scholarship Winners
Every year, Willamette University celebrates a new group of outstanding students who have garnered prestigious national scholarships. This year, we’re celebrating our Sweet 16.
Rositsa Atanasova ’07
Classical Studies
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Graduate Scholarship (Willamette’s first)
[Read more about Rositsa]
Cassandra Farrin ’05
Religious Studies
Fulbright Grant (the most competitive scholarship program in the nation, with Farrin taking one of only 10 grants to study in the UK)
[Read more about Cassandra]
Marco Fiallo ’11
International Studies and Spanish
Kemper Scholarship
(Willamette has had two Kemper Scholars for each of the last three years.)
[Read more about Marco]
Trevor Findley ’06
International Studies
El Pomar Fellowship
[Read more about Trevor]
Paige Folsom ’06
English
Fulbright Grant to Argentina
[Read more about Paige]
Jacquie Grace ’07
Biology
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
(the seventh alumni to take this award in the last four years)
[Read more about Jacquie]
Mika Lim ’11
Undeclared
Kemper Scholarship
(Willamette has had two Kemper Scholars for each of the last three years)
[Read more about Mika]
Jennifer McKenzie ’08
Anthropology and Spanish
Watson Fellowship
[Read more about Jennifer]
Lucas Nebert ’08
Biology and Chemistry
Fulbright Grant to the Netherlands
[Read more about Lucas]
Will Nevius ’09
Politics
Pride Foundation Scholarship (Willamette’s first)
[Read more about Will]
Diana Serrano ’10
German and Sociology
DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst/German Academic Exchange Service; Willamette’s first)
[Read more about Diana]
Collin Siu ’08
Economics and Spanish
Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship
[Read more about Collin]
Tye Sundlee ’08
Economics
Fulbright Grant to Ukraine
[Read more about Tye]
Jacob Swenson ’07
Philosophy
American Graduate Fellowship (Willamette’s first)
[Read more about Jacob]
Jeff Weber ’10
Chemistry and Mathematics
Goldwater Scholarship
[Read more about Jeff]
Sarah Zerzan ’08
Chemistry
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship
[Read more about Sarah]

