Lewis & Clark students continue to receive awards

Lewis & Clark students continue to garner impressive honors. See a feature on the L&C website about:

• Brad Elkins '10 and his internship at the German Defense Ministry,
• Ben Brysacz '09 and his internship at the Public Service Academy,
• Marie Lafortune '10 and her Goldwater Scholarship,
• Megan Mills-Novoa '09 and her Emerson Fellowship, and
• Katie Walter '09 and her Fulbright Research Fellowship.

In addition to Katie, Nicholas D. Kaufmann '09 also received a Fulbright Research Fellowship to conduct work in Japan. Emma K. Smith '08 is an alternate fellow who hopes to travel to Colombia.

Adding to yet another year of great Fulbright success, Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Awards have been given to James B. Cotton '08 (Indonesia), Mary E. Davis '09 (Germany), Peter A. Seilheimer '09 (Austria). Stacy L. Brownhill '09(Indonesia) and Andrew M. Burke '09 (Argentina) are alternates.

Isaac Holeman '09 has been named a Compton Mentor Fellow. Issac will spend next year in Malawi. Prof. Eban Goodstein says that Isaac "will develop, test and apply software systems enabling rural health workers to enter medical records from remote locations via cell phones into a central database." According to the Compton Foundation website:

In selecting Compton Fellows, the Foundation seeks individuals who demonstrate imagination, intelligence, integrity, and leadership. Fellows are self-starters, who show promise of creative achievement, and a commitment to compassionate and effective participation in the world community. A candidate's academic record, while not of primary importance, is also considered, along with extracurricular activities that reflect both initiative and dedication. The Foundation seeks individuals who strive to be thoughtful agents of change, and find the task of charting their own learning paths exciting rather than confounding.

The Compton Fellowships provide $36,000 to fellows for a year's work of their own design. Again according to Prof. Goodstein, "Isaac's project is extremely innovative and will help launch him on what we all know will be an extraordinary career in public health."