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1973-present
 FYI, you don't have to be at an Ivy League school to apply for
and receive a national fellowship or scholarship. Villanova students, like students
from schools of every stripe, have had great success in these competitions. Since
1993, 520 Villanova students have applied for national fellowships. Of those, 139
advanced to finalist status and 75 received awards. Don't underestimate yourself — receiving
an award is not out of the question. The following students have done it. If you'd
like to know about them, talk to them, or review their applications, come to the
the office (SAC 138).
Rhodes
32 scholarships nationwide/approx. 1000 candidates/nominated by 310 institutions
| Carlton Young (Finalist) |
1983 |
Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine |
Medicine |
| Jane Ashton (Finalist) |
1985 |
- |
- |
| Nnenna Lynch |
1992 |
Oxford |
Sociology |
| Lynne Curry (Finalist) |
1993 |
Johns Hopkins University |
Medicine/Public Health (MD/MPH
program) |
| Rebecca Spies |
1995 |
Oxford |
Medicine/Public Health |
| Stephen Frein (Finalist) |
1997 |
- |
Psychology; Systems Analyst,
Dept. of Defense |
| Regina Speicher (Finalist) |
1999 |
Univ. of Connecticut |
PhD in Mathematics |
| David Quinn (Finalist) |
2002 |
Pembroke College,
Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Mechanical Engineering |
| John Dawson (Finalist) |
2002 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Chemical Engineering |
| Peter Klimas (Finalist) |
2003 |
Stanford University |
Computer Engineering |
| Ryan Costella (Finalist) |
2004 |
Cambridge University |
Chinese Studies |
| Nicholas Falco (Finalist) |
2004 |
Villanova University |
Theater |
| Tom Grace (Finalist) |
2004 |
University of Maryland Law |
Law |
| Bruce O'Neill (Finalist) |
2004 |
London School of
Economics/Stanford University |
Comparative Social Policy |
| Krista Pietrangelo
(Finalist) |
2004 |
George Washington University |
Comparative Social Policy |
| Morgan Jones (Finalist) |
2006 |
|
Immunology and Cancer
Research |
Marshall
40 scholarships /approx. 1200 candidates nationwide
| Linda Kerrigan (Finalist) |
1973 |
- |
- |
| Michele Rossi (Finalist) |
1994 |
Univ. California, Berkeley |
Sociology |
| Jonathan Klick (Finalist) |
1997 |
- |
Economics |
| Calista Harden (Finalist) |
1998 |
- |
Communications; Thomas L. Conlan
Educational Foundation |
| John Dawson (Finalist) |
2003 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Chemical Engineering |
| Kristen Carey (Finalist) |
2005 |
Harvard Medical College |
Biology, Philosophy, Honors |
| Diane Coffey (Finalist) |
2006 |
|
Development Studies and
Education |
Fulbright
960 grants awarded/4,501 candidates/140 nations
| Donna Collins |
1976 |
Romania |
- |
| Robert Ackerman
(Alternate) |
1983 |
Chile |
Economics |
| Robert Zampetti |
1984 |
France |
Teaching |
| Michele Gaudrault |
1985 |
Columbia |
Ecology |
| Melinda Bedics (Finalist) |
1987 |
- |
- |
| Ilene Lund (Finalist) |
1987 |
Denmark |
Law |
| Peter Warnek |
1990 |
Germany |
Philosophy |
| Anthony Giacchino |
1992 |
Germany |
History |
| Anne Marie Ryan |
1992 |
Ireland |
Irish Studies |
| Brian Katulis |
1994 |
Egypt/Jordan |
Law |
| Lisa Price (Finalist) |
1994 |
Spain |
Linguistics |
| Hortensia Otalvaro
(Final.) |
1994 |
France |
Teaching Assistantship; Yale
Divinity Schoo |
| Claudia Muro |
1995 |
France; Yale Divinity school |
Teaching Assistantship |
| Hassam Shaaban (Finalist) |
1995 |
United Arab Emirates |
Law |
| Deborah Boardman |
1996 |
Jordan |
Economics |
| Gina Buonoguro |
1996 |
Canada |
Comparative Literature; Univ.
British Columbia |
| Shawn Baxter |
1997 |
Germany |
Teaching Assistantship |
| Ann Gavaghan |
1997 |
Taiwan |
Internship: Social Policy |
| Jennifer Gosetti
(Alternate) |
1997 |
Germany |
Philosophy; Villanova University
PhD program |
| Jeremy Keenan |
1997 |
Germany (Max Planck Institute) |
Biology; NYU Medical School |
| Michael Kennedy
(Finalist) |
1997 |
European Union |
European Studies; Irish Peace
Institute |
| Elizabeth Leyne |
1997 |
Jordan |
Political Science |
| Theodore George |
1998 |
Germany |
Philosophy; Villanova Univ. PhD
program |
| Elizabeth Pollitt |
1998 |
Germany |
Economic Development |
| Faahud Yafai |
1998 |
Oman |
Public Health; Temple Medical
School |
| Joseph Desiderio |
1998 |
Egypt |
Political Science/Public
Policy |
| Michele Nicoletta
(Finalist) |
1998 |
Italy |
Economics |
| Nathan Smith (Finalist) |
1998 |
France |
Philosophy; Vanderbilt
University |
| Isis Misdary (Finalist) |
1999 |
Egypt |
Theatre Art; NYC directing
fellowship |
| Sarah Donovan (Finalist) |
2000 |
France |
Philosophy |
| John Patrick Dougherty |
2000 |
England |
Bioscience/Business; MSC in
Technology Management at University of Manchester |
| Carla Carvalho '97 |
2000 |
Mexico |
Public Health |
| Christopher Ferrero
(Altern.) |
2001 |
Lithuania |
International Relations;
Georgetown University |
| Daniel Puskar
(Alternate) |
2001 |
Zimbabwe/Botswana |
South African
History/Anthropology; University of Michigan |
| David Quinn
(declined) |
2002 |
England |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Andrea DiPaola
(finalist) |
2002 |
Spain |
Spanish Language &
Education |
| Michael Brogan |
2003 |
Belgium |
Philosophy |
| Isis Misdary |
2003 |
Egypt |
Theater |
| Caitlin Fouratt |
2004 |
Costa Rica |
Latin American Studies |
| Ryan MacMaster |
2004 |
Jordan |
Political Science |
| Erin Colleran |
2004 |
France |
Teaching Assistanship |
| Ryan Costella
(declined) |
2004 |
China |
East Asian Languages and
Literature |
| Bruce O'Neill
(Alternate) |
2004 |
Hungary |
Sociology |
| Kristen Carey (Finalist) |
2005 |
Ireland |
Medical Ethics |
| Imran Punekar |
2005 |
United Arab Emirates |
Medical Ethics |
| Lindsay Shoff (Finalist) |
2005 |
Australia |
Communications |
| Daniel Greenspan |
2005 |
Denmark |
Philosophy |
| Bruce O'Neill |
2006 |
Romania |
Sociology |
| Odessa Fernandes |
2006 |
England |
Accounting |
| Samer Budeir |
2006 |
United Arab Emirates |
Economics |
| Jessica Olownia (Finalist) |
2006 |
England |
Engineering |
| Mattei Radu (Finalist) |
2006 |
European Union |
Law |
| Jaclyn Farwell |
2007 |
South Korea |
English Teaching
Assistantship |
Gates Cambridge
50 American scholarships
| David Quinn |
2002 |
Cambridge--Pembroke |
Law |
| Caitlin Fouratt (Finalist) |
2004 |
|
Latin American Studies |
| Daniel DiCenso |
2005 |
Cambridge |
Music |
| Nicholas O'Donoughue
(Finalist) |
2006 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Computer Engineering |
| Jeffrey Schubert
(Finalist) |
2006 |
Cornell |
Chemistry |
| Bryan Zimdahl (Finalist) |
2007 |
Duke University |
Biology |
Truman
77 scholarships/590 candidates nominated by 287 colleges/universities nationwide
| Lisa Colautti |
1984 |
|
Law |
| Darryl Ford (Finalist) |
1985 |
|
Educational Administration;
University of Chicago |
| Jamey Thiel (Alternate) |
1989 |
|
Nursing |
| Laura Stevens (Finalist) |
1989 |
|
British Literature |
| Anson Asbury |
1990 |
|
Law |
| Durriya Doctor (Finlst) |
1992 |
|
Mathematics; Instructor, US
Navy |
| Lynn Curry |
1993 |
|
Medicine; MD/MPH at Johns
Hopkins |
| Ana Smith (Finalist) |
1995 |
|
Medical Ethics; Rice University
PhD; professor at Rice |
| Ann Gavaghan |
1996 |
|
Law/Public Health; Taiwan Public
Health Internship |
| Michael Rinaldi (Finalst) |
1998 |
|
Law/Political Science; University
of Pennsylvania Law School |
| Sonul Mehta (Finalist) |
2003 |
|
Public Health; Medical
Malpractice Reform |
| Bruce O'Neill (Finalist) |
2003 |
|
Law/Political Philosophy and
Ethics; Section 8 Housing Reform |
| Krista Pietrangelo
(Finalist) |
2003 |
|
Social Work; Minimum Wage
Indexing |
| Nicholas Bouknight (Finalist) |
2004 |
|
Workers' Compensation Reform in
California |
| Stephanie Doyle (Finalist) |
2004 |
|
Sexual Assault Awareness Curriculum |
| Diane Coffey |
2005 |
|
Development Studies: Revising the
Millennium Challenge Account |
| Thomas Emerson (Finalist) |
2005 |
|
Education: Standardized Testing
Reform |
| Sarah Blanchard (Finalist) |
2007 |
|
Education Reform |
| Katrine Herrick (Finalist) |
2007 |
|
Predatory
Lending |
Goldwater
309 scholarships/1155 candidates nationwide
| Susan Ptak |
1995 |
|
Population Genetics |
| Theresa Ladrigan |
1997 |
|
Biology |
| Frederick Hankins |
1998 |
|
Physics/Mathematical
Sciences |
| Elizabeth McIlmoyle |
1999 |
|
Biology |
| John Bochanski |
2001 |
|
Astronomy |
| Lisa Winter |
2002 |
|
Astronomy |
| Heidi Shimp |
2002 |
|
Chemistry |
| Sarah Banas |
2003 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
| Michael Schmidt |
2003 |
|
Biology/Computing Science |
| Joleen Miller |
2003 |
|
Astronomy |
| Gregory Riviello (Honorable
Mention) |
2004 |
|
Chemistry |
| Morgan Jones |
2005 |
|
Biology |
| Robert Zellem (Honorable
Mention) |
2006/2007 |
|
Astronomy/Astrophysics |
| Haig Norian |
2007 |
|
Electrical
Engineering |
National Science Foundation Grants
900 fellowships awarded/6,556 candidates nationwide
| Robert Meier |
1981 |
- |
Electrical Engineering |
| John DiLullo |
1988 |
- |
Electrical Engineering |
| Sean Carroll |
1988 |
Harvard |
Astrophysics |
| Monica McDermott |
1993 |
Harvard |
Sociology |
| Amy Fleischer |
1995 |
U. Minnesota |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Mary Kate Alexander
(Declined) |
1996 |
Princeton |
Molecular Biology |
| Rebecca Joyce |
1996 |
Rutgers |
Sociology |
| Susan Ptak (Declined) |
1996 |
Stanford |
Population Genetics |
| Andrew Mehle |
1998 |
Harvard |
Virology; medical school |
Kenneth Cavanaugh
'97
(Honorable Mention) |
1998 |
U.C. San Diego |
Bioengineering |
Merritt Turetsky
'97
(Honorable Mention) |
1998 |
University of Alberta |
Ecology |
| Eric Batchelor |
1999 |
U. Penn |
Physics |
James Hogan
(Honorable
Mention) |
1999 |
Notre Dame |
Life Science |
| Elizabeth Moyer |
2001 |
U. Maryland |
Electrical Engineering |
Brian Hermann
(Honorable
Mention) |
2001 |
|
Biology |
| David Quinn (Honorable
Mention) |
2002 |
Pembroke College, Cambridge |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Vincent Costanzo ('01)
(Honorable Mention) |
2002 |
MIT |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Nathan Stoddard ('99)
(Honorable Mention) |
2002 |
North Carolina State Univ. |
Materials Science |
| John Paul Yantosh (Honorable
Mention) |
2003 |
U Penn |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Lisa Marie Winter (Honorable
Mention) |
2003 |
University of Maryland |
Astrophysics |
| Susan Mary Natali ('91) |
2004 |
|
Ecology |
| David Quinn ('02) |
2004 |
MIT |
Mechanical Engineering |
| John Dawson ('03) |
2004 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Chemical Engineering |
| Sarah Banas (Honorable Mention) |
2004 |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
| Joleen Miller (Honorable
Mention) |
2004 |
|
Astronomy |
| Matt Reudink (M.S. '04)
(Honorable Mendtion) |
2004 |
|
Biology |
| Kathleen Halcovage (Honorable
Mention) |
2005 |
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Civil Engineering |
| Kelly C. Doyle |
2006 |
|
Environmental Engineering |
| Frank Lagor (Honorable
Mention) |
2006 |
|
Mechanical
Engineering |
National Defense Science and Engineering Fellowship
32 scholarships nationwide/approx. 1000 candidates/nominated by 310 institutions
| Sarah Banas |
2004 |
Cambridge |
Mechanical Engineering |
| David Quinn |
2004 |
MIT |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Nicholas O'Donoughue |
2007 |
Carnegie Mellon |
Electrical and Computer
Engineering |
Howard Hughes
Approximately 80 grants/1,100 candidates nationwide
| Mary Kate Alexander |
1996 |
Princeton |
Molecular Biology |
| Susan Ptak |
1996 |
Stanford |
Population
Genetics |
Ford Predoctoral Fellowship
60 pre-doctoral fellowships
Marcia Dawkins
(Honorable
Mention) |
1998 |
New York University |
Communications, MA in Humanities
in Social Thought |
| Isis Misdary (Declined) |
1999 |
- |
Theatre Arts; NYC directing
fellowship |
Tina Enhoffer
(Honorable
Mention) |
2000 |
Princeton |
Medieval History |
| Shatema Threadcraft |
2003 |
|
Philosophy |
Jacob Javits
112 fellowships for students entering grad school; 285 for students currently enrolled in grad school
| Michele Rossi '94 |
1998 |
UC Berkley |
Sociology |
| Tina Enhoffer |
2000 |
Princeton |
Medieval History |
| Daniel Puskar |
2001 |
U. Michigan |
Anthropology/History |
Mellon
85 fellowships nationwide/800 applicants
| Christopher Eagle |
2000 |
U.C. Berkley |
English Literature |
Tina Enhoffer
(Finalist;
withdrew) |
2000 |
Princeton |
Medieval
History |
Udall
75 scholarships/400 nominated nationwide
| Merritt Turetsky
(Alternate) |
1996 |
University of Alberta |
Ecology |
| Kelly Doyle |
2005 |
|
Environmental Studies |
| Emily Brault (Honorable
Mention) |
2007 |
|
Biology/Environmental
Science |
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
1,100 scholarships nationwide
| Michael Kennedy ('97) |
2001 |
Irish Peace Institute |
European Union |
| Matthew Norton |
2001 |
Bradford University, England |
Peace Studies |
| John Whitmire (alternate) |
2001 |
New Zealand |
Philosophy; Villanova Ph.D.
program |
| John Whitmire |
2002 |
New Zealand |
Philosophy; Villanova Ph.D.
program |
James Madison Fellowship
56 American scholarships
| Kathleen Fitzpatrick |
2002 |
Villanova University |
Education (American History)
|
William J. Mcgowan Scholarship
| Alex Cohen |
2003 |
- |
Marketing |
PHI Kappa PHI Graduate Fellowships
| Kerry Whittemore |
2003 |
- |
Biology |
| Kristen Carey |
2005 |
Harvard Medical College |
Biology, Philosophy, Honors |
| Frank Lagor |
2006 |
University of Pennsylvania |
Mechanical Engineering |
Study Abroad Scholarships
| Tracy Chan |
2005 |
University of Stirling |
Stirling, Scotland |
| Lauren Chiarello |
2005 |
Umbra Institute |
Perugia, Italy |
| Bradley Eash |
2005 |
Umbra Institute |
Perugia, Italy |
| Marisa Akson |
2006 |
Accademia Italiana |
Florence, Italy |
| Laura Bumiller |
2006 |
Fundacion Ortega y Gassett |
Florence, Italy |
| Amanda Roselli |
2006 |
Queen Mary University |
London, England |
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