Recent Georgetown College Fulbright Scholars
Jordan
Yeager, Sarah Sebastian, and Brittany Pappas
Spain, Hong Kong, and Germany, 2007-08.
Jordan, Sarah, and Brittany all graduated in May of 2007.
Jordan, a Spanish major with secondary education
certification, is teaching English to students in Spain;
Sarah, a biology major, is serving as an English Teaching
Assistant in Hong Kong; Brittany, a double major in
Economics and German, is an English Teaching Assistant
in Germany.
Katie
Dale and Melinda Hall
South Korea, 2006-07. Katie and Melinda both graduated in May 2006. Katie is a double major in English and Communications; Melinda is an English major with minors in Economics and History. They both served as Fulbright Teaching Assistants in South Korea. Melinda is currently a graduate student at Princeton Theological Seminary; Katie works in Cincinnati, OH.
Michael
Puglisi
Germany, 2005--2006. Mike graduated in May, 2005, with a double major in history and political science and a minor in German. He enrolled in the Patterson School of Diplomacy at University of Kentucky during his senior year, and he worked on his Masters thesis during his year serving as a Fulbright Teaching Assistant in Germany.
Emily
Brandon
Belgium, 2004--2005. Emily graduated in 2003 with a double major in English and Philosophy. She spent a year teaching English to students in Belgium while also taking classes and investigating the cultural context of Belgium. She returned to Belgium to complete her Masters degree. Emily has recently accepted the position of Director of International Programs at Georgetown College.
Will
Bevins
South Korea, 2003-2004. Will graduated in 2003 with a double major in English and European Studies as well as a minor in Classics. He spent a year teaching English to Korean students while also working to further his own studies of the Korean language. Will is currently a graduate student in History at the University of Colorado, and he serves as a curriculum instructor for the Fulbright Teaching Assistant program.
Bart
Brown
India, 2001-2002. Bart, a 2001 graduate with a major in chemistry, spent a year studying creative approaches to renewable energy resources in India. He left for India in September of 2001, but the unrest following the events of 9/11 led the Fulbright Foundation to bring the Fulbright Scholars home until a measure of calm could return to the area. Undaunted, Bart returned to India and completed his studies. He has recently graduated from law school at the University of California/Berkeley. He is currently a public defender in San Francisco, California.
Ben
Crace
Qatar, 1999-2000. Ben, a 1999 graduate with a triple major in English, religion, and philosophy, studied the ways in which Arabic high school students are taught English language skills, and the degree to which the culture of English-speaking nations is taught with the language skills. He and his wife Amy and son Isaiah are currently living in Qatar, where he teaches English at the university.
Brad
Stone
Spain, 1998-99. Brad, a 1998 graduate with a double major in philosophy and modern languages, studied the Spanish philosopher Unamuno, who was the subject of Brad's honors thesis. He is giving updates on his research on his web site-- http://members.tripod.com/~sofiaphile . Brad completed his Ph.D. in philosophy at University of Memphis, and he is now a member of the faculty of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. His paper, "Violence, Cruelty and Language in Levinas and Rorty," was presented at the 1999 Levinas Conference at Emory University and published in the conference proceedings.</>
Rhyan
Conyers
South Korea, 1997-98 Rhyan, an American Studies and history major, was given a grant to teach English in Korean schools. He elected not to take the grant in order to pursue a graduate degree at Vanderbilt University. Rhyan now holds an M.A. from Vanderbilt, and he has taken an administrative position at Georgetown College, where he is director of the financial aid office.
Noah
Cooksey
South Korea, 1996-1997. Noah, who majored in English, spent a year teaching English in Korea. He enjoyed the experience so much that he extended his grant for an additional six months. Noah is currently teaching English in the Jefferson County public school system.
Bev
Wafford
France, 1993-94. Bev, a French major, spent a year on a teaching assistantship in France. She is currently living in Georgia, where she is a happy stay-at-home mother.
Elizabeth
Mechelle Langston
Jordan, 1992-93. Elizabeth (also known as Mechelle), a political science and history major, spent a year studying Arabic language and culture. She completed her Ph.D. in political science at the University of Kentucky in 2005. During her doctoral studies, she often returned to the Middle East, and she wrote her dissertation on parliamentary elections in Yeman and Jordan. She is currently teaching and administering a study-abroad program in Muscat, Oman.
Chris
Schimmoeller
India, 1991-92. Chris, an English major, studied the interrelationship between women, caste system status, and attitudes toward the environment. Chris is currently an environmental activist in Kentucky, where she is a past director of Kentucky Heartwood.
Mark
Thomas
Singapore, 1990-91. Mark, who was a triple major in English, religion, and philosophy, studied eastern religious philosophies. Mark has completed a Ph.D. in philosophy at Rice University. He now teaches philosophy at Blinn College in Texas.
In addition, several Georgetown College students have made it past the first round of selection and were recommended for grants, though they did not in the end receive the grants. These students applied to programs in Singapore, Spain, Australia, France, New Zealand, and Malawi.
