2015 Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors
The Fulbright U.S. Student Alumni Ambassador Program was established in 2008 to identify, train and engage a select group of approximately 15 Fulbright U.S. Student Program alumni each year to serve as representatives, recruiters and spokespersons for the Fulbright Program. They are selected annually through recommendations from Fulbright Commissions and U.S. Embassy staff, area managers, the Fulbright Student Program Outreach Division and are approved by the sponsor of the Fulbright Program, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors come from an array of different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, states, fields of study, institutions; they have participated in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in all world areas.
Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors represent the program's rich diversity and play a key role in increasing knowledge about Fulbright opportunities. They provide testimonials about their Fulbright experiences at conferences and campus presentations and offer application tips in written articles, video and podcast interviews, webinars and at special events throughout the United States. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program relies on the Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors to mentor potential applicants, sharing what a Fulbright grant is really like, along with how to address the challenges of living abroad successfully and how best to meet the Fulbright Program's ultimate goal—to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries.
Derrell Acon
Fulbright U.S. Student in Voice
Italy, 2013-2014
Christina Aguila
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Indonesia, 2013-2014
Joanie Andruss
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Montenegro, 2013-2014
Julie Baer
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Malaysia, 2011-2012
Taylor Bernard
Fulbright U.S. Student in International Relations
Costa Rica, 2012-2013
Tiffany Burd
Fulbright U.S. Student in Public Health
South Africa, 2013-2014
Amaka Cypriana Uzoh
Fulbright U.S. Student in Public Health
Brazil, 2012-2013
Megan Echols
Fulbright U.S. Student in Urban Development & Planning
Colombia, 2013-2014
Bryan Furman
Fulbright U.S. Student in International Relations Tajikistan, 2013-2014
Radhameris Gomez Gabriel
Fulbright U.S. Student in Engineering
Spain, 2013-2014
Stephanie Herzog
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Romania, 2012-2013
Senay Kahsay
Fulbright U.S. Student in Business
Ethiopia, 2013-2014
Patrick Kramer
Fulbright U.S. Student in Chemistry
Singapore, 2013-2014
Kristine Lin
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
South Korea, 2013-2014
Joshua Martin
Fulbright Public Policy Fellow Cote d’Ivoire, 2012-2013
Larena Nellies-Ortiz
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Germany, 2013-2014
Ilana Robbins Gross
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Brazil, 2012-2013
Armaan Siddiqi
Fulbright U.S. Student in Anthropology
Morocco, 2011-2012
Allie D. Surina
Fulbright U.S. Student in Education
China, 2012-2013
Nathaniel Taylor
Fulbright U.S. Student in Engineering
South Korea, 2013-2014