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Pitzer College Scholars
Setting the Standard for Academic Excellence
Pitzer’s curriculum combines the best qualities of both tradition
and innovation. We offer serious scholarship firmly grounded in
the liberal arts tradition of learning and intellectual debate.
Pitzer also fosters a creative environment that supports and enhances
a student’s interests, aspirations and ability to perform.
This combination prepares our students for the demands they will
encounter in today’s complex and independent world. Students
are afforded an exceptional learning experience that extends beyond
the traditional pursuit of knowledge. Not merely collectors and
keepers of knowledge, Pitzer students apply what they have learned
to help solve the problems of humankind and the world.
From 2001-2007, Pitzer students were awarded:
- Forty-nine Fulbright Scholarships
- Two Freeman Asia Fellowships
- Four Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Four Watson Fellowships
- Five Coro Fellowships
- Two American Sociological Association Minority Fellows
- Three Kemper Scholarships
- Three McNair Scholarships
- One Truman Fellowship
- One Princeton in Asia Teaching Fellowship
- One Udall Fellowship
- One Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award
- One Jack Kemp Cooke Foundation Graduate Fellowship
- Two teaching/study grants awarded by the French Government
- One Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
- One Union Semester Fellowship
- One Pearson Teacher Fellowship
- One ATHGO Intern
- One IEA Internship
- One PPIA Fellowship
2007 National Award Winners
Numerous Pitzer College students have won prestigious scholarships and fellowships this year. Our students enjoy a strong tradition of earning highly competitive national awards as a result of their high scholarship, close faculty-student relationships, service learning, community service experiences and participation on Pitzer study abroad programs. To learn more about scholarship and fellowship opportunities, click here.
Fulbright | Watson | Coro | Kemper | Princeton in Asia | Pearson | McNair | Gilman | Union Semester | USA Freedom Corps
Fulbright Scholars 2007 |
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Andrew Bartnof '07 has been awarded a Fulbright teaching assistantship in Indonesia. Andrew is a double major in English & World Literature and philosophy and has studied on the Pitzer in China program as a sophomore and then on an exchange with the University of Koblenz-Landau in Germany during his junior year. |
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Lauren Birnbryer '07 has also been awarded a teaching assistantship in Indonesia. Lauren, a double major in psychology and sociology, has studied on the Pitzer in Ecuador Intensive Language and Culture program. |
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Anita Desikan '07 a double major in Biology and Psychology, has won a teaching Fulbright to Malaysia. She studied on the Pitzer exchange program in Turkey. |
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Morgana Matus '07 has been awarded a research Fulbright to Norway, Pitzer's first ever nominee/winner for Norway. Morgana is an Environmental Studies major and Religious Studies Minor Proposal is “Gods and Fjords: religion and environmental stewardship in Norway.” She studied on the Pitzer in Costa Rica program. |
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Patrick Miller '07 has been awarded Pitzer's first-ever research Fulbright to Japan. His research proposal is titled "A Good Clean Fight: Japanese Brazilians and Identity Formation via Sport." Patrick has studied abroad in Japan. |
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David Saetang '07, an English and World Literature major, has been awarded a teaching assistantship in Korea. David studied language and culture in Pitzer's summer program in Japan. |
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Lexi Spencer-Notabartolo '07 has been awarded a research Fulbright to Georgia. Lexi studied on the Pitzer in Italy program in Spring 2005. A Political Studies major, Lexi will be researching the formation of public opinion of international organizations, specifically NATO. |
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Jonathan Tigeri '06 has been awarded a research Fulbright to El Salvador. Jonathan studied on the Pitzer in Italy program in Fall 2004. During the 2006-07 academic year, Jonathan was a Post Baccalaureate Urban Fellow at the College. |
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In addition to these Fulbrights, Daphne Churchill, whose self-designed major is in Urban Intercultural Studies, has been awarded a French Ministry of Education award for 2007-8. This award is secured through the Fulbright competition but administered by the French government. Daphne studied abroad in Touraine, France, and developed a strong interest in multicultural education. Daphne has been assigned to Corsica for the 2007-8 academic year. |
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| Watson Fellowship |
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Matt Herceg '07, a Media Studies major, is one of only fifty college seniors nationwide to receive the prestigious Watson Fellowship, which funds a year of travel and independent inquiry. His project’s title is "Film and Football Mythopoeia: Capturing/Creating the Beautiful Game." Matt is Pitzer’s twenty-sixth Watson Fellow and this is the fourth consecutive year a Pitzer student has earned a Watson. more> |
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| Coro Fellowship |
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Nick Kislinger '07 created the Dining with Democracy lecture series designed to bring today's leaders to Pitzer. As a student representative on the development committee of Pitzer's Board of Trustees, the founder of the Prison SMART Program at Afflerbaugh/Page Juvenile Camp, and the recipient of the Kallick Community Service Award, he looks forward to building upon his skills with a career in public services during his Coro fellowship. more> |
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| Kemper Scholar |
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Ben Rubin '10 is the College's fourth student to be named a Kemper Scholar. The program is designed to encourage outstanding liberal arts college students to prepare for careers in business. The program includes scholarships, meetings with business leaders and two paid summer internships. more> |
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| Princeton in Asia Teaching Fellowship |
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Matt Berry '07 has been awarded a Princeton-in-Asia Teaching Fellowship to Thailand (Phag Nga) from Princeton University. Berry is one of 80 fellows awarded nationally in 2007 by Princeton University to research posts, schools, NGOS and businesses in fifteen Asian countries. Berry, who designed his own major in politics and community development, is the second Pitzer student to receive this award. more> |
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| Pearson Teaching Fellowship |
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Linda Luna ’07 has been selected as a Pearson Teacher Fellow. She is among a select group of graduating seniors to become one of just twenty-four Fellows across the United States. Through the Pearson Teachiner Fellowship, a unique partnership between Jumpstart and Pearson, Luna will be teaching preschoolers from low-income communities in New York City. more> |
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| McNair Scholarship |
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McNair scholars Sara Hinojos '08 and Randy Gomez '08 are both double majors with Sara majoring in sociology and Chicano Studies and Randy iin sociology and art. The scholarship award includes a six-week summer session at Claremont Graduate University and a stipend. more> |
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| Bejamin A Gilman International Scholarship |
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Lolly Beck Pancer '08 and Springsong Cooper '09 have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for Fall 2007. Beck Pancer, a self-designed major in global health and social justice, will pursue the School for International Training (SIT) program on Public Health and Community Welfare in Salvador, Brazil. Cooper, International and Intercultural Studies major, will study on the Pitzer in Darjeeling-Nepali Studies program in Kalimpong, India. more> |
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| Union Semester Fellowship |
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Jamilah King '07, a double major in English and World Literature, has been awarded a Union Semester Fellowship from City College of New York. Union Semester is an intensive academic program for both undergraduate and graduate students. more> |
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| USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Service Award |
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Hannah Locke '07, a psychology major, received a USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Service Award in April from President Bush in front of Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport. Locke was selected in recognition of her high level of service in the Jumpstart program. more> |
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2006 Scholars
Fulbright Scholars
In 2006, fourteen Pitzer students and three alums were awarded Fulbright grants to continue in their fields of study — Biana Barragan to South Korea; Kathleen Brooks to Bosnia-Herzegovina; Chris Burwick to Germany; Rainbow Chung to China; Sabrina Dence to Panama; Traci Kutaka to South Korea; Patrick Leue to Venezuela; Blair McGregor to South Korea; Alex Page to South Korea; Raumene Rahatzad to Azerbaijan; Casey Scieszka to Mali; Kate Sherwood to Thailand; Katrina Sitar to Moldova; Michelle Swanson Lightfoot to Spain, alums Pauline J. Yao '92 to China, Yvonne Hong ’05 to Turkey; Veronica Briggs ’02 to Indonesia.
Truman Scholar
Jake Heller '07, a double major in Political Studies and Economics, was the second-ever recipient of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship at Pitzer College.
Coro Fellow
Nancy Castillo '05 was awarded a Coro Fellowship. Castillo was also a Fulbright recipient in 2005.
Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar
Dan Bendett '06 was awarded the Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship to China.
Kemper Scholar
Sandra Gonzalez ’09 was awarded a Kemper Scholarship. Kemper Scholars receive annual scholarships during the sophomore, junior and senior years of college. They also receive stipends for work in major nonprofit organizations in Chicago during the summer following the sophomore year.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship
Garett Staley ’06 was awarded the Jack Kent Cooke Fountation Graduate Scholarship for graduate school. The scholarship, which pays up to $50,000 per student per year of study, covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen.
2005 Scholars
Fulbright Scholars
In 2005, nine Pitzer College students and one alum were awarded Fulbright grants to continue in their fields of study — Nancy Castillo to Ecuador; Jennie Gubner to Argentina; Leanne Stein to South Korea; Shoni Blitstein to South Korea; Annalily Charles, Taiwan; Sebastian Dettman, Indonesia; Oceana Lambert-Egan to Malaysia; Lisa Okamoto to Spain; Susannah Welch to Andorra; and alum David H. Wells.
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Jennie Gubner '05 was named a Thomas J. Watson Fellow for 2005-2006. Her project’s title is “Searching for the Souls of Tango: A Violinist’s Journey” and will take her to countries in South America and Western, Eastern and Northern Europe.
ATHGO Internship
Blake Russell '05 was named Alliance Toward Harnessing Global Opportunities (ATHGO) Intern
McNair Scholarship
Juan Alvarez '06 was awarded a scholarship by the McNair Scholars Program.
PPIA Fellowship
Rebecca Takahashi ’06 was named Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow (PPIA). She will participate in a seven-week program of intensive economics and policy analysis classes at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, which serves as preparatory coursework for graduate studies.
IEA Internship
Sarah Hersh ’05 was awarded a summer internship to work at the Institute of European Affairs (IEA) in Dublin, Ireland, the only one givenby the European Union Center of California.
Kemper Scholars
Jackeline Martinez ’09 and Mauricio Pantoja ’09 were selected as Kemper Scholars. Martinez and Pantoja will receive annual scholarships during their sophomore, junior and senior years of college and will also receive stipends for work in major nonprofit organizations in Chicago next summer following their sophomore year.
The Office of Admission is located in Pitzer Hall,
just south of the Gold Student Center.
Phone: 909-621-8129
Fax: 909-621-8770
email: admission@pitzer.edu
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