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Fellowship & Research Spotlights

Meet our fellowship and scholarship award nominees and featured undergraduate researchers!
KU student Alexa Magstadt

Alexa Magstadt

Goldwater Scholarship Nominee

KU student Emily Ward

Emily Ward

Truman, Marshall, & Rhodes Scholarship Nominee

KU student Kit Savoy

Kit Savoy

Goldwater Scholar

KU student Joseph Hand

Joseph Hand

Goldwater Scholarship Nominee

KU student DaNae Estabine

DaNae Estabine

Truman Scholarship Finalist & Newman Civic Fellow

KU student Cecilia Paranjothi

Cecilia Paranjothi

Goldwater Scholar

KU student Teresa Wright creating a ceramic vase

Teresa Wright

Beinecke Scholarship Nominee

KU student Ally Pruente

Ally Pruente

Udall Scholarship Nominee

photo of Mahala Higginbotham

Mahala Higginbotham

Marshall Scholarship Nominee

photo of Joshua Alston

Joshua Alston

Researcher

photo of Komal Kaur

Komal Kaur

Newman Civic Fellowship and Truman Scholarship Nominee

photo of Nicholas Georgiou

Nicholas Georgiou

Researcher

photo of Geesha Jayasuriya

Geesha Jayasuriya

Researcher

photo of Hailey Shively

Hailey Shively

Researcher

photo of Molly Masalskis

Molly Masalskis

Researcher

photo of Ian Shire

Ian Shire

Researcher

photo of Madelynn Guistwite

Madelynn Guistwite

Researcher

photo of Erin Rockers

Erin Rockers

Researcher

photo of Kai Smith

Kai Smith

2025 Goldwater Scholarship Nominee

photo of Charlie Johnson

Charlie Johnson

2025 CEIP James Gaither Junior Fellow and Critical Language Scholar

photo of Allison Muzzy

Allison Muzzy

Truman Scholarship and Beinecke Scholarship Nominee

photo of Sophia Nguyen

Sophia Nguyen

Researcher

photo of Ariana Siddique

Ariana Siddique

Researcher

photo of Rachael Hampton

Rachael Hampton

Researcher

photo of Mason Thieu

Mason Thieu

Researcher

photo of Jenna Barnes

Jenna Barnes

Researcher

photo of Sasha Sandoval-Williams

Sasha Sandoval-Williams

Researcher

photo of Elizabeth Dinh

Elizabeth Dinh

Rhodes, Marshall, and Knight-Hennessy Scholarship Nominee

photo of Ava Zatloukal

Ava Zatloukal

Researcher

photo of Zander Semrau

Zander Semrau

Researcher

photo of Emme Schatz

Emme Schatz

Marshall and Gates Cambridge Scholarship Nominee

photo of George LaHood

George LaHood

Researcher

photo of Aimee Cummings

Aimee Cummings

Researcher

Photo of Christian Decker

Christian Decker

Researcher

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