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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville today announced that 11 recent graduates have won Fulbright scholarships and 11 scholars have earned other prominent international awards. All of the scholars are from Kentucky.

“This is certainly exciting news for our institution,” said UofL President Neeli Bendapudi. “But what’s even more important, these prestigious awards are a perfect example of how our campus community puts students first. If you read the web page profiles on these award-winning scholars, you will see many examples of how our faculty, staff and administrators have inspired and mentored students on their academic journey. That’s something that really sets UofL apart from other institutions.”

Louisvillian Karen Udoh, who earned a Fulbright to conduct research in Greece, said UofL’s culture supports students who seek academia’s top awards.

“UofL introduced me to research opportunities,” Udoh said. “Being in the honors program—they let you know what opportunities you can pursue. They helped me believe in myself.”

Including this year, there have been 121 UofL Fulbright scholars since 2003 — more than all other Kentucky public institutions combined. The university set a record in 2016 with 15 scholars, besting the previous record of 14 scholars in 2010 and again in 2011.

The scholars listed below graduated this semester unless otherwise noted:

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• , Louisville, a political science, history and Asian studies major who will teach in Macau.
• , Louisville, a political science major who will teach in Turkey. Brown also earned a Critical Language Scholarship (see below).
• , Louisville, a political science, history and Asian studies major who will teach in Taiwan.
• , Somerset, 2016 graduate, a higher education administration major who will teach in Romania.
• , Louisville, a political science major who will teach in Laos.
• , Edgewood, a biology and Spanish major who will teach in Spain.
• , Fort Mitchell, a Spanish and education major who will teach in Spain.
• , Louisville, an English and Spanish major who will teach in Spain.
• Harrodsburg, a bioengineering major who will conduct research in the United Kingdom.
• , Louisville, a biology major who will conduct research in Greece.
• , Louisville, expects to graduate in summer 2018, a computer engineering/computer science major who will conduct research in Canada.

• , Alexandria, a biology and public health major who will use her award to earn a master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine in Scotland and conduct research in sub-Saharan Africa.

• , Louisville, a political science major who will study the Turkish language in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
• , Henderson, a senior English, French and humanities major who will study Arabic in Morocco.
• , Louisville, an anthropology major who will study Arabic in Morocco.
• , Louisville, a senior political science major who will study Hindi in India.
• , Bardstown, a sophomore economics and neuroscience major who will study Arabic in Morocco.

• , Elizabethtown, a junior economics and women’s and gender studies major who will study Swahili in Tanzania.
• , Central City, a political science major who will study the Indonesian language in Indonesia.
• , Falmouth, a political science, philosophy and history major who will study the Portuguese language in Mozambique.

• , Louisville, a senior political science major who expects to graduate in spring 2019, will take part in the PPIA program at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College.
• , Lexington, a senior public health major who expects to graduate in spring 2019, will take part in the PPIA program at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

For more on the top scholars, contact Cindy Hess at 502-852-1105 or visit the