Lawrence University

Mia Kraker, a Lawrence University senior, will be going abroad as the recipient of a 2025 U.S. Teaching Assistantship (USTA) fellowship in Austria. Administered by Fulbright Austria, the fellowship will have her teaching English for a year in Innsbruck, located in western Austria in the heart of the Alps.

Established in 2018 through the generous gifts of Mary Anderson, The Charles F.L. Anderson Opera Performance Scholarship memorializes her late husband, Charles, a lifelong opera enthusiast. Their connection to Lawrence University began at Bjorklunden, where they enjoyed seminars and performances near their vacation home. Following Charles' passing on January 16, 2018, Mary's attendance at a Lawrence opera performance inspired her to create this scholarship in his name, recognizing his appreciation for the Conservatory of Music's exceptional opera program.

The John J. and Graciela Alfieri Tuition Scholarship in Spanish acknowledges exceptional achievement in the study of Spanish language and literature.

Samuel Schuler, a Lawrence University senior, will be going abroad as the recipient of a 2025 U.S. Teaching Assistantship (USTA) fellowship in Austria. Administered by Fulbright Austria, the fellowship will have him teaching English for a year in Styria, located in southern Austria.

Alex Stanger, a Lawrence University senior, is going abroad as the recipient of a 2025 U.S. Fulbright Program fellowship. Stanger will accept the award and spend the coming academic year teaching in Germany. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program. Since 1946, it has provided more than 400,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and professionals with the opportunity to study, teach, and conduct research abroad. The latest awards bring to 69 the number of Lawrence recipients since the program was first introduced.

Lawrence University junior Zachary Hogan has turned his fascination with Mars into research that has garnered a grant from the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC), an educational branch of NASA. The geosciences major from Warrenville, Illinois, is using the $5,000 grant to fund research into the deterioration of ice cliffs on the poles of Mars. The end goal, Hogan said, is to determine an annual volume of material that's shedding from the ice slopes, which could inform further research on the surface of Mars. In August, he'll present his research to WSGC, and his write-up will be published in the WSGC's student publication.

Sofia Sandberg is a recipient of Lawrence University's Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship.

Sophia Gaus is a recipient of Lawrence University's Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship.

Emelyn Beaster is a recipient of Lawrence University's Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship.

Alejandro Valdez is the recipient of Lawrence University's Presser Foundation Music Scholarship. It is awarded to the outstanding music major entering the final year of study.

Congratulations to Jude Lawler, a Lawrence University junior studying computer science and German, for being a recipient of the college's Dorrit F. Friedlander Scholarship.

Congratulations to Kaitlin Buelow, a Lawrence University junior studying English (literature) and German, for being a recipient of the college's Dorrit F. Friedlander Scholarship.

Congratulations to Irene Yank, a senior majoring in economics and environmental studies at Lawrence University, for being a recipient of the college's Philip and Rosemary Wiley Bradley Achievement Scholarship in Economics.

Congratulations to Andrew Larson, a senior majoring in economics at Lawrence University, for being a recipient of the college's Philip and Rosemary Wiley Bradley Achievement Scholarship in Economics.

Mariah Schaumberg, a Lawrence University senior, is the recipient of the college's Charles F.L. Anderson Opera Performance Scholarship. She is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, majoring in music performance (voice).

Reese Pike, a double-degree student at Lawrence University, is the recipient of the John J. and Graciela Alfieri Tuition Scholarship in Spanish, recognizing exceptional ability in Spanish language and literature.

Lawrence University senior Jonathan Bass is one of four Lawrence students or recent graduates to be named 2024 Fulbright Scholars, a prestigious honor that provides funding to study or teach abroad. Bass is heading to Paris, where he will enroll in the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris to pursue a graduate degree in piano performance.

Joseph Carpenter, a Lawrence University junior studying mathematics and physics, is the recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship. He is the third Lawrentian to earn that honor in the past five years.

Lawrence University senior Paola Saldana Galvan of Chicago will go from the Commencement stage into a fellowship with the Foreign Agricultural Service, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Four Lawrence University students were awarded a Henry Merritt Wriston Scholarship. The award was first established in 1975 to honor the eighth president of Lawrence. It is given to those students whose "academic excellence is reflected by their wide-ranging interests, balanced personalities, and the multiple abilities one associates with a truly educated person." The 2023 recipients include Sydney Closson, Shira Hanovich, Colin Hutton, and Taylor Svoboda.

Dylan Donnelly is the recipient of a Presser Foundation Music Scholarship at Lawrence University. It is awarded annually to an outstanding music major entering the final year of study.

Paula Castillo is the recipient of the Mita Sen Award for Societal Impact at Lawrence University. It is awarded annually to students whose work has the potential to positively impact society. Castillo was accepted into the Center for Urban Teaching in Milwaukee for its summer internship program.

Kianni McCain is the recipient of the Mita Sen Award for Societal Impact at Lawrence University. It is awarded annually to students whose work has the potential to positively impact society. McCain was accepted into the Center for Urban Teaching in Milwaukee for its summer internship program.

Alexander Stanger is the recipient of the Dorrit F. Friedlander Scholarship at Lawrence University, presented to a student who will be studying in Germany. Stanger has worked to develop his language skills and knowledge of the cultures and histories of the Germanophone realm. He will be studying in Berlin in the fall.

Nafis Ahmed Munim is the recipient of the Philip and Rosemary Wiley Bradley Achievement Scholarship in Economics at Lawrence University. The award is given annually to talented and industrious students majoring in the field of economics.

Oliver De Croock is the recipient of the Philip and Rosemary Wiley Bradley Achievement Scholarship in Economics at Lawrence University. The award is given annually to talented and industrious students majoring in the field of economics.

Addison Littlefield, a senior at Lawrence University, is the recipient of the annual Charles F.L. Anderson Opera Performance Scholarship. It recognizes exceptional scholarship in opera studies.

Lawrence University student receives the John J. and Graciela Alfieri Tuition Scholarship in Spanish. The award recognizes exceptional ability in Spanish language and literature.

Alex Freeman of Kansas City, Missouri, a senior international relations major at Lawrence University, is the recipient of a Rotary Global Grant for graduate study abroad. She will be pursuing her Master's of Science in global media and communications in London in the fall. The Rotary Global Grant is a $30,000 scholarship for graduate-level study abroad awarded by the Rotary Foundation. Freeman was awarded the grant by the Appleton, Wisconsin, club for using media and communications tools to promote peace and conflict resolution.

Lawrence University's Sydney Closson is the recipient of a NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Scholarship. The double major in geosciences and music said the scholarship will help her pursue her interest in studying other planets.