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S U M M E R U O F L M A G A Z I N E | 2 9 T H E F U T U R E I S F U L B R I G H T PATRICIA CONDON — FEARLESS LEADER Navigating the sea of prestigious scholarship applications can feel a lot like steering a ship during a storm. Staying on course, managing each challenge as it comes along, staying af oat. It's almost impossible without a co-captain. For University of Louisville students, that co- captain is Patricia Condon, PhD, Director of National and International Scholarship Opportunities. In the tumultuous terrain of national awards, Condon has a keen eye for matching students with opportunities and mentoring them through the application process — a skill that has both shaped and solidif ed UofL's reputation for making prestigious honors accessible to all students. It all started in 2001 when Condon was hired by the UofL Board of Overseers to provide support for students interested in earning scholarships, while also boosting the university's reputation as a prominent research institution. She quickly saw that UofL students were uniquely equipped for the Fulbright Scholarship. "Fulbright wants a variety of young students from various backgrounds," explains Condon. "In fact, the more a student is not a middle-of-the-road, typical American, the better their chances…. So we eventually started reaching out to as broad a cross-section of the university community as we can." In 2003, her intuition was validated. Three UofL students won Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships (ETA). For comparison, the university had previously had only f ve Fulbrighters in its entire history. Now, as another high-achieving year unfolds, one thing is clear: the success of current and former Fulbrighters has built a culture of academic excellence at the University of Louisville. "Fulbright almost acts like the hook to bring in the right kind of students," says Condon. "Now, sometimes, people even come to me and say their parents told them 'You need to go to UofL because they win Fulbrights,'" she says, laughing. UOFL FULBRIGHTERS 2016 Christina Baker, A&S;–Estonia Christian Brawner, A&S;–Jordan Jessi Dietrich, COB–Malaysia Hanna DeMarcus, A&S;–Belarus Jessica Eaton, MED–Malawi Mackenzie Flynn, MED–Kenya Rae Hodge, A&S;–United Kingdom Shacoya Kidwell, A&S;–Trinidad & Tobago Shelby Lawson, A&S;/COB–Indonesia Megan Seldon, A&S;–Malaysia Abigail Wittmer, CEHD–Spain Ariel Weaver, A&S;–Namibia Chloe Zoeller, A&S;–Colombia Private, CEHD–Brazil 2015 Lora Danielle Robinette, A&S;/CEHD–Brazil Markita Helton, CEHD–South Korea Zerlina Bartholomew, A&S;–Morocco Morgan Blair, A&S;–Turkey Paige Brewer, A&S;–Kazakhstan Lashawn Ford, A&S;–England Allison Fried, CEHD–Spain Lila Lutfi , A&S;–UAE Ariel Stenger, COB–Thailand Sirena Wurth, A&S;–Bulgaria 2014 Joanna Thompson, A&S;–Turkey Hunter Pittman, A&S;–Brazil Johanna Yun, A&S;–South Korea Yvonne Freckmann, Music–Netherlands 2013 Clayton Coleman, A&S;–Cyprus Jonathan Sevy, COB–Macau Meagan Floyd, A&S;–Malaysia Olivia Kaiser, CEHD–Korea Irma Kocer, COB–Bulgaria Meagan Thurmond, A&S;–Turkey Rosslyn Steinmetz, A&S;–Paraguay 2012 Ann Merkle, A&S;–Oman Carrie Benzinger, Speed–Germany D. Javier Thompson, A&S;–United Kingdom Jocelyn Yuen, COB–Indonesia Jonathan Carter, Music–Austria Mackenzie Flynn, A&S;–Turkey Neal Singleton, A&S;–S. Korea Sarah Hugenberg, A&S;–Taiwan 2011 Amy Fossaluzza, CEHD–S. Korea Anna Hellmann, A&S;–United Kingdom Charles Helms, A&S;–Kosovo Chelsey Hall, COB–Macau Cynthia Martinez, A&S;–Brazil Emily Baldock, COB–Australia Emily Rigdon, A&S;–Chile Erica Summe, A&S;–Argentina Jonathan Bender, A&S;–France Julianne Nguyen, A&S;–Spain Nicole Moran, A&S;–Malaysia Quentin Johnson, A&S;–Malaysia Robert Works, A&S;–Colombia Whitney Bennett, A&S;–Turkey 2010 Boris Yelin, A&S;–Argentina Brian Goessling, Speed–Germany Carime Lechner, A&S;–Mongolia Carolyn Morgan, A&S;–Germany Elizabeth Halet, A&S;–Taiwan Felicia Hogan, A&S;–S. Korea J. Lee Young, A&S;–Russia Jamie Giles, A&S;–Thailand Lindsay Miller, A&S;–Ecuador Sarah Oesterly, A&S;–Peru Tejas Shastry, A&S;–Sri Lanka Venkat Ramakrishnan, A&S;–Switzerland Shadea Mitchell, A&S;–Jordan Jonathan Holland, A&S;–Poland 2009 Ashley Kim, A&S;–S. Korea Brian Hoffman, A&S;–Malaysia Carl Williams, A&S;–Taiwan Colin Ogilvie, A&S;–Brazil Monica Marks, A&S;–Turkey Selene Black, A&S;–Argentina Wojciech Kapalczynski, Med–Poland 2008 Ashley Duncan, Law–Finland David Miller, A&S;–Hungary Erin McCoy, A&S;–Malaysia Jared Woods, A&S;–Belgium Kristen Ayres, COB–Panama Paige Battcher, COB–Thailand 2007 Glyptus Ann Grider, A&S;–Korea Kenneth S. Moore, A&S;–Indonesia Kimberly Powers, A&S;–Kyrgyzstan Patricia Guardiola-Bright, A&S;–Andorra Paul Meinshausen, A&S;–Turkey Robert S. Deskins, Law–Slovak Republic Sarah Ngoh, A&S;–Trinidad & Tobago 2006 David Wright, A&S;–Malaysia 2005 David Dorkin, Law–Italy Jamie Izlar, A&S;–Dominican Republic Jeanelle Sears, A&S;–Egypt Shannon Jefferies, Law–United Kingdom 2004 Abigail Crawford, A&S;–Argentina Adam Marlowe, A&S;–Korea Bethany Sharpe, A&S;–Korea Leslie Van Howe, COB–Mexico 2003 Christopher Kenner, A&S;–Germany Samee Burrage, A&S;–Korea Sarah Seabrook Jones, A&S;–Korea 2000 Laura Johnson, A&S;–Uganda 1996 Bonny Bukaveckas, A&S;–Lithuania Condon (front left)