{"id":1116,"date":"2020-05-26T10:07:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/nisf\/?page_id=1116"},"modified":"2026-07-24T00:04:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T00:04:46","slug":"recent-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/nisf\/recent-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recent National Scholarship Winners<\/h2>\n

We celebrate all NAU student scholars winning prestigious awards as well as all of our accomplished applicants. \u00a0Here are some examples of recent winners:<\/p>\n

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\"Chamryn<\/p>\n

Chamryn Carl<\/strong>, Exercise Physiology major. Winner of the 2026 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a>. Read more about Chamryn in the NAU Review.<\/a><\/p>\n

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KeAndre David,<\/strong> Political Science major. Winner of the 2026 Native American Congressional Internship<\/a> through the Udall Foundation. Finalist for the Truman Scholarship<\/a>. Read more about KeAndre in the NAU Review.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Henry<\/p>\n

Henry Garland<\/strong>, recent NAU Honors College<\/a> graduate with Chemistry major. Winner of the 2026 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship<\/a>, alternate for a 2025 DAAD Rise<\/a> internship. Read more about Henry in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Scott<\/p>\n

Scott<\/strong> LaRocca<\/strong>, graduate student in\u00a0 Informatics and Computing with an environmental emphasis. Winner of the 2026 Fulbright Study-Research<\/a> grant to do dissertation research in Peru.<\/p>\n

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\"Daniella<\/p>\n

Daniella Quiroz<\/strong>, NAU Honors College<\/a> student and Psychological Sciences major. Winner of the 2025 Giffords Courage Fellowship<\/a>. Read about one of Daniella’s projects in the NAU Review.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Taylor<\/p>\n

Taylor Ray<\/strong>, recent Interdisciplinary Global Programs<\/a> graduate with a double major in Physics and Modern Languages (German emphasis). Winner of the DAAD Study Scholarship<\/a> to attend graduate school in Germany.<\/p>\n

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\"Ethan<\/p>\n

Ethan Ward<\/strong>, recent NAU Honors College<\/a> graduate with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Law. Winner of the 2026 Fulbright Study-Research<\/a> grant to attend a graduate program in Israel. Read more about Ethan through NAU Elevate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Abigail<\/p>\n

Abigail Campbell<\/strong>, recent NAU Honors College<\/a> graduate with a degree in Biology. Accepted into the Sustainable Forest and Nature Management degree through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s degree program<\/a> to do a graduate program in Denmark and Germany.<\/p>\n

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\"Kaylin<\/p>\n

Kaylin McLiverty<\/strong>, NAU undergraduate and graduate alumna in Statistics. Winner of the 2025 Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship<\/a> to South Korea. Read more about Kaylin <\/a>through NAU and in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Elizabeth<\/p>\n

Elizabeth Randolph<\/strong>, graduate student in Environmental Science. Winner of the 2025 Fulbright Study-Research<\/a> grant to Chile. Read more about Elizabeth in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Amaya<\/p>\n

Amaya Pablo<\/strong>, recent graduate with a degree in Chemistry. Winner of the 2025 Goldwater Scholarship<\/a> and Udall Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a>. Read more about Amaya in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"James<\/p>\n

James Davis<\/strong>, Biomedical Sciences student. Winner of the 2025 Goldwater Scholarship<\/a> and Boren Scholarship<\/a> to study Portuguese in Brazil. Read more about James in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Karli VanderMeersch<\/strong>, recent Honors<\/a> College graduate, double major in Criminology & Criminal Justice and Psychological Sciences. Winner of the 2025 Humanitarian Affairs Asia Fellowship to Thailand, and a finalist and alternate in the 2023 Fulbright UK Junior Summer Institute<\/a> competition for study in Aberystwyth, Wales. Read more about Karli in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Charis<\/p>\n

Charis Hayward<\/strong>, recent NAU graduate in Journalism. Winner of the 2025 Taiwan Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Ellie<\/p>\n

Kathleen “Ellie” Faley<\/strong>, recent graduate with a Criminology and Criminal Justice major. Winner of the 2024 Giffords Courage Fellowship<\/a>. Read more about Ellie in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Lauren<\/p>\n

Lauren Swindler<\/strong>, recent Honors College<\/a> graduate with a degree in International Affairs. Winner of the 2025 NALCAP Fellowship<\/a> to the Balearic Islands.<\/p>\n

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\"Marlee<\/p>\n

Marlee Hewlett<\/strong>, recent graduate with a degree in Communications Sciences and Disorders. Finalist in the 2025 Truman Scholarship<\/a> competition.<\/p>\n

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\"Kaiya<\/p>\n

Kaiya AuBuchon<\/strong>, Communication Sciences and Disorders major. Honorable Mention for the 2025 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Kaya<\/p>\n

Kaya Dickson<\/strong>, recent graduate in Sociology. Honorable Mention for the 2025 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Olivia Konig, <\/strong>Honors<\/a> International Affairs Major. Winner of the 2022 Cobell Indigenous Education Scholarship<\/a> and the 2024 Charles B. Rangel Summer Enrichment Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Brooke Davis, <\/strong>Master’s candidate in Public Health. Winner of the 2024 Udall Native American Congressional Internship<\/a> and the Udall Native American Graduate Fellowship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Chiara Holgate, <\/strong>Fitness Wellness and Indigenous Health Major. Winner of the 2024 Udall Native American Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Mariessa Fowler, <\/strong>Environmental Sciences Major. Winner of the 2024 Udall Native American Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Tracey Yazzie, <\/strong>Nursing Major. Winner of the 2024 Udall Native American Undergraduate Scholarship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kimberly Higuera, <\/strong>Master’s candidate in Teaching Spanish. <\/strong>Winner of the 2024 Fulbright U.S. English Teaching Assistantship grant to Argentina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Hailey Lopez, <\/strong>Alumna with Master’s in Communication. Winner of the 2024 Fulbright U.S. English Teaching Assistantship grant to South Korea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Andrea Lopez<\/strong>, 2023 Honors <\/a>\u00a0IGP<\/a> Alumni with a degrees in Biology and Modern Languages (Spanish emphasis). 2023 Winner of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship<\/a> to Spain.<\/p>\n

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Rebekah McNiel<\/strong>, Honors<\/a> Junior Interdisciplinary Global Program majoring Business Management and Modern Languages and Spanish.\u00a0 2023 Winner of the Udall Scholarship<\/a> for Native American Initiatives.<\/p>\n

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Andrew Svabik<\/strong>, 2023 Honors <\/a>\u00a0Alumni with a University Certificate in Business Economics and a minor in Japanese. 2023 Winner of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship<\/a> to Cambodia. 2023 NAU Delegate to the\u00a0 11th Annual\u00a0 University Scholars Leadership Symposium<\/a> in Bangkok, Thailand hosted by the United Nations.<\/p>\n

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Sophia Zuniga<\/strong>, Junior majoring in Anthropology with Sociocultural Emphasis. Winner of the 2023 Public Policy and International\u00a0 Affairs Junior Summer Institute<\/a> at Princeton University. Read more about Sophia in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Randell York<\/strong>, Interdisciplinary Global Program<\/a> Junior majoring in Business Accountancy with a minor in Chinese. 2023 Winner of the Boren Scholarship<\/a> to Taiwan.<\/p>\n

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Beyonce Bahe<\/strong>, Honors<\/a> Biomedical Sciences Major. Dec 2023 Gold Axe and President’s Awards<\/a>. 2023 Truman Scholarship<\/a> Finalist. 2022 Winner of the Udall Undergraduate Scholarship. <\/a>2021 Winner of the Cobell Indigenous Scholarship<\/a>.\u00a0 2022 Peer Mentor for the Honors Native American Summer Research Program<\/a>. Read more about Beyonce in the NAU Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Zapata<\/strong>, Alumni with Bachelor’s in Health Sciences-Public Health and a minor in Biology. Finalist in the 2022 Rhodes Scholarship<\/a> Competition for graduate study at Oxford University. Read more about Anthony in NAU News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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