The Foreign Service Journal, March 2016

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH 2016 73 AFSA NEWS The AFSA scholarship is certainly appreciated. I am confident that with AFSA’s help, I will succeed at all my endeavors. —Dillon Cummings, Freshman, Colorado State University Margaret-Anne Johns Daughter of Marcelina and Stephen Johns. Recipient of the Linda K. Fitzgerald Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the William Leonhart Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Stephens College. Liam Kierans Son of Lisa Bucher and Thomas Kierans. Recipient of the Brockman M. Moore Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Gertrude Stewart Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending College of William & Mary. Colin Krafft Son of Christopher and Mary Krafft. Recipient of the Virginia Thurgood Bingham Memorial/DACOR Bacon House Foundation Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ashley LaReau Daughter of Cindy LaReau. Recipient of the Evelyn and Robert Curtis Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Elbert G. and Naomi M. Mathews Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Savannah College of Art and Design. Meredith Lehan Daughter of Terri Baker. Recipient of the Francesca Bufano Lapinski Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Elbert G. and Naomi M. Mathews Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending St. John’s College of Annapolis. Christina McGuire Daughter of John and Suzanne McGuire. Recipient of the Fallen U.S. Diplomats in Libya Financial Aid Scholarship and the Brockman M. Moore Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Oregon State University. Connor McKinney Son of Christopher and Tracy McKinney. Recipient of the Terence Flannery Memorial Annual Financial Aid Scholarship, the Naomi Pekmezian Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Rozanne L. Ridgway Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending University of California, Berkeley. Jacob Murri Son of Amy and William Murri. Recipient of the John Foster Dulles Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the George and Mattie Newman Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending BrighamYoung University. Emily Neder Daughter of Marqui Neder. Recipient of the Betty Carp Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Elbert G. and Naomi M. Mathews Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Eastern Washington University. Aidan Omdahl Son of Brent and Natasha Omdahl. Recipient of the Anthony G. Freeman Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Philip C. Habib Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending BrighamYoung University. Ashton Omdahl Son of Brent and Natasha Omdahl. Recipient of the Elbert G. and Naomi M. Mathews Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Brockman M. Moore Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending BrighamYoung University. Jordan Palmer Son of Susan Baker and Paul Palmer. Recipient of the Brockman M. Moore Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the George and Mattie Newman Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Texas Tech University. Julia Palmer Daughter of Susan Baker and Paul Palmer. Recipient of the Brockman M. Moore Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship, the George Shultz Financial Aid Scholarship and the John C. Whitehead Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending University of California, Santa Cruz. Alvaro Pareja Son of Lucy Gonzalez and Javier Pareja. Recipient of the Brockman M. Moore Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship, the Lowell C. Pinkerton Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Ernest V. Siracusa Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Florida International University. Sarah Patton Daughter of Susan and William Patton. Recipient of the Hope and John Bastek Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship, the Elizabeth M. and William E. Cole Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the Elbert G. and Naomi M. Mathews Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Green Mountain College. Aidan Pazan Son of Michele Castagna and Stephen Pazan. Recipient of the Brockman M. Moore Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship and the C. Montagu and Frances M. Pigott Memorial Financial Aid Scholarship. Attending Ohio University. This scholarship will help make paying for college more affordable for my family. I know this journey would have been much tougher without the support of the Foreign Service community. —Colin Krafft, Freshman, Virginia Tech