The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2008

J U L Y - A UGU S T 2 0 0 8 / F OR E I GN S E R V I C E J OU R N A L 69 A F S A N E W S Michael“Mickey”Haggblade – son of Helen Gunther (USAID, ret.) and Steven Haggblade; graduate of Poolesville High School in Maryland; attending Stanford University, majoring in engi- neering; designated the AFSA/JohnandPriscillaBecker Family Scholar. Paul VanKoughnett – son of Hale VanKoughnett (State) and Diane VanKoughnett, graduate of the Seoul Foreign School; attending Harvard University, majoring in math- ematics; designated the AFSA/Turner C. Cameron Memorial Scholar. Benjamin Winnick – son of Seth Winnick (State) and Cindy Winnick; graduate of ÉcoleActiveBilingueJeannine Manuel, Paris; attending the University of Pennsylvania, majoringinclassicalcivilization; designatedtheAFSAAcademic MeritAwards“BestEssay”win- ner . ShannonHicks – daughter of Gregory Hicks (State) and Janne Hicks; graduate of James W. Robinson Jr. SecondarySchool,Fairfax,Va.; attending the StateUniversity of New York at Stony Brook, majoring in astronomy and physics; designated the AFSA/John C. LearyMemorial Scholar. Christopher Huskey – son of James Huskey (State) and Joanne Huskey; graduate of the Taipei American School; attendingStanfordUniversity, majoring in international rela- tions,internationalbusinessor politicalscience;designatedthe AFSA/JoannaandRobertMar- tin Scholar. SarahBarnhart – daughter of Jim Barnhart (USAID) and ElizabethBarnhart;graduateof the American International School of Lusaka; attending Middlebury College. Natalie Coley – daughter of TheodoreColey(State)andLea Coley (State); graduate of the International School of Bang- kok; attending the University of Delaware, majoring in fash- ion merchandising. Elisabeth Hogeman – daugh- terofGeorgeHogeman(State) and Geralyn Hogeman; grad- uateofGeorgeC.MarshallHigh School, Falls Church, Va.; at- tending the University of Vir- ginia, majoring in English and art; designated an AFSA Art Merit Award honorable-men- tion winner. TheodoreKoenig –sonofJohn Koenig (State) and Natalie Koenig; graduate of Berlin Brandenburg International School;attendingtheCalifornia InstituteofTechnology,major- ing in chemical engineering. FallonO’Dowd – daughter of Stephen O'Dowd (State) and Rhonda Brown (State); grad- uate of Walworth Barbour AmericanInternationalSchool, Jerusalem, Israel; attending HarvardUniversity,majoringin government or international relations. LaurenSimpkins –daughterof Diana Valderrama (State) and Leroy Simpkins (State, ret.); graduate of Oakton High School, Vienna, Va.; attending the University of Virginia, majoring in chemistry. MargaretSoderholm –daugh- ter of Elizabeth Soderholm (State)andCarltonSoderholm; graduate of Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Va.; attending Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in chem- icalengineering;designatedthe AFSA Academic Merit Com- munityServiceAwardWinner. Timothy Wong – son of Terrence Wong (State) and Kristine Wong; graduate of James W. Robinson Jr. SecondarySchool,Fairfax,Va.; attending Illinois Institute of Technology,majoring inarchi- tecture. PMA Funds AFSA Scholarship Winner A mb. C. Edward Dillery, AFSA Committee on Education chairman (left), accepts a $4,000 check for the Financial Aid Scholarship Fund fromMr. Nick Frankhouer, schol- arship chairman of the Public Members Association of the Foreign Service, during their May 1 luncheon. Scholarship Winners Honored AFSA scholarship winners at the May 2 Foreign Affairs Day and Merit Awards reception. Back row, from left: AFSA President John Naland, Timothy Wong, Amb. C. Edward Dillery, Michael Haggblade. Front row, from left: Joan Cummins, Margaret Soderholm and Shannon Hicks. Academic and Art Merit Honorable-Mention Winners AUSTIN TRACY LORI DEC