The Foreign Service Journal, September 2017

88 SEPTEMBER 2017 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL AFSA NEWS Meet the 2017 AFSA Merit Award Winners 1. Emma Bachman – daughter of Brian (State) and Jan Fischer Bachman, graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia. She plans to attend the University of Okla- homa and received the Embassy Risk Management Academic Merit Award. 2. Isaac Burkhalter – son of Edward (State) and Susan Burkhalter, graduated from Saint Maur International School, Yoko- hama, Japan. He plans to attend the University of Virginia and received the Louis C. and Valeria Hebert Memorial Academic Merit Award. 3. Adrianna Carter – daughter of Mark (State) and Malynda Carter, graduated fromAmeri- can School of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. She plans to attend the University of Virginia and received a Care First Blue Cross Blue Shield Academic Merit Award. 4. William Clements — son of Sue Saarnio (State), gradu- ated fromMcLean High School, McLean, Virginia. He plans to attend the College of William and Mary and received the John and Priscilla Becker Family Academic Merit Award. 5. Evan Dastin-van Rijn — son of Michele (State) and Paul Dastin-van Rijn, graduated from St. John’s International School, Waterloo, Belgium. He plans to attend Brown University and received a Joanna and Robert Martin Academic Merit Award. 6. Vidalia Freeman — daughter of Jeremy (State) and Cheryl Freeman, graduated fromAmeri- can School of Doha, Doha, Qatar. She plans to attend Utah State University. 7. Hannah Gage — daughter of John (State) and Ok Gage, graduated fromThe American School in Switzerland (TASIS), Lugano, Switzerland. She plans to attend Ohio State University. 8. Scott Huson — son of Tim Huson (State) and Anne Braghetta (State), graduated fromThe Country Day School, San Rafael de Alajuela, Costa Rica. He plans to attend Brown University. 9. Harry Kamian — son of Robin Dunnigan (State) and Harry Kamian (State), graduated from Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia. He plans to attendWilliams College and received the Donald S. Memo- rial and Maria Giuseppa Spigler Academic Merit Award. 10. Marianna Karagiannis — daughter of Alexander Kara- giannis (State) and Katherine Ingmanson, graduated from J.E.B. Stuart High School, Falls Church, Virginia. She plans to attend the University of Chicago and received the Promax Man- agement Academic Merit Award. 11. Augustus “Gus” Kmetz — son of John (State) Kmetz and Dr. Loretta Bass, graduated from Norman High School, Norman, Oklahoma. He plans to attend Brown University and received a Joanna and Robert Martin Academic Merit Award. 12. Seamus Lawton — son of Daniel Lawton (State) and Paula Hawkins, graduated from Methodist College Belfast, Bel- fast, United Kingdom. He plans to attend Amherst College and received the Turner C. Cameron Jr. Memorial Academic Merit Award. 1 2 3 5 6 7 4 8