AFSA NEWS 66 SEPTEMBER 2022 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL William Wonoo Bae Veronica Bate-Poxon Samuel Bills Titus Sterling Brock Adrienne Burns Ann Harriet Carew Elizabeth Carleton Ruby Chadwick AFSA SCHOLARSHIPS Meet the 2022 AFSA Merit Award Winners Academic Merit Scholarship Winners William Wonoo Bae – son of Eugene (State) and Min-Jeong Bae, graduated from the American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Plans to attend Virginia Tech to study computer science. Veronica Bate-Poxon – daughter of Todd (State) and Julia Bate-Poxon, graduated from the Carlucci American International School of Lisbon, Linho, Portugal. Plans to attend the College of William and Mary to study physics. Samuel Bills – son of Thomas (State) and Rebecca Bills, graduated from Timpview High School, Provo, Utah. Plans to attend Brigham Young University to study science. Titus Sterling Brock – son of David (State) and Charlotte Brock, graduated from the International School of Beijing, Beijing, China. Plans to attend Carnegie Mellon University to study physics. Adrienne Burns – daughter of Jillian (State) and David Burns, graduated from James M. Bennett High School, Salisbury, Maryland. Plans to attend the University of Maryland, College Park, to study psychology. Ann Harriet Carew – daughter of Jeremiah (USAID) and Flor de Maria Carew, graduated from Academia Cotopaxi, Quito, Ecuador. Plans to attend Harvard University to study government. Founded in 1926, the AFSA Scholarship Program awarded $399,500 this year. In need-based Financial Aid Scholarships, $256,000 was divided among 73 students. In Merit Awards, 38 awards totaled $143,500. AFSA is proud to present the 2022 AFSA Merit Award winners, listed here alphabetically by last name. Winners received $3,500 each; Honorable Mentions received $2,000; the Best Essay $2,000; Second-Place Essay $1,500; and Third-Place Essay $1,000. AFSA thanks all judges and donors who made this year’s Merit Awards possible. Elizabeth Carleton – daughter of John Carleton (State) and Jennifer Bachus (State), graduated from the International School of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic. Plans to attend the University of Rochester to study molecular genetics. Ruby Chadwick – daughter of Matthew (State) and Stephanie Chadwick, graduated from the American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Plans to attend Stanford University to study biology. Audrey Y. Chang – daughter of Min Chang (State) and June Kim, graduated from the American School of Paris, St. Cloud, France. Plans to attend the University of Southern California to study computational neuroscience. Cole Basas Crosby – son of Colin (State) and Vivian Crosby, graduated from the Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong, China. Plans to attend Princeton University to study public policy. Sophia Eisele – daughter of Erik (State) and Jennifer Eisele, graduated from the German International School Washington D.C., Potomac, Maryland. Plans to attend college in Germany to study medicine. Otis Jesse Fischer – son of Otis Fischer (State), graduated from the American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Plans to attend Claremont McKenna College to study economics and engineering.
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