On Thursday, November 7, CSEES partnered with the Center for Latin American Studies, East Asian Studies Center, and Office of International Affairs to host a reception for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship recipients for summer 2019 and academic year 2019-20. The three FLAS funded Area Studies Centers awarded 80 fellowships collectively to 69 individual students. 29 undergraduate students and 51 graduate and professional students received $1,070,105 of federal FLAS grant dollars and $657,048 of matching funds from Ohio State’s Graduate School. These students are studying less commonly taught languages, frequently at the advanced level, and will pursue careers in government, businesses, non-profit organizations, and academia. Studied languages include: Bulgarian, Chinese, Japanese, Kichwa, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Quecha, Russian, and Uzbek. Congrats to all of our fellows!

More photos of the event can be found on OIA's Facebook page.

CSEES Undergraduate Summer 2019 FLAS Fellows

• Victoria Andreev, business and Russian majors, Russian language
• Henry Hinton, electrical engineering and Russian majors, Russian language
• Helen McHenry, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language
• Connor McNamara, geography, international studies, and Russian majors, Russian language
• Mitchell Patterson, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language
• Joe Sullivan, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language

CSEES Undergraduate Academic Year 2019-20 FLAS Fellows

• Victoria Andreev, business and Russian majors, Russian language
• Zachary Dudzik, computer science major, Polish language
• Rachel Hutchison, neuroscience and Russian majors, Russian language
• Kristie Lam, political science and Russian majors, Russian language
• Helen McHenry, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language
• Mitchell Patterson, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language
• Julia Phillips, international studies major, Russian language
• Jude Snowden, anthropology major, Polish language
• Joe Sullivan, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language
• Sydnee Wilke, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language
• William Zadeskey, international studies and Russian majors, Russian language

CSEES Graduate Summer 2019 FLAS Fellows

• Sarah Craycraft, Department of Comparative Studies, Bulgarian language
• Andy Fredericks, Slavic and East European Studies, Russian language
• Brandon Harvey, Slavic and East European Studies and Public Policy, Russian language
• Steven Kenworthy, Slavic and East European Studies and Public Policy, Russian language
• Mackenzie Weiler, Department of Political Science, Russian language

CSEES Graduate Academic Year 2019-20 FLAS Fellows

• Maryam Bainazar, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures, Uzbek language
• Michael Corsi, Department of History, Russian language
• Brandon Harvey, Slavic and East European Studies and Public Policy, Polish language
• Michael Kraemer, Department of History, Russian language
• Ke Lin, Slavic and East European Studies, Uzbek language
• Henry Misa, Department of History, Uzbek language
• Max Parker, Slavic and East European Studies, Russian language
• Nick Seay, Department of History, Uzbek language

CLAS Undergraduate Summer 2019 FLAS Fellows

• Jaret Waters, economics and Spanish majors, Portuguese language

CLAS Undergraduate Academic Year 2019-20 FLAS Fellows

• Brian Collins, Spanish major, Portuguese language
• Frances Dillon, linguistics major, Quechua language
• Michael Freshwater, Spanish and Portuguese majors, Portuguese language
• Megan Kafka, Spanish and Portuguese majors, Portuguese language
• Victora Paxton, linguistics major, Quechua language
• Riley Sayers, international studies major, Portuguese language
• Taisse Torres-Lorenzo, psychology and Portuguese majors, Portuguese language
• Sarah Wade, Spanish major, Quechua language
• Jaret Waters, economics and Spanish majors, Portuguese language

CLAS Graduate Summer 2019 FLAS Fellows

• Julian Baldemira, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Portuguese language
• Justin Bland, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Quechua language
• Noah Diewald, Department of Linguistics, Kichwa language
• Mark Kolat, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Kichwa language
• Alanna Radlo-Dzur, Department of History of Art, Nahuatl language
• Caroline Shipley, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Quechua language
• Julianne Stamer, Latin American Studies, Quechua language

CLAS Graduate Academic Year 2019-20 FLAS Fellows

• Stephanie Antetomaso, Department of Linguistics, Kichwa language
• Noah Diewald, Department of Linguistics, Kichwa language
• Sadler Kirk, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Quechua language
• James Leow, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Quechua language
• Sandra Martinez, College of Social Work, Portuguese language
• Hunter Rayfield, City and Regional Planning, Portuguese language
• Caroline Shipley, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Quechua language
• Carrie Vereide, College of Social Work, Portuguese language
• Harold Wright, Department of Anthropology, Portuguese language
• Sarah Yannone, College of Nursing, Portuguese language

EASC Undergraduate Academic Year 2019-20 FLAS Fellows

• Katie Heym, math and French majors, Japanese language
• Ryo Shinohara, physics and Japanese majors, Japanese language

EASC Graduate Summer 2019 FLAS Fellows

• Justine Franklin, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics & East Asian Studies, Chinese language
• Makenna Grace, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Sarah Jantuah-Agyemen, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Jessica Jourdan, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Eric Lucas, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• EmmaLi Mahall, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Bethany Martens, Education: Teaching and Learning, Korean language
• Travis Telzrow, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language

EASC Graduate Academic Year 2019-20 FLAS Fellows

• Alyssa Cantrell, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Japanese language
• Jason Conley, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Justine Franklin, Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics & East Asian Studies, Chinese language
• Michael Frazer, East Asian Studies, Japanese language
• Skylor Gomes, East Asian Studies, Chinese language
• Makenna Grace, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Seth Josolowitz, East Asian Studies, Japanese language
• Mi Row, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Danielle Rymers, East Asian Studies, Japanese language
• Jason Smith, East Asian Studies, Japanese language
• Joey Smith, Ecological Engineering and Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Travis Telzrow, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Chinese language
• Logan Ward, East Asian Studies, Korean language