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Five 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students were named winners of , which provides funding for U.S. students to study abroad in critical world regions, learning languages and cultures. After returning to the United States, the recipients will work in a federal government agency for a minimum of a year.

Four 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ graduate students were awarded a Boren Fellowship this year:

• Michael DeAngelo is a student at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). He will study Wolof in Senegal.
• Ryan Druffner, a GSPIA student, will study Persian in Tajikistan.
• ´¡²Ô²µÌý³¢±ð (A&S ’23), a student at the School of Public Health, will be studying Vietnamese in Vietnam.
• Kristina Rajakovich is a GSPIA student. She will study Croatian in Croatia.

In addition, one undergraduate student earned a Boren Scholarship:

• Griffin Mekler-Culbertson, a senior in the David C. Frederick Honors College and Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, will be studying Mandarin in Taiwan.

With these four recipients, 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ has been recognized as a 2024 Boren Fellowships Top Producer, tied with George Washington University. 

51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ students and recent graduates can work with the  to prepare for and apply to prestigious awards like the Boren.