2017 Top Award Winner
Clara Hansen
2017 Honors College Scholar
Clara Hansen (Biology major) talks about her experiences studying bird communication in Uruguay made possible by the Honors College and Aggies Go Global Scholarships, as well as support from Dr. Gary Lowe.
Other 2017 Honors College Scholars
Sydney Salas
Sicilee Macklin
Past Winners
Jessica Croom
2016 Honors College Scholar
“I used the Honors College Scholarship for International Research to study gentrification in three Canadian cities. I attended city meetings and conducted interviews with local government officials, professors, planners, activists, and city committee members about their ideas and perceptions related to urban renewal. My time in Canada taught me a great deal about the complexities of urban planning, and I gained a newfound respect for the struggles that many residents face as a result of this process. It was a fantastic learning experience.”
Honorable Mention Awards
Arielle Gonzales
“This project involved discovering how communication barriers affect patient care in the emergency medical environment. During the initial phases of this project, I volunteered as a member of a linguistically diverse critical care helicopter transport team that operates in Haiti and is based out of Port-au-Prince. We flew missions where communications were written or spoken in English, French, Haitian, Spanish, and Urdu. In addition to the linguistic diversity, we also encountered communication barriers of a medical and traumatic nature; greater than half of the patients we encountered had some degree of speech derangement as a result of clinical progression of symptoms. As a working paramedic and undergraduate student, this experience has impacted my academic and professional life by helping me draw clear connections between my current course of study at New Mexico State University (Department of Language and Linguistics) and the benefits of universal communication tactics in healthcare.”
Anastasia Hale
“The funding I received from the Honor’s College allowed me to spend my summer volunteering in a Syrian refugee camp in Greece. My goal was to learn about the function of international NGOs and the application of social work training to humanitarian aid work. I worked in child protection, which gave me the opportunity to identify safety concerns in the camp and provide appropriate referrals to outside resources. I collaborated with my organization leaders to come up with trainings for new volunteers to increase child safety. Additionally, I created protocols for the media to use when interacting with children using the Child Protection Minimum Standards. This trip gave me an invaluable chance to learn about the humanitarian aid sector firsthand, and I was able to apply many of the skills I have been learning in the social work program. I was given the chance to interact with a truly incredible community of individuals from different backgrounds and cultures, and I am humbled by my experience.”
2015 Honors College Scholar
Kira Turnham
“Last summer I received the Honors College Scholarship for International Research. I
traveled to the Philippines to study bobtail squid. I worked at five different research sites.
I met and exchanged ideas with researchers from diverse backgrounds. I was immersed
in an entirely different culture and research environment. I will always be grateful to the
donors who made this life-changing opportunity possible for me.”
Kira traveled to the Philippines to study bobtail squid living off the coast.
| Year | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jessica Croom (Geography) | Canada |
| 2015 | Kira Turnham (Biology) | Philippines |
| 2014 | Upile Chisala (Women’s Studies) | Malawi |
| 2013 | Kobi Weaver (Anthropology) | Belize |
| 2012 | Ashley Remy (Anthropology) | Peru |
| 2011 | Zach Brecheisen (Biology, Anthropology, Creative Writing) | Indonesia |
| 2010 | Owen Cortner (Environmental Sciences) | Czech Republic |
| 2010 | Karen Trujillo (Creative Writing) | Rwanda |
| 2009 | Owen Boberg (Physics) | Chile |
| 2008 | Kellie Jurado (Biology) | Germany |
| 2007 | Sandra Gutierrez (Criminal Justice) | Mexico |
| 2006 | Marcia Mundt (Government / Communications) | Bolivia |
| 2005 | Clare Carrasco (Honors College / Music Performance) | United Kingdom |