Liberty has had the immense privilege of having many alumni and faculty selected for this opportunity. Here’s a showcase of just some of those Fulbright grant recipients:
JENNA KECKLER
Boren Scholar, 2023-24
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› B.A. in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESL)
HOW I WILL USE MY GRANT
› Study Hindi and Urdu in India
WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT
› “The South Asian Flagship Languages
Initiative Boren Award allows recipients to study the language and culture of another country and then return to America to fulfill a one-year service requirement with a government agency.”
DR. JAESHIL KIM
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2023-24
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Professor, Department of Linguistics
HOW I WILL USE MY GRANT
› Train teachers in Indonesia
WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT
› “Fulbright is a wonderful opportunity to share what we have with the world, especially the ones who need our help in many ways. I’m very excited about this opportunity to work with Indonesian students and colleagues and share the Great Truth with them.”
ALEAH SCHROCK
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2023-24
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› B.A. in History with minors in Government, International Studies, and Global Studies
HOW I WILL USE MY GRANT
› Teach English in Asturias, Spain
WHAT I’M EXCITED ABOUT
› “I’m hoping to do immigration law and work with refugees as an attorney, so I’m excited for the experience that I’m going to gain in Spain, specifically the cross-cultural engagement that will really build the skills necessary for my future career.”
JONATHAN
DUMDEI
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2022-23
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied International Relations in the Helms School of Government
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› English Teaching Assistant in Ecuador
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. I’m so excited for the opportunities it offered for growth and service, and that I could represent the U.S. as a cultural ambassador.”
DR. LAURA JONES
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2022-23
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Professor, School of Education
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught and conducted research at Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “Being a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Finalist is an honor, and I am thankful for the great opportunity I had to teach and live in Romania.”
JOSEPH ANGUIANO
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2021-22
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied English and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “It was a perfect program for me. It was a necessity. Teaching in Hungary was a great opportunity. I’m glad Liberty was able to help.”
BRIELLE MARLOW
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2021-22
› MY TIME AT LIBERTY
Studied Modern Languages in the College of Arts & Sciences
› HOW I USED MY GRANT
Worked as an English Teaching Assistant in Indonesia
DR. ANDREW MILACCI
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2021-22
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Associate professor of Spanish, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Modern Languages
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught at Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santanta, in the state of Bahia, Brazil, while also conducting research into Brazilian folklore poetry
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “Not only did I get to represent my home culture and learn from their culture, but I also represented Christ.”
JAMES KNIGHT
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2022-23
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied History in the College of Arts & Sciences
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Studied and conducted research in Romania
BRENT SCHULIGER
Boren National Security Scholar, 2021-22
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied International Relations in the Helms School of Government
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Studied Indonesian at the University of Malang in Indonesia during the fall of 2022
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “Living abroad is completely eye opening. It changes the way you not only look at the world but how you look at other people.”
JAMES TCHOKOGOUE
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2021-22
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied Public Health
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Studied in the Ivory Coast
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “I applied for the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship, inspired by the Apostle Paul in his letter from Galatians 6:9, which reads, ‘Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.’”
DAVID WALKER
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2021-22
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied Business and Pastoral Leadership in the School of Business and John W. Rawlings School of Divinity
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› “I taught English in Cambodia.”
DR. ANDREW BEHNKE
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Assistant professor at the Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› To advance medical education in Moldova — taught at Moldova’s primary medical school, Nicolae Testemiţanu, developing a Western-based curriculum for its administrators and students.
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “It’s a great honor to have this award bestowed upon myself and to represent Liberty University.”
ALEX DONLEY
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› English major with a Linguistics minor
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Worked as an English Teaching Assistant in Malaysia
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “I’m honored to be among such an excellent group of educators and to represent Liberty’s efforts while overseas.”
MELISSA HOSEK
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied Education
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Worked as an English Teaching Assistant in Taiwan
DOMINIQUE NELSON
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied Government
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English in Côte d’Ivoire — the Ivory Coast
LUIS QUIJANO
Fulbright Future Student Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied Fashion Design
HOW I AM USING MY GRANT
› Pursuing a Ph.D. at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “I look forward to my next steps and representing Liberty University as well as the Fulbright program as an international ambassador, and I want to express my deepest gratitude for all the support.”
DR. LUCINDA SPAULDING
Fulbright U.S. Specialist Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Professor and chair of special education, School of Education
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Worked with education officials in Uzbekistan to promote inclusive education for children with special needs
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “I love Fulbright. I love its purpose. I love its ideals. It’s about recognizing that when you sit and talk with people, that is where understanding comes from.”
CONNOR SCHONTA
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied History
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English in the Slovak Republic
DR. CHRISTOPHER SEITZ
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2019-20
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Assistant professor, Department of Public & Community Health
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Conducted research on health issues and taught at University College Cork in Ireland. Also oversaw a photovoice project concerning the campus’ tobacco policy, advocating health-minded restrictions.
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “I applied for an award in Ireland because it was a perfect fit.”
ALYSSA STACEY
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2020-21
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied Chinese, Modern Languages, TESL
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English in South Korea
DOMINIQUE LOPICCOLO
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2019-20
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Studied English and TESL
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English in Jordan
KATARINA BOUTON
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2018-19
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Graduated in 2017
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English in Asturias, Spain
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “The prospect of uniting my desired profession with my fascination with the Spanish culture through a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship excited me profoundly. This experience expanded my repertoire of teaching methods and shaped me into a highly effective cross-cultural educator.”
SARA HEIST
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2018-19
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› Graduated in 2017
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English in Brazil at the Technological University of Paraná, Pato Branco campus
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “Fulbright is a real opportunity to be shaped as a person, a real opportunity to have God use you and purify you and stretch you in ways that you may never have to be stretched here in the U.S.”
DR. MICHAEL JONES
Fulbright U.S. Scholar, 2014-15
› MY TIME AT LIBERTY
Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies
› HOW I USED MY GRANT
Taught courses in philosophy of religion and ethics at the University of Bucharest and researched Romanian philosopher Lucian Blaga. Also translated Blaga’s “The Historical Being.”
CHERYL WALTON
Fulbright U.S. Student Scholar, 2014-15
MY TIME AT LIBERTY
› B.A. in Sociology and Psychology, Master of Social Work, M.A. in Management & Leadership
HOW I USED MY GRANT
› Taught English in Malaysia
ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
› “I plan to promote diversity and culture around the world. I want to promote diplomacy to assist in bridging the gaps that can so easily be entangled.”
PROFESSOR EDNA UDOBONG
Fulbright U.S. Specialist Scholar, 2013-14
› MY TIME AT LIBERTY
Professor, Fulbright program advisor, and scholar liaison
› HOW I USED MY GRANT
Taught International Human Rights and International Development at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Oliver Schreiner School of Law, in Johannesburg, South Africa
› ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE
“I am full of praise to God for this opportunity and recognition, and I am deeply excited about how this grant will help secure future collaborations between Liberty University School of Law and South African scholars.”
“We could not be prouder of the growth within the Fulbright program.
Thanks to Professor Udobong and the Fulbright Committee’s leadership and hard work, we’ve seen great success in a program that speaks directly to Liberty University’s mission — shining a light for good across the world. It is our hope and prayer that the Fulbright program will continue to flourish and attract quality applicants from our university.”
ROBERT HURT
Former Dean of the Helms School of Government
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