Meet Our Fellows
San Francisco State University students have won the following fellowships. Recent fellowship winners have kindly shared their experiences in applying for, and embarking on, nationally competitive and CSU system-wide fellowships. Click on the links for web stories or personal narratives by S.F. State fellows. The latter will give you a ‘behind the scenes’ look at fellowships and the process of applying for these opportunities.
California Pre-Doctoral Scholars Program
Read these biographies of S. F. State’s Pre-Doctoral Scholars.
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
- Nora Elmeligy, Broadcast Journalism undergraduate, 2012
- Jennifer Lee, Linguistics undergraduate, 2011
- Brandon Thomas, International Relations graduate student, 2011
- Katerina Yeaw, History graduate student, 2009
- Amar Puri, Linguistics undergraduate, 2007
Education Pioneers
- Esmeralda Xochitl Flores,2010
Environmental Protection Agency – Science to Achieve Results (EPA STAR) Fellowship
- Brittany Huntington, 2005-2006
Fulbright
Creative Arts Grants
- Jessica A. Walker, 2008-2009
- Karen D. Davis, 1994-1995
- Denise Nicole Pollentier, 2004-2005
- ReLiang Tsang, 1999-2000
Research Grants
- Illanito Cerna-Turoff, 2011-2012
- Katrina Yeaw, 2009-2010
- Kylene S. Guse, 2008-2009
- Caroline E. Dingle, 2001-2002
- Benjamin C. Wang, 1998-1999
English Teaching Assistantships
- Christina Lorimer, 2011-2012, Brazil
- Christopher Graham, 2010-2011, French Government
- Ebru Akcasu, 2009-2010, French Government
- Kenny Loui, 2008-2009, Korea
- Ramon A. Mislang, 2007-2008 Hong Kong
- Christopher K. Tong, 2006-2007, Germany
- Pamela L. Hughes, 2005-2006, Korea
- Jun M. Yamada, 2004-2005, Korea
- Flora L. Ham, 2001-2002, Korea
Gates-Cambridge
- Caroline E. Dingle, who won a Fulbright in Biology to Ecuador during her master's studies in biology at S.F. State, went on to win a Gates Cambridge Scholarship for PhD research at Cambridge ,
Hearst/CSU Trustees Award
- Betty Abraham, 2011, Bachelor's student in Cell and Molecular Biology
- Adrienne Wilson, 2010, Master's student in Public Health
- Suzanne Pullen, 2009, Master's student in Communication Studies
- Laura Millar, 2008, Master's student in Public Health
- Kathleen Rives, 2007, Master's student in Social Psychology
- Fatima Jinnah, 2006, Master's student in Counseling
Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers
- Liza Gesuden, 2010
Javits Fellowship
- Jonathan King, 2011, in Directing
- David Washburn, 2010, in Cinema
- Crescent Diamond, 2009, in Cinema
- Bethynia Cardenas, 2007, in Cinema
- Lizabeth Rossof, 2005, in Studio Art and Photography
- Janet Martinez, 2000, in Cinema
- Victoria Gamburg, 2000, in Cinema
- Erin Ploss-Campoamor, 1999, in Cinema
- Cade Bursell, 1998, in Cinema
Markowski–Leach
- Anne Glaros, 2010, 2011
Merage Fellowship for New Americans
- Nandini Chattopadhyay, 2004, Anthropology
Mellon Fellowship
- Brian Daniels, 2003-2004, Cultural Anthropology
- Darryl Stephens, 1998-1999
National Science Foundation – Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF – GRFP)
- Forrest Horton, 2010, Geosciences
- Genevieve Walden, 2009, Biology
- Nelly Lau, 2003, Electrical Engineering
- Seth Sullivant, 2001, Mathematics
National Science Foundation – East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI)
- Tina Cheng, 2010, Biology
Princess Grace Awards
- Victoria Gamburg, 2004-05, Graduate Award in Film
- John Lightfoot, 2003-04, Graduate Award in Film
- Natalija Vekic, 2003-04, Undergraduate Award in Film
- Angel Vasquez, 2002-03, Graduate Award in Film
Galway Doctoral Research Scholarship, National University of Ireland, Galway
- Chanté Mouton, 2011, doctoral research award in the humanities
Switzer Environmental Fellowship
- Mary Brown, 2005-06
Truman
- Rebekah Enoch, 2006
Udall
- Charlotte Ely, 2005
