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Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2020

Hanan BEYENE / Middle Tennessee State University / Kansai Gaidai / Global Studies

Sabrina BONIFACIO / San Jose State University / Sophia University / Mechanical Engineering

Xinyao CHEN / University of Maryland / Waseda University / Computer Science

Dakota FOLKERTS / Nebraska Wesleyan University / Kwansei Gakuin / Economics; Political Science

Rodrianna GADDY / University of South Carolina / Hitotsubashi University / International Business

Kaylie HAYASHIDA / University of Hawaii / Konan University / Secondary Education (Japanese Language)

Emily HODGSON / Portland State University (OR) / Aoyama Gakuin / Japanese

Chloe HOLM / Kent State University (OH) / Rikkyo University / English

Emma JEFFERSON / University of Iowa / Kanda University of International Studies (IES) / Japanese

Sarah KIM / Vassar College (NY) / Ochanomizu University / Asian Studies

Nyima LAMA / Guilford College (NC) / Kansai Gaidai / Political Science

Jack LENNY / Colorado State University / Kansai Gaidai / Business Administration; Computer Systems

Laura LINARES FIGUEROA / Clark University (MA) / Kansai Gaidai / International Development

Thomas O’REILLY / Utah State University of Kentucky / Gifu University / Computer Science; Mathematics

Kayanna RUSSO / University of New Mexico / Ritsumeikan University / English; East Asian Studies

Jett SEALE / Oregon State University / Waseda University / Computer Science

Jake SUMPLE / Sarah Lawrence College (NY)/ Kansai Gaidai / Filmmaking; Creative Writing

Makayla TIMMS / University of West Georgia / Otemon Gakuin / Biology

Keeli WAGNER / University of Nebraska / Kanda University of International Studies (IES) / Anthropology

Helen YE / University of Michigan / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Computer Science

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2019

Shalena ADAMS / Johns Hopkins University/ Waseda University / East Asian Studies [AIG Bridging Scholar]

David AGUILAR / University of Texas, Austin/ Kyoto University / International Relations [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Chloe ALLAN / University of Alaska, Fairbanks / Hokkaido University / Mechanical Engineering [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Natalie ANTONIK / Ohio State University / Waseda University / International Studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Kofi BAZZELL-SMITH / Eastern Illinois University / Kansai Gaidai / Studio Art [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Kendall BOZICK / University of Mount Union / Kansai Gaidai /Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Hayli BROWN / University of Oregon / Senshu University / Linguistics

Nicholas BUTTRAM / University of Tennessee / Kansai Gaidai / Modern Foreign Languages [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Aleksei CARPENTER / Middle Tennessee State University / Kansai Gaidai / International Relations [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Perla CERVANTES / Earlham College / Waseda University / History [Robert Grondine Memorial Bridging Scholar]

Patricia CLOSE / College of St. Benedict / Bunkyo Gakuin / Asian Studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Ian COMBS / Northern Kentucky University / Gifu University / Biological Sciences [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Haley CREEF / East Carolina University / Tokyo International University / Economics; Computer Science [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Taylor CROSWELL / Willamette University / Tokyo International University / Economics [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]

Nailah DAVIS  / New College of Florida / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (USAC) / East Asian Studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Jacqueline DELARA / North Central College / Kanda University of Foreign Studies (IES) / Business Administration

Dominique DiGIACOMO / Rowan University / JF Oberlin / Education; English [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Hien DO / University of Oregon / Senshu University / Operation & Business Analytics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Lyssa DOUGLAS / University of Memphis / Nagoya Gakuin / Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Jacob ECKMANN / University of Wisconsin, Madison / University of Hokkaido / Biochemistry [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Rachel FISCHER / Ohio State University / Nanzan University / Japanese [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Rachel FLATT / Middlebury College / International Christian University / Global Gtudies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Nora FUJITA-YUHAS / Occidental College / Kanda University of Foreign Studies (IES) / Politics [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Alexis GREB / Grand Valley State University / International Christian University / Geography; sustainable planning [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Harriet HALL / Eastern Michigan University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Jeremy HICKS  / Oklahoma State University / Shinshu University / Agriculture Education [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Hai Nhu HO / University of Houston / JF Oberlin / Kinesiology [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Elma HOFFMAN / University of Chicago / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Comparative Literature [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Hannah HUDNALL / Miami University of Ohio / Kansai Gaidai / International Studies

Tiarha HUERTA / UCLA / International Christian University / Psychology [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Marco KAISTH / University of Chicago/ Waseda University / Computer Science [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Robert KAUFFMAN / Drexel University / Akita International University / Animation [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Victoria KHROBOSTOVA / Rhode Island School of Design / Kyoto Seika University / Illustration

Margaret KRIEBEL / Ohio Wesleyan University / Waseda University / Comparative Literature [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Jayachandra KURA / University of Florida/ Kansai Gaidai / Physiology

Phung LE / Stanford University / Doshisha University / Biology

Derrick LEE / Dixie State University (UT) / Meijo University / Computer Science [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Jacalyn LI / University of California, San Diego / International Christian University / Computer Engineering [AIG Bridging Scholar]

De’Jia LONG-HILLIE / University of Maryland, Baltimore County / Nanzan University / Global Studies [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Hannah LYONS / St. Olaf College / Nagoya University / Asian Studies

Michael MANTOOTH / Dartmouth College / Temple University Japan Campus / Native American Studies; Economics [Temple University Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]

William MARTIN / Colorado State University / Kansai Gaidai / International Studies [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Raine MCLELLAN / Cal Polytechnic San Luis Obispo / University of Tsukuba / Psychology [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

David McMILLIAN / California State University, Chico / Hiroshima University / Illustration; Asian Studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Michael MERRITT / University of Houston / Hiroshima University (USAC) / Chemistry [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Jamie MI / University of California, Riverside / Waseda University / English; Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Arjun MOORE / Knox College / Waseda University / Asian Studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Susan MOORE / Texas Tech University / KCP International / Electrical Engineering [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Molly MOTES / University of Missouri, St. Louis / Toyo University / Japanese; English [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Sumayyah MUMFORD / Earlham College / Waseda University / Japanese Studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Chloe NEUNSINGER / University of North Carolina, Greensboro / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Business [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Christine NGUYEN / San Jose State University / Kyushu University / Linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Zoe NIVER / Hobart & William Smith Colleges / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Studio Art [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Hikmah OKOYA / Bowdoin College / Nanzan University (IES) / Neuroscience [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Gwynette PAEZ / University of California, Irvine / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies / Education [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Melissa PURNELL / Johnson & Wales University / Sophia University (CIEE) /Pastry Arts; Food Service Management [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Serah REYES / Oklahoma State University / Kansai Gaidai / Global Studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Lindsey ROOSA / University of Montana / Sophia University / Political Science [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Cara ROSNER / Montclair State University / Temple University Japan Campus / Linguistics [Temple University Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]

Jennifer RUPRECHT / San Diego State University / Sophia University / International Business [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]

Erica SASAKI / California State University, Long Beach / Ritsumeikan University / Child Development [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Isabel SEICOL / Earlham College / Waseda University / Comparative Languages & Linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Carly SHIEVER / Hobart & William Smith Colleges / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / International Relations; Asian Studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Alexis SHOUSHOUNOVA / University of Wisconsin, Madison / Nanzan University / Japanese; East Asian Studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Shechinah SMITH / University of Memphis / Nanzan University (ISEP) / International Business; Film [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Camrick SOLORIO / University of Chicago / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / East Asian Studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Jayden THOMAS  / Temple University (PA) / Western Kentucky University / Kansai Gaidai / International Affairs [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Ryoma THOMAS / University of Mississippi / Nanzan University / Mechanical Engineering [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Darlene TINSLEY / Ursinus College (PA) / Syracuse University / Kansai Gaidai / Radio & Film; English [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Sheila TODOROVAC / University of North Texas / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (USAC) / Japanese

Taike TOLBERT / University of Georgia / Waseda University / Electrical Engineering [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Jason VALDES / University of Rhode Island / Niigata University / Mechanical Engineering [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Eunice VALENZUELA / Carleton College / Waseda University / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Kylan VOORHEES / Utah State University / Waseda University / Human Movement [Ira Wolf Memorial Bridging Scholar]

Sarah WILHELM Willamette University / Tokyo International University / Japanese Studies

Isaac WITTENBERG / Western Michigan University / Ritsumeikan University / Japanese / [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Myqyel ZIMMERMAN / University of Oregon / Waseda University / Social Sciences [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Rebeckah ZORA / University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth / Kyoto University of Foreign Studies / English 

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2019

Jason BARD, College of William and Mary (VA) / Keio University / psychology 

Maya BEST, University of Pittsburgh (PA) / Sophia University / English; anthropology 

Robin BEZAYIFF, University of California, Santa Cruz / Doshisha University / biochemistry; molecular biology 

Myesha DILLS, Grand Valley State University (MI) / Ritsumeikan APU / international relations 

Ruth DUNCAN, Union University (TN) / KCP International / art 

Eric EGGERS, University of Missouri, St. Louis / Rikkyo University / Japanese 

Orion FISHER, College of Southern Nevada / Temple University, Japan Campus / business 

Sarah FRIEND, University of Texas, Martin / Hiroshima Jogakuin / international studies 

Hannah JOHNSON, University of Tennessee, Knoxville / Kansai Gaidai / world business; Japanese 

Jacob KERNC, Colorado Mesa University / Toyo University / ecology, evolution, & organismal biology 

Stephen McINTOSH, Carnegie Mellon University (PA) / Nanzan University / computer science 

Nina MEI, Seattle University (WA) / Sophia University / nursing 

Michelle MILLER, University of Memphis (TN) / JF Oberlin University / political science; Japanese 

Lucinda MORRIS, University of Kentucky / Waseda University / studio art; Japanese studies 

Peter MOW Colorado College / Waseda University / geology 

Cindy NGUYEN, Smith College (MA) / Waseda University / East Asian studies 

Oluwaseun OSHODI, Pitzer College (CA) / Kwansei Gakuin / international economics; Japanese 

Angel PAN, Stanford University (CA) / Bing Program, Doshisha University / symbolic systems

 Lana PARKER, University of Virginia / Waseda University / studio art; Japanese 

Rebecca RADOMSKY, University of Notre Dame (IN) / Kyoto University / chemistry 

Ashton REDMAN, Maryland Institute College of Art / Osaka Gakuin (AICAD) / interdisciplinary sculpture 

Nathan SILITONGA, University of California, San Diego / Tohoku University / mechanical engineering 

Marina STANSON, University of Mount Union (OH) / Kansai Gaidai / international business; Japanese 

Bridget TOLLE, Austin College (TX) / Sophia University / Asian studies; creative writing 

Nana UENO / Colorado State University / Sophia University (CIEE) / ecosystem science & sustainability 

Sara ULANOSKI, University of Louisville (KY) / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / anthropology; history 

Elise YOUNG, Mercer University (GA) / University of Aizu / electrical engineering

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall  2018

Francesca ADAMSKI / Baruch College, CUNY / Waseda University / Political science; Sociology [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Benjamin AIROLA / Michigan State University / Waseda University / Japanese; Linguistics [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Jonnalyn ALVES / Honolulu Community College / Niigata Prefecture Exchange / Communication [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Brittany AMANO / Duke University / International Christian University / Public policy [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

David ANDERSON / Middlebury College / International Christian University / Japanese studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Kendell ARI / SUNY Binghamton / Kokugakuin University / Japanese studies [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Brittany BARDSLEY-MARCIAL / Hawaii Pacific University / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Political science [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Emma-Leigh BLUNDELL / Montana State University / Rikkyo University / Asian studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Rhiannon BOWEN / University of Washington / Nanzan University / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Caralee CASTO / Marshall University / Kansai Gaidai / International affairs; Japanese [Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar]

Kaleo CHAN / University of Washington / Kyushu University / Linguistics; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Thomas CHARNEY / Michigan State University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Plant biology [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Taylor CHECKETTS / University of Utah / Waseda University / International studies; Physics & philosophy [Ira Wolf Memorial Bridging Scholar]

Emily CLEMENTS / Marshall University / Chukyo University / International relations; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Abigale CONNOR / University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth / Kyoto University of Foreign Studies / Illustration

Matthew COOPER / Wichita State University / Kansai Gaidai / English [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Johnna CRAWFORD / Northern Kentucky University / Musashi University / Media informatics [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Alexis CRUMP / University of Mount Union / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Starlyn CROUSSETT / Temple University / Temple University Japan Campus / communications [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Arthur DAI / Knox College / Waseda University / Neuroscience [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Marquis DALY / Georgia State University / Soka University / Psychology [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Janessa DODSON / Earlham College / Waseda University / Japanese studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

DeQuan DOUGLAS / Hofstra University / Sophia University / Computer science; Japanese [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Melissa DUCHAN / Brooklyn College, CUNY / Seinan Gakuin / Political science

Andrew EDWARDS / Michigan State University / University of the Ryukyus / Japanese [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Gillian ELDER / Oakland University / Nanzan University / Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Carlos GARCIA / Carleton College / Doshisha University (AKP) / Computer science [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Florence GO / Denison University / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (USAC) / East Asian studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Hannah GREEN / University of Memphis / JF Oberlin University / ESL; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Bethany HARRIS / University of San Diego / Temple University Japan Campus / History

Omar HERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ / Brandeis University / Osaka Gakuin (CET) / International studies; Anthropology [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Kaitlin HUNT / Central Washington University / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (USAC) / Japanese

Kanako ICHIKAWA / University of Massachusetts, Amherst / International Christian University / Japanese; English education [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Bonnie JIN / Johns Hopkins University / Waseda University / International studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Scott JOHNSTON / Nebraska Wesleyan University / Kwansei Gakuin / Psychology [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]J

oshua KERY / Carnegie Mellon University / Temple University Japan Campus / Art [Temple University Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]

Mallory KOEPKE / University of Toledo / Aichi University / Asian studies [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Abigail KRUSKA / Portland State University / Aoyama Gakuin / International studies; Japanese [Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar]

Xiao Peng LI / Union College / Kansai Gaidai / Chemistry [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Leif LINCOLN / Canyon Crest Academy / Keio University / Economics [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Rachel MANCHE / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Danika MANGUIAT / University of Nevada, Las Vegas / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / Graphic design

Andrew McINTYRE / University of Nevada, Reno / Hosei University / Computer science; Engineering [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Robert MELENDEZ / Portland State University / Waseda University / International studies [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Christopher MEIER / Illinois State University / Kansai Gaidai / International business [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Valerie MILLER / Virginia Wesleyan College / Rikkyo University / Communication [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Anissa MITCHELL / University of California, Riverside / Keio University / international relations [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]

Catalina MONTELONGO / Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University / Osaka Electro-Communication University / Simulation science; Games & animation [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Lynnee MORROW-LAMPTON / University of California, Santa Barbara / International Christian University / Art; Asian studies [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Thomas NAPIERALSKI / Sacramento State University / Shinshu University / Japanese studies [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]

Aimee NATHAN / Hawaii Tokai International University / Tokai University / Liberal arts

Linda NGUYEN / Ohio State University / ICU / Accounting; Japanese [Robert Grondine Memorial Bridging Scholar]

Andrew ORITA / Seattle University / Sophia University / International studies [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Megan PRIMAVERA / Florida State University / Hiroshima University / Computer science; Japanese [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Jewel QUILATON / University of California, Berkeley / Meiji Gakuin / Sociology [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Matthew REINHOLD / University of Kansas / Nanzan University / Linguistics; Global studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Elizabeth RIEGLER / Western Michigan University / Doshisha University / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Nikki SANDOVAL / University of Oregon / Waseda University / Japanese [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Kaitlin SCHOLAND / University of New Mexico / Ritsumeikan University / Biochemistry [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Martin SHAFFER / Bennington College / Kansai Gaidai University / Music; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Jacob SHIOHIRA / University of Nebraska, Lincoln / Senshu University / Computer science; Math

Rebecca SIPPER / University of Massachusetts, Amherst / International Christian University / Japanese [JUSFC Bridging Scholar]

Elana SKIER / University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee / Chiba University / Linguistics; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Crystal SLAYTON / Eastern Michigan University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Japanese; English linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Sabrina SPERL / Ohio State University / Rikkyo University / Japanese; Linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Alex STEPANEK / Elmhurst College / Kansai Gaidai / Computer game & entertainment technology [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Joseph SYNOSKI / Temple University / Temple University Japan Campus / Advertising [Temple University Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]

Joseph TAN / University of Illinois / Konan University / Agribusiness [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Gabriel TENAGLIA / Ursinus College / Akita International University / English [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Nancy TRAN / Brandeis University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Economics; East Asian studies

Zena VUE / Augsburg University / Akita International University / Graphic design; English [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Joseph WALTERS / University of Illinois / Konan University / East Asian Studies [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Danika WEAVER / University of Alaska, Fairbanks / Akita International University / Linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar

Kira WENCEK / University of Rhode Island / Kochi University / Computer Science; Art [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Elijah WILLIAMS / Cal Poly San Lius Obispo (CA) / Cal Poly Architecture Program / Architecture

Lucas WILLIAMS / University of California, Santa Barbara / International Christian University / Global Studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Sequoia WRIGHT / University of North Carolina / International Christian University / Anthropology; Japanese [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Matthew YOU / Vanderbilt University (TN) / Sophia University (CIEE) / Economics; History [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Joyce YU / Baruch College, CUNY / Waseda University / International Business

Sylvia YU / Washington University in St. Louis / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / English Literature

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2018

Andrew BERNESHAWI  / Emory University (GA) / Kansai Gaidai / Psychology; Computer Science

Angel BISTA   / Grand Valley State University (MI) / Ritsumeikan APU (IES) / International Relations

Austin BORN   / University of Illinois / Nagoya University / Computer Engineering

Dylan DONLON-MOYER   / George Mason University (VA) / Hosei University / Comunications

Chynna ESTRELLA  / SUNY New Paltz / Kansai Gaidai / Intercultural Relations; Asian Studies

Lacey GERDES  / Northern Kentucky University / Nanzan University / International Studies; Japanese

Kaitlyn GOUDY  / University of California, Davis / Kyoto Seika University / Japanese

Mary Kate GREENING   / University of Maryland / Keio University / Government & Politics; Japanese

Kim HA  / San Jose State University (CA) / Kyushu University / business

Meighan HANNON / University of Scranton (PA) / Sophia University / Counseling & Human Services

Emily ISAKARI  / UCLA / International Christian University / Asian American Studies; Global Health

Nnamdi JOGWE  / Brown University (RI) / Keio University / Ethnic Studies

Emily MERRICK  / George Mason University (VA) / Hosei University / English

David MOORE  / University of Cincinnati (OH) / Co-op Program Internship / Architectural Engineering

Tanya OLIVAS  / New Mexico State University / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Computer Science

Elizabeth PANG   / University of California, San Diego / International Christian University / International Writing

Kevin PEREZ  / Georgetown University (DC) / Waseda University / Regional & Comparative Studies

Kim PHAN  / Augustana College (IL) / Kobe City University of Foreign Studies / Biochemistry; Pre-Medicine

Caroline PHELAN / Baylor University (TX) / Seinan Gakuin / International Studies

Shanice SHUMAN / Arkansas Tech University / Komazawa University / Fine Arts

Hayley SNOWDEN  / College of William & Mary (VA) / Keio University / Marketing

Jacqueline SU  / University of California, Davis / Kyoto Seika University / Design

Sarah TRINH  / Suffolk University (MA) / Sophia University / Asian Studies

J'ayla VICKS  / University of Texas, San Antonio / Kyoto University of Foreign Studies / Psychology; Japanese

Maria VALADEZ  / Creighton University (NE) / Sophia University / Anthropology; Sociology

Emily WU  / University of California, San Diego / Tohoku University / Computer Science

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2017

Nicole ABBONDANZA / University of North Carolina, Charlotte / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Japanese studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Farzana AHMED / Knox College (IL) / Nanzan University (IES) / economics; international studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Alex ALDERMAN / University of Illinois, Chicago / Temple University Japan Campus / finance [Temple    University – Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]

Megan ASHER / Illinois State University / Kansai Gaidai / international business

Dana BENELLI / University of Oregon / Waseda University / comparative literature; Japanese [Freeman   Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Kevin BERNING / Miami University of Ohio / Kwansei Gakuin / strategic communications; international studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Grace BOLOGNA / University of Chicago / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / political science

Indiana BROWN / University at lbrany, SUNY / Kansai Gaidai / women’s studies; Japanese studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Molly BRUEGER / Kalamazoo College (MI) / Doshisha University / East Asian studies

Zoe BUNTON / University of Kansas / Kansai Gaidai / women’s & gender studies

Tyler BURTON / George Washington University (DC) / Waseda University / Asian studies; Japanese

Jessica CAMARILLO / Humboldt State University (CA) / Waseda University / business administration

Tobin CARLSON / Lawrence University (WI) / Waseda University  / international relations [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Caroline CARROLL / Ohio State University / Hokkaido University / world economy & business [AIG Bridging Scholar]

David CENTENO / Hunter College, CUNY / Meiji Gakuin / Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Kristina CHAMBERS / SUNY Stony Brook / Tokyo University of Foreign Studies / linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Brittany CLARKE / University of North Texas / Kansai Gaidai / biology [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Chandler COLLINS / University of Virginia / Hitotsubashi University / global development studies

Emily DELMONICO / Northern Arizona University / Kyushu University / microbiology; comparative cultural studies [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Emma DUNCAN / Wellesley College (MA) / International Christian University / Japanese

Carly DUNN / University of Memphis (TN) / Nagoya Gakuin / Japanese; English [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Aaron EASTWOOD / Calvin College (MI) / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Marissa ELLIS / Northern Kentucky University / Gifu University / communication studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Julia EMORY / Coastal Carolina University (SC) / Osaka Gakuin / history; intelligence & national security [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Ihechiluru EZURUONYE / Kalamazoo College (MI) / Doshisha University / international & area studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Alistair FAGHANI / University of Maryland, College Park / Keio University / finance & marketing [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]

Chloe FINLEY / Clemson University (SC) / Sophia University / international trade; Japanese [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Sarah FLANAGAN / Ohio State University / International Christian University / computer science &   engineering; Japanese [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

George FOURMAUX / Loyola University New Orleans (LA) / Sophia University / finance; economics [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Colin GALLAWAY / Boston College (MA) / Waseda University / computer science [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Augustino GIAMBRONE / Northern Kentucky University / Gifu University / media informatics [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Megan GILL / Western Carolina University / Osaka Kyoiku University / language studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Jordan GOODWIN / University of Alaska, Anchorage / Hokkaido University of Education / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Alexandra GRIFFIN / Nazareth College (NY) / Kansai Gaidai / English literature [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Katrina HAMMON / Juniata College (PA) / Hokusei Gakuen / wildlife conservation [TOMODACHI   Bridging Scholar]

Ezekiel HELING / University of Minnesota / Hitotsubashi University / journalism [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Kylie HILL / University of Nevada, Reno / Kanazawa University / public health [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Anna HIRSCHLER / Lake Forest College (IL) / Tokyo International University (ISEP) / Asian studies

Kendall HOUCK / St. Cloud State University (MN) / Akita International University / English studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Erica HOWIE / University of Alabama / Meiji University / advertising; digital art; Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Meghan HURLEY / University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Kansai Gaidai / anthropology [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Alex HUTCHINS / Cornell University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / religious studies

Charlie JAMES / University of California, Berkeley / Tsuru University / business administration [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Kelly KAMRATH / Nebraska Wesleyan University / Kwansei Gakuin / English; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Grace KIM / Rutgers University (NJ) / International Christian University / East Asian languages & cultures [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Benjamin KLEHR / Honolulu Community College (HI) / JF Oberlin University / Asian studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Victor LANE / Earlham College (IN) / Waseda University / Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Celia LANGFORD / Whitman College (WA) / Doshisha University (AKP) / Asian & Middle Eastern studies [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Madison LAWRIE / Portland State University (OR) / Kansai Gaidai / psychology; Japanese

Sharada LE / Wichita State University (KS) / Kansai Gaidai / international business

Gerlin LEU / Bowdoin College (ME) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Asian religions

Jeremy LUNA / SUNY New Paltz / Kanazawa University / industrial relations [Amway Japan Bridging Scholar]

Keelyn McCABE / University of Virginia / Hitotsubashi University / public policy; global studies

Gwenafaye McCORMICK / University of Mississippi / Waseda University / biology; international studies  [Ira Wolf Memorial Fund Bridging Scholar]

Anthony MILLER / Nebraska Wesleyan University / Kwansei Gakuin / modern languages [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Natasha MILLIGAN / Willamette University (OR) / Tokyo International University / theatre [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Francis MIYATA / Knox College (IL) / Waseda University / philosophy [Robert Grondine Memorial Fund Bridging Scholar]

Eric OSBORNE / University of Idaho / KCP International Language School / music [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Chance OVERBERG / Miami University of Ohio / Sophia University + Ritsumeikan University / international studies; East Asian languages [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Rachel PELLEGRINO / University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign / Konan University / creative writing

Miranda PELONOIO / San Francisco State University / JF Oberlin University / hospitality management; Japanese [Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar]

Mai PHAM / Rice University (TX) / Kanda University of International Studies (IES) / economics  [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Matthew PRIEDE / Northern Kentucky University / Musashi University / international studies [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Lisa QI / Northwestern University (IL) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / psychology

Blake RADCLIFFE / Bellevue College (WA) / KCP International Language School / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Natasha RIEGLE / Saginaw Valley State University (MI) / Kansai Gaidai / criminal justice [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Hannah ROZEI / Georgia State University / Soka University / political science

Heather RUCKER / Wittenberg University (OH) / Nanzan University (ISEP) / Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Nicholas SARANDOS / Ursinus College (PA) / Akita International University / East Asian studies  [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Jared SELETSKY / Temple University (PA) / Temple University Japan Campus / ceramics

Jenny SHAO / University of Miami (FL) / Sophia University / psychology; international studies [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Paul SHERGILL / California State University, Sacramento / Waseda University / mechanical engineering; international business [Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar]

Marshall SHERRELL / University of Washington / Keio University / Japanese; English creative writing [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Kristen SHIPLEY / North Carolina A & T State University / Musashi University / journalism [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Julianna SMITH / Michigan State University / Waseda University / Japanese

Sarah SPEIKER / University of Toledo / Aichi University / Asian studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Aki STEPHENS / University of Maryland, College Park / Waseda University / information science [Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar]

Jennifer TA / University of Colorado, Denver / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / biology [Exxon Mobil Bridging  Scholar]

Sean TAYLOR / Mira Costa College (CA) / Temple University Japan Campus / Japanese [Temple University- Japan Campus Bridging Scholar]

Cao-Minh TRAN / University of Hawaii, Hilo / Doshisha University / Japanese studies

Graciela TRIMBLE-QUIZ / University of Texas, Austin / Sophia University / linguistics [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Ellie TSUCHIYA / Georgia Institute of Technology / Waseda University / economics [Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar]

Robert VAN AARTSEN / Western Michigan University / Ritsumeikan University / creative writing; Japanese [Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar]

Pengxue VANG / University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee / Seijo University / computer science; Japanese [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar]

Sean WALSH / Georgia State University / Soka University / Asian studies [Freeman Foundation Bridging  Scholar]

Cheyenne WING-LAWRENCE / Western Washington University / Toyo University / Japanese [TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar]

Veronica WINTERS / Washington University in St. Louis / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / international affairs; Japanese studies

Emily YEH / University of California, San Diego / Keio University / political science [AIG Bridging Scholar]

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2017

Natalie BOROWSKI, Northwestern State University of Louisiana / Ritsumeikan University / psychology

John FALKENLOUS, University of Maryland / Waseda University / international business

Mercedes FARIAS, Indiana University / Nanzan University / political science & international studies

Shirley GABBER, Dartmouth College (NH) / Keio University / linguistics & Japanese

Myliyah HANNA, University of Virginia / Waseda University / biology & Japanese

Cayli HIRATA, University of Hawaii / Keio University / marketing

Takezo IGUCHI, University of Hawaii / Keio University / travel industry management

Mason JOHANEK, Gonzaga University (WA) / Akita International University / international relations & business

Shana LEWIS, University of Memphis / Tokyo International University / sociology

Kelsey MAKA, Illinois Wesleyan University / Sophia University (CIEE) / international studies & vocal performance

Kathleen MILLER, University of Maryland / Keio University / Japanese

Yuki MINAMI, University of Tennessee / Waseda University / world business & language

Erina NIWA, University of California, Berkeley / Hitotsubashi University / political economy

Taryn OBORNY, Kansas State University / Kansai Gaidai / English & pre-law

Roman PALVANOV, University of Wisconsin, Madison / University of Kyushu / materials science & engineering (Bridging Scholars Alumni Scholarship Grant)

Gabriel ROBINSON, Washington State University / Nihon University / mechanical engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

MarieClaire SBRAGIA, George Washington University / Nanzan University (IES) / international affairs

Victoria SMITH, St. Michael’s College (VT) / Kansai Gaidai / international relations

Natalie SOLA OSORIO, University of Puerto Rico / Toyo University (ISEP) / art and technology & marketing

Ashley SOLIS, Cottey College (MO) / Kansai Gaidai / international business

Joshua STRICKFADEN, University of California, Los Angeles / International Christian University / East Asian studies & economics

Jessica SUN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology / University of Tokyo / materials science & engineering

Colin TIMMERMAN, Drake University (IA) / Kwansei Gakuin / political science

Nghi TRUONG, University of Texas, Austin / Sophia University / microbiology

Solana WARNER, Ursinus College (PA) / Akita International University / English

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2016

Jenifer ALBA / University of Nevada Las Vegas / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / art

Ahmad ALJAWAD  University of California San Diego / Waseda University / literature (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Rosebert ALTIANAS / University of Minnesota / Kanda University of International Studies (IES) / product design & Japanese

Mei BRUNSON / University of Washington/Waseda University/Japanese linguistics & history of ideas (AIG Bridging Scholar)

Briana BRYSON / Texas A & M University / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies (USAC) / animal science

Alexandra BURNESS / Southern Connecticut State University / Toyo University (ISEP) / business management & Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Hunter CARPENTER / University of Miami/ Sophia University /marketing; history; Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Blythe CARVAJAL / Grand Valley State University (MI) / International Christian University /international business (Grondine Bridging Scholar)

Vincent CHEN / Dartmouth College / Keio University / neuroscience

Rebecca CLIPPARD / Middle Tennessee State University / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese & Spanish (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Kylie CUMMINGS / Hawaii Pacific University / JF Oberlin University / English & Asian studies (AIG Bridging Scholar)

Olivia CUNDIFF / Berea College (KY) / Akita International University /Asian studies

Clara DORFI / University of Cincinnati / Tama Art University / industrial design (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Jeremiah DRAKE / New Mexico State University / Seinan Gakuin / history

Joseph DRAKE / SUNY New Paltz / Kanazawa University / international relations & Asian studies (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Cassidy DRISCOLL / Tufts University / Osaka Gakuin / applied physics & Japanese (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Matthew DU / University of Maryland / Tohoku University /computer engineering

Dymond ELLIOTT / University of Maryland Baltimore County / JF Oberlin University / psychology (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Lindsay ERJAVIC / Arizona State University / Waseda University / political science (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Emily GARCZYNSKI / University of Wisconsin Whitewater / Kansai Gaidai / computer science (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Korinne GIACOMAN / Portland State University / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Chanelle GONTARZ / Old Dominion University (VA) / Kansai Gaidai / communication & Asian studies

Kavya GOPALAKRISHNAN / Ohio State University / International Christian University / Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Bryan GUZMAN/ SUNY New Paltz / Meiji University / biology (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Kevin HAN / University of Findlay (OH) / Kyushu University of Health & Welfare / pharmacy (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Chris HART / Appalachian State University (NC) / Okayama University / global studies (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Kira-Ann HAYASHI / Willamette University (OR) / Tokyo International University / Japanese studies (Amway Japan Bridging Scholar)

Kimberly HINCHEY / New Mexico State University / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / fashion merchandising (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Erika HIROMITSU / Colorado College / Waseda University / sociology (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Shela HO / University of California Santa Barbara / Keio University / economics & accounting (Amway Japan Bridging Scholar)

Eric JAMES / Baylor University / Hosei University / Asian studies (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Margaret JENNINGS / Wellesley College / International Christian University (Middlebury College) / computer science & Japanese

Ariel JOHNSON / San Diego State University / Oita University / Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Miaya JOHNSON / University of Memphis / JF Oberlin University / graphic design & Japanese

Vincent JONES / University of Illinois Chicago / Temple University, Japan Campus / finance (Temple University Japan Bridging Scholar)

Kirsten JORGENSEN / Marshall University (WV) / Chukyo University / Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Tiffany KELLY / Oklahoma State University / Kansai Gaidai / political science

Kylie KINION / Tulsa Community College (OK) / Kansai Gaidai / education & world languages

Robert KOEGEL / Webster University (MO) / JF Oberlin University / international business (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Maria KOROLKOVA / Lehman College, CUNY / Sugiyama Jogakuen / environmental science (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Diksha KUMAR / University of North Carolina Charlotte / Tohoku University / biology (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Flora LAM / University of California San Diego / Tsuru University / linguistics

Ana LESTER-OWENS / Smith College / Associated Kyoto Program (Doshisha University) / East Asian languages (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Adam LEWANDOWICZ / University of Cincinnati / Chiba University / industrial design

Erika LORE / Randolph-Macon College (VA) / Kansai Gaidai / computer science & Asian studies (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Brittany MABRY / Marshall University / Chukyo University /international business & Japanese (AIG Bridging Scholar)

Nolan McCORMICK / Pennsylvania State University / Ibaraki University / bio-behavioral health; dance; Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Khafra MILLS / Valdosta State University (GA) / Tama University / psychology

Nelson MORENO / University of California Santa Barbara / Tohoku University / physics (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Mark NAGY / Ursinus College (PA) / Akita International University / neuroscience

Audrey NAKAOKA / University of California Irvine / Waseda University / international studies (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Sarah NIX / Marshall University / Kansai Gaidai / international affairs & Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Kaylynn NORIEGA / University of Findlay (OH) / University of Fukui / Japanese (AIG Bridging Scholar)

Nathan NOTAH / Fort Lewis College (CO) / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies / international business

Sophia OSBORN / University of California San Diego / Waseda University / history (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Thomas PARK / University of California Santa Cruz / International Christian University / global economics

Sarah PASCHALL / Union University (TN) / SIL Sapporo Nihongo Gakko / applied linguistics

Benjamin PERCIVAL / Brandeis University / Osaka Gakuin (CET) / environmental & global studies

Emily PHAM / University of Arkansas / Shimane University / international relations & Asian studies (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Lindsay PRINGLE / Central Michigan University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / dietetics

Rachael REDJOU / Western Washington University / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / sexuality & gender studies; Asian studies (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Allison SAFFEL / Indiana University / Nanzan University / East Asian languages & international studies (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Eunice SHEK / Knox College (IL) / Nanzan University / creative writing & Asian studies

Elizabeth SMITH / University of Chicago / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / law, letters & society (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Samantha SODETZ / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese & linguistics (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Lee SOMMERFELDT / Washington & Lee University (VA) / International Christian University / business  administration & Japanese studies (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Courtney STEELE / University of Toledo (OH) / Aichi University / communication (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Brandon STITT / Pennsylvania State University Behrend/Erie / Tohoku University / electrical & mechanical engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Cassandra STRIEGLE / Ball State University (OH) / Tokyo Gakugei University / Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Caitlyn SULLIVAN / Queens College (CUNY) / Nanzan University / media studies

Julian TASH / University of Maryland Baltimore County / Nanzan University / history & Asian studies (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Alyssa VANDERVELDE / University of Nevada Reno / Hiroshima University / anthropology (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Benjamin VILLAR / Western Michigan University / Keio University / Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Mikayla WEBSTER / University of California San Diego / Tohoku University / computer science (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Leashandra WIGGINS / University of Memphis / Nagoya Gakuin / communications & Japanese (Freeman Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Rebecca WILEY / Ohio State University / Waseda University / Japanese & linguistics (AIG Bridging Scholar)

Sheng YANG / College of St. Benedict (MN) / Bunkyo Gakuin / political science

Daniel ZARATE / Santa Monica College (CA) / Temple University – Japan Campus / international business (Temple University Japan Bridging Scholar)

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2016

Laura ABBOTT, Washington State University / Nanzan University (IES Abroad) / English & Japanese

Alesha ALEXIS, Juniata College (NY) / Kansai Gaidai University / psychology

Nathan BALL, University of Cincinnati (OH) / Coop Program in Kurashiki / mechanical engineering

Elias BRINKMAN, University of Tulsa (OK) / Waseda University / digital media

Christopher CROWE, University of Virginia / Waseda University / biology & Japanese

Marisa DRANGE, University of Minnesota / Sophia University / global studies

Juliet FIGUEROA, Seton Hall University (NJ) / Sophia University / Asian studies

Jessica HERB, Chapman University (GA) / Temple University Japan / digital arts

Ariqa HERRERA, American University (DC) / Ritsumeikan University / international relations

Tiffany KELLY, Oklahoma State University / Kansai Gaidai University / political science

Lois KIM, Hollins University (VA) / Kansai Gaidai University / international business & dance

Sophia MYERS-KELLEY, Hamline University (MN) / Akita International University / sociology

Nathan NAVARRO GRIFFIN, University of Nevada, Reno / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / computer science & engineering

Sally NGO, Pennsylvania State University / Kanda University of International Studies (IES Abroad) / bio-behavioral health

Jason NOMBURG, University of California, Santa Barbara / Osaka University / biology

Briar Rose PELLETIER, University of Maine / Hirosaki University / art history

Errol PHALO, Macalester College (MN) / Sophia University (CIEE) / international studies & Japanese

Grant POTTER, University of Nebraska / Sophia University  (CIEE) / art

Kevin PREDUM, University of California, Berkeley / Meiji Gakuin / anthropology

Brendan SUMEERSARNAUTH, Eastern Connecticut State University / Musashi University / environmental earth science

Yuta TERASAKI, University of Southern California / Sophia University (CIEE) / global business

Jennifer TRELOGGEN, Oklahoma City University / Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University / economics

Sophia WARREN / California State University, Long Beach / KCP International Language Institute / film

Elena WOO, University of California, Davis / Osaka University / environmental toxicology

Emily YOCOM, Pennsylvania State University / Kanda University of International Studies (IES Abroad) / global & international studies and business

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2015

Jessica ALFORD / Murray State University / Tenri University / Psychology; Japanese

Anthony ALLEGREZZA / University of North Caroline at Charlotte / Sophia University / English Instruction

Thomas BAHUN / University of Southern Maine / Kanda University of Foreign Studies / History; Political Science

Chelsea BAILEY / University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee / Seijo University / Public Relations (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Sienna BATES / Brown University / Keio University / East Asian studies

Grant BECKETT / University of Washington / Kyoto University / Business Administration; Japanese

Andrew BIESEMEYER / Northern Arizona University / Fukuoka University of Education / Photography

Christopher BOYLE / Temple University / Temple University Japan / Advertising Research (Temple University – Japan Campus Bridging Scholar)

Iliana BURGOS / University of Delaware / Akita International University / Comparative Literature

Vivian CHEN / Case Western Reserve University / Temple University Japan / International Studies (Temple University – Japan Campus Bridging Scholar)

Jacqueline COLLIER / University of South Florida / Toyo University (ISEP) / International Studies

Courtney COLVIN / University of West Florida / Kansai Gaidai / International Studies

Dean DIXON / SUNY Buffalo / International Christian University / Computer Science (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Chantel FURBERT / University of Pittsburgh / Konan University / Japanese; Linguistics

Denpota FURUGAKI / Illinois College / Ritsumeikan University / International Studies

Isaac GOLDSTEIN / Lewis & Clark College / Osaka Gakuin (CET) / Mathematics

Jeffery GROSSO / University of Florida / Aoyama Gakuin / Computer Engineering; Japanese studies (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Keita HARASAKI / Rutgers University / International Christian University / Environmental Policy (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Alexandra HARMEL / Maryland Institute College of Art / Osaka University of the Arts/ Printmaking; Art Education

Cheyanne HARRIS / University of the Pacific / Sophia University (CIEE) / Civil Engineering

Sarah HERENDEEN / Beloit College / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese

Matthew HIRANO / Whitman College / Doshisha University (AKP) / Biophysics; Biochemistry; Molecular biology

Carrie HUBENY / University of Memphis / JF Oberlin University / Biomedical Engineering; Math

Jovon HUTCHINS / California State University, Monterey Bay / Toyo University / Japanese

Hannah JAMES / Ohio State University / Tenri University / Economics; Japanese

Mackenzie JENKINS / University of Alaska, Fairbanks / Tohoku University / Chemistry

Sean JONES / Ohio State University / Waseda University / Japanese Studies (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Babatunji KAYODE / California State University, East Bay / Toyo University / Business Administration (Robert Grondine Memorial Fund Bridging Scholar)

Justin KNIGHT / University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point / Dokkyo University / Computer Information Systems

Matthew KOCH / University of Illinois / Konan University / East Asian Studies

Joseph KRETOWICZ / Michigan State University / University of the Ryukyus / Biosystems Engineering; Japanese (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Michelle KRULEWITCH / Indiana University / Nanzan University / East Asian Studies

Kelsey KUHL / Oakland University / Nanzan University / Environmental Science; Japanese

Meghan LEDBETTER / Western Michigan University / Keio University / Japanese

Daniel LEE / University of California, San Diego / Keio University / Computer Science (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Olivia LIAO / Ohio State University / University of Tsukuba / Logistics Management; Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Alexander LIU / University of Maryland / Keio University / Physics; Japanese (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Dustin LUU / University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Sophia University / Computer Science

Gabrielle MARGOCS /Austin College / IES Tokyo / Media Studies

Syed MATIN / Johns Hopkins University / Waseda University / International Studies; Political Science (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Hana McHALE / University of California, Davis / Waseda University / Linguistics; Japanese

Dayana MENDOZA / Hobart & William Smith / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / International Relations; Asian Studies

Nolan MILLER / Marshall University / Chukyo University / Japanese

Tara MORRISON / Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte / Nagoya Univ. of Foreign Studies / Japanese studies

Alyssa ORTON/ University of Oklahoma / Yamagata University / Linguistics

Micah PARSONS / Marshall University / Chukyo University / Sociology

Laura PENALVER / University of Arizona / Konan University / English; Global Studies

Briggs PIERCE / Rhode Island School of Design / Kyoto Seika University / Industrial Design

Adam REYNOLDS / Birmingham-Southern College / Kansai Gaidai / English; Asian Studies

Megan ROBINSON / Gonzaga University / Akita International University / Entrepreneurship; English Writing

James ROCHEFORT / University of New Hampshire / Saitama University / Civil Engineering (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Martha RODAS-MUNOZ / Middle Tennessee State University / Kansai Gaidai / International Studies

Melanie RUHL / University of Florida / Aoyama Gakuin / Telecommunications; Japanese (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Gabriela SALGADO / Whittier College / JF Oberlin University / Asian and Latino studies (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

James SHERPA / University of Washington / Waseda University / Biochemistry (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Attiyya SKEETE / University of Georgia / Kyushu University / Biology; Japanese (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Tiffany SPEARMAN / Eastern Michigan University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Japanese

Cherish SULLIVAN / University of Nevada, Reno / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / International Affairs

Lance SWEATT / Clemson University / Tohoku University / Engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Olivia TASSINARI / Univ. of Redlands / Ryukoku University (Antioch Buddhist Studies) / Philosophy

Maly THAO / College of St. Benedict / Bunkyo Gakuin / Communication

Mindy TIEU / Olin College of Engineering / Sophia University (CIEE) / Mechanical Engineering

Rochisha TOGARE / University of Washington / University of Tokyo / Economics (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Kim TRAN / University of Missouri, Columbia / Kwansei Gakuin / International Studies

Phuong TRAN / Ohio State University / Rikkyo University / Accounting; Japanese

Alexander UZZELL / Appalachian State University / Ritsumeikan University / Global Studies

Beth VANG / College of St. Benedict / Bunkyo Gakuin / Communication

Lily WATNIK / Rutgers University / International Christian University / Art History; East Asian Languages (TOMODACHI Bridging Scholar)

Blair WHALEN / Austin College / Nanzan University (IES Nagoya) / Psychology; East Asian Languages

Joshua WHITE / Western Michigan University / Keio University / Computer Engineering; Applied Math; Japanese (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Gabriel WILKINSON / University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee / KCP International / English; Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Janet YING / University of California, Berkeley / Keio University / Political Economy (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Bruce ZHENG / Texas A & M University / Osaka University / Applied Math; Computer Science (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2015

Deandrea ALS, SUNY New Paltz (NY) / Meiji University / Psychology

Milo BARISOF, Pomona College (CA) / International Christian University / Asian Studies

Amanda BARNSTIEN, Colorado College (CO) / Waseda University / International Political Economy

Trevor BARTON, University of Montana / Sophia University / Japanese

Audrey BEARDEN, University of Hawaii / Sophia University / Molecular Cell Biology

Frances CHANG, Brandeis University (MA) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Psychology

Jane CLARK, Oberlin College (OH) / Associated Kyoto Program / Environmental Studies

Andrea DEAN, Appalachian State University (NC) / Kansai Gaidai / Public Relations & Japanese

Benjamin GHIGLIONE, Skidmore College (NY) / Sophia University / Education

Kimberly GLATZ, University of South Carolina / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / International Business

Laura HEYMAN, Agnes Scott College (GA) / Ritsumeikan University / Economics & Management

Courtney KIESECKER, SUNY New Paltz (NY) / Meiji University / English & Asian studies

Pin-Pin LIAO, Villanova University (PA) / Sophia University (CIEE) / International Business & Marketing

Erin MAST, University of California, Davis / Kyoto Seika University / Neurobiology

Christopher McNAMARA, DePaul University (IL) / Sophia University (CIEE) / Journalism

Matthew MOFFITT, Eastern Michigan University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Japanese

Emmeline MYSLIWIEC, Central Connecticut State University / Kansai Gaidai / Communication

Angelica NGUYEN, Santa Clara University (CA) / Sophia University / Biology & Public Health

Nikki NGUYEN, Bentley University (MA) / Sophia University (CIEE) / Computer Information Systems

Kristy POISSON, Delaware Valley College (PA) / Sophia University / English Literature

Sethia SUMBHAV, Arizona State University / Tokyo International University / Computer Science

Andrew VILLARREAL, Texas State University, San Marcos / Meiji Gakuin / International Studies

Alyssa WALL, Carthage College (WI) / NRCSA Center, Fukuoka / Chemistry

Nicholas WARREN, University of Utah / University of Tsukuba / Psychology

Nicholas WATANABE, Lehigh University (PA) / Temple University, Japan Campus / Chemistry

Noe YOSHIOKA, University of Puget Sound (WA) / IES Tokyo (Meikai University) / Economics, Business & Japanese

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2014

Feruza AZIMOVA / University of Hawai’i / Hokkaido University / political science

Daniel BATEYKO / Middlebury College / International Christian University / international studies

Crystal BECKMAN / Illinois College / Ritsumeikan University / Japanese studies & English

Matthew BENTZ / University of Nevada, Reno / Kwansei Gakuin / biochemistry

John CARLSON / University of Southern California / Waseda University / biochemistry & Japanese studies

Lorenzo CHAVEZ / University of California, Berkeley/ Waseda University / sociology

Rebekah CHENG / University of Washington / Waseda University / international studies

Alivia DANDURAND / Florida State University / Hiroshima University / business & Japanese

Jordan DANIELS / Spelman College (GA) / Temple University Japan / international studies

Lenetta DAZZELL / SUNY Geneseo / Kansai Gaidai / psychology

Zane DEBILT / University of Alaska, Fairbanks / Nagoya Gakuin / history

Ediliana ESTRELLA / SUNY New Paltz / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies / international relations & Asian studies

Joshua EKSTEDT / Georgia Institute of Technology / Tohoku University / civil engineering

Rhonda FARRINGTON / Oklahoma State University / Shinshu University / Asian studies

Danica FOREMAN / University of Oklahoma / Ritsumeikan APU / anthropology

Elliot FOWLKES / University of Illinois, Chicago / Chiba University / TESOL

Kenyon GENTRY / Westminster College (PA) / Nanzan University (ISEP) / biology

Tyler GILBERT / University of Texas, Austin / Iwate University / Japanese

Thomas GILMER / George Mason University (VA) / Akita International University / global affairs

Nicholas GLAZEWSKI / Washington College (MD) / Meiji Gakuin / international studies

Maxon GRIFFIN / Arizona State University / Waseda University / Japanese

Kamila GRZESKOWIAK / North Central College (IL) / Kyoto Gakuen / Japanese studies

Rosalie GUNAWAN / University of Alaska, Anchorage / Hokkaido University of Education / Japanese & international studies

Dunya HABASH / Birmingham Southern College (AL) / Kansai Gaidai / history & music

Christian HARTMAN / Western Michigan University / Keio University / chemistry & physics

Ashley HAUGLAND / University of Alabama / Meiji University / international studies

Michael HAVERTY / Marshall University (WV) / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese

Meghan HIRSH / University of Pittsburgh (PA) / Ritsumeikan University / Japanese

Christina HOLLENBECK / University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill / Nanzan University / history

Sabrina IM / University of California, Santa Cruz / Tsuru University / world literature

Chris JOHNSON / Rice University (TX) / Kanda University of Internatoinal Studies (IES) / linguistics

Jared JOSEPH / Valparaiso University (IN) / Kansai Gaidai / psychology

Christian KOGUCHI / University of California, San Diego / Tohoku University / electrical engineering

Hsin-Yen LIU / University of Texas, Austin / Sophia University / commerce & international relations

Paige LONG-WHEELER / University of Oklahoma / Yamaguchi University / Asian studies

Rosalyn LUCAS / University of Kansas / Tsuda College / Japanese

Lizet MARTINEZ / California State University, Monterey Bay / J.F. Oberlin University / Japanese

Cory MCKENZIE / University of New Hampshire / Saitama University / history

Ivan MENDEZ / William Paterson University (NJ) / KCP International / Japanese

Brenda MONTES / College of St. Benedict (MN) / Bunkyo Gakuin / communications

Tiara MONTGOMERY / Montclair State University (NJ) / Temple University Japan / filmmaking

Allison MOSES / University of Memphis (TN) / J.F. Oberlin University / anthropology

Zachary MUNYON / Linfield College (OR) / Aoyama Gakuin / Japanese

Chad NAKAOKA / University of Hawai’i, Manoa / Tohoku University / mechanical engineering

Aneta NISHIMOTO / University of Hawai’i, Hilo / Tokyo Gakugei University / communication

Matthew NOYES / Exeter, NH / Temple University Japan / international relations & Japanese

Leah O’LEARY / Eastern Michigan University / Kansai Gaidai / secondary education

Carrie OTT / Calvin College (MI) / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / linguistics

Chieu PHAM / University of California, Los Angeles / Keio University / economics

Mariel PRATZ-ALBERT / Linfield College (OR) / Doshisha University / anthropology

Varanon PUKASAMSOMBUL / University of California, San Diego / Tohoku University / electrical engineering

Chieko QUIGLEY / George Washington University (DC) / Sophia University / international affairs

Logan RAY / University of North Carolina, Charlotte / Oita University / Japanese studies

Alexandra RICHARDSON / Denison University (OH) / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / English literature & East Asian studies

Andy RODRIGUEZ / Columbia University (NY) / Waseda University (SILS) / Latin American studies

Sarah SANTANA / Georgetown University (DC) / Waseda University / Japanese & linguistics

Abigail SEASE / Hollins University (VA) / Kansai Gaidai / art history

Mariah STOVER / Oregon State University / Waseda University / natural resources

Kaitlynn STUART / University of California, Santa Barbara / International Christian University / Asian studies

Sakura SUJKA / University of Florida / Aoyama Gakuin / Japanese

Pamela SURIYACHAI / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / linguistics

Alicia TAYLOR / George Washington University (DC) / Waseda University (SILS) / Japanese

Katelynn TAYLOR / Bowling Green State University (OH) / Kobe College / international business

Felicia TCHEN / Towson University (MD) / J.F. Oberlin University / computer science

Ashley TOMORI / University of Hawai’i, Hilo / Seinan Gakuin / Japanese studies

Lucy WARD / Marshall University (WV) / Kansai Gaidai / international business

Jeffrey WELLS / University of North Carolina, Greensboro / Seinan Gakuin / information systems

Alexander WHITE / Bard College (NY) / Antioch Buddhist Studies / film production & Asian studies

Roland WILLIAMS / University of North Carolina, Charlotte / Doshisha University / biology

Kaitlin WISE / University of Pittsburgh (PA) / University of Kitakyushu / Japanese & French

Ashlee WLASIUK / Parsons The New School (NY)/ Chiba University / industrial design

Grace XU / University of Pennsylvania / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / digital media design

Keri YATOGO / Macalester College (MN) / Nanzan University (IES) / political science

Weon YUAN / Marist College (NY) / Temple University Japan / computer science

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2014

Clifford ALONZO, University of San Francisco (CA) / Sophia University / International Business

Cameron BOTHNER, University of Michigan / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Linguistics

Isabel BUSH, College of William & Mary (VA) / Keio University / East Asian Studies

Deanna CROWE, University of Iowa / Nanzan University / Marketing & Japanese

Michael DeANGELIS, University of Massachusetts, Boston / Soka University / Art History

Diana DINH, Austin College (TX) / IES Tokyo / Psychology

Sandra HERNANDEZ, University of Cincinnati (OH) / Nagoya University / Biomedical Engineering

Jessica KELLEY, Sonoma State University (CA) / Tokyo International University / Psychology

Christopher KELLY, University of Mount Union  (OH) / Temple University Japan Campus / Japanese (TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – JAPAN CAMPUS BRIDGING SCHOLAR)

Kathryn LOVETT, University of Oregon / Meiji University / Computer Science

Fatuma MOHAMED, University of California, Irvine / Doshisha University / Japanese

Christopher NGUYEN, Oberlin College (OH) / Waseda University / Economics

Tracy PA, Grinnell College (IA) / Waseda University / Sociology

Efrat PELEG, Bard College (NY) / Kyoto Seika University / Studio Art & Asian Studies

Jocelyn RUSSELL, St. Norbert College (MN) / Tsuru University / International Studies

Taiyo SCANLON-KIMURA, Oberlin College (OH) / Kansai Gaidai / Politics & Asian Studies

Devon SHANNAHAN, Georgetown University (DC) / Nanzan University / Japanese

Anastasia SKOVIAK, St. Norbert College (MN) / Tsuru University  / Psychology

Kristin WHITAKER, University of Mount Union (OH) / Kyoto University of Foreign Studies / International Studies & Japanese

Sarah WINTERBOTTOM, Carthage College (WI) / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / Public Relations & Japanese

Ayshe YEAGER, University of Alaska, Fairbanks / Osaka Gakuin / Geography & Japanese Studies

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2013

Sanaa ALI-VIRANI / Swarthmore College (PA) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Mythology & Japanese

Sarah ALLEN / Murray State University (KY) / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese (AIG Japan Bridging Scholar)

Mikaela ARMENTA / University of New Mexico / Ryukoku University / Psychology & International Studies

Katherine BARTON / University of New Mexico / Ritsumeikan University / Asian Studies (J P Morgan Japan Bridging Scholar)

Magdalyn BASSETTI / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / Anthropology (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Menissah BIGSBY / University of California, San Diego / International Christian University / Philosophy

Ella BONAH / Spelman College (GA) / Tsuda College / Mathematics & Engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Arielle BREEN / Central Michigan University / Nara University of Education / Journalism

Kelsey BURGESS / Oklahoma State University / Kansai Gaidai / International Business

Gina CAMOZZI / University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point / Dokkyo University / Art History (Bloomberg LP Bridging Scholar)

Patrick CARLAND / Emmanuel College (MA) / Osaka Gakuin (CET) / Communications

Jiaqi CHEN / University of Nevada, Reno / Kwansei Gakuin University / English Literature

Jasper CHENG / University of California, Berkeley / Keio University/ Economics (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Kaitlyn CHOW / California State University, Monterey Bay / Tsukuba University / Environmental Science, Technology and Policy (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Patrick COMISKEY / University of Minnesota / Nanzan University (IES) / Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Julianne CUNEO / University of California, Berkeley / Waseda University / Computer Science (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Charissa DASALLA / Florida State University / Hiroshima University / International Affairs (AIG Japan Bridging Scholar)

Susan DAY / University of Findlay (OH) / Kibi International University / Japanese

Rachel DeGROFF / University of Memphis / J.F. Oberlin University / International Studies

Samuel DOAN / Lock Haven University (PA) / Nara University of Education / Secondary Education & History (J P Morgan Japan Bridging Scholar)

Lauren DREW / Kalamazoo College (MI) / Waseda University / Psychology (Bloomberg LP Bridging Scholar)

Jiali DUAN / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / Chemistry & Japanese (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Nicholas FLORES / University of Oregon / Waseda University / Communications & Japanese (Bloomberg LP Bridging Scholar)

Emma HANASHIRO / Pitzer College (CA) / International Christian University / Asian Studies

Jasmine HENSLEY / Emory University (GA) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Environmental Studies

Gabriela HERNANDEZ / University of California, Irvine / Temple University – Japan Campus / Film & Media Studies (Temple University – Japan Campus Bridging Scholar)

Christopher HOFFMANN / SUNY New Paltz / Kanazawa University / Asian Studies & Linguistics (AIG Japan Bridging Scholar)

Clara HUR / North Central College (IL) / Kyoto Gakuen University / Japanese Studies

Chelsea JAMES / University of Washington / Kobe University / Marketing & International Business

Karissa JENKINS / University of Richmond (VA) / Kansai Gaidai / English

Raiya JENSEN / University of Arkansas / Kansai Gaidai / International Business (AIG Japan Bridging Scholar)

Rachel KEY / University of Colorado, Boulder / Doshisha University / History

Danica KIMBALL / University of Massachusetts, Amherst / Kwansei Gakuin University / Political Science

Lin KUO / University of Maryland / Keio University / Accounting (Bank of America – Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Kelsey LECHNER / Indiana University / Nanzan University / Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Carlos LOPEZ / California State University, Long Beach / Waseda University / Linguistics (Bloomberg LP Bridging Scholar)

Heather LUECK / University of Wisconsin, Madison / Chiba University / Environmental Geography (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Heather MAIOLI / SUNY Buffalo / Konan University / Anthropology

Latesia MANUEL / Dartmouth College (NH) / Kanda University of International Studies / Asian & Middle Eastern Studies

Christine MATT / University of Pittsburgh / Nanzan University (IES) / Linguistics (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Madison MEARS / University of Wisconsin, Madison / Keio University / Japanese (J P Morgan Japan Bridging Scholar)

Astara MILLS / University of New Mexico / Ritsumeikan University / Studio Art (J P Morgan Japan Bridging Scholar)

Halah MOHAMED / University of Toledo (OH) / Aichi University / Studio Art

Emma MURPHY / Mount Holyoke College (MA) / Associated Kyoto Program / Politics (AIG Japan Bridging Scholar)

Andrew MUSICK / University of Hawaii, Hilo / University of the Ryukyus / Japanese Studies

Deanna NARDY / Columbia University (NY) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Japanese Literature

Kristin NECAISE / University of Florida / Aoyama Gakuin University / Linguistics (Bloomberg LP Bridging Scholar)

Erik O’RILEY / Missouri University of Science and Technology / Tohoku University / Mechanical Engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Hyun Young PARK / University of California, Berkeley / International Christian University / Media Studies

Hannah PERRY / Dartmouth College (NH) / Kanda University of International Studies / Linguistics

Kyle PHAN / University of New Mexico / Ritsumeikan University / Biology (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Alicia PLAMBECK / Temple University – Japan Campus / Communications & Media (Temple University – Japan Campus Bridging Scholar)

Ivan REIHSMANN / Portland State University (OR) / Waseda University / Japanese (Bank of America – Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Joshua REVIER / St. Olaf College (MN) / Nagoya University / Theater

Abigail ROOT / Central Washington University / Takushoku University / Asia Pacific Studies (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Alicia ROSE / George Washington University (DC) / Waseda University / International Affairs (Bank of America – Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Samanta RUIZ / New Mexico State University / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Government

Holly SEELY / University of Puget Sound (WA) / Meikai University (IES) / Japanese

Kaela SHIIGI / University of California, Berkeley / Tsuru University / Environmental Science (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Stefan SIDELNICK / University of Pittsburgh (PA) / Konan University / Japanese (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Autumn SMITH / Wittenberg University / Nanzan University / East Asian Studies (Oak Lawn Marketing Bridging Scholar)

Carleen SMITH / University of Findlay (OH) / Daito Bunka University / International Business (Bank of America – Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Jonathan SMITH / University of Nebraska / Senshu University / Psychology

Phillip TAYLAN / University of California, Santa Barbara / Tohoku University / Chemical Engineering (Exxon Mobil Bridging Scholar)

Julio TELLEZ-GONZALEZ / California State University, Monterey Bay / University of Shiga / Japanese (J P Morgan Japan Bridging Scholar)

Solrun THORHALLSSON / Appalachian State University (NC) / Okayama University / Global Studies

Christopher TREVINO / Michigan Technological University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Sound Design

Axel URIE / University of Colorado, Boulder / Waseda University / Political Science & Economics (Bank of America – Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Jonathan WALES / Texas Lutheran University / Kansai Gaidai / History

Derek YAMASHITA / University of California, Santa Barbara / International Christian University / Global Studies (Robert Grondine Memorial Fund Bridging Scholar)

Hyunji YOON / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / International Studies 

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2013

Lindsay ANDERSON / University of Illinois / IES Tokyo (Meikai University) / East Asian languages & cultures

Rebecca BROCK / University of Kentucky / Akita International University /biology & German

Alexander CHEN / Rutgers University / Ritsumeikan University / East Asian studies

Christina CHUN / University of Puget Sound (WA) / IES Tokyo (Kanda University of Foreign Studies) / international business & Japanese

Lisa DU / University of California, Berkeley / Osaka University / molecular & cellular biology

Jared EDMONDS / University of Idaho / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies / business & Japanese

Alexander EVANS / Villanova University (PA) / Sophia University (CIEE) / international business & economics

Jia Min HUANG / Skidmore College (NY) / Sophia University (CIEE) / Asian studies

Darryl HUTCHINSON / University of Arizona / Waseda University / East Asian studies

Lindsay IREDALE / Maryland Institute College of Art / Osaka University of Arts / printmaking

Kimberly JULIEN / Villanova University (PA) / Sophia University (CIEE) / psychology, English & Japanese

John LUCKETT / Oklahoma State University / Kansai Gaidai / English

Anna MARKOSYAN / University of North Carolina, Charlotte / Sophia University / Japanese & English

Chamarra McCROREY / Temple University / Temple University, Japan Campus / secondary education (TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – JAPAN CAMPUS BRIDGING SCHOLAR)

Lily OLIVER / University of Oklahoma / Yamaguchi University / linguistics

Rosalio ROMAN / Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis / Hakuoh University / Spanish

Jill ROMERO / Macalester College (MN) / Waseda University / international studies & Japanese

Yvonne ROSAS / Our Lady of the Lake University (TX) / Temple University, Japan Campus  / new media art & English / (TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – JAPAN CAMPUS BRIDGING SCHOLAR)

Carolyn WHITTINGHAM / Emory University (GA) / Kansai Gaidai / anthropology & Japanese

Mingjin ZHANG / George Mason University (VA) / Sophia University / finance

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2012

Kristi ADAMSKI / University of Pittsburgh / Konan University / Japanese

Noemi AGAGIANIAN / Haverford College / International Christian University /psychology (Chartis Bridging Scholar)

Katherine AGUERO / Western Michigan University / Keio University / accounting (Chartis Bridging Scholar)

Samuel ALLEN / Tufts University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / international relations & Japanese

Alise ARMOUR / City College of New York / Kwansei Gakuin (USAC) / international studies

Phillip BACHMAN / Portland State University / Waseda University / Japanese (Bloomberg Bridging Scholar)

Van BARKER / Georgetown University / Keio University / international politics (Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Evan BARNES / Temple University (PA) / Temple University, Japan Campus / business administration (Temple University-Japan Campus Bridging Scholar)

Alexander BAXA / St. John’s University (MN) / Bunkyo Gakuin / chemistry (pre-med)

Sara BIRNBAUM / Ursinus College / Akita International University / East Asian Studies

Eliot BOHR / University of Maryland / Kwansei Gakuin / physics (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Matthew BOLA / Florida State University / Hiroshima University / Japanese & Chinese

William BRECKENRIDGE / Gonzaga Univ. (WA) / Akita International University / history

Alexander BREEDEN / University of Virginia / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Japanese

Katherine BROWN / University of Colorado, Boulder / Sophia University / biology (JP Morgan Bridging Scholar)

Iavana BURGOS / California State University, Long Beach / Waseda University / comparative world literature (Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Kaylana CASILLAS / Augsburg College / Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University / accounting & business management

Xiong Pao CHENG / Univ. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire / Nagasaki Univ. of Foreign Studies / biology

Sadie CORNFORTH / University of Minnesota / Hiroshima University / global studies

Loren COUSE / University of Massachusetts, Boston / Ritsumeikan Univesity / asian studies

Kyle DEEN / Pennsylvania State University / Ibaraki University / telecommunications & Japanese

Natalie DMYTRENKO / St. Olaf College / Waseda University / political science (Bloomberg Bridging Scholar)

Charlie FIESELER / University of Kentucky / Osaka Gakuin (CET) / physics (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Tabitha FLEMING / University of Alaska, Fairbanks / Osaka Gakuin / Japanese studies

Calum GALT / University of Michigan / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / women's studies & Japanese

Lauren GATEWOOD / Dartmouth College (NH) / Kanda Univ. of Foreign Studies / Japanese

Sheryline GODOY / Rollins College (FL) / Kansai Gaidai / economics

Kimberly GUZMAN / Hobart & William Smith Colleges (MA) / JCMU / Asian languages

Jeffrey HADLEY / Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst / International Christian University / Japanese (JP Morgan Bridging Scholar)

David HAYS / University of Pennsylvania /  Kyoto University / international business studies & economics (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Shannon HERBERT / Earlham College / Waseda University / linguistics (Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Mykale-Jamal HOLLAND / University of Oklahoma / Shinshu University / aerospace engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Jamie JACKSON / Shoreline Community College (WA) / Jikei Language School / world languages

Jasmine JOHNSON / Miami University of Ohio / Kansai Gaidai / chemical engineering

Michelle JOHNSON / Pacific Lutheran University / Sophia University (CIEE) / music & Japanese studies (Chartis Bridging Scholar)

Neil KAHLE / University of Nebraska / Senshu University / computer engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Emi KAMEMOTO / George Washington University (DC) / Nanzan University (IES) / international affairs (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Patrick KEANE / University of Pittsburgh / Konan University / computer science & philosphy

Sarah KELLIS / University of Pittsburgh/ Ritsumeikan University / Japanese

Chelsea KRYSPIN / Clark University (MA) / Kansai Gaidai / Asian studies

Chanel LABASAN / University of California, Berkeley / Meiji Gakuin / psychology (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Zoe LATEJU / California State Univ., Los Angeles / Temple University, Japan Campus / political science (Temple University-Japan Campus Bridging Scholar)

Harry LEE / University of California, Berkeley / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Sandy LEE / Wesleyan University (CT)/ Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / history

Martha LEVYTSKY / Sarah Lawrence College / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / film making

Kramer LINDSTROM / Austin College (TX) / Nanzan University (IES) / computer science (Oak Lawn Bridging Scholar)

Todd LONG / Kent State University (OH) / Rikkyo University / accounting (Chartis Bridging Scholar)

Brittany LOZANO / Baylor University (TX) / Hosei University / mathematics & Japanese (Chartis Bridging Scholar)

Michelle LUPISAN / California State University, Monterey Bay / J.F. Oberlin University / Japanese (Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Michael MANANSALA / Colgate University (NY) / Kyoto University of Art & Design / molecular biology

E’Narda McCALISTER / Middle Tennessee State University / Kansai Gaidai / music theory

Ashlee McCARTY / Cape Cod Comm. College / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / music (Oak Lawn Bridging Scholar)

Shannon McNAUGHT / Univ. of Mass., Amherst / International Christian University / Japanese (Merrill Lynch Bridging Scholar)

Lilian MEDFORD / Brandeis University / Osaka Gakuin (CET) / French

Patrick MEUER / Edgewood College (WI) / Toyo University (ISEP) / history (Bloomberg Bridging Scholar)

Kiyomi MOORE / Colorado College / Waseda University / anthropolgy & Asian studies (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Tiffany O’BARR / Mesa Community College (AZ) / Okayama University / Japanese

Matthew PEREZ / University of Florida/ Kansai Gaidai / political science & Japanese

Erik PETERSON / University of Alaska, Anchorage / Hokkaido University of Education / Japanese & International studies (Morgan Stanley Bridging Scholar)

Brian PHETMEUANGMAY / Univ. of California, Irvine/ International Christian University / film & Japanese (Bloomberg Bridging Scholar)

Elizabeth POUJADE-SCOTT / Willamette Univ. (OR) / Tokyo International University / Japanese studies

Jason PRATT / University of Colorado, Denver / Kwansei Gakuin / international studies

Logan RICHARDSON / Appalachian State University (NC) / Kansai Gaidai / political science

Mitchell SAMBRANO / University of Hawaii, Hilo / Tokyo Gakugei University / Japanese studies (JP Morgan Bridging Scholar)

Sayaka SCHATZKE / University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point/ Dokkyo University / communication business (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Kyle SHINTAKU / California State University, Fullerton / Nanzan University / international business (Bridging Scholars Alumni Fund)

Bree STOREY / Indiana University / Doshisha University / folklore & ethnomusicology

Larae STOTTS / Spokane Falls Community College (WA) / Kansai Gaidai / journalism

Nicholas SUHAR / University of Florida / Aoyama Gakuin/ material science & engineering (Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholar)

Ryan SUTTON / University of Pittsburgh / Kobe University / history & Japanese

Nika TAMASHIRO / University of Rochester (NY) / Meiji Gakuin / brain & creative science (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Gaoly THAO / Ball State University (IN) / Sapporo University / creative writing & Japanese

Maggie THORPE / University of Washington / Kyushu University / journalism & linguistics

Brant TICHKO / Clark University (MA) / Kansai Gaidai / history & Asian studies

Amanda TOGLIATTI / Southern Illinois University / Nagoya University / international trade (Oak Lawn Bridging Scholar)

Joshua TRAUB / University of Pennsylvania / International Christian University / criminology

Phong TRUONG / St. John's University (MN) / Bunkyo Gakuin / biology (pre-med)

Kevin TSE / Florida Atlantic University / University of Tokushima / biology

Rachel VAN / University of Florida/ Kansai Gaidai / Japanese

Whitney VAN WATERS / Georgia State University / Otemon University / applied linguistics & Asian studies

Alice VINCENT / Miami University of Ohio / Toyo University (ISEP) / linguistics (JP Morgan Bridging Scholar)

Kelsey WALTON / University of Texas / Ritsumeikan or Toyo University (ISEP) / linguistics (JP Morgan Bridging Scholar)

Isaac WARD-FINEMAN / University of Oregon / Waseda University / political science (Bloomberg Bridging Scholar)

Erecia WARREN / University of North Texas / Nanzan University (ISEP) / anthropology (Oak Lawn Bridging Scholar)

Molly WATANABE / Indiana University / Doshisha University / Japanese (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Benjamin WRIGHT / University of Illinois / Konan University / East Asian languages

Grace YON / University of Montana / Kumamoto University / creative writing & Japanese

Alyssa YOUNG / Dickinson College (PA) / Nanzan University / East Asian studies (Oak Lawn Bridging Scholar)

Andrew ZOLL / Univ. of Nevada, Reno / University of the Ryukyus /  anthropology & psychology

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2012

Sarah BITHER / Hamilton College / Sophia University / Asian studies

Colt CHAFFIN / Wichita State University / Kansai Gaidai / International studies

Caroline DAVIDSON / Tulane University / Kansai Gaidai / neuroscience and Asian Studies

Abbie DOLL / Bowling Green State University / Nanzan University / Asian studies

Hiroshi FUKADA / Purdue Uniiversity / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Computer engineering (Terasaki Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Yuan HUANG / Temple University / Temple University - Japan Campus / Geography and urban studies (Temple University Japan Campus Scholar)

Molly KARINEN / Portland State University / Kansai Gaidai / International studies and Japanese

Jonathan KILBY / University of South Carolina / Kansai University / Computer engineering

Michael KLOSIEWSKI / St. Norbert College / Tsuru University / Mathematics and computer science

Victoria LING / University of Illinois / Meikai University (IES Tokyo) / East Asian languages

Christina LORINO / St, Norbert College / Tsuru University / Sociology

Robert MARKS / California State University, San Marcos / Rikkyo University / Global business management

Cherise OZAKI / University of Southern California / Sophia University / Japanese and public relations (Terasaki Foundation Bridging Scholar)

Keith PRATT / University of Washington / Gakushuin & Kyoto Universities / International business and Japanese

Shannon SPEARS / Southwestern University / Chukyo University (ISEP) / Biology

Gregory STANKEVICH / Hunter College, CUNY / Kansai Gaidai / Psychology and music

Rose TABAJ / University of Mount Union / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese

Michelle TU / UCLA / Doshisha University / design and media arts

Alex WACHI / Washington & Lee University / Kansai Gaidai / Business administration and Japanese

James YANG / Eastern Michigan University / Kansai Gaidai / International finance

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2011

Hector ARANZAZU / Central Washington University / Chukyo University (ISEP) / Electronic Engineering (Lockheed Martin Scholar)

Derek ARTHUR / Columbia University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Comparative literature

Kenia AVENDANO-GARRO / University of Maryland / Keio University / Japanese (Chartis Insurance Scholar)

Catherine BASS / University of Washington / Keio University / Japanese (Chartis Insurance Scholar)

Markeith BEHANAN / University of Cincinnati / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Psychology

Greg BENNETT / North Carolina State University / Nagoya University / Mechanical Engineering (Oak Lawn Marketing Scholar)

Marissa BLACK / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / Business Administration (Morgan Stanley Japan Scholar)

Caroline BROWN / University of Illinois / Konan University / Anthropology

Tatiana CASSEL / Smith College / Associated Kyoto Program / East Asian Studies

Estefania CASTANEDA / San Diego State University / Aoyama Gakuin / Political Science and Philosophy (J.P. Morgan Scholar)

Rachelle CHOUINARD / University of Chicago / Kyoto Consortium for / Japanese Studies / Political Science

Marc COLATRINO / Indiana University of Pennsylvania / Nagoya University / Asian Studies (Oak Lawn Marketing Scholar)

Carisa CRITTENDON / Webster University (MO) / Kansai University / International Studies

Isabelle D’ARCY / Amherst College / Associated Kyoto Program / Asian Studies

Paul DARGAN / University of Oregon / Senshu University / Japanese (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Danielle DERCKS / Univ. of Wisconsin, Stevens Point / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies / International Studies

Quoc DO / Temple University / Temple University – Japan Campus / Biology and Mathematics (Temple University–Japan Campus Scholar)

Malcolm DOERING / Michigan State University / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / International Christian
/ Computer Science and Linguistics

Matthew DONOVAN / Bridgewater State University (MA) / Wakayama University / Computer Science (Lockheed Martin Scholar)

Matthew ENLOW / University of Wyoming / Tohoku University / Computer Science and Mathematics (Lockheed Martin Scholar)

Julianne FARRAR / Bowdoin College (ME) / Associated Kyoto Program / Asian Studies

Hillary FENS / Tufts University (MA) / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Japanese

Julia FORD / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / Psychology

Zev FRIEDMAN / Texas Tech University / Osaka Gakuin (CET Academic Programs) / Mathematics and Computer Science

Claire FROELICH / University of Montana / Sophia University / Japanese (Bloomberg LP Scholar)

Erik GABRIEL / University of Southern Alabama / KCP International / International Studies (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Dan GISEL / University of Idaho / Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies / International Studies

Mathieu GLACET / University of Texas, Austin / Iwate University / Chemistry and Japanese (Lockheed Martin Scholar)

Aileen HADSELL / State University of New York, Purchase / Meiji University / Anthropology (Amway Japan Scholar)

Laurel HARTMAN / San Jose State University / Kwansei Gakuin / Art History

Shelby Manami HUGUENARD / Univ. of California, Merced / International Christian University / Psychology (Terasaki Foundation Scholar)

Casey JONES / Seattle University / Sophia University / Asian Studies (J.P. Morgan Scholar)

Ross LANDERS / Western Michigan University / Keio University / English and Creative Writing (J.P. Morgan Scholar)

Carly LAUFFER / University of Idaho / Toyo University / International Studies (Chartis Insurance Scholar)

Kathleen LAWLER / Carthage College (IL) / NRCSA Kyoto Program / Communications and Japanese

Elizabeth LEE / Whitman College (WA) / Associated Kyoto Program / Asian Studies

Samantha LEE / Boston University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / East Asian Studies

Danica LIM / University of Hawaii / Konan University / Japanese and Korean (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Samuel LOZOFF / Northwestern University / Waseda University / Sociology (Bloomberg LP Scholar)

Jordan MADRID / Gonzaga University (WA) / Sophia University / Marketing (J.P. Morgan Scholar)

Matthew MATSUYAMA / University of California, San Diego / Keio University / International Studies (Terasaki Foundation Scholar)

Sean MATTIO / University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill / Osaka Gakuin (CET Academic Programs) / English and History

Anzia MAYER / Amherst College / Doshisha University / Asian studies

William McCARTY / University of Alabama / Meiji University /International Studies/ (Bloomberg LP Scholar)

Rena McCLEAREY / University of Oregon / Hokkaido University / Japanese and Asian studies

Marcin MICHNIOWSKI / University of Illinois / Konan University / Political Science

Micah MIZUKAMI / Willamette University / Tokyo International University / Japanese studies (Terasaki Foundation Scholar)

Nadia NASIR / University of Maryland / Waseda University / Japanese (Chartis Insurance Scholar)

Dustin NGUYEN / University of California, San Diego / Meiji Gakuin / Pre-Law (Chartis Insurance Scholar)

Nichole NICKLAY / University of Michigan / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / Linguistics and Asian Studies

Erica NIEBAUER / California State University, Sacramento / Antioch Buddhist Studies / Humanities

Benjamin NORTON / University of Nebraska / Senshu University / International Business (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Gabrielle NYGAARD / Linfield College (OR) / Kanto Gakuin / Mass Communication (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Andres OLIVER / Emory University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Creative Writing (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Russell OTTALINI / University of Pittsburgh / Sophia University (CIEE) / Sociology (Bloomberg LP Scholar)

Maylene PALUGOD / Arizona State University / Kyushu University / Japanese Studies

Kyley PANZER / Arizona State University / Nanzan University / Asian Languages (Oak Lawn Marketing Scholar)

Jasmine PARK / Fort Lewis College (CO) / University of the Ryukyus / Chemistry (Lockheed Martin Scholar)

Alex PINN / SUNY New Paltz / Meiji University / Marketing (Amway Japan Scholar)

Mickey PLUNKITT / Purdue University / Nanzan University / Asian Studies

Sara PORTESAN / Whitman College (WA) / Associated Kyoto Program / Studio Art

Andrea POWELL / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / Political Science and Japanese (Morgan Stanley Japan Scholar)

Gabrielle REINECKE / Cornell University / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / East Asian Studies

Adrian RODRIGUEZ / SUNY Oneonta / Seinan Gakuin / Computer Art

Jaime ROSENBERG / West Virginia University / Aichi Shukutoku University / International Studies (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Jeffrey RUSS / University of Iowa / Nanzan University / Japanese

Aya RYUZOJI / Purdue University / Tohoku University / Neurobiology and Physiology (Terasaki Foundation Scholar)

Wilson SAYRE / University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill / Antioch Buddhist Studies / Philosophy

Chelsea SEEKINS / University of Hartford (CT) / Kansai Gaidai/ International Studies (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Jennifer SHIN / Boston College / Waseda University (SILS) / International Studies (J.P. Morgan Scholar)

Tiffany SIMMONS / Georgia Southern University / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / Fine Arts (Oak Lawn Marketing Scholar)

David SORTO / University of Illlinois, Chicago / Temple University – Japan Campus / Electrical Engineering (Temple University-Japan Campus Scholar)

Amy SU / University of Louisville (KY) / Ritsumeikan University / Marketing and International Business (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Katelyn TAMASHIRO / Linfield College (OR) / Kanto Gakuin / English (Terasaki Foundation Scholar)

Salina TEETERS / University of Nebraska / Nanzan University / International Studies

Anna THORNER / Northern Kentucky University / Gifu University / International Studies (Oak Lawn Marketing Scholar)

Dane TSUKAYAMA / University of Hawaii / Nanzan University / Asian Studies (Terasaki Foundation Scholar)

Vincent VARSALONA / Salisbury University (MO) / Kwansei Gakuin / Media Production

Alesha VERTREES / University of Colorado / Kansai Gaidai / International Affairs

Christopher WEGENAAR / CUNY College of Staten Island / Seinan Gakuin / Linguistics and Japanese Studies

Tim WILKINS / University of Nebraska / Senshu University / Music Composition and Music Technology (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Sarah WILLEY / University of Oklahoma / Ritsumeikan APU / Political Science and History (Prudential Insurance Scholar)

Kai YOSHIOKA / Willamette University / Tokyo International University / Japanese Studies (Terasaki Foundation Scholar)

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Academic Year 2010-11

Fall

Jon-Erik AKASHI / University of Oregon / Waseda University / economics

Richard AKINA / University of Hawaii / Nanzan University / computer science

Hiroko AKUZAWA / University of California, Riverside / Josai International University / biology

Hassan ALMALIKI / University of Louisville / Kansai Gaidai / political science

Canako ARAI / University of California, Irvine / Hitostubashi University / psychology

William BALTAZAR / Virginia Tech / Toyo University (ISEP) /industrial design

Ashley BARLEY / University of Georgia / Kyushu University / Japanese

Braden BENNIGHT / Central Washington University / Shimane University / Japanese

Michael BERLET / Wake Forest University / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese studies

Megail BLOUNT / Pennsylvania State University / Ibaraki University / Japanese

Matthew BOBULSKI / DePaul University / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese studies

Chelsea BRUNO / Mills College / Sophia University (CIEE) / international studies

Nathan BYNUM / Michigan State University / Sophia University / German & Japanese language education

Samantha CALLANTA / Ursinus College / Akita International University / theater

Elizabeth CARTER / Georgia Southern Univ. / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / community health

Lisa CSERGEI / Washington State University / Kansai Gaidai / humanities

Braden CURTIS / University of New Hampshire / Kansai Gaidai / linguistics

Nadine DARE / Ball State University / Sapporo University / education

Dallas DEHLINGER / University of California, Irvine / International Christian University / Japanese

Hoa DO/ University of Denver / Sophia University (CIEE) / international studies

Iya DOMBROVSKAYA / Miami University of Ohio / Kansai Gaidai / Japanese

Megan EDMONDS / SUNY Purchase / Kansai Gaidai / psychology

Rebecca EMANUELSEN / Wayne State Univ. / Japan Center for Michigan Universities / English and Asian studies

Amy FRIEDLANDER / Virginia Tcch / Kyushu University / architecture

Christine FUKUSHIMA / University of California, Berkeley / Meiji Gakuin / development studies

Angela GONZALES / Portland Community College / Temple University, Japan Campus

Gilbert GONZALEZ / Salem State College / Ritsumeikan University / international business

Julianna GRAM / California State University, Fullerton / Waseda University / child development & Japanese

Lilly GRAY / Hollins University / Kansai Gaidai / communication studies

Kaitlyn HARRISON / Bates College / Associated Kyoto Program / East Asian studies

Mia HARTZOG / University of Texas, Martin / Hirosaki University / international studies

Kristyn HAYASHI / Johns Hopkins University / Sophia University / molecular & cellular biology

Marcus HELEKER / Boise State University / Hosei University / philosophy & communication

Jennifer HEYRMAN / University of Wisconsin, Madison / Sophia University / microbiology

Janelle HIGASHIDA / Willamette University / Tokyo International University / studio art

Travis JENKINS / California State University, Monterey Bay / Waseda University / global studies

Christina JENSEN / University of Oklahoma / Yamaguchi University / biochemistry

Sagar KAMPRATH / University of Pittsburgh / Temple University Japan Campus / neuroscience

Maro KARIYA / SUNY Stony Brook / Waseda University / chemistry

Shannon KORDEK / University of West Florida / Kansai Gaidai / international relations

Sebastien LASOTA / Rutgers University / Ritsumeikan APU / anthropology

Clara LAWRYNIUK / University of Washington / Keio University / linguistics & anthropology

Marie MANNING / Arizona State University / Tokyo International University / applied biology & secondary education

Ashley MAR / University of California, Santa Barbara / Tohoku University / biology

David MAROZICK / University of Wisconsin, Madison / Sophia University / Japanese language education

Crystal MARTIN / Lock Haven University / Nara University of Education / international studies

Alyssa MICHIE / University of Tennessee, Knoxville / Kobe University / English literature

Frank MICHIOKA / University of California, San Diego / Keio University / psychology

Caitlin MILDER / University of Arizona / Waseda University / physiology

Aaron MOLINAS / University of Oklahoma / Yamagata University / international studies

Kesha MONTGOMERY / Spelman College / Tsuda College / economics

Justin MOORE / West Virginia University / Toyo University / international studies

Bethany MUNCY / Indiana University / Doshisha University / French & Japanese

Bethany MURPHY / University of Iowa / Nanzan University / international studies & geoscience

Sarah NAIMAN / Elon University / Kansai Gaidai; international studies & economics

Rebecca NEUMANN / Wittenberg University / Kansai Gaidai / international studies

Thuy-Van NGUYEN / Univ. of California, San Diego / International Christian University / psychology

Laura NORMAN / Rice University / Keio University / mathematical economic analysis

Josephine NORTON / University of Pittsburgh / Kobe University / studio art

Matthew OVINGTON / University of South Carolina / Sophia University (CIEE) / media arts

Laura PASSARELLI / Scripps College / International Christian University / mathematics

Hannah PEPIN / Smith College / Associated Kyoto Program / psychology

Alexander PERGAMS / Lawrence University / IES Tokyo (Kanda UIS) / biology & East Asian studies

Kristoffer PICKETT / University of Oklahoma / Yamaguchi University / history

Samuel PORTER / George Washington University / Kyoto University / Asian studies

Calin PRICE / University of North Carolina, Greensboro / Kyoto Sangyo University /  elementary education

Diana PRILEPSKY / American University / Ritsumeikan University / international relations

Michael PUGH / Pikes Peak Community College / Temple University, Japan Campus / anthropology / anthropology & international studies

Deanna Li QUAN / University of Southern California / Tokyo International University / biological sciences &  East Asian languages

Rachael RAGALYE / Mt. Holyoke College / Associated Kyoto Program / anthropology

Rachel REGAN / University of Florida / Kansai Gaidai / industrial & systems engineering

Samantha ROBINSON / Baldwin Wallace College / Kansai Gaidai / political science

Jasna RODULFA / Bucknell University / Antioch Buddhist Studies in Japan / religion

Derek ROGERS / Ithaca College / IES Tokyo (Kanda University of International Studies) / cinema & photography

Jordan ROWE / California State University, Sacramento / Yokohama National University / international relations

Elizabeth SCHLINGMAN / Miami University of Ohio / Kansai Gaidai / anthropology

Joseph SILER / Elon University / Kansai Gaidai / political science

Kayla STRAUSS / University of Missouri, St. Louis / Kansai University / interdisciplinary studies

Tze Fong SUEN / Drexel University / Tohoku University / information systems

Supachot SURIYACHAI / University of Florida / Aoyama Gakuin /computer science

Keith SWAFFORD / University of Kansas / J.F. Oberlin University / linguistics

Nathan SWARTZ / Washington Univ. St. Louis / Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies / Japanese

Alana SWISS / University of Pittsburgh / Konan University / Japanese

Christine TAMARU / Whitman College / Associated Kyoto Program / Asian studies

Robert THOMPSON / Seattle University / Sophia University / digital design

Jacob TREXLER / Pennsylvania State University / IES Tokyo / Japanese

Bryan TURNBOUGH / University of Texas, Austin / IES Tokyo / international business

Randy UMETSU / University of Montana, Missoula / Sophia University / Japanese

Kyle VICK / Gustavus Adolphus College / Kansai Gaidai / history & political science

Kim WELENC / University of Findlay / University of Fukui / TESOL & Japanese

David WELTMAN / Columbia University) / Antioch Buddhist Studies in Japan / philosophy

Mallory WILLIAMS / University of Pennsylvania / International Christian University / cognitive science

Suthakorn WONGSAVIT / University of Nevada, Las Vegas / Kwansei Gakuin / history

Aleishea YAMAOKA / Pacific University / Saga University / international studies

Katie YEARLEY / University of Arizona / Waseda University / East Asian studiesHaenim

Grace YOO / UCLA / Keio University / East Asian studies

Spring

Sarah BITHER, Hamilton College (NY)/ Sophia University / Asian studies

Colt CHAFFIN, Wichita State University (KS)/ Kansai Gaidai / international studies

Caroline DAVIDSON, Tulane University (LA)/ Kansai Gaidai / neuroscience & Asian studies

Abbie DOLL, Bowling Green State University (OH)/ Nanzan University / Asian studies

Hiroshi FUKADA, Purdue University (IN)/ Japan Center for Michigan Universities / computer engineering (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Yuan HUANG, Temple University (PA)/ Temple University Japan Campus / geography & urban studies (Temple University Japan Campus Bridging Scholar)

Molly KARINEN, Portland State University (OR)/ Kansai Gaidai / international studies & Japanese

Jonathan KILBY, University of South Carolina / Kansai University / computer engineering

Michael KLOSIEWSKI, St. Norbert College (MN)/ Tsuru University / mathematics &  computer science

Victoria LING, University of Illinois / Meikai University (IES Tokyo) / East Asian languages

Christina LORINO, St. Norbert College (MN) / Tsuru University / sociology

Robert MARKS, California State University, San Marcos / Rikkyo University / global business management

Cherise OSAKI, University of Southern California / Sophia University / Japanese & public relations (Terasaki Bridging Scholar)

Keith PRATT, University of Washington / Gakushuin University (spring) & Kyoto University (fall) / international business & Japanese

Shannon SPEARS, Southwestern University (TX) / Chukyo University (ISEP) / biology

Gregory STANKEVICH, Hunter College, CUNY / Kansai Gaidai / psychology & music

Rose TABAJ, University of Mount Union (OH)/ Kansai Gaidai / Japanese

Michelle TU, UCLA (CA)/ Doshisha University / design & media arts

Alex WACHI, Washington & Lee University (VA)/ Kansai Gaidai / business administration and Japanese

James YANG, Eastern Michigan University / Kansai Gaidai / international finance 

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2010

Blaise ADAMS (West Texas A&M University) History -> J.F. Oberlin [Obirin] University

Francine CHATELAIN (Brandeis University) Psychology -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Andra DENNETT (University of Maryland) Anthropology and Japanese-> Kansai Gaidai

Thao DINH (Michigan State University) Communicative Sciences and Disorders -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Brian HEISE (Fordham University) History -> Temple University – Japan Campus

Alice KARSEVAR (University of Washington) International Business -> Keio University

Jessica MECKLER (Temple University) English and Asian Studies -> Temple University – Japan Campus

Katherine MILLICAN (Colorado State University) English and History -> Yamagata University

Jennifer NULTY (University of Northern Iowa) Political Communication and Sociology -> Kansai Gaidai

Natassja PAL (Portland State University) Health studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Alexander PEGRAM (Middle Tennessee State University) Physics -> Seinan Gakuin

Francesca PERKINS (University of California, Riverside) Computer Engineering -> Tohoku University

Alexandra ROLAND (University of Miami) Journalism and Ecosystem Science -> Sophia University

Justine UNDERHILL (Georgetown University) Economics and Theater/Performing Arts -> Sophia University

Neal UNO (Rhode Island School of Design) Printmaking -> Kyoto Seika University

Erin WAYMIRE (Kansas State University) Anthropology -> Kansai Gaidai

Justin WEBER (University of Delaware) Communications -> Seinan Gakuin

Jacqueline ZAENGLE (University of Rochester) Chemistry -> IES Tokyo (Kanda University of International Studies

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2009 

Trent ABBOTT (Ohio University) / media arts -> Chubu University

Clinton ANDERSON (Northern Arizona University) / finance -> Kansai University

Kevin BAUER (Minnesota State University, Moorhead) East Asian studies -> Nagoya Gakuin

Kyle BICKEL (University of Southern California) / neuroscience -> Waseda University

Christina BROWN (University of New Mexico) / mechanical engineering -> Ritsumeikan University [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholarship]

Parker BRUMFIELD (Ohio State University) / biochemistry -> Nanzan University

Corey CLAPP (Amherst College) / chemistry -> Associated Kyoto Program

Julia CLARK (Smith College) / Japanese -> Associated Kyoto Program

Annica CROUSE (Hobart & William Smith Colleges) / Asian languages -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Sara DANIELS (Western Michigan University) / global studies -> Daito Bunka University

Nellie DAVIS (Mount Holyoke College) / Asian studies -> Associated Kyoto Program

Stefanie DEHART (Kalamazoo College) / theatre arts -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Nicole DELVOYE (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) / criminal justice -> Nanzan University

Michael DERIENZO (Nebraska Wesleyan University) / accounting -> Kwansei Gakuin

Justin DOGGETT (University of Delaware) / civil engineering -> Seinan Gakuin [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholarship]

Amy DONIN (Clark University) / sociology -> Kansai Gaidai

Ginel ELDRIDGE (University of Wisconsin, Madison) / Japanese education -> Keio University

Alexa ETCHART (Carroll College) / performing arts -> Kumamoto Gakuin

Lance EVERHART (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) / computer science -> Nagoya University of Foreign Studies [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholarship]

Patrick FRASER (Unversity of Memphis) / history & Japanese-> Nagoya Gakuin

Matthew FURDA (Oberlin College) / East Asian studies -> Associated Kyoto Program

Grant GARCEAU (University of Denver) / international business -> Nanzan University

James GERIENCHEN (Duke University) / history -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

John GIFFORD (University of South Florida) / international business -> Kansai Gaidai [JP Morgan Bridging Scholarship]

Alex GREEN (Oakland University) / biology & international relations -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Kathleen GULINO (Ohio University) / philosophy & psychology -> Ryukoku University (Antioch Buddhist Studies)

Darren HAMILTON (University of Georgia) / international affairs -> Sophia University**

Benjamin HAN (University of California, Irvine) / political science -> Sophia University [**Morgan Stanley Japan Scholarship]*

Mary HORWATH (University of Dayton) / biology -> Temple University - Japan Campus [*Temple University - Japan Campus Bridging Scholarship]*

Qiao Rong HUANG (Lafayette College) / mathematics & economics -> Temple University - Japan Campus [*Temple University - Japan Campus Bridging Scholarship]

Roumen IORDANOV (Wake Forest University) / mathematics -> Kansai Gaidai

Stephanie KLAPPER (St. Mary’s College of Maryland) / psychology -> Akita International University

Jonathan LANNING (Willamette University) / mathematics -> Tokyo International University

Samuel LAWTON (Oberlin College) / computer science -> Associated Kyoto Program

Cameron LICHTENSTEIN (University of California, Irvine) / international studies & business -> Sophia University

Cecelia LISINSKI (Wittenberg University) / East Asian studies -> Nanzan University (IES)

Eric MARSH (Drake University) / pharmacy & international relations -> Kwansei Gakuin

Joelle METCALFE (University of Pittsburgh) / Japanese & international relations -> Ritsumeikan University

Sarah MORELAND (Ball State University) / journalism -> Sapporo University

Alexander MOSHER (Weber State University) / integrated studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Keren MOTONAGA (University of Hawaii, Hilo) / Japanese studies & linguistics -> Josai International University

Amanda MUNDT (University of Montana) / Japanese -> Toyo University

Adrian Brian MUNGUIA (Southern Oregon University) / music -> Aoyama Gakuin [JP Morgan Bridging Scholarship]

Oyindamola OLUWATIMI (Norfolk State University) / computer science -> Lakeland College Japan

Yong Ping Judy PAN (University of California, Santa Cruz) / global economics -> Tsuru University

Marie PAPPAS (University of Pittsburgh) / Japanese & political science -> Kitakyushu University

Leslie PLATZ (University of California, Irvine) / Japanese -> International Christian University

Melody POLAND (University of Maryland) / Japanese literature -> Chiba University**

Diana PRILEPSKY (American University) / international relatiions -> Ritsumeikan University [** Morgan Stanley Japan Scholarship]

Emily RATH (University of Louisville) / political scicence & philosophy-> Kansai Gaidai

Joseph RECHT (Case Western Reserve University) / mechanical engineering -> Waseda University [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholarship]

William REESE (University of Nebraska) / English -> Senshu University

Rebecca ROLLINS (University of Missouri, St. Louis) / history -> Tokyo Jogakkan College

Jessica ROSA (University of North Carolina, Charlotte) / art -> Nagoya University of Foreign Studies

Joani SCHAFFNER (Wittenberg University) / East Asian studies -> International Christian University

Ethan SCHALER (University of Maryland) / mechanical engineering -> Tohoku University [Lockheed Martin Bridging Scholarship]

Casey SHIRAY (Miami University of Ohio) / East Asian languages -> Kansai Gaidai

Kristin SIVAK (Boston University) / Japanese -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Samantha SPENCE (Brandeis University) / East Asian studies -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Theresa STEELE (SUNY New Paltz) / graphic design -> Nagasaki University [JP Morgan Bridging Scholarship]

Amanda TOBIN (Oberlin College) / art history -> Kansai Gaidai

Rebecca TOMPKINS (Trinity College) / political science -> International Christian University

Nha Khanh TRUONG (University of California, San Diego) / biochemistry  -> International Christian University

Conner VAIL (University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire) / pre-secondary English education -> Kansai Gaidai

Khoa VU (University of California, San Diego) / pharmacological chemistry -> Tsuru University [JP Morgan Bridging Scholarship]

Lacey WILLIAMS (Hope College) / Japanese -> Meiji Gakuin

Robert WOOD (University of Oregon) / English -> Akita International University

Alan YANG (University of California, Berkeley) / Asian studies -> Hitotsubashi University    

Bridging Scholarship Recipients – Spring 2009

Nadia BOLIS (Bryn Mawr College)/ physics -> Keio University

William CASTILLO (University of the Pacific)/international relations -> Kwansei Gakuin

Joya DERI (Stanford University)/electrical engineering and mathematics -> Doshisha University (Stanford Center for Science and Technology)

Leland GROSSMAN (University of Nebraska)/political science -> Nanzan University

Molly HARBARGER (University of Missouri)/ journalism and international studies -> Kwansei Gakuin University

Steven HUANG (University of California, Riverside)/biochemistry -> Tsuru University

Caitlin JAYE (University of California, Berkeley)/history -> Meiji Gakuin University

Jun LU (University of Texas, Austin)/advertising and business -> Sophia University

Alexandra MARGOSIAN (Long Island University)/public health and women’s studies -> LIU Global College Program in Kyoto

Jennifer McGRADY (Wake forest University)/Japanese -> Temple University Japan

Ekaterina MOZHAEVA (Syracuse University)/economics and international relations -> Kansai Gaidai University

Angela NGUYEN (St. Mary’s College of California)/social psychology and East Asian studies -> Sophia University

Kevin RIVERS (Illinois State University)/philosophy and Japanese -> Nanzan University

Eleanor ROSS (University of Puget Sound)/business leadership and theatre -> IES Tokyo (Kanda University of International Studies)

Andrew SARRACINA (Northern Arizona University)/business administration -> Aoyama Gakuin University

Joseph STYERS (University of the Pacific)/international studies and anthropology -> Reitaku Universtiy

Aram ZINZALIAN (Stanford University)/mathematical and computational science -> Doshisha Universtiy (Stanford Center for Science and Technology)

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2008 

Neal AKATSUKA (University of Hawai’i) / anthropology -> Waseda University

Joshua ALLEN (University of Montana) / communication studies -> Sophia University

Jonathon ALLRED (Drake University) / international relations -> Kwansei Gakuin

Pedro BASSOE (Ball State University) / anthropology -> Sapporo University

Kaitlin BENNER-KANAGY (University of Washington) / comparative religion -> Osaka University

Alexandra BERTAGNOLLI (Middlebury College) / Japanese -> Associated Kyoto Program

Brent BONDEHAGEN (University of Kentucky) / computer engineering -> Nagoya University

Richard BOWEN (SUNY at Buffalo) / fine art -> Konan University

Leah BOWRING (Truman State University) / visual communication -> Hosei University*

Edward BRASSINGTON (Montclair State University) / political science and pre-law -> Temple University Japan (*TUJ Bridging Scholarship)

Brian BURG (Purdue University) / computer science -> Tohoku University

John BURLINSON (Bowdoin College) / computer science and Asian Studies -> Nanzan University (IES Nagoya)

Nhia CHANG (St. Olaf College) / political science -> Nagasaki University

Dennis CHASTAIN (Oklahoma State University) / mechanical & aerospace engineering -> Kansai Gaidai

Jasmina DIZDAREVIC (Barnard College) / political science -> Waseda University

Jon-Michael DURKIN (University of Akron) / political science -> Kansai Gaidai

Chelsea EICHENBAUM (Hollins University) / international business -> Kansai Gaidai

Zachary ESPIL (Boise State University) / linguistics -> Hosei University

Erik FINCK (UCLA) / theater and East Asian studies -> International Christian University

Jason FITCH (University of Idaho) / mathematics and mechanical engineering -> Hiroshima University

Ian FLOOD (University of Puget Sound) / economics -> Waseda University

Michael FOX (University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire) / English linguistics -> Kansai Gaidai

Chelsea GAETA (Eastern Michigan University) / Japanese -> Kansai Gaidai

John GARRETT (Ball State University) / Pre-med and Japanese -> Aichi University of Education

Sarah GOSSETT (Arizona State University) / history -> Wakayama University

Ryan GREENE (Ripon College) / global studies -> Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies

Samuel HANDOJO (University of Southern California / business administration -> Tokyo International University

Kathleen HARTLEY (Middlebury College) / psychology -> Sophia University

Sanna HERWALD (Pomona College) / molecular biology -> International Christian University

Martin HYMAN (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) / Asian studies -> International Christian University

Yolanda INCHAUREGUI (San Diego State University) / international business -> Seinan Gakuin

Aaron JASNY (Washington University in St. Louis) / Japanese -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Miki KELLEY (University of California, San Diego) / physics -> University of Tokyo

Arielle KING (University of North Texas) / Japanese -> Kansai Gaidai

Jennifer KNIGHT (University of Arizona) / political science -> Sophia University

Jennifer LAWSON (Earlham College) / comparative linguistics -> Iwate University

Mia LEWIS (Columbia University) / East Asian studies -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Vincent LOISELEUR (University of Hawai’i) / information and computer science -> Sophia University

Michael MARION (Ohio University) / computer science -> Chubu University

Mariko NISHI (University of California, San Diego) / biology -> Osaka University**

Midori NOZAKI  (New York University) / economics -> Waseda University (**Morgan Stanley Japan Scholarship)

Virginia O’CONNOR (University of Arkansas) / international business -> Kansai Gaidai

Nathan OLSON (University of Minnesota) / Japanese and English -> Hiroshima University

Hyun Sook PARK (Temple University) / Asian studies -> Temple University Japan

Bailey PICKENS (University of Chicago) / East Asian languages and religious studies -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Bradley RAMOS (University of Southern California) / East Asian studies -> Tokyo International University

Daniel RAU (University of Arizona) / economics and political science -> International Christian University

Eric ROBBINS (Pomona College) / Japanese -> Associated Kyoto Program

Nida SANGLIMSUWAN (Mount Holyoke College) / Asian studies -> Associated Kyoto Program

Christine SCRIBA (University of Illinois) / East Asian studies -> Konan University

Isaac SHIN (Gonzaga University) / business administration -> Akita International University

Matthew SMITH (West Virginia University) / international studies -> Akita Shukutoku University

Robert SMITH (Southern Methodist University) / business and anthropology -> Kwansei Gakuin

Kathryn TANQUARY (Knox College) / creative writing and Japanese -> Waseda University

Alan TSE (Wayne State University) / Asian studies -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Meghan VENTURA (Ohio University) / journalism -> Chubu University

Meryl WALDO (Schoolcraft College) / international business -> Kansai Gaidai**

Jonathan-Sean VICTORIA (Albion College) / political economy -> Waseda University  (**Morgan Stanley Japan Scholarship)

Elizabeth WEBER (Northern Michigan University) / international studies -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Robert WERTHEIM (Case Western Reserve University) / Japanese studies -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Kevin WHITESIDES (Humboldt State University) / religious studies -> Antioch Buddhist Studies in Japan

Anne WHITTINGHAM (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) / Japanese and English  -> Kwansei Gakuin

Esther WONG (Cornell University) / urban and regional studies -> Kanda University of International Studies (IES Tokyo)

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2008

Erin AVERY (Western Kentucky University) / anthropology -> Kansai Gaidai University

Spencer BARNES (George Washington University) / business administration and finance -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Ryan BURGER (North Carolina State University) / computer science -> Sophia University

Olenka BURGESS (University of Oregon) / Japanese and comparative literature -> Japan Women’s University

Shelby CARPENTER (Washington University in St. Louis) / humanities -> Waseda University

Kelly CHRISTENSEN (University of Mississippi) / international studies -> IES Tokyo (Meikai University)

Zach DOE (Montana State University) / graphic design -> Kumamoto Gakuen

Danielle FORSYTH (University of Michigan) / anthropology -> Nanzan University

Jennifer HAYDEN (Boston University) / international relations and economics -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Raymond HOLLAND (Temple University) / American studies -> Temple University Japan

William LI (University of Louisville) / electrical engineering -> Kansai Gaidai University

Kelly NISSEN (University of California, Berkeley) / genetics and Japanese -> Doshisha University

David OTT (University of Colorado) / business and accounting -> Kansai Gaidai University

Michie RUSHLANDER (University of Pittsburgh) / finance and marketing -> IES Tokyo (Kanda University of International Studies)

Erik SJOBERG (University of Washington) / mechanical engineering -> Aoyama Gakuin University

Mary SMITH-WALTER (Roanoke College) / art and education -> Kansai Gaidai University

Kheng SOK (University of California, Berkeley) / Japanese -> Tsuru University

Bridging Scholarship Recipients – Fall 2007

Andrew ABORDONADO (Hawaii Pacific University) / international studies -> Hakodate University

Lucia ALONZO (Truman State University, MO) / theater -> Hosei University

Jason ANDERSON (Michigan Technical University) / computer science -> Kwansei Gakuin

Timothy APPLEBURY (University of Memphis, TN) / biology -> Nagoya Gakuin

David ARNDS (University of California, Los Angeles) / Japanese & East Asian studies -> International Christian University

Matthew BELISLE (Montana State University) / mechanical engineering -> Kumamoto University*

Jennifer BENNETT (Bennington College, VT) / costume design & Japanese -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Jonathan BETT (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) / Japanese -> Kwansei Gakuin

Emily BLOEDEL (University of Colorado, Boulder) / Japanese & East Asian studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Dean BOTTINO (University of California, Irvine) / art, computer science, & Japanese -> International Christian University

Rachel BRIEDIS (Ohio University) / education & history -> Chubu University

Alexander CERJANIC (University of Nevada, Reno) / electrical engineering -> University of the Ryukyus

Pi-Fen CHUANG (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign / broadcast journalism-> Konan University

Robert COSGROVE (Clark University, MA) / government -> Kansai Gaidai

Christy CZERWIEN (West Texas A & M University) / history -> Obirin University

Kelley DOORE (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) / Japanese -> Nanzan University

Regina ESTRADA (University of Wisconsin, Madison) / linguistics & Japanese -> Nanzan University

Josiah FILLAR (Western Michigan University) / global & international studies -> Daito Bunka University

Carolyn FLAHERTY (University of Delaware) / political science -> Seinan Gakuin

Alexandra GILMORE (Georgetown University, DC) / Japanese -> Keio University

Ashley GRYS (William Jewell College, MO) / music -> IES Tokyo

Kiel HAMM (University of California, San Diego) / visual arts -> Sophia University**

Lucas HANNELL (University of Pennsylvania) / international studies -> Hitotsubashi University

Michael HAYATA (University of California, Davis) / international relations -> University of Tsukuba

Jennifer HOWELLS (University of Pittsburgh, PA) / engineering, Japanese, & international studies -> Konan University†

Rebecca JANG (Carnegie Mellon University, PA) / creative writing & fine arts -> Temple University Japan

Jeffrey KARNS (Ohio State University) / anthropology, pre-medicine, & Japanese -> Nanzan University

Megan KIRK (Kennesaw State University, GA) / sociology -> Nanzan University (ISEP)

Alyssa LABELLE (Colgate University, NY) / Japanese -> Kyoto University of Art & Design

Xin-Yi Grace LEE (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) / international studies & political science -> International Christian University

Brittany LINTON (Colorado College) / sociology -> Waseda University

Michael LLOYD (University of Redlands, CA) / Japanese studies -> Reitaku University

Wyeth LYNCH (Morningside College, IA) / international affairs & philosophy -> Kansai Gaidai

Thomas MACOM (Loyola University of New Orleans, LA) / photojournalism -> Sophia University

Alexandra MALKOSKI (University of New Mexico) / Asian studies -> Akita International University*

Ariane MANDELL (Bates College, ME) / Japanese -> Doshisha University

Laura MAURER (University of Findlay, OH) / Japanese & TESOL -> Fukui University

Oleg MELIKHOV (University of Illinois, Chicago) / marketing -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Jeremy MILLS (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) / nursing -> Nanzan University

Christina MITCHAM (University of Tennessee, Knoxville) / Asian studies -> Ritsumeikan University

Jessica MOSELEY (Southern Methodist University, TX) / marketing -> Kwansei Gakuin

Mathew MYERS (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) / physics & East Asian studies -> International Christian University

Kate NEARING (Purdue University, IN) / Japanese & Asian studies -> Tsukuba University

Lauren NEEFF (University of Wyoming) / international studies -> Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Tuyen NGUYEN (University of Michigan) / biology & Asian cultures -> Kyushu University

Mallory NYSTROM (Furman University, GA) / Asian studies -> Waseda University

Bede OBASI (University of South Carolina) / accounting -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities†

Rebecca ONDRA (University of Pittsburgh) / Japanese & film studies -> Temple University Japan

Philip OZAKI (University of Illinois, Chicago) / sociology -> Chiba University

Rebecca PAPPAS (University of Georgia) / Japanese -> Waseda University

Clara PARK (Washington University in St. Louis, MO) / psychology -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Cameron PEEK (University of Arizona) / economics & East Asian studies -> Waseda University

Eric PETERSON (North Seattle Community College, WA) / psychology -> Ichikawa Japanese Language Institute

Sydney PITCHFORD (St. Lawrence University, NY) / economics -> Nanzan University

Craig POPE (University of California, Berkeley) / Japanese -> Tohoku University

Andrew PUTMAN (University of Michigan) / computer engineering -> Kyushu University

Sara QUESADA (Wittenberg University, OH) / East Asian studies -> Nanzan University*

Samuel ROSS (Hampshire College, MA) / broadcast journalism & Japanese -> Sophia University**

Jennifer SCHUCH-PAGE (George Washington University, DC) / international affairs -> Kyoto University

Amy SHOEMAKER (Linfield College, OR) / education & Japanese -> Kanto Gakuin

Jason SHON (Whitman College, WA) / Asian studies -> Associated Kyoto Program

Jennifer SILCOX (University of Washington) / international studies -> Keio University

Jonathan SLABAUGH (Case Western Reserve, OH) / computer science & Japanese -> Waseda University

Jonathan SUN (University of Texas, Dallas) / accounting -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Lisa TANAKA (University of California, Irvine) / Asian American studies -> Meiji Gakuin*

Sandy TANG (Tufts University, MA) / child development & Japanese) -> International Christian University†

Rachel TAYLOR (Chemeketa Community College, OR) / communications -> Temple University Japan

Stacie TAYLOR (Georgia State University) / international studies -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Nicholas VAN SICKEL (Kansas State University) / computer engineering -> Kansai Gaidai

Luis VARGAS (University of Kansas) / physics & astronomy -> Nanzan University

Melanie VEALE (Washington University in St. Louis, MO) / physics & Japanese -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Antonio VEGA (Florida International University) / religious studies & Asian studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Serena VERE (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) / linguistics -> Konan University

Helen VON GOHREN (University of Chicago, IL) / East Asian studies -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies

Louisa WARDEN (University of Washington) / Japanese linguistics -> Keio University

Wade WEINBENDER  (Salt Lake Community College, UT) / Japanese -> Kansai Gaidai

Donald WERVE III (California State University, Sacramento) / mathematics & Japanese -> Waseda University

Matt WILLIS (Western Carolina University, NC) / international business -> Hiroshima University

Yue WU (University of Pennsylvania) / finance & actuarial science -> Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies*

Alisa YAMASAKI (Dartmouth College, NH) / molecular biology -> Keio University

Stephanie YEE (University of Pennsylvania) / finance -> International Christian University 

* Hartford Financial Japan Scholarship (for students from New England)

** Morgan Stanley Scholarship for Study in Japan (for outstanding students in business, economics, and international relations)

† Temple University Japan Bridging Scholarship

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Spring 2007

Benjamin BOROUGHF (Western Michigan University) / English -> Nihon University

Andrew COMICK (Paradise Valley Community College, AZ) / business -> Temple University Japan

Abigail EBELHERR (Illinois College) / English -> Ritsumeikan University

Kyle HALE (University of Texas, Austin) / computer science -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Sarah JOHNSTON (University of Pittsburgh) / studio art and Japanese -> Konan University

Christy KIBODEAUX (Western Kentucky University) / elementary education -> Kansai Gaidai University

Isaac LUTZE (Haverford College) / East Asian Studies and Spanish -> IES Tokyo

Lee MOUA (University of California, Berkeley) / ethnic studies -> IES Tokyo

Abigail PASINSKI (George Washington University, DC) / Japanese language and literature-> Nanzan University (IES Nagoya)

Jodie SCHWABAUER (University of California, Berkeley) / Asian studies -> Tsuru University

Noe SEKIMOTO (University of Hawaii) / international business and HR management-> Keio University

Anna TSOY (Northern Arizona University) / art history -> Daito Bunka University

Kate TUSSEY (Elizabethtown College, PA) / political science -> Nihon University   

Alternates

Dana GUTERMAN (Brown University) / East Asian studies -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Sarah MURRAY (Seattle University) / art history -> Sophia University

Alyssa MORAN (Washington University in St. Louis) / Chinese and business -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Sarah PYLES (University of Montana) / elementary education and Japanese -> Aoyama Gakuin University

Nyssa THONGTHAI (University of Virginia) / chemistry and Japanese -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Alyssa XU (Brown University) / East Asian studies -> Keio University 

Bridging Scholarship Recipients — Fall 2006

Tanvir ALAM (University of Buffalo) / media studies -> Konan University

Brent ARENS (University of Oklahoma) / advertising and Japanese -> Yamaguchi University

Kyle ARNOLD (University of Illinois) / physics and math -> Konan University

Spencer AUSTIN-MARTIN (University of Colorado) / international affairs -> Kansai Gaidai

Phillip BAILY (University of Hawai'i) / Japanese -> Obirin University

Lindsay BAKER (Western Michigan University) / Japanese ->Japan Center for Michigan Universities*

Katherine BECKWITT (University of Massachusetts) / Japanese -> International Christian University*

Vincent BRISELLI (University of Massachusetts) / Japanese -> International Christian University

Jessica CALDAS (University of Georgia) / studio art and Japanese -> Sophia University

Rachel CARR (University of Wisconsin) / international studies and Japanese-> Hokkaido University

Michael CHU (University of Michigan) / biology and Japanese -> University of Tokyo

Jennifer CONWILL (University of Texas) / government and Japanese -> Sophia University

Erika COOMBS (University of Arizona) / business economics and East Asian studies -> Konan University

Willie COSTELLO (University of Pittsburgh) / mathematics and Japanese -> Konan University

Emily CULLINGS (Colgate University) / Japanese and Spanish -> Kyoto University of Art and Design

Jordan DAVIS (Utah State University) / business information systems and Japanese -> Yokohama National University

Van Trang DINH (University of Nebraska) / management information systems -> Senshu University

Duncan DOHMEN (Webster University) / international business -> Kansai University

Jonathan DOUGHERTY (University of North Carolina) / anthropology -> Keio University

Amadou DOUMBIA (Dickinson College) / international studies -> Nanzan University

Evan DRISCOLL (Evergreen State College) / film and video production, Japanese art history -> Hyogo University

Daniel FALK (Hiram College) / history -> Kansai Gaidai

Laura FEGELY (Drexel University) / electrical engineering -> Tohoku University

David FIHN, Jr. (University of Memphis) / music performance -> Osaka University of Economics

Stephen GARLAND (Rochester Institute of Technology) / industrial design -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Liane GRAY (Hobart and William Smith Colleges) / computer science -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Steven HA (Ohio State University) / Japanese and Chinese -> Waseda University

Jennifer HALL (University of Montana) / Japanese -> Aoyama Gakuin University

Kimberly HENDERSON (University of Maryland) / Japanese -> Chiba University

Christopher HERBERT (University of California, Santa Barbara) / electrical engineering -> Tohoku University

Audra HILSE (Lawrence University) / history -> Waseda University

Sheryl HITOMI (California State University, Sacramento) / criminal justices and Japanese -> Yokohama National University

Joseph HOLCOMB (Oakland University) / business administration -> Nanzan University

York HONG (University of California, San Diego) / electrical engineering -> Tokyo Institute of Technology

Whitney HOVAN (University of Michigan) / biomedical engineering and Japanese -> Kyushu University

Joseph HUNTER (Wittenburg University) / East Asian studies -> Nanzan University (IES)

Emelle ISRAEL (Sarah Lawrence College) / film and sociology -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Dawnielle KEITH (Purdue University) / political science and Japanese -> Ochanomizu University

Kenton KNOP (University of Wisconsin) / Japanese -> Nanzan University

Nathena LAWRENCE (University of South Carolina) / international studies -> KCP International Language Institute

Melissa LEE (University of California, San Diego) / political science and international relations -> Meiji Gakuin University**

Matthew LICKEY, Jr. (Bellevue Community College) / economics -> Temple University Japan

Scott LLOYD (Nebraska Wesleyan University) / Japanese -> Kwansei Gakuin University

Amy LYND (Georgetown University) / Japanese -> Sophia University

Eli MAGANA (San Diego State University) / political science and Japanese -> Waseda University

Molly MALONEY (University of Wisconsin) / art and Japanese -> Sophia University

Edward McNAMARA (University of Nebraska) / international studies -> Shizuoka University*

Brenda MONTES (Wellesley College) / economics and Japanese -> Associated Kyoto Program

Brooke MORENO (University of Hawai'i) / Asian studies -> Konan University*

Nicole MUNRO (Brandeis University) / anthropology -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

LauraAnn NOHARA (University of Hawai'i) / finance and international business -> Waseda University

David PELIKAN (University of Wisconsin) / Japanese -> Keio University

Kara PERELLO (University of Georgia) / international business -> Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

David PINTO-CARPENTER (Colorado College) / Asian studies -> Waseda University

Justice PITTS (University of South Florida) / microbiology -> Kansai Gaidai

Ashley RATH (State University of New York, Oswego) / graphic design and international business -> University of Tsukuba

Rebecca SCOFIELD (Willamette University) / East Asian history -> Tokyo International University

Alberto SIERRA (University of Florida) / French and Japanese -> Kansai Gaidai

Joshua SOLOMON (Ursinus College) / East Asian studies -> International Christian University

Deborah SON (Northwestern University) / psychology -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Rachel STACY (Fort Lewis College) / international studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Bryan STEVENS (University of South Carolina) / international studies -> KCP International Language Institute

Sikiru TIJANI (Illinois Wesleyan University) / international business -> Keio University*

Lorna TROOST (Smith College) / East Asian studies -> Associated Kyoto Program

Juan VILLANUEVA (Portland Community College) / Japanese -> Nagasaki Wesleyan University

Jordan WALERSTEIN (Washington University in St. Louis) / Japanese -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Kori WEINBERGER (Ursinus College) / East Asian studies and English -> International Christian University

Adam WEYRICK (Ohio University) / linguistics -> Chubu University

Rick WINFREY (University of Kansas) / religious studies, environmental studies, and East Asian studies -> Nanzan University

Joshua WONG (California State University, Sacramento) / international business -> Waseda University

Megan WOODWARD (Willamette University) / international studies -> Kansai Gaidai**

Christine YEW (Pomona College) / mathematical economics – Associated Kyoto Program  

* Hartford Financial Japan Scholarship (for students from New England)

** Morgan Stanley Scholarship for Study in Japan (for outstanding students in business, economics, and international relations)

Bridging Scholarship Recipients – Spring 2006

Michael ARCHIBALD (Central Washington University) / psychology -> KCP Institute

Evan CARTER (University of Arizona) / psychology -> Sophia University

Hilary CORNA (Elon University) / international business -> Kansai Gaidai

David EICHMAN (Kansas State University) / architecture -> Chiba University

Kevin FERREL (University of California, Santa Barbara) / economics and Japanese -> International Christian University

Lindsey FRANGER (Portland State University) / applied linguistics -> Hokkaido University

William GATLIN (University of Memphis) / architecture -> Nagoya Gakuin University

Mallory GRIVNER (Pennsylvania State University) / hotel management and Japanese -> IES Tokyo

Anthony HOLMES (West Texas A & M University) / political science -> Obirin University

Lindsay HOWERTON (Elon University) / international studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Sakisha JACKSON (University of Maryland) information systems and finance -> Temple University Japan

Maxwell KRETCHMER (University of Pennsylvania) / economics and history -> Sophia University

Mariko LIMPAR (Dartmouth College) / chemistry -> Hirosaki University

Xiaodan LIU (Drexel University) / international business and finance -> Sophia  University (CIEE)

Deirdre MAINO (Montclair State University) / biochemistry -> Kansai Gaidai

Sacha MERCIER (SUNY at Albany) / East Asian studies and French -> Kansai Gaidai

Michelle MULLINS (University of Colorado) / Japanese and linguistics -> Kansai Gaidai

Vian NGUYEN (Georgia Southern University) / chemistry and pre-pharmacy-> Nagoya University

Alejandra PENALOZA-ENCARNACION (Oklahoma State University) / accounting -> Kansai Gaidai

Jonathan PERMAR (Elon University) / history education -> Kansai Gaidai

Matthew ROSENBAUM (Macalester College) / biology -> IES Nagoya

Joshua ROTHSTEIN (Temple University) / secondary education -> Temple University Japan

Christopher SCHILLING (Moravian College) cognitive psychology-> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Ryan SHAND (University of Pennsylvania) international studies and finance -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Hannah STARK (Meredith College) / studio art -> Temple University Japan

Langdon TOWER (Western Michigan University) / English and Japanese -> Nihon University

Joshua WADINSKI (University of Minnesota) / political science and psychology -> Sophia University

Allison ZOLL (Bennington College) / Japanese -> Kansai Gaidai  

ALTERNATES 

Jennifer EASTMAN (Colorado State University) / international studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Margot HOLLAND (University of Mississippi) / international studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Kasi JAMMEH (Southern Maine Community College) / computer technology -> KCP Institute

Pang YANG (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater) / accounting -> Kansai Gaidai

Liang ZHANG (Babson College) / global business -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Bridging Scholarship Recipients – Fall 2005

John AUER (Pitzer College) / philosophy and art -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Jennifer BANAGALE (University of Florida) / economics and Japanese -> Kansai Gaidai

Leticia BECERRA (San Diego State University) / international business -> Seinan Gakuin University

Jenna BENDEL (College of St. Benedict) / philosophy and political science -> Bunkyo Gakuin University

Amanda BENZ (University of Georgia) / Japanese -> Kyoto University of Foreign Studies

Joshua BERKOWICZ (Naropa University) / interdisciplinary studies -> Friends World Program East Asia Center, Kyoto

Diane BIEDERMAN (North Carolina State University) / biological sciences -> Kansai Gaidai

David BOWER (University of Arizona) / geography -> Konan University

Qamar BRADFORD (San Diego State University) / art and Japanese -> Osaka Arts University

Nia BRADLEY (Howard University) / computer engineering -> IES Tokyo

Alexandra BRODMAN (Emory University) / international studies -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Matthew CAOUETTE (Boston College) / political science -> Waseda University

Molly CHIANG (Cornell University) / architecture -> IES Tokyo

Dusty CLARK (West Texas A & M University) / history -> Kansai Gaidai

Kylie CLARK (Creighton University) / biology -> Kansai Gaidai (ISEP)

Karen CLAUNCH (Birmingham Southern University) / Asian studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Gregory COBB (Ohio State University) / chemical engineering -> International Christian University

Matthew CONROY (St. John’s University) / economics -> Bunkyo Gakuin University

Jeremy COWIE (Lawrence University) / anthropology -> Waseda University

Michael DAVIDSON (Case Western Reserve University) / mathematics and physics -> Tohoku University

Jessica DAVIS (Temple University) / art history and Asian studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Kelly DENNIS (Middlebury College) / Japanese and political science-> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Michael ELLIS (University of Pennsylvania / linguistics -> International Christian University

Elizabeth ENGH (Colorado State University) / international studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Elnara EYNULLAYEVA (University of Massachusetts) / economics and Japanese -> University of Tsukuba

Jennilee FINN (Drexel University) international area studies -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Ashley FITZGERALD (Middlebury College) / Japanese studies -> Nanzan University

Jolene FLOHE (Grand Valley State University) / film and video -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Gregory FLYNN (Western Michigan University) / psychology -> Rikkyo University

Ashley FORD (Ohio University) / linguistics and music performance -> Chubu University

Julia GOODMAN (Louisiana State University) / international studies -> International Christian University

Anthony HALLER (Oregon State University) / industrial engineering -> Waseda University

Dianne HAMMOND (University of Wisconsin – Madison) / journalism and Japanese -> Nanzan University

Heather HARR (University of Florida) / East Asian languages and English -> Aoyama Gakuin University

Adam HARRIS (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill) / Asian studies -> Kwansei Gakuin University

Michelle HAUK (Kalamazoo College) / fine arts -> Doshisha University

Brendan HUBBS (University of Kansas) / East Asian studies -> Obirin University

Julianne HUNT (University of Arizona) / linguistics -> Konan University

Nathaniel HUTCHINSON (University of Texas – Austin) / mechanical engineering -> Tohoku University

Lioudmila IVANOVA (University of Alaska – Fairbanks) / political science and Japanese studies -> Tohoku University

Akeem JENKINS (University of Washington) / computer science and Japanese linguistics -> Keio University

Leandra JONES (State University of New York – New Paltz) / Asian studies -> Nagasaki College of Foreign Studies

Kristina KOEPKE (Case Western Reserve University) / mechanical engineering -> Nanzan University

Jane LEE (Stony Brook University) / linguistics -> University of Tsukuba

Michele LEFKOWITZ (Connecticut College) / Japanese language and literature -> Associated Kyoto Program

Peggy LIU (University of California – Berkeley) / business administration and social welfare -> Meiji Gakuin University

Yin Ping LO (University of California – Berkeley) / political economy of industrial society -> Meiji Gakuin University

Katherine LUNDY (Washington University in St. Louis) / Japanese and linguistics -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

David LY (Linfield College) / biology -> Kanto Gakuin University

J. Scott LYONS (Washington University in St. Louis) / Japanese and archaeology -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Russ MCMACKIN (University of Washington) / computer science and Japanese -> Keio University

Marinda MELONSON (University of Washington) / communications and Japanese -> Waseda University

Rebecca MERRITT (Hobart & William Smith Colleges) / Asian studies and art history -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Molly MOLVIK (Willamette University) / Japanese studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Bradley MOORE (University of California – Santa Barbara) / mechanical engineering -> Tohoku University

Jennie MORAWETZ (Stanford University) / earth systems -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Victoria NG (University of Virginia) / psychology -> Temple University Japan

Son NGUYEN (University of Texas – Austin) / economics -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Rachel NICHOLSON (University of Maryland – College Park) / Japanese -> Hiroshima University

Rowland O’FLAHERTY (University of California – Santa Barbara) / electrical engineering -> Tohoku University

Jinni PRADHAN (University of San Francisco) / Japanese studies -> Sophia University

Stephen PURCELL (University of Arizona) / business and media arts -> Waseda University

Dylan RAIFE (Grinnell College) / Japanese -> Waseda University

Matthew REBHOLZ (Arizona State University) / Japanese -> Waseda University

Jinnie REGLI (College of St. Benedict) / biology -> Bunkyo Gakuin University

Matthew ROGERS (Williams College) / Japanese -> Associated Kyoto Program

Milena ROONEY (Ursinus College) / art and East Asian studies -> Obirin University

Jeremy ROUSU (Washington State University) / international business -> Kansai Gaidai

Justin SEARLS (Calvin College) / computer science and Japanese -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Mallory SEVEY (Colorado College) / biological anthropology -> Waseda University

Regina SUVAJIAN (University of Rhode Island) / elementary education and theatre -> Seinan Gakuin University

Lisa VANDERKOLK (Earlham College) / Japanese studies -> Earlham Studies in Cross-Cultural Education Program, Morioka

Kevin WILSON (University of South Carolina) / physics -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Kam Ho WONG (University of Georgia) / international business -> Waseda University

Houa XIONG (University of Wisconsin – Madison) / secondary education (history) -> Keio University

Shannon YOKOTE (University of Hawaii – Manoa) / biology and Japanese -> Nanzan University  

Bridging Scholarship Recipients – Spring 2005

Christopher ACHATZ (University of Colorado) / economics -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Alison BRADY (Middlebury College) / history -> Keio University

Mariko CHANG (University of Redlands) / studio art -> Nanzan University (IES)

Michelle CHENG (University of Texas) / Asian studies -> Sophia University

Loren EATON (Oklahoma Baptist University) / anthropology -> Seinan Gakuin

Nicholas GALLAGHER (University of Oregon) / marketing -> Meiji University

Michael GELMAN (Carnegie Mellon University) / information systems -> Keio University

Lateefah GRAY (Howard University) / international business -> IES Tokyo

Michael HAHN (Pennsylvania State University) / East Asian Studies -> IES Tokyo

Ilana HECHT (California State University – Long Beach) / Japanese -> Osaka Gakuin

Sienna HOUTTE (Willamette University) / international studies -> Tokyo International University

Cheryl INOUYE (Olin College of Engineering) / engineering -> IES Kasugai

Adam JARDINE (University of New Hampshire) / linguistics -> Temple University Japan

Don JOFFE (Babson College) / business administration -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Sally JOYNER (University of Memphis) / English linguistics -> Nagoya Gakuin

Jessica KENDALL (New York University) / East Asian studies -> Nagoya University

Justin KLEIN (University of California – San Diego) / computer engineering -> Kansai Gaidai University

Andrew LEE (Yale University) / East Asian studies -> Inter University Center

Allen LEGGETT (University of Arizona) / East Asian studies -> Konan University

Jennifer LEHNHARDT (University of California - Riverside) / business -> International Christian University

Heather MACLEISH (University of Miami) / public relations -> Sophia University

Ariana MAHER (Central Washington University) / Japanese -> Gunma Prefectural Women’s University

Laura MARSHALL (University of Idaho) / computer science -> Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies

Samantha MARTA (Illinois State University) / international business -> Kansai Gaidai

Georgia MU (University   of Oregon) / business administration -> Meiji University

M. Allan NOBLE (University of West Alabama) / psychology -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Katherine PETRIE (University of Pittsburgh / molecular biology -> IES Tokyo

Chris QUACKENBUSH (New York University) / computer science-> Nagoya University

Emily RYAN (University of Hawaii) / biology -> Obirin University

Joshua SCHENDEL (University of Wisconsin – Platteville) / software engineering -> Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies

Le-An TRAN (University of Texas – Austin) / radio, television, film -> Iwate University

Carver WILCOX, Jr. (SUNY Oswego) / comparative literature -> Aoyama Gakuin

Sandy YU (Stanford University) / electrical engineering -> Stanford Center for Technology and Innovation

Bridging Scholarship Recipients – Fall 2004

Jeremy ABERNATHY (Oglethorpe University) / Asian studies -> Seigakuin University

John ARAVANIS (West Virginia University) / interior design -> Aichi Shukutoku University

Branden ARCHER (University of Akron) / computer engineering -> Kansai Gaidai

Angela BAILEY (LeMoyne College) / history -> Kansai Gaidai

Stephen BATTAZZO (Southern Oregon University)/ physics -> Mejiro University

Melissa BERETSKY (University of Pittsburgh) / Japanese -> Konan University

Tseday BOGALE (Spelman University) / sociology -> IES Tokyo

Amy BOGIN (Rutgers University) / Asian studies & economics -> Ritsumeikan University

Jeremy BORREGO (Washington University, St. Louis) / Japanese -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Daniel BRADFORD (University of Memphis) / international business -> Nagoya Gakuin University

Daniel BRADSHAW (Ohio State University) / Japanese -> Nanzan University

Sarah BURKE (Haverford College) / Astronomy -> IES Kasugai

Jennifer CHEN (University of California, Berkeley) / architecture & Asian studies -> University of Tokyo

Steven CORAOR (Pennsylvania State University) / religious studies & East Asian studies -> Antioch Buddhist Studies in Japan

Adam DAVIS (Ursinus College) / business & economics -> Tohoku Gakuin University

Dennis DAY (San Diego State University) / international business -> Gunma University

Victoria FARREN (Oakton Community College) / liberal arts & modern languages -> Doshisha University

Irene FLOREZ (Mills College) / international relations -> Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Christopher GARRETT (Willamette University) / international studies -> Tokyo International University

Lily GLENN (University of Iowa) / religious studies -> Meiji University

Michael GLUCK (University of Pennsylvania) / communications & Japanese – Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Kyle GOETZ (University of Texas, Austin) / Japanese & mathematics -> Obirin University

Jason GOLD (Drexel University) / international studies & economics -> Sophia University (CIEE)

David GOTTLIEB (University of Missouri, Kansas City) / history -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Christine GRAF (California State University, Northridge) / graphic design -> Ryukoku University

Shannon GUINN-COLLINS (University of New Mexico) / Asian studies -> Nanzan University

Alexander HARRIS (University of Minnesota) / East Asian studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Ashley HAYES (Columbia University) / East Asian studies -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Marion HOLADAY (Wesleyan University) / East Asian studies -> Associated Kyoto Program

Rachel HOULT (University of Maryland) / psychology -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Virsa HURT (Dillard University) / international business & Japanese studies -> Waseda University

Karen JACKSON (SUNY Oswego) / biology & anthropology -> Tsukuba University

Elizabeth KALISIAK (University of Virginia) / Japanese -> Chubu University (IES)

Misun KANG (Wellesley College) / political science -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Elizabeth KHOO (Wesleyan University) / East Asian political economy -> International Christian University

Joel KIKUCHI (Evergreen State College) / Japanese -> Miyazaki University

Jun KITAGAWA (University of California, Berkeley) / mathematics -> Keio University

Gabriele KOCH (Stanford University) / East Asian studies -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Maria KORCHAGIN (University of Chicago) / physics -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

David KOTTAS (Montana State University) / history -> Kumamoto Gakuen

Lillian LAI (University of California, San Diego) / biology -> Tsuru University

Eli LAZARUS (Stanford University) / international relations & Japanese -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Brabaani MAMO (Spelman College) / economics -> IES Tokyo

Amy MARSHALL (University of Wisconsin, Madison) / East Asian studies -> Hokkaido University

Elayne MCCABE (Boston College) / history -> Waseda University

Natalie MESNARD (Virginia Commonwealth University) / mathematics -> Kansai Gaidai (ISEP)

Matthew MESSMER (Denison University) / studio art -> Waseda University

Patricia MORROW (University of Florida) / finance -> Temple University Japan

Mohammad NASAR (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) / engineering -> Senshu University

Stephanie NELSON (St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College) / psychology -> Kansai Gaidai

Dawn NETTO-MOBLEY (California State University, Sacramento) / history & Asian Studies -> Yokohama National University

Tai NGUYEN (University of Tennessee) / Asian studies -> Nanzan University (ISEP)

Kevin O’DRISCOLL (New York University) / international relations -> Nagoya University

Tina PARENTE (Wells College) / sociology -> Doshisha Women’s College

Alexander PETERSON (American University) / international relations -> Ritsumeikan University

Hien PHAM (Seattle University) / international business & accounting -> Sophia University

Naomi ROBERTS (University of Oregon) / international studies -> Waseda University

Robinson ROJAS (Connecticut College) / Japanese & sociology -> Associated Kyoto Program

Anthony SABBADINI (University of California, Berkeley) / economics & Japanese -> Sophia University

Emi SAKAYAMA (Muhlenberg College) / business -> Otaru University of Commerce

Denise SCHLICKBERND (Randolph-Macon Women’s College) / Asian studies -> Tsuda College

Dorris SCOTT (University of Arkansas) / international relations -> Hiroshima University

Catrina SHAMEH (California State University, Long Beach) / Japanese -> Waseda University

Kerry SHANNON (Whitman College) / history & Asian studies -> Associated Kyoto Program

William SHEETS (Ohio University) / international studies -> Chubu University

Henrick SHYU (University of California, San Diego) / computer science -> University of Tokyo

Patrick SHYU (University of California, Berkeley) / electrical engineering & computer science -> Tokyo Institute of Technology

Daniel SLATEN (University of Arkansas) / psychology & business -> Kansai Gaidai

Patrick SOBOLESKI (Purdue University) / Japanese & mathematics -> Tsukuba University

Marianne TARCOV (University of Chicago) / East Asian studies -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

John THIBODEAUX (Louisiana State University) / landscape architecture -> LSU in Asia

Joshua UPDYKE (Kansas State University) / mechanical engineering -> Kansai Gaidai

George WEIHING II (Arizona State University) / accounting & Japanese -> Wakayama University

Brett WERTZ (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) / journalism & international studies -> Senshu University

Teresa WIILLIAMSON (Dillard University) / Japanese studies -> Sophia University (CIEE)

Stephanie WOOD (Virginia Tech) / philosophy -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Jana YAMADA (University of Puget Sound) / psychology -> IES Tokyo

Peter YOUNG (University of Pittsburgh) / political science & Japanese -> Konan University

Aziza ZAKHIDOVA (University of Pennsylvania) / international studies & business -> Hitotsubashi University 

Bridging Scholarship Recipients – Fall 2003

Adam AULTOWSKI, University of Northern Carolina, Asheville (NC) / Literature & Teacher Education -> ISEP - Kansai Gaidai

Sara AYABE, Wellesley College (MA) / Psychology -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Michael BAIK, University of Texas, Austin (TX) / Biology& Japanese -> Sophia

Maria BERTRAM, University of Michigan (MI) / Asian Studies -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Katherine BISHOP, Harvard University (MA) / East Asian Studies -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Zachary BLEHM, Montana State University, Bozeman (MT) / Physics & Mathematics -> Kansai Gaidai

Chris BORMAN, University of Nebraska, Lincoln (NE) / Horticulture -> Senshu University

William BOYLSTON, Bowdoin College (ME) / Physics -> Associated Kyoto Program

Elizabeth BRADDOCK, Ohio State University (OH) / International Studies -> Tsukuba University

Jennifer BROWN, Rutgers University (NJ) / East Asian Languages & Area Studies -> Ritsumeikan

Bruce BURGESS, Univ. of Nevada, Reno (NV) / Electrical Engineering -> Hiroshima University

Lu CHEN, University of Pennsylvania (PA) / Business & Economics -> ICU

Kangtao CHUANG, University of Illinois (IL) / Computer Engineering -> Konan University

Jeff COLLIER, University of Idaho (ID) / International Studies -> Ritsumeikan

Michelle CONLEY, University of Washington (WA) / Asian Studies & Japanese -> CIEE - Sophia

Aurlie CRYTZER, University of Texas, Austin (TX) / Asian Studies -> Oita University

Katherine D'EVELYN, Cornell University (NY) / Linguistics -> ICU

David DENISON, University of Iowa (IA) / Japanese Language & Literature -> Nanzan

Chyteira DUES, Howard University (DC) / International Business - > IES Tokyo

Hilary EWING, Purdue University (IN) / Political Science -> CIEE - Sophia

William FARMER, University of Florida (FL) / East Asian Languages & Literatures -> Kansai Gaidai

David FERRON, University of Kansas (KS) / Creative Writing & Japanese -> Obirin

Eric FETTERMAN, University of Toledo (OH) / English & Japanese -> Tokyo International University

Michael FOSTER, University of Montana (MT) / Japanese -> Sophia

Jennifer GEINZER, University of Pittsburgh (PA) / Electrical Engineering -> Kansai Gaidai

Kenneth GIBBS, University of Memphis (TN) / Computer Science -> Nagoya Gakuin

Heather GILMARTIN, Princeton University (NJ) / History -> Kyushu University

Ryan GLASNOVICH, University of Illinois, Urbana (IL) / History -> Konan University

Greg GOODMAN, Ohio State University (OH) / International Studies -> Hokkaido University

Stephanie HANEY, Beloit College (ME) / Art History & Museum Studies -> Kansai Gaidai

Dustin HARBER, University of Wisconsin, Madison (WI) / Japanese, Computer Science, & Mathematics -> Keio University

Eva HERNANDEZ, Dickinson College (PA) / Psychology -> Nanzan University

Hilary HOLBROW, Boston University (MA) / East Asian Studies -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Julia HOLZ, University of Montana (MT) / Japanese -> Sophia University

Ifeng HSIAO, University of California, Los Angeles (CA) / Japanese -> ICU

Michael JONES, University of Texas, Austin (TX) / Radio, TV & Film -> IES Tokyo

Nicholas KAMPSCHROER, University of Texas, Austin (TX) / Mechanical Engineering -> University of Tohoku

Michael KEBLESH, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln (NE) / International Studies -> Nanzan

Christina KEI, University of California, Berkeley (CA) / Comparative Literature -> ICU

Erin KRUTH, George Washington University (DC) / International Affairs & Asian Studies -> IES – Nanzan University

Connie LEU, Pennsylvania State University (PA) / Sciences & Technology -> Sophia

Wai Long LI, University of Pittsburgh (PA) / Japanese & Chemistry -> Konan

Jennifer LILLIE, Columbia University (NY) / East Asian Languages/Cultures & English -> Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies

Jonathan LYONS, University of Wisconsin, Madison (WI) / Japanese & Art -> Nanzan

Tomoko MAJIMA, California State University, Long Beach (CA) / International Business -> Waseda University

Christopher MATTHEWSON, Michigan State University (MI) / Environmental Biology -> Waseda University

Anthony MAU, University of Texas, Austin (TX) / Economics & Japanese -> CIEE –Sophia University

Ryan MCALPIN, University of Montana (MT) / Japanese -> Kumamoto University

Jason MITCHELL, University of Texas, Austin (TX) / Electrical Engineering & Japanese -> Sophia University

Rachel MOHR, University of Southern California (CA) / Japanese -> Waseda

Jason MORTIMER, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (NC) / Business Administration, Japanese, & Biology -> Keio University

Danny MUNOZ, University of Texas, El Paso (TX) / Accounting & International Business -> Kansai Gaidai

Lillian NEVAREZ-RYMER, San Diego State University (CA) / International Economics & Japanese -> Toyo Eiwa University

Jieun PARK, Pennsylvania State University (PA) / Finance & International Business -> CIEE - Sophia University

Charles PATOUT, Louisiana State University (LA) / Landscape Architecture -> LSU in Asia

Manuel PERALTA, Arizona State University (AZ) / Business & Japanese -> Nanzan

Victor PHAM, University of Oklahoma (OK) / Microbiology & Pre-medicine -> Ritsumeikan University

Keit Anh PHAN, Ohio University (OH) / Telecommunications & Video Production -> Chubu University

Jessica  POLICHETTI, University of Montana, Missoula (MT) / Japanese & Art -> Sophia

Juan RIBERO, University of Florida (FL) / Japanese & Mechanical Engineering -> Kansai Gaidai

Eric RUBIO, University of California, Santa Barbara (CA) / Music -> ICU

Rebecca SCHWARTZ, University of Idaho (ID) Computer Science & Engineering -> Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies

Jeff SKILES, Amherst College (MA) / Asian Languages & Civilizations -> Associated Kyoto Program

Joshua  SKILES, Amherst College (MA) / Asian Languages & Civilizations -> Associated Kyoto Program

Ryan SOELBERG, University of Southern California (CA) / Japanese & English Literature -> Waseda University

Kelsey SOMA, Willamette University (OR) / Psychology -> Tokyo International University

Jason STEINGISSER, Macalester College (MN) / Asian Studies & Linguistics -> Waseda

Laurel SWIFT, University of Colorado, Boulder (CO) / Japanese & Mechanical Engineering -> Kansai Gaidai

Erin TANAKA, Amherst College (MA) / Asian Languages & Civilizations -> Associated Kyoto Program

James TARTAMELLA, Lawrence Technological University (MI) / Computer Science -> Nagoya Gakuin

Zane TORRETTA, Arizona State University (AZ) / Japanese -> Hiroshima Shudo University

Katherine TSAI, Yale University (CT) / English & Japanese -> Inter-University Center, Yokohama

Kimberly WALKER, University of North Carolina, Charlotte (NC) / Psychology & Japanese -> Obirin University

Jennifer WANG, University of Washington (WA) / Sociology & American Ethnic Studies -> Sophia University

Lindsey WELSFORD, University of Connecticut (CT) / Latin American Studies & International Economics -> Kansai Gaidai

Gregory WERNER, Drew University (NJ) / Biology & Asian Studies -> Japan Center for Michigan Universities

Aya WESTBROOK, University of California, Los Angeles (CA) Chemical Engineering -> Tokyo University

Cassandra YOUNG, Temple University (PA) / Asian Studies & Political Science -> Temple University Japan

Yuan ZHANG, State University of New York, Stony Brook (NY) / Computer Science, Applied Mathematics & Japanese -> Waseda University