A record number of seven University of Georgia undergraduates were awarded Boren Scholarships this spring, which will allow them to study abroad during the 2019-2020 academic year in world regions critical to U.S. interests.
An initiative of the National Security Education Program, the 2019 Boren Awards will send 244 Boren Scholars and 106 Boren Fellows to live in 39 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. They will study 30 different languages.
Students commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation in exchange for up to $20,000 in funding.
“We are incredibly proud of our Boren Scholars,” said Elizabeth Hughes, a student affairs professional in the UGA Honors Program and the Boren Awards campus representative. “Of the seven UGA recipients, four are in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, one is in UGA’s new Russian Flagship Program, two are ROTC cadets, and one is a student veteran. These numbers reflect strong collaboration across campus.”
UGA has had 56 Boren Scholars to date, and 38 in the last 10 years. This year’s recipients are listed below.
- Dane Hulsey of Atlanta is majoring in international affairs with minors in geography and African languages and literature and will graduate in May 2020. An ROTC cadet at UGA, he will study Swahili in Tanzania.
- Patrick Jenkins of Athens is majoring in international affairs and Arabic and will graduate in May 2020. A student veteran who was in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight years as an intelligence specialist, he served two tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He will study Arabic in Jordan.
- Matthew Goldenberg of Duluth is majoring in Russian and history and will graduate in May 2020. A participant in UGA’s Russian Flagship Program, he will study Russian in Kazakhstan.
- Elizabeth Goggin of Bonaire is majoring in history and Latin American and Caribbean Studies, with minors in Portuguese and military science, and will graduate in December 2020. An ROTC cadet and participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, she will study Portuguese in Brazil.
- Rachel Jovert of Atlanta is majoring in international affairs and Latin American and Caribbean studies with a minor in Portuguese and will graduate in May 2021. A participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, she will study Portuguese in Brazil.
- Allison Reid of Canton is majoring in international affairs and criminal justice and will graduate in May 2021. A participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, she will study Portuguese in Brazil.
- Jack White of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is majoring in finance and international business with a minor in Portuguese and will graduate in May 2021. A participant in UGA’s Portuguese Flagship Program, he will study Portuguese in Brazil.