2018 Skidmore College Honors Convocation

| 10 | NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS The national merit scholarships and fellowships program at Skidmore College supports high-achieving students as they pursue prestigious national undergraduate and post-graduate opportunities. Skidmore nominations and national merit awards are offered on a competitive basis to students with outstanding academic and personal accomplishments. These scholar- ships and fellowships provide opportunities for international study, research, independent projects, as well as extended leadership opportunities and graduate school funding. Below is the list of nominees, finalists, and recipients for the 2017–18 academic year. Fulbright Scholarship Jamie Nicole Elsner ’18, Netherlands, ETA, awarded Megan Latta ’17, Brazil, ETA, awarded Alicia Graziano ’16, Laos, ETA, awarded Anne Theresia Pfeifenberger ’18, India, Research, finalist Daniel Plumer ’16, Colombia, ETA, finalist Eve Isabel Stewart ’18, France, ETA, nominee Goldwater Scholarship Claudia Bennett-Caso ’19, nominee Emily M. Bogdan ’19, nominee Gabriella Gerlach ’19, nominee Alison Santucci ’19, nominee The National Science Foundation’s Kelly Anne Cantwell ’18, nominee Graduate Research Fellowship Nava Elena Caluori ’16, recipient Program Bruce Stagg Martin ’18, nominee Eleanore Jeanne Ritter ’18, honorable mention Patrick Harrison Thieringer ’16, recipient Rhodes Scholarship Kelly Anne Cantwell ’18, nominee Schwartzman Scholars Olga Loy Kanyansi ’18, finalist Truman Scholarship Allegra Liana Brandon ’19, nominee Doris Jane Donelan ’19, nominee Desiree Sim ’19, nominee