The Richard and Constance Lewis Scholarships in Latin American and Iberian Studies

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis

The College of Arts and Sciences administers the Richard and Constance Lewis Fellowships in Latin American and Iberian Studies for faculty and the Richard and Constance Lewis Scholarships in Latin American and Iberian Studies for students.

Funded by the Richard and Constance Lewis Fund for Latin American and Iberian Studies, these programs provide funds for faculty development to enhance the knowledge of and interest in Latin American and Iberian subjects at the University of Louisville, as well as funds to support student study abroad in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

Our faculty and students have traveled to Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, México, Ecuador, Panamá, Spain, and Portugal. Applications are only available in the fall semester, and awards are announced in February. Preference is given to those students and faculty who have not previously received a Lewis Scholarship or Fellowship.

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The funding period is January 1 to December 31, 2024. Awards will be announced at the end of the fall semester. 


2021 Lewis Scholars 

Alexis Ecarma
Mexico
Philosophy, Immigration Pre-Law, LALS Triple Major 
 
Griffin Leighty
Spain
Mechanical Engineering Major, Spanish Minor


2020 Lewis Scholars 

Brad Blanchet
Spain (Program cancelled due to COVID-19)
Health and Human Performance (Exercise Science Track) Major; Spanish Minor

Elizabeth Turner
Spain (Program cancelled due to COVID-19)
Political Science/Spanish Majors; Middle-East and Islamic Studies Minor

Hannah White
Cuba (Program cancelled due to COVID-19)
Spanish/History Majors; Philosophy/Social Change/WGST Minors


2019 Lewis Scholars 

Sarah Draud
Argentina
Spanish/LALS/Public Health Majors

Jordyn Mattingly
Spain
Psychology Major; Spanish Minor

Taylor Ohlmann
Costa Rica
Spanish Masters

Rachel Pillitteri
Spain
Individualized International Business Administration Major; Spanish and Business Administration with a Concentration in Latin American and Latino Studies Minors

Sarika Polcum
Chile
Biology/LALS Majors

2018 Lewis Scholars

Taylor Bryant
Spain
Spanish/Latin American and Latino Studies Majors

Reagan Bunce
Peru
Music Therapy Major; Spanish Minor

Betty Henriquez
Costa Rica
Spanish Major/Masters

Christopher "Evan" Clark
Peru
Spanish/International Relations/History Majors; Political Science Minor

Seth Drake
Spain
Political Science/Latin American and Latino Studies Majors; Spanish Minor

Megan Eichert
Costa Rica
Marketing Major; Spanish/International Business Minors

Chelsea Flint
Peru
Anthropology Major; Latin American and Latino Studies/Spanish Minors

HeeJue Hong
Costa Rica
Biology Major; Spanish Minor

Katelyn McDowell
Spain
Biology Major; Spanish Minor

Alexandra Wright
Costa Rica
Biology Major; Spanish Minor

2017 Lewis Scholars

Shannon Barnes
Costa Rica
Spanish MA/Translation & Interpretation Certificate

Kyle Hornback
Costa Rica
Political Science Major; Spanish/Philosophy Minors

Kayla Kress
Spain
Criminal Justice Major; Spanish/Latin American and Latino Studies Minors

Megan Lenahan
Costa Rica
Fine Arts Major; Spanish/Latin American and Latino Studies Minors
 

2016 Lewis Scholars

Raven Byars
Peru
Spanish/Latin American and Latino Studies/Pan-African Studies Majors

Carrie Hall
Spain
Spanish Major; Marketing Minor

Lucas Jean-Marie
Spain
Finance Major; Spanish/International Business Minors

Ayesha Singh
Spain
Spanish/Psychology Majors

Michael Stevens
Spain
Latin American and Latino Studies/Spanish Majors

James Zechella
Mexico
Biology/Spanish Majors; Latin American and Latino Studies Minors

2015 Lewis Scholars

Sarah Baer         
Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands      
Geography & Geosciences Major

Elizabeth Combs
Spain
Marketing Major; International Business/Spanish Minors

Jessi Dietrich
Spain
Economics Major; Spanish/International Business/Management Minors

Alicia Humphrey
Argentina
Spanish/English/Political Science Majors

Diana Lalata
Spain
English/Political Science Majors; Spanish Minor

Haley Massad
Chile
Spanish Major; Arabic/Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies Minors

Justin Remmell
Spain
Spanish/Biology/Psychology Majors

Madeleine Sexton
Spain
Spanish MA

Sydney Voss
Costa Rica
Nursing Major; Spanish Minor

Ian White
Argentina
History Major; LALS/Geography/Social Change Minors    

2014 Lewis Scholars

Michael Billingsley
Spain
Spanish/Philosophy/Humanities Majors

Stephanie Dooper
Spain
Latin American and Latino Studies/Spanish Majors

Jessica Williams
Spain
Latin American and Latino Studies/Spanish/Political Science Majors

Chloe Zoeller
Argentina
Spanish/Political Science Majors

2013 Lewis Scholars

Vanessa Bradley
Costa Rica
Spanish Major

Shelby Lawson
Costa Rica/Argentina
Spanish & Finance Majors/Latin American Studies, International Business, & Economics Minors

Janeth Nuñez
Spain
Spanish MA

Jerome Soldo
Chile
Latin American and Latino Studies Major

Micah Souder
Costa Rica
Spanish MA

Jessica Williams
Costa Rica
Spanish & Political Science Majors

Kayla Wohner
Spain
Spanish Major/Latino Studies Minor

2012 Lewis Scholars

Teresa Cox
Cuba
Spanish MA/LALS Graduate Certificate

Taylor Forns
Panama
Biology Major/Spanish & Latin American Studies Minor

Maria Gimbel
Peru
Anthropology Major/History Minor

Lindsey Hastings
Dominican Republic
Biology & Psychology Majors/Spanish & International Health Minor

Caroline Holtgrave
Peru
Anthropology & Spanish Majors

Stephanie Leonard
Chile
Spanish & Anthropology Majors/International Health and Latin American Studies Minors


2011 Lewis Scholars

Jhalak Dholakia
Costa Rica
Biology, Spanish & Anthropology Majors/Humanities & Latin American Studies Minors

Alexandra Farrell
Spain
Spanish & Philosophy Majors

Valerie Gibbs
Spain
Chemistry Major/Spanish Minor

Akash Gupta
Guatemala
Spanish & Biology Majors/Latino Studies Minor

Eric Riedinger
Spain
Biology & Business Majors/Spanish Minor

Lauren Weaver
Mexico
Applied Geography Major/Spanish Minor

2010 Lewis Scholars

Jordan Andrew
Costa Rica
Spanish & Nursing Major/Latin American Studies Minor

Alyssa Hahn
Spain
Sports Administration Major

Ryan Hite
Ecuador
Spanish MA

Nicholas Linares
Panama (Impacto Bocas del Toro project)
Fine Arts Major

Jesse Payne
Costa Rica
Philosophy & Psychology Majors/Latin American Studies & Political Science Minors

Patrick Ridge
Brazil
Spanish MA

Rosslyn Steinmetz
Panama
Spanish Major/Latin American Studies Minor

Jenna Williams
Costa Rica
Cultural Anthropology Major/Latino Studies Minor

2009 Lewis Scholars

Steven Alcorn
Argentina
Political Sciences Major/Spanish Minor

Brittany Cecil
Spain
Marketing Major/International Business-Spanish Minor

Jessica Harman
Belize
Counseling Psychology and Express Therapies

Lauren Hendricks
Belize
Communication Major/Sociology Minor

Meagan Holtgrave
Spain
Psychology Major/Spanish Minor

Erin McCoy
Panama
Humanities PhD

Jamie Ratliff
Mexico
PhD in Art History/LAS Graduate Certificate & WGST

Michael Razeeq
Spain
Political Sciences & Spanish Major

Aubrey Woolley
Mexico
Sport Administration & Spanish Major

2008 Lewis Scholars

Sheila Bates
Mexico
Fine Arts & Spanish Major/Latin America Studies Minor

Sarah Becker
Spain
Math & Spanish Major/Philosophy Minor

Erin Grace
Panama
Spanish MA & LAS Graduate Certificate

Whitney Nash
Belize
PhD in Nursing

Alex Riedinger
Spain
Spanish & Business Major/International Business, Finance & Latin American Studies Minors

Emily Rigdon
Peru
Spanish & Economics Major/Latin American Studies Minor

Nicole Sanderman
Honduras
Chemistry Major/Spanish Minor

Jharin Stowers
Spain
Spanish Major

2007 Lewis Scholars

Alexander Bajorek
Costa Rica
Biology/Spanish Major

Neil Gupta
Puerto Rico
Biology Major/Spanish & Latin American Studies Minor

Clare Kalb
Spain
Spanish Major/Anthropology Minor

Joseph Kern
Argentina
Spanish & Mathematics Majors/Latin America Studies Minor

Angela King
Spain
Spanish Major

Charles Lovely
Spain
BS Biology/BA Chemistry/PhD Biology/Spanish Minor

Christine Doughty
Brazil
Psychology Major/Art Minor

Alysia Ross
Argentina
Spanish/LAS Graduate Certificate

Jennifer Ward
Brazil
Political Science Major/Anthropology Minor

2006 Lewis Scholars

Mehera Baugher
Portugal
Anthropology & Psychology Majors/Spanish Minor

Amy Bennet
Spain
Psychology Major/Spanish Minor

Susan Brittain
Mexico
Education Psychology PhD

Emily Clausen
Spain
Biology & Spanish Majors

Arezu Elias
Bolivia
Anthropology Major/Spanish Minor

Stephanie Moses
Costa Rica
Communications Major/Spanish and Latin American Studies Minor

Sarah Osterly
Spain
Art & Anthropology Majors

Andrea Roser
Portugal
Anthropology Major

Sheryll Sison
Spain
Mechanical Engineering Major/Spanish Minor

Christopher Wicke
Spain
Spanish and Graphic Design Majors

2005 Lewis Scholars

Jamie L Izlar
Mexico
Political Science Major

Jacqueline Meier
Argentina
Anthropology & Spanish Major

Morgan D Taliaferro
Argentina
Anthropology & Spanish Major

Philip A Thornberry
Costa Rica
Spanish M.A.

William G White                      
Spain
Spanish Major

2004 Lewis Scholars

Laura Barclay
Mexico
Political Science Major/History & Spanish Minor

Kelly Buntain
Spain
Anthropology Major/Spanish & Religious Studies Minor

Paige James
Mexico
Spanish Major

Jacqueline Meier
Portugal
Anthropology & Spanish Major

Timothy Moran
Panama
English Major/Latin American Studies Minor

Jessica Sanders
Spain
Philosophy Major/Spanish Minor

Vanessa Smolenski                
Portugal
Anthropology Major

2003 Lewis Scholars

Kira Ash
Mexico
Spanish MA

Nathan G Bird
Panama
Spanish Major

Isabella M Christensen
Panama
Spanish Major

Marian Cochiaosue
Panama
Chemistry Major/Spanish Minor

Sean R Deskins
Panama
History Major/Latin America Studies Minor

Kristopher Z Fannin
Panama
Sociology Major

Meredith A Fergason
Panama
Spanish Major

Lisa D Hall
Panama
Marketing Major/Spanish Minor

Rachel Hungerbuhler
Panama
Humanities Major/Spanish & Theatre Minor

Marea Ingwersen
Panama
Finance Major

Jamie La Shawn
Panama
Political Science Major/Theater Minor

Kemberli K Shontel Levy
Panama
Spanish Major

Adam Marlowe
Spain
Political Science Major

Ryan McKinley
Panama
Business Major/Economics Minor

Danielle M Oatley
Panama
M.A.T. / Spanish Minor

Amanda K Scheldorf
Panama
Women’s Studies Major/Spanish Minor

Brandy R Schwallie
Panama
Biology Major/Spanish Minor

Latrice S Shannon
Panama
Psychology Major/Spanish Minor

Tressie Turner
Panama
Biology Major/Spanish Minor

Leslie J Van Howe
Panama
Spanish MA

Elizabeth R Walter
Panama
Spanish Major

Jason R Wiles
Panama
Chemistry Major/Psychology Minor

2002 Lewis Scholars

David K Baumann
Spain
Spanish Major/Political Science Minor

Betsy L Berns
Mexico
Political Science Major/Spanish Minor

Cheryl S Chacko
Mexico/Spain
Biology Major/Political Science Minor

Abigail S Crawford
Mexico
Spanish Major/Business Administration Minor

Anita Damjanovic
Spain
Spanish Major/Art History Minor

Kyle B Gaddie
Spain
Spanish & French Major/Economics Minor

Ashley R Gray
Mexico
Spanish Major/Justice Administration Minor

Nadine E Jacobsen
Spain
Spanish Major

Natalie Kenner
Mexico
Spanish Major/Biology Minor

Christopher J Marlin
Ecuador
International Business Major

Erin N Simpson
Cuba
Political Science Major/Religious Studies Minor

Joshua J Tweddell
Spain
Spanish & History Major/Philosophy Minor

Amy B Vetter                         
Spain
Spanish Major/Communication Minor

2001 Lewis Scholars

Jenessa Bryan
Mexico
Anthropology Major

Sarah Rose
Costa Rica
Spanish Major