UofL announces top scholars for 2017

The University of Louisville has unveiled the names of the 2017 scholars who have earned some of the most prominent awards in academia. This group of students and recent alumni will travel to destinations around the globe as part of their award.

Here are the top scholars for 2017:

George J. Mitchell Scholar

• James May

U.S. Student Fulbright Awards

• Jeremy Ball
• Dzemila Bilanovic
• Hannah Touchton
• Kyle Vuong
• Jessica Williams
• James Logan Zechella

Harry S. Truman Scholarship

• Judson Adams

Mary Churchill Humphrey Scholarship

• Kara Stivers

Rotary Global Grant Scholarship

• Adaline Heitz

Etscorn International Research Award

• Devin Brown
• Nicole Robertson
• Elisabeth Riddle
• Macey Mayes

Critical Language Scholarship

• Jeanelle Sears
• Emily Cousins

UofL has repeatedly earned kudos as one of the nation’s top institutions for producing student Fulbright awards. In 2016, the university set a new record by producing 15 Fulbright scholars in that year besting many of the nation’s most prestigious institutions.