2009 James Graham Brown Fellows

IndIana

kentucky

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Ishita Manoj JainHometown: New Albany, Ind.

High School: New Albany Senior

declared Major: Bioengineering/

pre-medicine

Select Honors/activities: National

Honor Society; Action Commitment

Education Club (student-run

community service group); Key Club

vice president; Academic Superbowl

team captain; tennis; Muhammad Ali

Center Council of Students assistant

secretary; University Hospital

transport department volunteer

Joseph Peter LacasseHometown: Madisonville

High School: Madisonville

North Hopkins

declared Major: Biology

Select Honors/activities: Executive

Council vice president; Future

Business Leaders of America

treasurer; Key Club’s Most Active

Member Award; Spanish Club;

Senior Beta Club; Delta Beta Club;

Outdoor Club; Fellowship

of Christian Athletes summer

mission trips

Jessica cady nelsonHometown: Lexington

High School: Tates Creek

declared Major: Physics/

pre-medicine

Select Honors/activities:

Governor’s Scholar; National Honor

Society; Y Club; 2007 State Farm

Fayette County Scholar of the Month;

2008 University of Kentucky Book

Award; color guard captain; Central

Kentucky Riding for Hope volunteer

(providing therapeutic equestrian

activities for disabled people)

eric c. RiedingerHometown: Edgewood

High School: St. Henry District

declared Major: Biology

Select Honors/activities:

Governor’s Scholar; Commonwealth

Ambassador; National Honor Society

chapter president; Student Council

treasurer; Spanish Club; World Affair

Council; Health Career Explorers;

varsity tennis team captain

and MVP

Rosslyn elliott SteinmetzHometown: Louisville

High School: duPont Manual

declared Major: Undecided

Select Honors/activities: National

Honor Society; Future Business

Leaders of America; National

Spanish Honor Society; National

Beta Club; 2nd place, material

engineering division, Kentucky State

Science and Engineering Fair; 3rd

place, Kentucky Junior Academy

of Science; 2007 Kentucky Junior

Science and Humanities Symposium

semifinalist; Action for Africa project

coordinator

naseem Sara ansariHometown: Erlanger

High School: Dixie Heights

declared Major: Biology/pre-

medicine

Select Honors/activities:

Governor’s Scholar; Commonwealth

Ambassador; National Honor

Society; “Miss Dixie 2009” (based

on academics, leadership and

community involvement); Student

Council secretary; 2008 University

of Kentucky Book Award; Northern

Kentucky Youth Association assistant

soccer coach; Villa Spring Nursing

Home volunteer; varsity volleyball

team captain; cross country

team captain

Jeremy cole BozarthHometown: Calhoun

High School: McLean County

declared Major: Industrial engineering

Select Honors/activities:

Governor’s Scholar; Commonwealth

Ambassador; Student Council

president; Beta Club president;

Academic Team junior varsity and

varsity quick recall captain; McLean

County Community Coalition’s

Shining Star Award (for most hours of

community service during the school

year); AP Scholar Award; Daughters

of the American Revolution History

Award; Governor’s Cup Award

Leah n. dahlineHometown: Corydon, Ind.

High School: Corydon Central

High School

declared Major: Mathematics

and Spanish

Select Honors/activities: National

Honor Society secretary; Student

Council class president; Principal

Student Advisory Council member;

varsity swimming and diving team

captain and all-conference and

sectional finalist; piano teacher;

lifeguard and swim instructor; NCAA

Stay in Bounds ambassador

akash k. GuptaHometown: Goshen

High School: St. Xavier

declared Major: Spanish/

pre-medicine

Select Honors/activities:

Governor’s Scholar; AP Scholar;

National Merit Scholar; Quick

Recall Team starter and captain;

founder and president of St. X’s

Environmental Club; St. X’s Future

Business Leaders of America

chapter president; WLKY Bell

Youth Service Honor

erran Michael HuberHometown: Crestwood

High School: South Oldham

declared Major: Political science

Select Honors/activities:

Governor’s Scholar; Commonwealth

Ambassador; National Honor Society

vice president; South Oldham’s

Future Republicans and Future

Democrats clubs co-founder; Future

Democrats co-president; Diplomacy

Club vice president; school mascot;

Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

volunteer; musical entertainment

(piano) and assisting elderly and

disabled residents at an assisted

living facility

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