

Alumni are central to the mission of the CLS Program. CLS alumni go on to do a wide variety of great things with their language skills and cultural knowledge, both academically and professionally. In addition to providing information about the program to colleagues, classmates, and people in their communities, CLS Program alumni play a key role in preparing prospective applicants and finalists and serving as citizen ambassadors of their study abroad experiences.
Heleana Melendez | Russian 2015 Vladimir, Russia |
Kirstin Johnson | Korean 2014 Wonju, South Korea |
Anabel Reyes-Ovalles | Portuguese 2019 Florianópolis, Brazil |
Mycal Ford | Chinese 2015 Xi'an, China |
Kathy Kim | Korean 2014 Wonju, South Korea |
Alessia De Vitis | Punjabi 2013 Chandigarh, India |
Mark Haver | Indonesian 2018 Malang |
Monique Bowie | Turkish 2019 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Elizabeth Purdy | Hindi 2016 Jaipur, India |
John Black | Arabic 2017 Amman, Jordan |
Tyler Young | Russian 2018 Tbilisi, Georgia |
Troy Spier | Swahili 2017 Arusha, Tanzania |
Kate Wallner | Hindi 2013 Jaipur, India |
Daniel Bromberg | Persian 2015 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Jacob Burch-Konda | Turkish 2018 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Darlene Janice Nieves Cruz | Korean 2019 Busan, South Korea |
Alexandra Dionisi | Indonesian 2021 Malang, Indonesia |
Bethany Mazurek | Korean 2018 Busan, South Korea |
Isaiah Weaver | Urdu 2015 Lucknow, India |
Aaron Yang | Chinese 2017 Changchun, China |
Gretta Herrin | Chinese 2015 Dalian, China |
Tara Casebolt | Hindi 2018 Jaipur, India |
Leona Amosah | Russian 2016 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
Zabe Shafi | Turkish 2014 Bursa, Turkey |
Rhys Leahy | Persian 2014 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Sabrina Hassan | Swahili 2016 Arusha, Tanzania |
Kian Thomas | Japanese 2019 Okayama, Japan |
Evalyn Knowles | Portuguese 2021 Florianopolis, Brazil |
Baltazar Hernandez | Russian 2017 Vladimir, Russia |
Isabel Miramontes | Arabic 2021 Meknes, Morocco |
Lauren Sooy | Indonesian 2017 Malang, Indonesia |
Kerry Burgott | Bangla 2017 Kolkata, India |
Caitlyn Carpio | Chinese 2016 Suzhou, China |
Akshayaa Chittibabu | Korean 2017 Gwangju, South Korea |
Wendy van Giezen | Chinese 2017 Changchun, China |
Abdul Sanderson | Russian 2021 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Preston Semenuk | Chinese 2020 Tainan, Taiwan |
Morgan Burdick | Punjabi 2016 Chandigarh, India |
Shabbir Abbas | Persian 2020 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Eileen Calub | Turkish 2020 Ankara, Turkey |
Olivia Truesdale | Korean 2020 Gwangju, South Korea |
Abigail Hawkins | Arabic 2020 Muscat, Oman |
Andy Marshall | Swahili 2016 Arusha, Tanzania |
Belle Cheves | Persian 2014 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Catherine Smith | Arabic 2016 Ibri, Oman |
Milena Djordjevic-Kisacanin | Persian 2019 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Audrey Petersen | Bangla 2011 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Simone Yuille | Swahili 2018 Arusha, Tanzania |
Ariana Pemberton | Hindi 2017 Jaipur, India |
Julie Emory | Japanese 2020 Okayama, Japan |
Zala Ahmadzaa | Urdu 2014 Lucknow, India |
Garik Sadovy | Indonesian 2012 Malang, Indonesia |
Tara Lynch-Ornstein | Persian 2007 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Luiza Daude Laurents | Russian 2018 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Vanessa Rogers-Wright | Korean 2021 Gwangju, South Korea |
John Krzyzaniak | Persian 2016 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Mariam Waqar | Indonesian 2014 Malang, Indonesia |
Dana Fager | Japanese 2011 Kyoto, Japan |
Saumya Kini | Japanese 2010 Kyoto, Japan |
Mushfequr Rahman | Urdu 2021 Lucknow, India |
Bridget O'Connor | Japanese 2019 Okayama, Japan |
Sam Ramtin | Arabic 2021 Morocco |
Dervla McDonnell | Japanese 2014 Himeji, Japan |
Tima Dasouki | Turkish 2020 Bursa, Turkey |
Jessica Garross | Urdu 2017 Lucknow, India |
Imani Everett | Korean 2020 Gwangju, South Korea |
Mahli Knutson | Japanese 2018 Hikone, Japan |
Rachel Sider | Arabic 2012 Rabat, Morocco |
Jayden Thomas | Japanese 2021 Okayama, Japan |
Amanda Barbour | Arabic 2010 Tunis, Tunisia |
Jason Chen | Chinese 2018 Xi'an, China |
Noah Lerner | Chinese 2014 Guangzhou, China |
Paige Giarmona | Bangla 2016 Kolkata, India |
Lauren Chow | Indonesian 2018 Malang, Indonesia |
Manmeet Pelia | Punjabi 2021 Chandigarh, India |
Sasha DeLellis | Russian 2021 Vladmir, Russia |
Jasmine Kinkead | Bangla 2018 Kolkata, India |
Matthew Tappert | Russian 2008 Tomsk, Russia |
Nikidrea Rey | Russian 2019 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Joshua Trinidad | Japanese 2012 Kyoto, Japan |
Aditya Namjoshi | Urdu 2021 Lucknow, India |
Erik Hornberger | Japanese 2013 Himeji, Japan |
Anesce Dremen | Chinese 2016 Suzhou, China |
Avan Antia | Hindi 2015 Jaipur, India |
Michael Mauer | Japanese 2016 Hikone, Japan |
Kiana Chan | Chinese 2015 Beijing, China |
Vincent DeLaurentis | Punjabi 2015 Chandigarh, India |
Abena Amoakuh | Chinese 2016 Dalian, China |
Lauren Palmieri | Turkish 2021 Bursa, Turkey |
Sydney Ward | Arabic 2019 Amman, Jordan |
Erin Matson | Hindi 2007 Jaipur, India |
Joy Cariño | Indonesian 2019 Malang, Indonesia |
Olivia Moffett | Chinese 2018 Xi'an, China |
Jacqualine Asuquo | Chinese 2016 Tainan, Taiwan |
Ramil Mercado | Indonesian 2020 Malang, Indonesia |
Dana Fager | Japanese 2011 Kyoto, Japan |
Jauhara Ferguson | Arabic 2015 Ibri, Oman |
Luana Davila | Arabic 2019 Meknes, Morocco |
Vanessa Huerta | Russian 2017 Vladimir, Russia |
Marlena McDaniel | Korean 2016 Gwangju, South Korea |
Helen Jiang | Indonesian 2016 Malang, Indonesia |
Jane Palomera Moore | Japanese 2018 Hikone, Japan |
Ermida Koduah | Arabic 2016 Tangier, Morocco |
Cynthia Johnson | Korean 2021 Gwangju, South Korea |
Laura Viera | Korean 2015 Gwangju, South Korea |
Sarah Whipple | Arabic 2017 Meknes, Morocco |
Eric Brink | Chinese 2019 Changchun, China |
Benjamin Simington | Hindi 2014 Jaipur, India |
Sarah Stackhouse | Urdu 2019 Lucknow, India |
Francesca Bagala | Russian 2021 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
Harrison Akins | Urdu 2016 Lucknow, India |
David Fields | Korean 2010 Jeonju, South Korea |
Laura Sanchez | Chinese 2018 Dalian |
Andres Fernandez | Russian 2014 Kazan, Russia |
Taina Orellana | Chinese 2018 Tainan, Taiwan |
Aasha Shaik | Arabic 2018 Amman, Jordan |
Kimber Young | Chinese 2019 Dalian, China |
Chelsea Cervantes De Blois | Azerbaijani 2019 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Alexis Sammarco | Arabic 2014 Nizwa, Oman |
Jamal Russell Black | Chinese 2016 Suzhou, China |
Marcus Dunn | Korean 2011 Jeonju |
Sarah Schlosser | Hindi 2021 Jaipur, India |
Leisha Guzman Torres | Chinese 2017 Suzhou, China |
Holden Fitzgerald | Chinese 2018 Xi'an, China |
Andrea Howard | Azerbaijani 2015 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Patrick Harned | Arabic 2015 Madaba, Jordan |
Tristan Hilderbrand | Japanese 2017 Hikone, Japan |
Paula Zhang | Korean 2017 Gwangju, South Korea |
Emily Wood | Indonesian 2018 Malang, Indonesia |
Sarah Juarez | Chinese 2018 Suzhou, China |
Andrea Howard | Azerbaijani 2015 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Katherine Schmidt | Azerbaijani 2018 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Bridget Seghers | Swahili 2021 Arusha, Tanzania |
Emily Goshey | Persian 2014 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Heba Haleem | Arabic 2018 Meknes, Morocco |
Abigail Hawkins | Arabic 2021 Meknes, Morocco |
Leona Amosah | Russian 2016 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
Kaitlyn Johnson | Russian 2019 Tbilisi, Georgia |
Sonia Kim | Korean 2016 Gwangju, South Korea |
Adam Matvya | Punjabi 2017 Chandigarh, India |
Nilaya Knafo | Arabic 2017 Amman, Jordan |
Emily Cramer | Arabic 2014 Meknes, Morocco |
Amy Moyer | Bangla 2009 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Daniel Rothberg | Russian 2020 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
Halcyon Ruskin | Azerbaijani 2017 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Madeleine Rodish | Arabic 2019 Tangier, Morocco |
Tucker Boyce | Turkish 2017 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Patrick Thompson | Chinese 2020 Dalian, China |
Erin Smith | Arabic 2011 Amman, Jordan |
Maya Best | Bangla 2020 Kolkata, India |
Ryan Mandado | Chinese 2014 Suzhou, China |
Abiodun Adeoye | Swahili 2020 Arusha, Tanzania |
Isabelle McRae | Turkish 2016 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Lauren Sobran | Persian 2021 Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
Camille Bismonte | Indonesian 2018 Malang, Indonesia |
Lon Gibson | Azerbaijani 2016 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Max Courval | Portuguese 2020 Florianópolis, Brazil |
Hailey Dickson | Hindi 2015 Jaipur, India |
Eram Mallick | Urdu 2019 Lucknow, India |
Chelsea McGill | Bangla 2011 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Aarzu Maknojia | Urdu 2018 Lucknow, India |
Xavier Evans | Chinese 2021 Tainan, Taiwan |
Kathryn Robison | Turkish 2015 Ankara, Turkey |
Stephanie Downing | Hindi 2019 Jaipur, India |
Madeline Ruid | Turkish 2014 Ankara, Turkey |
Aisac Marie Accad | Indonesian 2019 Malang, Indonesia |
Halina Shatravka | Russian 2017 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia |
Amanda Wolfenbarger | Azerbaijani 2013 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Liz Thomas | Bangla 2013 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Kyla Harrison | Arabic 2017 Ibri, Oman |
Sheen Atwa | Arabic 2016 Tangier, Morocco |
Radhika Arora | Arabic 2018 Meknes, Morocco |
Tyler Le | Russian 2018 Tbilisi, Georgia |
Clara Sherwood | Arabic 2020 Meknes, Morocco |
Omar Albert | Chinese 2016 Changchun, China |
Sofia Velasquez | Turkish 2019 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Naimul Chowdhury | Chinese 2018 Xi'an, China |
Liz George | Hindi 2020 Jaipur, India |
Sarina Haryanto | Indonesian 2018 Malang, Indonesia |
Erin West | Turkish 2015 Bursa, Turkey |
Alyssa Harvie | Swahili 2019 Arusha, Tanzania |
Betty Nen | Indonesian 2017 Malang, Indonesia |
Nayla Huq | Indonesian 2021 Malang, Indonesia |
Ethan Jewell | Korean 2018 Gwangju, South Korea |
Rebecca Mueller | Turkish 2014 Bursa, Turkey |
Rena Wang | Chinese 2018 Changchun, China |
Ethan McHugh | Arabic 2017 Ibri, Oman |
Annisah Smith | Indonesian 2016 Malang, Indonesia |
Isabelle McRae | Turkish 2016 Baku, Azerbaijan |
Maria Folvarska | Russian 2016 Vladimir, Russia |
Ramisa Murshed | Korean 2019 Gwangju, South Korea |
Qimmah Najeeullah | Arabic 2015 Madaba, Jordan |
Ezra Baker | Arabic 2015 Madaba, Jordan |
Conor McMahon | Chinese 2019 Tainan, Taiwan |
Max Courval | Portuguese 2021 Florianópolis, Brazil |
Amber Barrow | Chinese 2015 Dalian, China |
Isra Eldosougi | Arabic 2015 Madaba, Jordan |
Leah Berkebile | Arabic 2014 Tangier, Morocco |
Alex Miller | Indonesian 2015 Malang, Indonesia |
Janet Purdy | Swahili 2016 Arusha, Tanzania |
Caitlin Scholl | Arabic 2014 Morocco |