

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