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Fulbright Fellowships Awarded to Seven in Pomona College
Class of 2005
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Seven graduates of the Pomona College Class of 2005 have
received prestigious Fulbright Fellowships to pursue
research or teach around the globe. The fellowships are
awarded to college seniors based on their leadership
potential and their proposed project for study or research.
Designed to increase cultural understanding between U.S.
students and citizens of foreign countries, the grants
generally provide round-trip transportation, language or
orientation courses, book and research allowances, and
maintenance for the academic year, based on living costs in
the host country.
Jennifer Ah-Kee, Satusuk Joy Bhosai, Constance Harrell and
Joseph Richards were awarded fellowships research grants.
Noah Buhayar, Angelica DeWitt and Anne Paprocki received
grants to teach English in Chile, France and Indonesia. The
recipients are among more than 1,000 nationwide who will
travel abroad for the 2005-2006 academic year through the
Fulbright U.S. Program, which was established in 1946.
Jennifer Ah-Kee, a molecular biology major from
Pukalani, Maui, Hawaii, will travel to Montpelier, France,
to work in the laboratory of Philippe Pasero. At Pomona, Ah-Kee
has worked with Professor Laura Hoopes to study the
molecular biology of yeast for clues to how the genetic code
relates to aging. Studying the budding yeast Saccharomyces
cerevisiae is an alternative to studying the genetic code of
humans because the yeast has a well-defined genetic system,
is commercially available and also has genes with human
homologs. In France, Ah-Kee will study the technique of
Dynamic molecular combing of DNA. Pasero was trained by the
inventor of the technique and now uses it in his research.
She hopes the technique will further research in the role of
DNA replication in aging.
Satasuk Joy Bhosai, an anthropology and neuroscience
double major from Clovis, Calif., will research healthcare
in Thailand. She will analyze the socio-cultural context in
which healthcare is practiced, with particular attention to
the diagnosis and conceptualization of cancer. The issue of
cultural values and their effect on healthcare is an
important one in Thailand and in much of the world. Bhosai
has previously volunteered in a Mexican clinic and is
president of a campus social service club. Two medical
schools will assist her in her work on this project. She
intends to pursue a career in medicine.
Constance Harrell, an international relations major
from Atlanta, Georgia, will study educational development
and religion in Senegal. Largely based in Dakar, she will
research how a variety of organizations are addressing the
issue of homeless youth. “In Senegal, many of these youth
are runaway boys from Muslim religious schools known as
daaras,” she explains. Several organizations, she reports,
are now working with teachers at these schools to create
solutions and improve the quality of students’ lives, to
keep the problem from expanding. “I hope my research will
help shed light on how organizations can work to solve
social problems that cross cultural and religious barriers,”
says Harrell.
Joseph Richards, a mathematics major from Hacienda
Heights, Calif., will travel to La Serena, Chile, to work on
a project with astronomer Hugo Schwarz on a project to
determine the three-dimensional structure of planetary
nebulae. The Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in La
Serena is one of the best observatories in the world, due to
the high elevation and dryness of the region. Planetary
nebulae are the products of the destructive deaths of
low-mass stars and very little is known about their
complicated structure. Richards will work with Schwarz on
studying the origin of faint rings that surround the bright
shell of many planetary nebulae.
Angelica DeWitt, a history major from San Jose,
Calif., will teach English in Indonesia. DeWitt’s senior
thesis is on the role of nationalism in literacy campaigns,
and while in Indonesia she plans to research literacy with
the aim of comparing it to research she’s done on literacy
in Central America. In addition she plans to learn classical
dance and batik making and to study Bahasa Indonesia, the
primary language of Indonesia. She plans ultimately to study
international education in graduate school and to pursue a
career in educational policy.
Noah Buhayar, an English major from Kansas City, Mo.,
will teach English in Chile. While in Chile he plans to
study Chilean literature, in particular poets who write on
ecology and environmentalism. He hopes also to volunteer for
a literacy program or a park or nature reserve. Eventually,
he plans to pursue a master's in creative nonfiction or
journalism.
Anne Paprocki, an English and French double major
from Seattle, Wash. will teach English in France. She has
worked as an America Reads tutor and has worked as a
teaching assistant in English as a Second Language. While in
France, Paprocki plans to study the writings of Marguerite
Duras. She plans a career in teaching after earning either a
master’s in education or doctorate in comparative
literature.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, sponsored by the U.S.
Department of State, offers opportunities for recent
graduates, postgraduate candidates and developing
professionals and artists to conduct career-launching study
and research abroad. Over the decades, the Fulbright Program
has provided more than 250,000 students, scholars and
professionals worldwide with the opportunity to observe each
others’ political, economic and cultural institutions,
exchange ideas and embark on joint ventures or importance to
the general welfare of the world’s inhabitants
Pomona College is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts
institutions, offering a comprehensive program in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its
hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between
students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for
student research. Visit Pomona College on the web at
www.pomona.edu.
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