

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