Echols Scholars Program Alumni
Class of 2003
Elena Airapetian
Economics
I will be working as an investment banking analyst for Wachovia Securities in Charlotte, NC
James Aldige
History
In October, I will begin a 2-year M.Phil. in Social and Economic History at Oxford University
Jason Allevato
Echols Interdisciplinary
Legal Assistant, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY then on to law school...
Larisa Andersen
English
I will be teaching at Aldenham School just outside of London next year (through the UK Fellows Program).
David Azzam
Music/ Anthropology
I will be staying in Charlottesville for the next year, working at an internet musiccompany outside of town. That's as much as I know right now.
Kristen Boose
Classics (Latin)
My post-graduation plan is that I will be teaching high school Latin in Chesterfield County, Va.
Katherine Bowman
Cognitive Science/ Biology
Next year I will be in the Neuroscience Ph.D. program at Johns Hopkins.
Kathleen Boyle
English/Religious Studies
Next year I will be staying at U.Va. to do my master's in English as part of the dept's five-year BA/MA program.
Duncan Brook
Echols Interdisciplinary
I will join Bain & Company in Boston in the fall to begin work as an Associate Consultant.
Gregory Broughton
Chemistry/ Biochemistry
Attending medical school at Vanderbilt next year
Rebecca Anna Brooks
Echols Interdisciplinary- Biology and Communications
Med School next year
Jordan Brown
Echols Interdisciplinary--Publishing
I have applied to take summer classes in publishing at Columbia University. The Columbia Publishing Course is an intensive 6-week program that takes recent college graduates with a liberal arts degree and trains them for a career in publishing, with attention paid to both book and magazine publishing. The course places 90% of its graduates in publishing jobs in New York City at the end of the program. The job placement offered by the course is one option I will be considering. In addition, I have applied for an editorial job at Scholastic children's book publishers. I worked there over the summer last year, and would love to work with children's books. In fact, that's what my thesis is on for my Echols Major.
Kristin Brubaker
Environmental Science
I'll be working at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Edgewater, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. This summer I'll be doing mostly fieldwork involving fish trawling and monitoring blue crabs. The long-term study is investigating habitat these species.
Adele Bruce
Echols Interdisciplinary
Next year I'll be getting a Masters in Public Health from GWU. The department in which I'll be studying is Health Policy and Management.
Josh Caplan
I have no definite plans yet. However, my main goal is to get overseas, preferably to Germany.
William Carey
Classics
I'll be working as a carpenter for the summers and teaching high school Latin at a classical Christian school in Centreville, VA. I'm also going to coach their baseball team.
Hank Thompson Cardwell
Ba/MT (Environmental Science and Curry School of Education)
I'm finishing up the ba/mt program in the ed school this year, getting my ba in environmental science and my mt in secondary earth and space science. I'm moving to nyc to teach in the Brooklyn public schools. earth science is usually 9th or 10th graders, with a pretty fun curriculum including geology, astronomy, oceanography, and meteorology.
Lia Clattenburg
Echols Interdisciplinary
Med school
Jonathan Cleborne
Government
I'm going to be working for the Vanguard Group in Philadelphia.
Catherine Cockerham
Economics/ Government
I will be attending UVa Law School next year.
David Matthew Coleman
Chemistry/ Environmental Sciences
next Fall I'll be pursuing a M.S. in Meteorology from Penn State University.
Matt Crafton
Economics
Next year I'll be an assistant winemaker at the Williamsburg Winery (in Williamsburg, VA) in pursuit of my goal of owning my own vineyard/winery in the future.
Jennifer Cregar
Environmental Science/ Echols Interdisciplinary
I work for a company called ICF Consulting in downtown D.C. as a Research Assistant for their Energy
Efficiency practice group. The firm, on the whole, is a broad spectrum technology, management, and policy consulting firm offering services in a variety of practice areas including: transporation,
environmental management, energy, homeland security, etc. The group I'm in basically runs EPA's portion of the ENERGY STAR program (their energy efficiency promoting program). I do both marketing work and more technical work for them developing energy efficiency requirements and partnership specifications.
Matthew Crosby
Economics
I will be working for Merrill Lynch (Investment Banking) in New York City following graduation.
Susan Daughtry
Religious Studies
I will probably head to Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, in the fall, to pursue a Masters of Divinity and eventually ordination in the Episcopal Church. The Religious Studies major seems to be a wonderful preparation for some of the study I'll be doing at the seminary.
Thomas Deal
Political and Social Thought
I'll be coordinating publicity efforts for Operafestival di Roma in Rome, Italy
Andrea Dvorak
Biology/ Spanish
Next year I am planning to go to law school - which particular one has yet to be decided, but I am leaning towards staying here at UVA.
Harris Freier
Foreign Affairs
Cornell Law School
Elliott Garber
Biology
I'm planning to go to veterinary school in the fall
Samantha Gavin
Echols Interdisciplinary
I am planning on hiking the Appalachian Trail after graduation. Upon completion I will return to Charlottesville and enroll in the Curry School for my Masters in Elementary Education.
Hanni Goodman
English
I am going to medical school next year. Most likely at the University of Maryland.
Timothy Goodman
Physics/ Math
I'll be studying physics at the University of Michigan (in Ann Arbor).
Drew Gower
Environmental Science
Peace Corps: Hopefully in a field relating to wetland/coastal protection.
Melissa Grachan
Chemistry
I'm going to graduate school at Harvard in the department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
Katharine Gramlich
Spanish
I have no clue but I am interested in working abroad but also possibly Physical Therapy School or Medical School.
Benjamin Grosz
Economics
After returning from a summer backpacking adventure through Eastern Europe, I will be working as an Analyst for Capital One in Virginia (most likely Richmond). Long term plans are stillhazy, but will likely include more schooling at some point (Law? Business?)
Esther Haley
Political and Social Thought/ English
I will be attending Harvard Law School in the Fall of 2003 in pursuit of a J.D. degree.
Christie Harner
English
I'll be going to Northwestern University next year to pursue a Ph.D. in English Literature, specifically the Victorian novel.
Daniel Haspel
Math
After graduating I will be working as a strategy consultant for Bain and Company in Boston.
Min Zhi Heng
English
I'm returning to my home country (Singapore) for a year, and hope to take this time to work towards certification in English-Chinese bi-lateral translation and interpretation. I intend to return to the US for graduate work in English (probably Medieval/Renaissance) or Comparative Lit the year after.
Daniel Herrmann
Economics, Distinguished Majors Program
I will be working as a research assistant for an economic consulting firm specializing in antitrust and industrial organization in Arlington, Virginia.
Wesley Hottot
Religious Studies
I'll be working as a theatrical and acquisitions agent for a Seattle-based film distribution company specializing in pictures from and about the Arab world and near east.
Sarah Jobe
Religious Studies, Distinguished Majors Program
I will be attending Duke Divinity School for a Masters in Divinity as one of their 12 Divinity Fellows (full scholarship).
Katherine Johnson
Economics , Distinguished Majors Program (Graduated 2002)
I am going to the University of Pittsburgh in the fall to pursue my Ph.D. in economics on a very handsome fellowship award. After getting my doctorate, I hope to teach economics to college undergraduate and graduate students. The rest of my life will be spent in academia!
Shelley Johnson
Economics
I'll be going to Stanford Law School next year!
Timothy Johnson
Politics Honors Program/ Economics
I will be attending Yale Law School.
Check Kam
Economics
I will being going to medical school in the fall.
Alexandra Kane
Art History (BA/MT Program, Curry School of Education)
I will be attending my graduate year of studies here at the Curry School of Edcuation.
Jessica Kessler
Biology
Next year, I will be pursuing a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at Duke University.
Kathryn Klein
Economics
I will be attending graduate school here at UVA for Systems Engineering
Robert Knape
Chemistry
Med School at UVA next year
Shadi Kourosh
Echols Interdisciplinary
I plan to teach high school chemistry for a year at the Townshend School in the Czech Republic before entering medical school (or possibly an MD/PhD program in neuropsychiatry).
Amber Kozak
Chemistry
going to grad school for PhD: The Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, affiliated w/ the College of William and Mary. I'll be co-advised by Dr. Liz Canuel and Dr. Iris Anderson. Will be studying nutrient cycling in coastal marine sediments--mainly in the Chesapeake Bay and Hog Island Bay.
Matthew Kunz
Astronomy
I'm attending the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dept. of Physics PhD program next year (with a specialization in theoretical astrophysics).
Brooke Lahneman
Echols Interdisciplinary
Not sure what I'm doing yet.
David Law
Astronomy
I'll be working in C-ville as a research assistant over the summer, and in the Fall will be starting graduate school in Astronomy at Caltech (Pasadena, CA).
Elise Lepple
Economics
Will be working in Strategy and Analysis for Capital One Financial Corp. in Richmond beginning this summer.
Elizabeth Lewis
Economics
Going to medical school
Katherine Lipper
English
I'll be working with Teach for America in Atlanta...tentatively as an English teacher.
Michael Loatman
Government, Distinguished Majors Program/ Economics
Attending the University of Virginia School of Law
Will Lucas
American Studies
I'm a cook on Nantucket through the summer; Then they need me in Colorado, where I'll snowboard and find someone to pay me for it; Then, the snow melts, the rivers rise, and every guide service in the country needs a good kayaker to guide rafts; That's got a year covered, which is pretty good, I guess.
Meghan Lynch
Foreign Affairs/French
Next year, I will be teaching English to high school students somewhere in France. After that, I plan to go to graduate school for foreign affairs to study human rights and genocide prevention.
Melanie Matthews
Ba/MT (Biology, Curry School of Education)
Doing 5-year Masters of Teaching program. Plan to teach secondary Biology upon completion of program in May 2004.
Lane McBride
Government
I will be doing strategic consulting beginning in the fall for the D.C. office of the Boston Consulting Group.
Megan Milks
English
I'm going into journalism, starting off locally at The Daily Progress.
Virginia Min
Biohemistry/Biology
I will be taking 2 years off before going to medical school. Iam currently unsure what I will be doing in these two years - possibly some traveling, possibly going to China to teach, possibly finding a job in web development.
Trina Mizrahi
Psychology/ Jewish Studies
I'll probably be doing some kind of psychology research in Northern CA, but everything's up in the air right now. Ultimately, I plan to pursue graduate work in clinical psychology.
Joseph Monaco
Cognitive Science/ Math
I'll be attending graduate school in Neuroscience in the fall.
Caroline Morris
History
Next year I will be in the MA/Ph.D history program at the College of William and Mary. Specifically, I'll be in the modern U.S. part of the department. I will complete my master's by the end of next summer and will then begin work on the Ph.D.
Sarah Morrow
English, Distinguished Majors Program
Michelle Morse
French
I will be attending medical school this August! I am deciding between Emory, Penn, and Harvard. I plan to practice some form of pediatrics and to get an MPH at some point. I also hope to go to a francophone country in Africa to do clinical research or to practice!
Helen Mesard
Religious Studies
I'm taking an intensive language program this summer and applying to graduate schools (in IR peace and conflict stuff) for next year (to begin either in January or next fall)...going to work in the time in between, but no idea what kind of job I will find.
Abhinav Nath
Biology/Chemistry
I will be in the Biomolecular Structure and Design Ph.D. program at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Kate Neuhausen
Echols Interdisciplinary
I am planning on attending medical school in Fall 2004, to pursue a career as a family practice physician, with a focus on immigrant and refugee health in the United States and international health in Latin America. During my year-off before medical school (summer 2003-summer 2004), I will be conducting summer research on the medical and cultural aspects of sexual assault with a survivor empowerment agency in South Africa, completing a fall internship in sexual assault advocacy in Spanish-speaking
immigrant communities, and traveling to Guatemala and Ecuador in the spring for volunteer work with local women's organizations that offer midwife training programs and domestic violence education.
Maeve O'Meara
Economics
I will be working as an associate consultant at Bain & Company in Boston next year. As for long term future, I am applying to medical school in June.
Rachel Paccione
Echols Interdisciplinary
Shetal Patel
Biology
Marta Prescott
Biology
I am attending University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in the fall. I am going for my Masters in Public Health, focusing on International Health and Epidemiology.
River Pugsley
Biology/History
I've applied to law school but I've been wait-listed, so basically I'm waiting on that. If I don't do that I'll take a year off and either reapply to law school or go into a PHD program in animal biology.
Findley Ransler
Biology
My plans are pretty obscure, but I am moving to Australia from September to December through BUNAC (work abroad program) and then to New Zealand to travel for a few months. Ideally, I can get an Australia job doing some sort of field work in evolutionary biology, but that may be a long stretch and I'll probably just be a waitress. After that, I plan to move to San Francisco to get a lab tech job and eventually want to go to evolutionary biology grad school.
Davin Rosborough
African-American Studies/History
Right now my plans are pretty undecided besides staying in Charlottesville next year, moving downtown, getting some sort of job and doing theatre at night.
John Benjamin Rottenborn
Economics
I will be going to law school at Stanford next fall.
Sarah Salwen
Foreign Affairs/Political and Social Thought
Next year I will begin pursuing a Ph.D. in foreign affairs at the University of Pennsylvania with a William Penn Fellowship.
Kelly Sarabyn
Government
I am entering Harvard's Ph.D. program in government next year.
Niko Schutte
BA/MT (English/ Echols Interdisciplinary//Curry School of Education)
Following graduation I will complete my Master's degree in Teaching through the Curry School's Secondary English Education Program before moving to South Fulton Co. in Atlanta, GA to begin teaching full-time as a high-school English teacher within a local public school.
Eric Scott
Biology/Philosophy
attending UVA Med School next year.
Mitch Seipt
BA/MT (History, Curry School of Education)
I'll be staying here to finish up my master's degree in secondary social studies education in the fall. Then I will be moving into the grand world of public education.
Natalie Shonka
English
Beginning in August, I'll be working for the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition as an
Honors Paralegal in Washington, DC. I expect to go to school again the following fall for a graduate degree in whatever grabs my attention the most -- law, business, information technology, public history.
Sarah Siegel
Chemistry
Next year I will be attending The Scripps Research Institute, in La Jolla, CA in a Ph.D. graduate program in Chemistry.
Elizabeth Simpson
Political and Social Thought
next year: campus organizer for PIRG (public interest research group)
Meghan Smith
Foreign Affairs
I've been accepted to the Peace Corps. I'm going to be stationed in Cape Verde and working with local NGOs to help them adopt new technology, apply for grants, plan community-based programs, and so on. This meshes perfectly with my interests in minority affairs in developing countries.
Christopher Spillman
Politics Honors Program
I will be getting married and then attending the U. of Chicago Law School
Justin Spring
Astronomy/Foreign Affairs
Going to Kirtland Air Force Base (New Mexico) to work on the Airborne Laser Program.
Steven Sperry
Economics
Planning on going to med school in a year
Abby Thornton
Religious Studies
I'm going to Duke Divinity School next year to pursue my Masters of Divinity
Sara Tsuchitani
Echols Interdisciplinary
U.Va. Med School next year!
Adam VanDervort
Archaeology/ Biochemistry
classified document reviewer for the Department of Energy in Germantown, Md.
Jessica VanDenend
Middle Eastern Studies/Religious Studies
I am going to seminary / social work school in New York. I will receive a Masters of Divinity and a Masters in Social Work. I hope to work in parish ministry, education, in a hospital or hospice chaplaincy or for a social work agency.
Cristian Vidrascu
Economics/Spanish
Justin Watson
Philosophy/Biochemistry
going to Emory Med School next year
Michael Weiss
History/ Economics (Graduated January 2003)
I will be attending Harvard Law School starting in the fall.
Elizabeth Whelan
English
I'm going to be participating in the Congressional Hunger Fellowship.
Lauren Willis
English/Environmental Science
I'm going to law school after a year of temping as a legal assistant