McNair Alumni

The McNair Scholars Program has been creating a bridge to graduate education for students with underrepresented backgrounds at UW–Madison since 1995. Here’s a look at where some of those scholars are now.

2024 Graduates

Loukia Agoudemos

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Major(s): Biomedical Engineering

Faiza Ahmed

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Major(s): Data Science & Informational Science

Madeleine Allen

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Major(s): Psychology
Certificate(s): Asian American Studies, Honors in Liberal Arts

Laura Arroyo

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Major(s): Microbiology
Certificate(s): Gender & Women Studies, Global Health, & Science Communication

Canaan Bracey

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Major(s): Psychology & Religious Studies

Dajonae Bradley

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Major(s): Psychology
Certificate(s): Criminal Justice

Leah Bulbula

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Major(s): Cartography & Geographic Information Systems, Landscape & Urban Studies, Geography
Certificate(s): Global Health & Environmental Studies

Liliana Chavez

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Major(s): Education Studies & Political Science
Certificate(s): Public Policy

Hermary Gonzales

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Major(s): Wildlife Ecology
Certificate(s): Environmental Studies

Eimy Gonzalez

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Major(s): Anthropology
Certificate(s): Archaeology

Manal Hasan

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Major(s): Psychology
Certificate(s): Global Health

Naoshi Johnson

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Major(s): Health Promotion & Health Equity
Certificate(s): Global Health

Scarlett Liu

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Major(s): Math & Computer Science
Certificate(s): Data Science

Maiyia Vang

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Major(s): Nutritional Sciences
Certificate(s): Southeast Asian Studies

Stephanie Zumba

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Major(s): Interior Architecture
Certificate(s): Entrepreneurship

2023 Graduates

Ashwakh Abdalla

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Major(s): Neurobiology & Psychology
Certificate(s): Global Health

Peter Bryant

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Major(s): Computer Science & Data Science

Emmanuel Figueroa

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Major(s): Political Science, International Studies, & Economics
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies

Robert Hall

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Major(s): Genetics & Genomics & History with Honors
Certificate(s): Excellence in Stem Cell Sciences & Environmental Studies

Shaden Ibrahim

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Major(s): Communication Sciences and Disorders
Certificate(s): Global Health

Augusta Ike

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Major(s): Human Development & Family Studies and Psychology

Cora Luzinski

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Major(s): Genetics & Genomics

Angelo Madruga

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Major(s): Biochemistry
Certificate(s): Stem Cell Sciences

Cassidy Martin

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Major(s): Sociology

Robin Robinson

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Major(s): Journalism & Anthropology
Certificate(s): African American Studies

Tien Vo

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Major(s): Geography & Environmental Studies

2022 Graduates

Luis Abreu-Socorro

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Major(s): Wildlife Ecology
Certificate(s): Environmental Studies
Current Position: UW-Madison; MS Environmental Conservation Program

Tristin Bautista

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Major(s): Sociology & Spanish
Certificate(s): Gender and Women's Studies, Chican@ and Latin@ Studies

Sofia Garcia Garbuno

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Major(s): Educational Studies
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Current Position: UW-Madison; MS in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis

Bertha Gonzalez

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Major(s): Human Development and Family Studies, Psychology
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, Criminal Justice
Current Position: UW-Madison; MS in Counseling

Lina Liu

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Major(s): Mathematics with Honors
Certificate(s): Leadership
Current Position: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ph.D. Mathematics

Katelyn McVay

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Major(s): Global Health, Botany, & Environmental Studies
Certificate(s): Leadership
Current Position: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS Environmental Planning and Policy

Memee Moua

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Major(s): Nursing

Godwill Oke

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Major(s): Psychology
Certificate(s): Education and Educational Services

Kellen Sharp

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Major(s): Communication Arts
Certificate(s): Digital Studies
Current Position: University of Texas at Austin; Masters in Media Studies

Jasmyne Short

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Major(s): Social Welfare
Certificate(s): African Studies
Current Position: University of Michigan; Masters of Social Work

Mihret Yezihalem

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Major(s:) Nutritional Sciences
Certificate(s): Global Health & French

Warsa Zerome

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Major(s): Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences

2021 Graduates

Mukadas Abdullah

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Major(s): Psychology
Current Position: UW-Milwaukee; Ph.D. Program in Counseling Psychology

Ronni Brent

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Major(s): Microbiology
Certificate(s): Global Health and Environmental Studies

Emanuel Burgos-Robles

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Major(s): Molecular Biology
Certificate(s): Computer Science
Current Position: Ph.D. student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computational and Systems Biology Ph.D. Program

Shelia Doung

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Major(s): Biology-Evolutionary Biology & Chemistry
Certificate(s): Art Studio
Current Position: Graduate Student at Florida State University's Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Jesus Garza-Noriega

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Major(s): Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Current Position: UW-Madison; Ph.D. Counseling Psychology

Kassandra "Kas" Gossens

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Major(s): Psychology
Current Position: UW-Madison; Masters of Social Work

Nicole Ibrahim

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Major(s): Wildlife Ecology
Certificate(s): Global Health & Environmental Studies
Current Position: University of Maryland; Ph.D. program in Marine-Estuarine, & Environmental Sciences

Aaron Kinard

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Major(s): Education Studies & History
Current Position: Ph.D. student at University of Virginia's Sociology Ph.D. Program

Bailey Nandory

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Major(s): Philosophy & Classical Humanities
Certificate(s): European Studies
Current Position: Working for Americorps

Elizandra Sandoval

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Major(s): Psychology, Human Development, & Family Studies
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Current Position: Graduate student at UW-Madison's Department of Counseling Psychology to obtain a Masters of Sciences in Counseling

Stephanie Woodson

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Major(s): Health Promotion Health Equity
Current Position: Graduate student at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health to obtain a Masters of Public Health