Meet Our Students

We are extremely proud of the 51 students currently enrolled in the Arabic Flagship Program at UT. So much so that we want to tell you all about them. Below we've presented a brief biography about each student, showcasing their academic year, educational major and minor.

To learn more about our students, including their academic interests, career goals and even a bit about their hobbies and interests, click on an academic heading below (i.e. "Sophomores" or "AFP Alumni") to read more.

Freshman

Charles Nwaogu, Freshman, International Relations major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Kimson III, Freshman, International Relations major, Global studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evan Rosenfield, Freshman, Middle Eastern Studies, Government and Liberal Arts Honors major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophomores

Muhammad Akbar, Sophomore, History major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloe Aldridge, Sophomore, Arabic and Public Relations major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Cuno-Booth, Sophomore, Arabic Language and Literature major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kaylea Jo Box, Sophomore, Arabic major, undeclared minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dickie Fischer, Sophomore, Arabic and History major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leah Gilman, Sophomore, Anthropology and Arabic major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arielle Levin, Sophomore, RTF major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charley Peterson, Sophomore, Plan II major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lindsey Smith, Sophomore, Government major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leena Warsi, Sophomore, Arabic Language and Literature major, Urdu minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lauren Williams, Sophomore, Linguistics and Arabic Language and Literature major, English minor.

 

 

 

 

 

                     

Juniors

Jeff Abadie, Junior, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Siree Allers, Junior, Middle Eastern Studies and Geography major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelsey Balaban, Junior, Middle Eastern Studies major and Linguistics minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordan Bellquist, Junior, Linguistics major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Borodziewicz, Junior, Plan II Honors and French major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reid Campbell, Junior, Plan II and Arabic major, Religious Studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elizabeth Cary, Junior, Linguistics and Spanish major, Arabic minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shuyi Laura Chen, Junior, Business Honors/Finance major and Arabic minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ashley Harrison, Junior, Middle Eastern Studies and Political Communication major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bud Kauffman, Junior, Arabic Language and Literature major, Middle Eastern Studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Imaad Khan, Junior, Religious Studies and English major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Konstantinidis, Junior, Arabic and Advertising major, Business Foundations minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Lubrano, Junior, Dean’s Scholars Honors Option in Mathematics major, interested in Linguistics, German or Computer Science as a minor.

 

 

 

 

 

Chelsea Lowden, Linguistics major, US International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce Martin, English, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major,Geography minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Esther Mandelbaum, Junior, Linguistics major, Geology minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan Miller, Junior, Arabic Language and Literature, Government, Middle Eastern Studies major.

 

 

 

 

 

Isbah Raja, Junior, Plan II Honors and Arabic major, French minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Muna Saeeda Rehman, Junior, Arabic, Geography and Government major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nancy Rink, Junior, Arabic Language and Literature and Middle Eastern Studies major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corey Shaver , Junior, German and Islamic Studies major, Arabic minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raul Alejandro Diaz-Wahl, Junior, International Relations and Radio-Television-Film major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Watkins, Junior, Arabic and Government major, Spanish and Middle Eastern Studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creston Whittington, Junior, RTF major whose academic interest lies in Italian.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seniors

Fazal Abbas, Senior, International Business major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nayab Ali, Senior, Islamic Studies major, Arabic minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rabiya Ali, Senior, Linguistics and Arabic major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cara Beining, Senior, Arabic major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farid Bosak-Barani, Senior, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hannah Burgess, Senior, Government and Sociology major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Katherine Burk, Senior, Arabic, Middle Eastern Studies and History major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leila Buzan, Senior, Sociology major, Government minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Usman Cheema, Senior, Economics and Middle Eastern Studies major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Madeline Clark, Senior, Linguistics and Arabic major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zack Cuyler, Senior, History Honors and Arabic major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pace Davis, Senior, History major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rolando Garcia, Arabic and Economics major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emily Hawthorne, Senior, Plan II and French major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angela Giordani, Senior, Arabic Language & Literature, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies and English major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Grafton, Senior, Psychology B.S./Honors major and Arabic/English minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aynur Jocelyn Hodge, Senior, Middle Eastern Studies and Rhetoric and Writing major, German and Arabic minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brittany Hodges, Senior, Arabic Language and Literature, Middle Eastern Studies and Government majors, African and African-American Studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mona Madgavkar, Senior, Plan II Honors and Government major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Marrs, Senior, History and Middle Eastern Studies major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mason Abdul-Latif Merrill, Senior, Arabic Language and Literature Major, Middle Eastern Studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saba Syed, Senior, Middle Eastern Studies and Liberal Arts Honors Program major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kelli Vanderlee, Senior, Government and French major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monica Velasco, Senior, Studio Art and Government major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sheila Weaver, Senior, Arabic and Government major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Wright, BA Candidate, Arabic Language and Literature major, Middle Eastern Studies minor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MA Candidates

No current MA Candidates.

AFP Scholars in Damascus Year-Long Program 2010 - 2011

Fazal Abbas

Katy Burk

Usman Cheema

Madeline Clark

Angela Giordani

Brittany Hodges

Bud Kauffman

Imaad Khan

 

AFP Scholars in Alexandria Year-Long Program 2010 - 2011

Jordan Bellquist

Daniel Grafton

 

AFP Scholars in Alexandria Summer Program 2010

Jeff Abadie

Nayab Ali

Paul Cuno-Booth

Kaylea Box

Reid Campbell

Elizabeth Cary

Ashley Harrison

Aynur Hodge

Chris Konstantinidis

Bruce Martin

Charley Peterson

Muna Rehman

Leena Warsi

Allison Watkins

Lauren Williams

AFP Alumni

Rabiya Ali, Post-BA, majored in Linguistics and minored in Arabic.

Siree Allers, Post-BA, majored in Linguistics and minored in Arabic.

Cara Beining, Post-BA, majored in Arabic.

Farid Bosak-Barani, Post-BA, majored in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies.

Hannah Burgess, Post-BA, majored in Government and Sociology.

Adrienne Dunlap, MA candidate, majored in Middle Eastern Studies.

Katie Jernigan, Post-BA, majored in Government and Middle Eastern Studies.

Tatiana Zhiltsova Kelley, Post-BA, majored in Arabic and French.

Mona Madgavkar, Post-BA, majored in Plan II Honors and Government.

Chris Marrs, Post-BA, majored in History and Middle Eastern Studies.

Jennifer Nation, Post-BA, majored in Middle Eastern Studies, Plan II Honors and French.

Kaley Schroeder, MA Candidate, majored in Arabic and Persian.

Saba Syed, Post-BA, majored in Middle Eastern Studies and Liberal Arts Honors Program.

Kelli Vanderlee, Post-BA, majored in Government and French.

Sheila Weaver, Post-BA, majored in Arabic and Government.

Brandon Wilson, Post-BA, majored in Linguistics and Middle Eastern Studies.

Thomas Wright, Post-BA, majored in Arabic and minored in Middle Eastern Studies.