The Daily | 5/15/12
The Daily reports on the Fulbright Scholarship and features several undergraduate Fulbright recipients. Robin Chang, assistant director of the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards, is also quoted.

Columns Magazine | March 2012
Two UW seniors were selected in November to receive Rhodes Scholarships, making the UW the only American public university with more than one Rhodes Scholar for 2012.

The Daily | 11/23/11
Seniors Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle could not convince their moms they had won the Rhodes Scholarship. Gray and Turtle were able to put the UW on the map as the only public university with more than one student winning the scholarship.

TechFlash | 11/21/11
Two University of Washington students have been named Rhodes Scholars.

Tacoma News Tribune / Associated Press | 11/21/11
Two University of Washington students are among 32 Rhodes Scholars named Sunday. They are Byron D. Gray of Post Falls, Idaho, and Cameron W. Turtle of Pullman.

Seattle Times | 11/21/11
Two University of Washington students have been named Rhodes scholars for 2012. Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle were selected from among 830 candidates nominated by their colleges and universities.

ABC News / Associated Press | 11/20/11
The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2012 include the UW’s Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle.

Inside Higher Ed | 11/21/11
Thirty-two American students were named Saturday as Rhodes Scholars. This year’s winners include two from the University of Washington.

Bloomberg Businessweek | 11/20/11
The 32 U.S. recipients of one of the world’s most prestigious academic awards were named yesterday. The University of Washington had two scholars.

Chronicle of Higher Education | 11/20/11
The 32 American winners of Rhodes scholarships for 2012 were announced on Saturday. The University of Washington had two winners.

UW Today | 11/21/11
Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle, University of Washington seniors, are among 32 Rhodes Scholars just named for 2012. The UW is the only public university in the nation with more than one new scholar.

The Daily | 11/20/11
Seniors Byron Gray and Cameron Turtle have been named two of this year’s Rhodes Scholars and will head to the University of Oxford at the end of next year.

The Daily News | 9/21/10
Sam Sudar, ’09, Honors alumnus, had the pleasant choice of deciding between the Bonderman Fellowship and a Gates Cambridge Scholarship as a next step. He chose to do both, delaying his studies at Cambridge in order to take advantage of the travel grant, which he regarded as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

U Week | 8/19/10
Fifteen UW alumni and students have been awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarships, joining the more than 1,500 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2010-11 academic year through the Fulbright Student Program. This number of recipients sets an institutional record for the largest number of UW undergraduate Fulbright awardees.

NW Asian Weekly | 8/12/10
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awarded scholarships to 11 University of Washington (UW) alumni who recently earned their undergraduate degrees. For the UW, this is the largest number of undergraduate Fulbright awardees.

U Week | 7/22/10
Seven UW students have been chosen for prestigious national scholarships this year. Two have captured Morris K. Udall Scholarships, one will receive a David L. Boren Scholarship, while four are being honored as Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.

U Week | 3/4/10
Jesse Burk-Rafel, a senior honors student in bioengineering, was recently selected as a 2010 11 Luce Scholar. A native of Bainbridge Island and graduate of Bainbridge High School, Burk-Rafel is one of only 18 students nationwide to receive this scholarship.

U Week | 2/11/10
The fourth and final article in U Week’s series on UAA’s Center for Experiential Learning covers the Mary Gates Endowment for Students, the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships, and Awards, and the Global Opportunities Advisers.

U Week | 1/21/10
The University offers students many learning experiences, not all of them in the classroom. Internships, service learning and research with a faculty mentor are just some of the things students can do to add to the traditional "book learning." And to make all those things more accessible, Undergraduate Academic Affairs has gathered them into the Center for Experiential Learning. Part 1 of 4.

U Week | 4.23.09
It’s the time of year when major scholarships are announced and student futures are planned. The Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards, part of the Center for Experiential Learning in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, has announced student winners of the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater, Morris K. Udall and Beinecke scholarships.

University Week | 2.12.09
Undergraduate Honors student Sam Sudar is the most recent UW student selected for the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

The Daily News Online | 2.26.09
Gates Cambridge Scholar Sam Sudar is featured in his hometown paper.

Congratulations Mona Pitre-Collins, UAA colleague and Distinguished Staff Award Recipient!

Before Mona Pitre-Collins became director of the Undergraduate Scholarship Office in 2000, the UW had gone 15 years without a Rhodes scholar. Since then, UW students have been selected for four Rhodes scholarships, four Trumans, six Marshalls, seven Udalls and 22 Goldwaters. That doesn’t count other scholarship awards, either: Mitchell, Merage, Beinecke, Gates Cambridge and Jack Kent Cooke.

The Daily | 01/10/2008
Many students dream of the opportunity to study at a major university overseas. Because of various reasons many do not get the opportunity.

UW News | 12/06/07
Jeffrey Eaton, a senior at the UW, has been selected as a Marshall scholar, one of the highest awards available to college graduates in the U.S. He and fellow UW student Graham Griffiths were finalists in the competition, which awards full scholarships for graduate study in England to about 40 American students annually.

University Week | 12/06/07
Jeffrey Eaton, a senior at the UW, has been selected as a Marshall scholar, one of the highest awards available to college graduates in the U.S. He and fellow UW student Graham Griffiths were finalists in the competition, which awards full scholarships for graduate study in England to about 40 American students annually.

University Week | 09/27/07
Last week the UW unveiled and dedicated a permanent exhibit honoring alumni who, as UW undergraduates, achieved prestigious recognition as Rhodes Scholars. Their accomplishments were recognized in remarks by President Mark Emmert, Undergraduate Academic Affairs Dean and Vice Provost Edward Taylor, and UW alum and Rhodes Scholar Bror Saxberg.

University Week | 09/27/07
Kiera Clarke, who earned a B.A. in Italian and minor in international studies at the UW in June, has received a scholarship worth as much as $300,000 for graduate studies.

Seattle PI | 08/23/07
Every once in awhile, Professor Jim Morrow teased his University of Washington math students by tossing out a truly advanced concept. The college kids were interested, yet most realized they wouldn’t be ready to tackle it for a few years. Except Nate Bottman.

Seattle PI | 0815/07
A University of Washington student has won a scholarship worth as much as $300,000 for graduate studies.

Seattle PI | 07/25/07
Raised just outside Portland, 24-year-old Kayanna Warren has seen a lot of growth. The Pacific Northwest’s population has risen by about 4 million during this University of Washington alum’s life. Many new houses and businesses have been constructed right before her eyes.

University Week | 07/19/07
Kayanna Warren has traveled abroad and even lived a year in China. But this summer the UW alumna is seeing the continental United States from end to end in a biodiesel-fueled bus, both learning and teaching as she goes about environmentally friendly practices and Native American issues.

University Week | 05/31/07
Mona Pitre-Collins once swore she would never be a teacher like most of the members of her family. But life had other ideas. She taught for several years, and every job since then has been centered around students.

The Daily | 04/10/07
Last week, UW senior Alula Asfaw was named a 2007 Harry S. Truman Scholarship recipient. The scholarship, worth $30,000, has a long application process, which Asfaw began last year.

P-I REPORTER | 05.24.06
"Three University of Washington seniors will pursue such ambitions when they move to the United Kingdom this fall as recipients of top university honors — the Rhodes, Gates Cambridge and Marshall scholarships, respectively…"

SEATTLE TIMES | 05.19.06
"Three seniors with unusual ambitions and talents who together have landed their school a rare honor…"

THE DAILY | 02.08.06
Eliana Hechter never attended her senior prom. She never went to her high school’s homecoming game, and never sat through a high school English exam. Instead, she opted to go to the UW at the age of 14 — but her accomplishments don’t stop there …

UWEEK | Thursday, April 10, 2003
First there was Dawn Hewett. Then came Matt Alexander and then there was a third, Jasmin Weaver. The three UW students were selected as Mitchell Scholars in three consecutive years — a sure sign that the University has become a major …