2024 Truman Finalists

The Truman Foundation’s Finalist Selection Committee selected 193 students from 136 institutions to interview with the Foundation’s Regional Review Panels between March 1st and April 3rd. In 2024, the Foundation received 709 applications from 285 institutions.

Alabama
Nashville, TN - Monday, March 18, 2024

Hannah Adams 
University of Alabama

Joshua Phillips 
Mississippi State University

Thomas J. Riggs
Samford University

Rachel Tao 
Georgetown University

Alaska
Seattle, WA - Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Albiona Selimi 
University of Alaska-Anchorage

Arizona
Phoenix, AZ - Monday, March 11, 2024

Sophie Levitt 
Arizona State University

Yudidt Nonthe Sanchez 
Arizona State University

Melanie Rollins 
Connecticut College

Blake Su 
Arizona State University

Arkansas
Nashville, TN - Monday, March 18, 2024

Daniel Block 
Brandeis University

Amelia Southern-Uribe 
University of Arkansas

Summitt Wright
University of Tennessee-Knoxville

California
San Francisco, CA - Friday, March 8, 2024

Michelle Alas Molina 
Brown University

Charu Balamurugan 
Vanderbilt University

Lia Busby 
Bowdoin College

Kaelyn Dunnell 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lisa Kopelnik
University of Virginia

Alvin Lee 
Stanford University

Phoebe Perkins 
University of San Francisco

Ryan Raimondi 
United States Naval Academy

Diego Sarmiento 
University of California-Los Angeles

Corina Silverstein 
Scripps College

Genie Sullivan 
University of California-Berkeley

Colorado
Denver, CO - Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Joyce Ceballos 
Grinnell College

Alex Diggs 
Colorado State University

Reaghan Fields 
Colorado State University

Naomi Nassy 
University of Denver

Vara Reom
University of Colorado Boulder

Sophia Stewart 
United States Air Force Academy

Connecticut
Boston, MA - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Christian Boudreau 
Wesleyan University

Alan Cavagnaro 
University of Connecticut

Desaree Edwards 
Wesleyan University

Simon J. Khairallah
Colgate University

Delaware
Philadelphia, PA - Monday, April 1, 2024

Aravind Krishnan 
University of Pennsylvania

District Of Columbia
Washington DC I - Friday, March 1, 2024

Jackson Boaz 
American University

Christian Herald
University of Richmond

Steve Mirabello 
Davidson College

Florida
Atlanta, GA - Friday, March 15, 2024

Christopher Badillo 
Stanford University

Adam Bernstein 
University of Florida

Megan Di Russo 
Stanford University

Mandy Feuerman
Brandeis University

Emily Kosanovich
United States Naval Academy

Jahneé Smith 
Florida International University

Rodney Wells 
Florida State University

Georgia
Atlanta, GA - Friday, March 15, 2024

Julian Fortuna 
University of Georgia

Axel Hawkins 
Georgia College & State University

Chris Schwartz 
Bard College

Osoniya Wodi 
Xavier University of Louisiana

Guam
Washington DC III - Friday, March 1, 2024

Julie Ann Laxamana 
University of Guam

Hawaii
San Francisco, CA - Friday, March 8, 2024

Daniel Arakawa 
University of Hawaii-Manoa

Idaho
Seattle, WA - Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Melanie Figueroa Zavala 
Boise State University

Illinois
Chicago, IL - Friday, March 22, 2024

Melannie Agaton 
University of Illinois at Chicago

Kaylyn Ahn 
Northwestern University

Eshan Dosani 
University of Chicago

Lauren Proby 
Spelman College

Indiana
Chicago, IL - Friday, March 22, 2024

Allison Boyd 
Purdue University

Seattle Greenwell
Ball State University

Katherine LaReau 
United States Military Academy

Iowa
Kansas City, MO - Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Alex Drahos 
University of Georgia

Stacia Drey 
Iowa State University

Logan Flori
Washington University in St. Louis

CJ Petersen 
University of Iowa

Luke Stefan
Grinnell College

Kansas
Kansas City, MO - Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Adelaide Easter 
Kansas State University

DaNae Estabine 
University of Kansas

Alexa Heseltine 
Kansas State University

Kentucky
Nashville, TN - Monday, March 18, 2024

Reese Lycan 
University of South Carolina-Columbia

Zach Welch 
Wheaton College (Illinois)

Louisiana
Austin, TX - Monday, March 4, 2024

Maia Adams 
Occidental College

Anna Cattar 
Louisiana State University

Alex Taylor 
Columbia University

Maine
Boston, MA - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Adelaide Lyall
University of Pennsylvania

Jay Philbrick 
Brown University

Maryland
Washington DC II - Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Anoushka Chander 
Harvard University

Ray Epstein 
Temple University

Eli Glickman 
University of California-Berkeley

Jerome Hamilton
Michigan State University

Victoria Kidder
The University of Texas at San Antonio

Angela Mendieta 
Williams College

Massachusetts
Boston, MA - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Matthew Caren 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Julián Fefer 
Northwestern University

Tej Patel 
University of Pennsylvania

Charles Sloane 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Michigan
Chicago, IL - Friday, March 22, 2024

Kara Anderson 
Albion College

Naomi Barbour 
Eastern Michigan University

Nancy Hoogwerf 
Grand Valley State University

Adaure Iwuh
Wayne State University

Laila Nasher 
Harvard University

Isaac Seiler 
Washington University

Minnesota
St. Paul, MN - Monday, March 25, 2024

Gabriel Kaplan 
Carleton College

Caitlin McWilliams 
Carleton College

Zachary Spindler-Krage 
Grinnell College

Ella Weber 
Princeton University

Moses Yazachew 
University of Saint Thomas

Mississippi
Nashville, TN - Monday, March 18, 2024

Christian Boudreaux 
University of Mississippi

Devin Hutchins 
Mississippi State University

Missouri
Kansas City, MO - Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Katie Ameku 
Coe College

Rincon Jagarlamudi 
Vanderbilt University

Amelia Letson 
Washington University

Katherine Lynch 
University of Florida

Montana
Seattle, WA - Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Marian Kale 
University of Montana

Jay Schutze 
University of Montana

Jaiden Stansberry
University of Montana

Kaylee Stubbs 
Montana State University-Bozeman

Nebraska
Denver, CO - Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Dominic Mendlik 
Texas Christian University

Jackson Morris 
Johns Hopkins University

Nevada
Phoenix, AZ - Monday, March 11, 2024

John Cooke 
Harvard University

Alexandra Mork 
Brown University

Linda Weathers 
University of Nevada-Reno

New Hampshire
Boston, MA - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Gavin Fry 
Dartmouth College

New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA - Monday, April 1, 2024

Paul Boyd 
Rutgers University - Camden

Bhanu Cheepurupalli 
Claremont McKenna College

Caroline Clarke 
Ramapo College of New Jersey

Thomas Emens
Princeton University

Lezlie Hilario 
Villanova University

Henry Mielarczyk 
Bard College

New Mexico
Phoenix, AZ - Monday, March 11, 2024

Marley Ramon 
Mercyhurst University

Jesus Sanchez 
University of New Mexico

New York
New York, NY - Friday, March 29, 2024

Ali Boivab 
Columbia University

Emilia Cooper 
Bard College

Abhinandan Gaba 
CUNY Queens College

Carlene Hunte-Nelson 
New York University

Jay Kinde
University of Rochester

Olivia Lombardo 
Yale University

Niamh McDade Clay
Hamilton College

Olivia Raykhman 
United States Military Academy

Joshua Stern 
New York University

Wena Teng 
Columbia University

Lee Waldman 
Rice University

North Carolina
Washington DC I - Friday, March 1, 2024

Jada Allen 
Duke University

Sonia Birla 
University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Grace Cooper 
University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Yadira Paz-Martinez 
Duke University

Luis Rivera 
Wabash College

North Dakota
St. Paul, MN - Monday, March 25, 2024

Alyssa Kemp 
Drexel University

Ohio
Washington DC II - Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Mallika Desai 
University of Cincinnati

Summer Jones 
Barnard College

Evelyn Morrison 
Miami University

Julianna Rittenberg 
Ohio University

Anitvir Taunque 
Ohio State University

Oklahoma
Denver, CO - Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Michael Chapple, Jr. 
Baylor University

Juan Dills 
University of Oklahoma

Kylie Hammack
Oklahoma State University

Wesley Russell 
University of Oklahoma

Oregon
Seattle, WA - Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Anna Dellit 
Northwestern University

Abdirahim Mohamoud 
University of Oregon

Julianna Pedone 
University of Portland

Peren Tiemann
Miami University

Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA - Monday, April 1, 2024

Evyn Appel 
University of Delaware

Eyram Gbeddy 
University of Alabama

Olubukola Olugbeko 
Haverford College

Clare Robinson 
Hamilton College

Mikayla Tillery 
Stanford University

Simon Wang
University of Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR - Thursday, March 21, 2024

Camila Rios-Picorelli 
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras

Rhode Island
New York, NY - Friday, March 29, 2024

Grace Truslow 
George Washington University

Juliette Vemmer 
Wesleyan University

South Carolina
Atlanta, GA - Friday, March 15, 2024

Peter Beck 
Davidson College

Elizabeth Caldwell 
Clemson University

South Dakota
St. Paul, MN - Monday, March 25, 2024

Elizabeth Brust 
University of South Dakota

Kayle Lauck 
University of Notre Dame

Rachida Mahamed 
Augustana University

Tennessee
Nashville, TN - Monday, March 18, 2024

Grace Hardin 
University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Trenton White 
East Tennessee State University

Texas
Austin, TX - Monday, March 4, 2024

Alexa Carranco 
University of Texas-El Paso

Elijah Kahlenberg 
University of Texas

Jake Loor
Trinity College (Connecticut)

Shreya Ramanathan 
Emory University

Siya Sakhardande 
University of Minnesota

Tasha Savas 
New York University

Andy Shufer
College of William and Mary

Lailah Williams 
Louisiana State University

Isabella Zárate 
Baylor University

Mielad Ziaee 
University of Houston

Utah
Phoenix, AZ - Monday, March 11, 2024

Kate Burckle
Loyola Marymount University

Jane Drinkwater
Brigham Young University

Raja Bella Hicks 
Occidental College

Aarushi Verma 
University of Utah

Vermont
Boston, MA - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Amelia Glickman 
University of Vermont

Zane Zupan 
University of Vermont

Virginia
Washington DC I - Friday, March 1, 2024

Elea-Maria Abisamra
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Diana Kim 
College of William and Mary

Deniz Olgun 
University of Virginia

Andrew Palmer 
Citadel

Edwin Santos 
American University

Washington
Seattle, WA - Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Ahmad Abid 
University of Washington

Bitaniya Giday 
University of Washington

Kelsey Monaghan-Bergson 
United States Air Force Academy

West Virginia
Washington DC II - Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Eli Hall 
Shepherd University

Ben Heinlein 
West Virginia University

Wisconsin
St. Paul, MN - Monday, March 25, 2024

Sara Booher 
Grinnell College

Pranav Krishnan 
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Wyoming
Denver, CO - Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Grant Dillivan 
University of Wyoming

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