A trio of Washington State University students—Mikayla A. Beckley, Abigael Mbaluka, and Sarah Murphy—with career ambitions ranging from specialized medicine to international policy development will represent the Crimson and Gray on the global stage as Fulbright U.S. Student Program awardees for the 2026–27 academic year.
Three WSU undergraduate students, Nicole Diefenbach, Taylor Page, and Katy Touretsky, have been named recipients of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious undergraduate awards for students pursuing research careers in science, mathematics, and engineering.
Leisly Hernandez Alvarado, one of eight WSU recipients of the Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship, credits the WSU Distinguished Scholarships Program with providing pivotal support with the application process. Gilman awardees receive up to a $5,000 scholarship to travel abroad at the destination of their choice.
Four Washington State University students—Nikki Delgado, Hollen Foster-Grahler, Marwa Mahmoud, and Sydney Smith—are the latest recipients of Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards to pursue study or teaching abroad this coming year.
Washington State University STEM juniors Eva Rickard and Joan “Jo” Castaneda Gonzalez are the newest recipients of the prestigious and nationally competitive Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships.
WSU Honors College alum Nam Nguyen (’20 Business Administration/International Business and Marketing) was selected for the prestigious Schwarzman Scholars award.
Washington State University bioengineering senior Katy Ayers has received a Fulbright U.S. Student award to further her fungus studies at the University of Exeter in southwest England.
Washington State University STEM majors Clara Ehinger, Julia Jitkov, and Brayan Osegueda Velazquez are the latest recipients of national Barry Goldwater distinguished scholarships.
WSU Pullman senior Katy Ayers, a bioengineering major minoring in biochemistry and mathematics, is the latest finalist for a Marshall Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom.
WSU Pullman students Katy Ayers and Jessalyn Swanson are the latest recipients of prestigious, nationally competitive Udall Undergraduate Scholarship awards.
