2021 Dietrich College Year in Review

Academics and the Student Experience

Feldgoise Named Gaither Junior Fellow and Winner of K&L Gates Prize Jacob Feldgoise, a graduate in policy and management and science, technology and public policy, earned a place as one of 13 James C. Gaither Junior Fellows at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. He is also the recipient of the K&L Gates Prize, a $5,000 award that recognizes graduating CMU seniors who have inspired their classmates through intellect, high scholarly achievement, character and student engagement.

Renfroe Received Critical Language Scholarship Devon Renfroe, a recent graduate with a master’s degree in applied second language acquisition, has been selected for the U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study Korean. After completing this work, Renfroe aims to work toward a doctoral degree in second language acquisition and conduct research on learners of Korean. She hopes to contribute to making the study of Korean more prevalent in the United States.

Senior Recognized With Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford Award Alana Mittleman, a recent graduate with a bachelor of science degree in cognitive science and an additional major in statistics, was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford Award. The award is given to a graduating senior in Dietrich College for outstanding academic achievement who plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career in education. The prize is named after the late Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford (MM 1943, HNZ 1990).

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