Founders' Fellows Class of 2017
The following individuals have been selected to comprise the 25-member class for 2017:
- Zachary Bauer (American University)
- Thaneshwar Bhusal (University of Canberra)
- David Carter (University of Utah)
- Kinjal Ben Chaudhari (Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University)
- Sombo Chunda (Virginia Commonwealth University)
- Jeff Cook (Colorado State University)
- Javon Davis (Cookingham-Noll Management Fellow, City of Kansas City, MO)
- Ana Maria Dimand (Florida International University)
- Dawnasia Freeman (Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus)
- Hyesong Ha (Indiana University Bloomington)
- Brittany Haupt (University of Central Florida)
- Andrea Headley (Florida International University)
- Suk Joon Hwang (Florida State University)
- Orkhan Ismayilov (University of North Texas)
- Rosa Krewson (Virginia Tech)
- Zehavit Levitats (Haifa University)
- Simone Martin (Rutgers University – Newark)
- Sean McCandless (University of Colorado at Denver)
- Michael Overton (University of North Texas)
- Yali Pang (Virginia Commonwealth University)
- Ashley Raphael (George Mason University)
- Assel Shaimerdenova (University of Miami)
- Jenna Tyler (Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis)
- Francesca Vega (Texas Tech University)
- Teshanee Williams (North Carolina State University)
2017 Fellows will receive a complimentary 2017 Annual Conference registration, a year-long mentorship with a seasoned practitioner or senior scholar, and complementary lodging in the conference hotel.