BSOS Students Honored as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars

Each year, the Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors the University of Maryland’s most successful graduating seniors, as well as the university faculty and K-12 teachers who have mentored them. This year, the program honored four BSOS students and their mentors, listed below, as Phillip Merrill Presidential Scholars. They were honored at a celebration luncheon held November 15 at University House.

Sasha Kahn, Architecture, Government & Politics

Teacher Mentor: Stephen Miller, Walter Johnson High School, Bethesda, MD

Faculty Mentor: Michael Spivey, Government & Politics

Luisa Beltran Rey, Government & Politics

Teacher Mentor: Daniel Pearl, George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, VA

Faculty Mentor: Stacy Kosko, International Development and Conflict Management

Carli Daniella Fine, Psychology

Teacher Mentor: Daniel Pearl, George C. Marshall High School, Falls Church, VA

Faculty Mentor: Tracy Riggins, Psychology

Melody Hashemi, Economics, Government & Politics

Teacher Mentor: Michael Chellman, Bullis School, Potomac, MD

Faculty Mentor: Martina Copelman, Department of Economics

For more information about the Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program, visit their site here: https://www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/index.html

Published on Wed, Nov 20, 2019 - 5:27PM