Congratulations NES Graduates

6/28/2016

Congratulations to our incredible graduates! We look forward to seeing where your studies, travels and careers take you in life.

Major Certification:

Charlotte Elizabeth Carew-Miller

Sarah Rosenthal Cutler

Double major in GOVT
Dean's List (all semesters)
Cornell Daily Sun Best News Writer (2013)
Elementary Arabic Award (2013)
Studied abroad in Amman for a semester
Involved in Cornell International Affairs Society
Student member in East Asia Program
Involved with the Roosevelt Institute
Worked at Cornell Daily Sun
Participated in Sinai Scholars/Maimonides Jewish studies programs
Has a job as a Defense Research Analyst with Booz Allen Hamilton (Tampa, Florida)

Savannah Jo Dowling

Double major in China-Asia Pacific Studies
President of the Public Service Center Language Pairing Program ( a club dedicated to providing Cornellians with a platform for language practice in an environment conducive to cultural exchange)
Worked as an Undergraduate Consultant to international graduate students seeking to improve their English and teaching abilities for the Cornell International Teaching Assistants Program
Member of the Cornell International Affairs Society
Has a job at the William J. Fulbright Foundation as 2016 - 2017 Fulbright Finalist (English Teaching Assistantship, Jordan)

Conrad McQuay Hain

Samuel Eli Kaplan

Rachel Melissa Lerman

Double major in Psychology
Dean’s List (2014-15)
Involved with psychology field practicum (works weekly with children at a local elementary school, who are struggling with behavioral or emotional issues)
Assisted a Cornell law professor with research for his new casebook in criminal law
Worked as a psychology research assistant in the self and insight laboratory on campus
Plans on attending WashU Law School

Sarah Lee Lipski

NES – Latin honors: cum laude
Honors thesis title: “The Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and the Export of the Iran’s Islamic Revolution – Parallels with the Spread of Soviet Communism”

Ezra Meir Newman

NES - Latin honors: magna cum laude
Honors thesis title: “Polygyny in Jewish Texts from Greco-Roman Palestine”
JWST minor
Studied abroad at Cambridge University for a year, worked with the Cairo Genizah documents
Dean's List 4 times
Member of the Phi Beta Kappa honors society
Member of the Cornell Center for Jewish Living community; served terms as its co-house manager and co-social programmer
Starting a JD program at Harvard Law School next year

Julia Pascale

Tanner Dean’s Scholar
Served as chair of alumnae relations and as financial vice president for Alpha Xi Delta sorority
Studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London fall 2015
Would like to work in urban planning, and is looking for jobs or fellowships in community development, real estate,
and historical preservation
Plans to attend grad school in 2018-19
Summer plans include traveling in France and Scotland with some friends

Colton Grant Siegmund

Double major in Math
NES - Latin honors: magna cum laude
Honors thesis title: “A Dedication to the Babylonian God Baraulegarra by Rim-Sin I, king of Larsa c. 1800 B.C.E.: Translation, Commentary,
and Context of a Cuneiform Tablet in the Kroch Rare Manuscripts Collection, Cornell University”
Volunteered at the Rosen Tablet Collection and the Dendrochronology Lab
Dean’s List (SP13 and SP15)
Plans on attending U of Chicago to study Assyriology

Matthew David Sobiesk

Elena Carol Wicker

NES - Latin honors: magna cum laude
Honors thesis title: "@hshaed : Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units on Twitter"
Studied abroad in Jordan. Studied Arabic at the University of Jordan, Amman and held an internship with the Near East Foundation,
an American NGO. During internship, worked with Iraqi refugees conducting interviews and microenterprise training sessions
Boren National Security Scholar in 2014, winning a scholarship to study abroad in Jordan
Varsity women’s polo player – team won the 2015 and 2016 NCAA and United States National Championship
Named a regional and national all-star polo athlete in 2016
Recognized as an Outstanding Senior of the Class of 2016 for the College of Arts and Sciences
Named one of Cornell Athletics top 25 senior graduating athlete
Is a brother in Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity
Organized and participated in community service specifically for the Learning Web, the ASPCA and Habitat for Humanity in Ithaca
Volunteered with a USAID agricultural development project in the West Bank and Israel
Accepted a one year internship with the Department of Defense
Will attend Georgetown University to pursue PhD in Government, after internship is completed

Arwah Yaqub

JWST minor
Certificate of Achievement in Arabic
Kendal at Ithaca Scholarship
Dean's List
Patient Advocate Care Team (PCAT) Program at Cayuga Medical Center
President of the Islamic Alliance for Justice
Co-president of the Arabic Student Association at Cornell
Meinig Family Cornell National Scholars (MFCNS)
Cornell United Religious Work (CURW)
Resident of the Arabic Language House
Future plans include, “seeking opportunities that will assist me in meshing my interests in both clinical research and cultural studies