What made your Fulbright experience memorable? It was the people, right? Perhaps it was the professor who supported you during your application process, the fellow Fulbrighter who offered you emotional support abroad, or the host family who welcomed you into their home. Maybe it was the lab partners who supported a breakthrough in research or the students who challenged your viewpoint. They all became your friends.

To honor friends like these and to advance our shared mission, we hope you will donate to the Fulbright Association today. The friend you choose to honor will receive an email recognizing your donation. Your friend and friendship will also be honored through features on the Fulbright Association website, on social media, and in upcoming publications (with your permission).

Thank you to donated who contributed to the Fulbright Association in honor of their friends, and thank you to the friends who inspired their generosity.

John Bader, for his visionary leadership, honored by Carol Sterling

John Bader, honored by Julia McNamara

John Bader, honored by Amy Paronto

Dag Blanck, an outstanding host to dozens of Fulbrighters to Sweden, honored by Karen V. Hansen

Bronislovas “Bronius” Burgis, one of the greatest educators in Lithuania, honored by Alfred Koch

Michael DeLucia, honored by Mary Lou and Wayne Bremser

Late Chief Chukwuemeka Benedict Elem (Spacomedia), remembered by his daughter, Shantisheila Ifeadi

Robert C. Ferguson, Greece ’86, remembered by Christine Vonder Haar

Dr. Nohema Fernandez, honored by Deborah Nemko

Senator J. William Fulbright, honored by Ralph Turner

Jodi Gandolfi,  honored by Don Horisberger, who wrote “One of the best things about my Fulbright was meeting her. it was the start of a lifelong friendship.”

Jerome M. Ginsberg, remembered by Carol Ginsberg

Dr. Carl Holladay, honored by Charlotte McDaniel

Perry and Rena Horowitz, honored by Tali Horowitz

Professor Rosnah Ismail, honored by Beverly Palmer, who wrote “my continued appreciation for all you did for me during my Fulbright.”

“The Jeju Girls,” honored by M.E. Mildenberg

Rebecca Kanter, a second-generation Fulbright alumna honored by her grandmother, Cecile Benson

Noureddine Kahlaoux, “my Fulbright partner in 2007 and friend with whom I still collaborate today,” honored by Jeanne Windor

Ellen E. Kloehn, remembered by Edward Kloehn

Dr. Ilya Levin, honored by Victor Bianchini

Dr. Helmut Liedloff, who “inspired and encouraged me to apply and supported me through the entire application process,” honored and remembered by Janet VanValkenburg

Dietger De Maeseneer, honored by Jenna Kloepel

Michael J. Murphy, honored by Penny Axelrod

Christine Oswald, for all that she does for the Kentucky Chapter, her positive attitude, and her willingness to always find the answer, honored by Jim Fatzinger

Cornelius B. Prior, honored by Anisa Medhi

Hoyt Purvis, remembered for his commitment to education and international exchange by Steven Beaupre

Hoyt Purvis, remembered by Laura Burns

Hoyt Purvis, remembered by Lowell and Kathryn Grisham

Hoyt Purvis, remembered by Ivor Glen Harrison

Hoyt Purvis, remembered by A. Thomas King

Hoyt Purvis, remembered by DeDe Long

Hoyt Purvis, remembered by Rebecca Thompson

Ofra Yogev Quinn, remembered by Martin Quinn

Saria Rantio, honored by Myrl Jones

Dr. Albert C. Ringelstein, a Fulbright Senior Lecturer in Moldova and Ukraine, honored by Henry B. Sirgo

Dr. James Scorzelli, honored by Mary Scorzelli

Dina Sharon, honored by Yitzhak and Andy Sharon

Dr. Myron Stachiw, honored by Lon David Kaufmann

Dr. James Scorzelli, honored by Mary Scorzelli

Marilyn Susman, honored by Donna Grauer in celebration of Marilyn’s birthday and her beloved organization

Kalpesh Vasoyatank, honored by Mrinalini Watson

Zipangani Vokhiwa remembers her mother through her donation

Myrtle Williams, honored by Bruce Thomas

Valentina Zych, the best professor I ever had, honored by Mary Ellen Yacura