We are proud to announce our new class of Fall 2015 Project Pengyou Leadership Fellows!

The finalists come from 18 states and a diverse range of backgrounds. We are so excited to meet them in October at our third Project Pengyou Leadership Training Summit at the University of California, Berkeley.

Thanks to everyone who applied and all those who submitted references or offered support. Without further ado, allow us to introduce the Fall 2015 Project Pengyou Leadership Fellows!

	Charli Bradley-Banish Portland, OR Lewis & Clark CollegeLewis & Clark Chapter Leader, CET Academic Programs		Tristen Callis Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee – Knoxville UTK Chapter Leader, Concordia International School – Shanghai
	Gabriel Castillo Houston, TX Sharpstown International School Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office		Dalia Castro Swarthmore, PA Swarthmore College Swarthmore Chapter
	Heather Caudle Austin, TX University of Texas at Austin Beijing Foreign Studies University		Alethea Cook Grinnell, IA Grinnell CollegeGrinnell Chapter Leader, Critical Language Scholarship, IES Abroad
	Jodi Cullity College Park, MD University of Maryland China Study Abroad		Adam Dalton Grinnell, IA Grinnell College Grinnell Chapter Leader, IES Abroad
	Arian Dragos Prescott, AZ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagle Chapter		Kevin Gao Nashville, TN Belmont University
	Samuel Garcia Evanston, IL Northwestern University East China Normal University, International Studies Abroad		Luis Garza Laredo, TX Texas A&M International University TAMIU Chapter Leader, China Study Abroad
	Hiram Rios Hernandez Cambridge, MA Harvard University Critical Language Scholarship, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, Boren Scholarships and Fellowships		Jeffery Holmes Baltimore, MD Morgan State University Thurgood Marshall College Fund
	Chi Huynh Madison, WI University of Wisconsin – Madison UW Madison Chapter Leader, Taiwan-America Student Conference		Samuel Kaplan Decorah, IA Luther College Nanjing University
	Sasha Magloire New York, NY Medgar Evers College Preparatory School MECPS Chapter Leader, Americans Promoting Study Abroad (APSA)		John McHugh Bloomington, IN Indiana University – Bloomington National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), Middlebury Language Schools, Critical Language Scholarship
	Kiana Mendoza Claremont, CA Claremont McKenna College IES Abroad		Shawn Meyer New York, NY New York University NYU Shanghai
	Sharon Napier Huntington, WV Marshall University Tsinghua University		Maya Prager San Francisco, CA San Francisco State University San Francisco State University Chinese Flagship Program
	Mater Dolorosa Osueke Houston, TX Sharpstown International School		Nicholas Reinders Prescott, AZ Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Eagle Chapter Leader
	Madison Rinio Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee – Knoxville UTK Chapter Leader, 100,000 Strong Student Ambassador		Salwa Saba Nashville, TN Belmont University Critical Language Scholarship
	Shyon Small New York, NY Medgar Evers College Preparatory School MECPS Chapter, Americans Promoting Study Abroad (APSA)		Trent Small-Towns Oxford, MS University of MississippiUniversity of Mississippi in China
	Rachael Sun Bloomington, IN Indiana University- Bloomington Beijing International School		William Vieth Philadelphia, PN University of Pennsylvania
	Elizabeth Weinlein Claremont, CA Pitzer CollegeCET Academic Programs		Paul Francis Wilson Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky University National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
	Ariel Yardeni New York, NY CUNY Hunter College National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y), The Language Flagship, Beijing No.80 High School		Jiaxin Zhang Tampa, FL University of South Florida USF Chapter Leader