Students
![Garrett Zuercher](https://s29068.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/garrett-zuercher-2.jpg.optimal.jpg)
Zuercher’s play “Hard Places” won 2nd in the Kennedy Center’s Playwriting Contest for works exploring the experience of living with a disability.
![Nibras Ahmed](https://s29068.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/nibras-ahmed.jpg.optimal.jpg)
The prestigious Goldwater Scholarships are provided to sophomores and juniors pursuing research in the sciences, mathematics and engineering fields.
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Mohamed Coulibaly & Ana Ramos De Jesus (MHSHS) & Alex Leonardi (HCHS) have been named Cooke College Scholars by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
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Hannah Cao ’21, Jason Nagourney ’21, Saher Rahiel ’21, and Lina Rahmani ’21 each won a Fulbright Award for teacher assistantships.
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Mahnoor Ali ’21, Mario Altamirano ’21, and Jia Qi He ’22 won Gilman Scholarships which enable students of limited financial means to study abroad.
Faculty
![Mande Holford, Godfrey Gumbs and Jill Bargonetti](https://s29068.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/mande-godfrey-jill.png)
Professors Mande Holford, Jill Bargonetti, and Godfrey Gumbs make the Community of Scholars’ list of 1,000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America.
Alumni
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Alumnus Noel Sanchez ‘19 won a Fulbright award to teach abroad.
![Derek Fordjour](https://s29068.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/derek-fordjo.png)
A painting by Hunter alumnus and rising star Derek Fordjour (MFA ‘16) is acquired by the Phoenix Museum of Art for their permanent collection.