News
Jesus Martinez ’19 Receives Charles J. Ping Student Service and Seretta Saylor Legacy Awards
May 24, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Jesus Martinez ’19 has been awarded the Charles J. Ping Student Service Award and the Seretta Saylor Legacy Award for his work with the El Centro Volunteer Initiative.
![Jesus Martinez ’19 Photo of Jesus Martinez seated on a white couch in a room with skylights behind him](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jesus_martinez_header_photo.jpg?itok=kjJXW983)
Oberlin Shansi Announces 2019-2021 Fellows
May 23, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Nine graduating seniors and alumni have been selected as 2019-2021 Shansi Fellows.
![Shansi Hosue Exterior of the Shansi House in spring.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2019_shansi_fellows_photo_header_0.jpg?itok=THd7Xgwa)
Chemistry Major Daniel Hill Receives Goldwater Scholarship
May 22, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Hill is among nearly 500 science students selected for the Goldwater Scholarship from a pool of more than 5,000 applicants in the United States.
![Daniel Hill portrait Photo of man sitting at a computer in science lab](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/daniel_hill_goldwater-michael_hartman.jpg?itok=yeGHMEUe)
Monica Dix ’20 Awarded Truman Scholarship
May 22, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
The geology and politics double major plans to use the $30,000 award to attend graduate school and build her expertise as a scientist.
![Monica Dix Monica Dix](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/monicadix.jpg?itok=RcmOzgbQ)
Third-Year Rainie Heck Wins 2019 Goldwater Scholarship
May 22, 2019
Amanda Nagy
A student athlete, Heck plans to pursue a PhD in mathematics.
![Rainie Heck sitting on a bridge](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rainie_heck.jpg?itok=BIf9MSB3)
Chemistry Major Jane Sedlak Receives 2019 Nexial Prize
May 21, 2019
Amanda Nagy
The annual $50,000 award recognizes excellence in sciences and passion for cultural study.
![Jane Sedlak portrait woman standing in chemistry lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/jane_sedlak-chrisschmucki19.jpg?itok=U0mcegJl)
Jacques Forbes Receives Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia
May 21, 2019
Communications Staff
Forbes plans to pursue a career in law.
![Jacques Forbes '19 Picture of man sitting by a window](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/forbes-chrisschmucki19.jpg?itok=pY3WNidd)
Amanda Medendorp ’19 Awarded Fulbright Teaching Assistantship in Mexico
May 20, 2019
Hillary Hempstead
The Hispanic studies and law and society double major will travel to Mexico to teach English.
![Amanda Medendorp ’19 young woman in green sweater white blose standing in front of magnolia bush.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/medendorp.jpg?itok=1bYgpQDJ)
Benjamin Gilvar-Parke Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Colombia
May 17, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Gilvar-Parke is interested in learning about the country’s education system.
![Benjamin Gilvar-Parke Picture of man standing with arms crossed](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/benjamin_gilvar_parke-chrisschmucki19.jpg?itok=Z3A9Sgg6)
Catherine Lytle Awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in South Korea
May 17, 2019
Amanda Nagy
Catherine Lytle will spend the year teaching and making cultural connections.
![Catherine Lytle Picture of woman in beige sweater standing by a window.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/catherine_lytle-chrisschmucki19.jpg?itok=JFXXfwfG)