FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2017 David A. Winston Policy Scholars Announced
WASHINGTON, DC – The David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship is proud to announce the 2017 David
A. Winston Policy Scholars. In recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the Fellowship’s designation
of annual fellowships, the Board authorized an unprecedented thirty $10,000 scholarships to grant
to students who demonstrate their potential to succeed in health policy at the state or federal
level upon graduation from their master’s degree program in health policy or management.
“As we celebrate three decades of awarding fellowships, we are pleased to support an unprecedented
number of talented students take a step forward into their full-of-potential careers in health
policy,” said Chris Jennings, Chairman of the David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship Board. The
objective of the Scholarship Program is to increase the number and quality of individuals trained
in healthcare policy at the state and federal level by awarding deserving health policy students
financial support to further their education. The Fellowship commemorates the contributions and
personal qualities of David A. Winston who, for 20 years, played a significant role in shaping the
role of health policy in America. The Program recognizes student excellence and achievement based
upon the student’s record and recommendations from faculty and colleagues and evidence of their
interest in and commitment to health policy.
The 2-day health policy symposium, held each fall, is one feature of the Scholars’ year. Recipients
of the 2017 Scholarship are:
Nawara Alawa, University of Miami
Jessica Broadus, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Molly Brown, University of California, Los Angeles
Grace Burghart, St. Louis University
Lillian Chen, University of California, Berkeley Bianca DeVirgilio, Boston University Garrett
Devenney, Drexel University
Blake Dobrich, Rush University
James Ebert, George Washington University
Stephen Gamboa, Columbia University
Laila Goharioon, The George Washington University Veronica Kapoor, University of California, Los
Angeles Karalyn Kiessling, University of Michigan
Joy Lee, Johns Hopkins University
Melissa Mannon, The George Washington University
Greg Mayers, Drexel University
Aayush Mittal, Rush University Maansi Modi, University of Washington, Seattle Erica Munoz-Rumsey,
University of Michigan
David Opp, Harvard University Cassidy Pont, University of Michigan Summer Rak, Johns Hopkins
University Arlene Reich, Johns Hopkins University
Lauren Schein, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Amrita Sehgal, University of Pennsylvania Jean Phillip Shami, University of Miami Ana Westervelt,
University of Minnesota
Jordan Wolfe, The George Washington University
Celia Wright, Columbia University
“We are very excited to introduce another group of outstanding health policy Scholars to the
national health policy discussion. We are confident that each of these individuals from excellent
graduate health policy programs will soon take their place as important contributors to the
national health policy debate. We look forward to working with them now and in the future.” – David
S. Abernethy, Managing Director, David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship
For more information on the David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship, its history and application
process, please visit www.winstonfellowship.org
Contact: Kerry McAteer, Operations Manager | Phone: 202-585-0288 | Email:
kmcateer@winstonfellowship.org