Pitchford
Lopez
Two Ball State University graduates, one from Noblesville and one from Carmel, have been chosen for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program – one of the most prestigious and widely recognized international programs, which grants support for pursuing graduate studies, conducting research, or teaching English abroad.
Each graduate has been selected for an English Teaching Assistantship (ETA). In this role, they will help students in their host countries develop English language skills and serve as cultural ambassadors between nations.
Brianna Lopez of Noblesville
Host country destination: Bulgaria
Lopez completed a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with minors in philosophy and women’s & gender studies, in May 2022. At Ball State, she was a teaching assistant in two psychology courses, a peer mentor for Honors College freshmen, associate editor for Ball State’s international undergraduate philosophy journal, and co-founder of a new undergraduate psychology journal.
Alexis Pitchford of Carmel
Host country destination: Greece
Pitchford completed a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, along with a minor in psychology of human development, in December 2021. She is a graduate student in the educational psychology program and is scheduled to complete her master’s degree in July 2022. At Ball State, Pitchford has been a tutor and an executive board member of both Make-A-Wish and Hillel, a Jewish student organization.