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![Collection of photos of the four Fulbright recipients.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-04/Fulbright%20new.jpg?h=5c1fa656&itok=wXPpiX-0)
Lawrence University senior Jonathan Bass and 2023 graduates Gunner Bauer, Miri Villerius, and Ayla Walther have been named 2024 Fulbright Scholars, a prestigious honor that provides funding to study or teach abroad.
![Convocation is held in Memorial Chapel during Reunion 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-04/Reunion2023.jpg?h=24a9745b&itok=Z9hSUIES)
Lawrence University will celebrate nine talented alumni—including two from Milwaukee-Downer College—with 2024 Alumni Awards. The recipients will be honored at Reunion 2024 June 13-16.
![Lawrence University senior Charlie Bunch works in a science lab.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-04/CharlieBunch_web.jpg?h=2c864278&itok=9c9blHr9)
Following graduation in June, Lawrence University biochemistry major Charlie Bunch is headed to International Space University in France to pursue a master’s program in space science and exploration.
![Students and alumni take selfies together during the 2023 Forever a Lawrentian events.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-04/Forever2023%204.jpg?h=e2ceef7b&itok=Zaa9iMx6)
Forever a Lawrentian is back on campus for a second year. The celebration provides face-to-face connections between Lawrence University students and alumni. It'll take place across campus April 11-13.
![Nicolette Puskar '19](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/Puskar_web.jpg?h=b5bca2b3&itok=o385bFIO)
Nicolette Puskar ’19 is keeping both science and music close to her heart. The Lawrence University alumna is working toward her Ph.D. in physical chemistry. She's also preparing to sing at Carnegie Hall.
![Close up of decorated graduation caps.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/CommencementHat.jpg?h=ec4bfe6a&itok=9CuujKv8)
Pawo Choyning Dorji ’06, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, and James Gandre ’81, president of Manhattan School of Music, will be honored at Lawrence's 2024 Commencement. Dorji will speak at Commencement, Gandre at Baccalaureate Service.
![Emily Richter '20](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/richter%20Emily%20new.jpg?h=1ac39924&itok=CYGcr_lK)
Lawrence University alumna Emily Richter ’20 is one of five winners of a prestigious 2024 Metropolitan Opera competition. The honor follows her March 17 performance in the Met's Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Finals Concert.
![Jonathan Bass poses for a portrait with a piano in the Music-Drama Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/BassJonathan2.jpg?h=9d621242&itok=-3YU2TwL)
Seven Lawrence University students or recent graduates have advanced to the semifinalist round for a prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Award. Grantees will be announced in the spring.
![Andrew J. Graff ’09 portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-02/graffcloseB.jpg?h=9d69158a&itok=n9hQvHMC)
Nearly three years after Raft of Stars, his debut novel, drew wide praise, Andrew Graff '09 has returned with True North, another much-anticipated adventure in Wisconsin's Northwoods.
![Still from the film "The Monk and the Gun"](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-01/Monk-And-The-Gun.jpeg?h=c74750f6&itok=d9lncaOm)
Lawrence University alumnus Pawo Choyning Dorji ’06 is again drawing Oscar buzz. His second film, again set in Bhutan, The Monk and the Gun, has been shortlisted for an Academy Award nomination for International Feature Films.
![Schuyler Thornton '14 holds her flute as she poses for a photo.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-01/Schuyler%20Thornton.jpg?h=94930a26&itok=UCpFB1Ts)
Schuyler Thornton ’14 returns to Wisconsin as a member of the Les Misérables Broadway tour, with multi-day stops at both Madison’s Overture Center for the Arts and Appleton’s Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. It's a big moment for the talented flutist.
![Kevin Gaw poses for a photo while sitting in the Career Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-01/KevinGaw_2.jpg?h=27844de4&itok=rc4SsKp8)
Career discernment is being built into the 315 E. College Avenue and Fox Commons projects as Lawrence University puts new emphasis on career preparation. Kevin Gaw and Constance Kassor are leading the way.
![Natalie Fordwor '12 on the set of WorkspacED, a Ghana kids show she founded and hosts](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-03/Natalie-Fordwor-12_HP-Hero_202303.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=6xtVNX_O)
As 2023 comes to a close, we are celebrating 10 amazing Lawrentians we met on the news blog in the past year. They reflect the work, vision, creativity, and passion that make Lawrence University so special.
![Caitlin Williamson holds four turtles while doing field work.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-12/CaitlinWilliamson1%20downsized.jpg?h=59417b6e&itok=Bho0HTJq)
Cait Williamson ’11, director of conservation programs for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, builds collaborative networks that are bolstering diversity, equity, and inclusion in statewide conservation efforts.