Missouri State University | Fulbright Scholar Program

Non-U.S. Scholars

Each year roughly 850 faculty and professionals from around the world receive Fulbright Scholar awards for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Individual awards are available to scholars from over 100 countries.

Non-U.S. Scholars

U.S. Institutions

U.S. Higher Education institutions are instrumental to the success of the Fulbright mission. They are key allies in advancing the goal of sharing knowledge across communities, promoting mutual understanding across nations and improving lives around the world.

U.S. Institutions

Country

United States

State

Missouri

Institution IPED

179566

Liaison(s)

Barri Tinkler

Title

Dean, College of Education

Address

Springfield, MO
United States

Phone

1 (417) 836-5254

barritinkler@missouristate.edu

Dr. Rick Breault

Title

Coordinator of Programs

Address

MO
United States

Phone

1 (417) 836-4092

rabreault@missouristate.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Susan Dollar	Missouri State University	Buryat State University	Professional/Other	Russia	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Parker	Missouri State University	Prince Songkla University	Education	Thailand	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Melanie Dreyer-Lude	Missouri State University	Free University of Berlin	Drama/Theater Arts	Germany	2016-2017	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jamaine Abidogun	Missouri State University	University of Nigeria	Education	Nigeria	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Austra Reinis	Missouri State University	Institute of European History	Humanities	Germany	2010-2011	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Rick Breault	Missouri State University	Ion Creanga Pedagogical State University	Education	Moldova	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Cofer	Missouri State University	Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul	Education	Brazil	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Brian Ellison	Missouri State University	Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski	Political Science	Bulgaria	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Parsons	Missouri State University	Humboldt University of Berlin	Music	Germany	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kenneth Rutherford	Missouri State University	University of Jordan	Political Science	Jordan	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Stephen Berkwitz	Missouri State University	University of Colombo	Religious Studies	Sri Lanka	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elmer Ellis	Missouri State University	University of Amsterdam	History	Netherlands	1951-1952	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Rufi	Missouri State University	Gazi Normal School	Education	Turkey (Türkiye)	1951-1952	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Raymond Peck	Missouri State University	University of Paris	Geology	France	1950-1951	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Samuel Wennberg	Missouri State University	Bergen	Economics	Norway	1950-1951	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Carol Anne Costabile-Heming	Missouri State University	Institute for the Study of Contemporary History	Literature	Germany	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jamaine Abidogun	Missouri State University	University of Nigeria	Education	Nigeria	2004-2005	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Donald Waidelich	Missouri State University	Fouad I University	Engineering	Egypt	1951-1952	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ellen Guillot	Missouri State University	Higher Institute for Social Service	Social Work	Egypt	1952-1953	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
O Terence Pihlblad	Missouri State University	University of Oslo	Sociology	Norway	1953-1954	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Zairash Galieva	Kyrgyz State National University	Missouri State University	Political Science	Kyrgyzstan	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Bernhard Standl Gruber	Department of Computer Science	Missouri State University	Education	Austria	2015-2016	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Milan Kovac	Faculty of Arts, Comenius University	Missouri State University	Anthropology	Slovak Republic	2013-2014	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Louise Lavictoire	Freshwater Biological Association	Missouri State University	Biology	United Kingdom	2017-2018	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Patrick Griolet	University of Gothenburg	Missouri State University	Language	Sweden	1988-1989	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Guadalupe Andrea Seia	Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas	Missouri State University	History	Argentina	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program