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University of Costa Rica

Country

Costa Rica

City

San Pedro

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort descending	Program
Lester Langley	University of Georgia	University of Costa Rica	History	Costa Rica	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Setha Low	University of Pennsylvania	University of Costa Rica	Anthropology	Costa Rica	1986-1987	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nilsa Burgos	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	University of Costa Rica	Sociology	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Leinaweaver	Central Washington University	University of Costa Rica	Theater Arts	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eugene Shultz Jr	Washington University in St. Louis	University of Costa Rica	Engineering	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Chris Field	University of Montana--Missoula	University of Costa Rica	Geography	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kurt Snipes	University of California, Davis	University of Costa Rica	Medical Sciences	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Leslie Straub	Providence College	University of Costa Rica	Anthropology	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ronald Mills	Linfield College	University of Costa Rica	Arts	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lyle Hall	University of Wisconsin	University of Costa Rica	Chemistry	Costa Rica	1987-1988	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jan Laarman	North Carolina State University	University of Costa Rica	Economics	Costa Rica	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Charles Russell	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Costa Rica	Geography	Costa Rica	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathleen Sullivan	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	University of Costa Rica	Law	Costa Rica	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Peeler	Bucknell University	University of Costa Rica	Political Science	Costa Rica	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Leonard Cheever	Stephen F. Austin State University	University of Costa Rica	Literature	Costa Rica	1988-1989	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Saunders	Mississippi State University	University of Costa Rica	Sociology	Costa Rica	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Amarante Lucero	University of Texas at Austin	University of Costa Rica	Theater Arts	Costa Rica	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Shrikant Bangdiwala	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	University of Costa Rica	Mathematics	Costa Rica	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Furlong	Utah State University	University of Costa Rica	Political Science	Costa Rica	1989-1990	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ellen Kaplan Feder	Arcadia University	University of Costa Rica	Theater Arts	Costa Rica	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years Sort descending	Program
Roxana Reyes Rivas	University of Costa Rica	Illinois College	Philosophy	Costa Rica	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Roberto Guzman	University of Costa Rica	University of Texas at Austin	History	Costa Rica	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Eugenia Rodriguez-Saenz	University of Costa Rica	Indiana University, Bloomington	History	Costa Rica	2002-2003	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Eugenia Isabel Saenz	University of Costa Rica	Indiana University, Bloomington	History	Costa Rica	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Julieta Velazquez	University of Costa Rica	University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Biology	Costa Rica	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jorge Arturo Chacon	University of Costa Rica	State University of New York-Stony Brook	Engineering	Costa Rica	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jorge Nunez	University of Costa Rica	Smithsonian Institution	Biology	Costa Rica	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Bernal Herrera Montero	University of Costa Rica	Duke University	Philosophy	Costa Rica	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Agustin Fallas-Santana	University of Costa Rica	University of California, Santa Barbara	Political Science	Costa Rica	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Juliana Martinez Franzoni	University of Costa Rica	University of Notre Dame	Sociology	Costa Rica	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Maria Vargas Cullell	University of Costa Rica	Indiana University, Bloomington , University of Texas at Austin	Music	Costa Rica	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Allem Quesada Pacheco	University of Costa Rica	Brigham Young University	Linguistics	Costa Rica	2011-2012	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program