University of Portland | 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

State

Washington

City

Portland

Institution IPED

209825

Liaison(s)

Dr. Andrew Guest

Title

CORE Curriculum Director

Phone

1 (503) 943-7348

guesta@up.edu

Dr. Nick McRee

Title

Professor of Sociology

Phone

1 (503) 943-7258

mcree@up.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Richard Gritta	University of Portland	Warsaw School of Economics	Business	Poland	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
William Fuller	University of Portland	National Pedagogical University	Mathematics	Honduras	1996-1997	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Meckler	University of Portland	Academy of Public Administration	Business	Moldova	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Harold Rutherford	University of Portland	Cyprus American Archeological Research Institute	Religious Studies	Cyprus	2009-2010	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Nuxoll	University of Portland	Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University	Computer Science	Georgia	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alice Gates	University of Portland	Federal University of Pelotas	Social Work	Brazil	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John McDonald	University of Portland	University of Jordan	Literature	Jordan	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Blaine Ackley	University of Portland	Catholic University of Temuco	Education	Chile	2007-2008	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Todd Shank	University of Portland	Zhongshan University	Business	China	2002-2003	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Arjun Chatrath	University of Portland	Warsaw School of Economics	Business	Poland	2005-2006	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Heather Dillon	University of Portland	University of Calgary	Engineering	Canada	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Larry Simmons	University of Portland	Mekelle University	Engineering	Ethiopia	1999-2000	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Andrew Guest	University of Portland	Mwenge Catholic University	Education	Tanzania	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Kathleen O'Reilly	University of Portland	University of Auckland	Biological Sciences	New Zealand	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Walter Dawson	University of Portland	McMaster University	Political Science	Canada	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lars Larson	University of Portland	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Literature	India	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Molly Hiro	University of Portland	Jawaharlal Nehru University	Literature	India	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
John Orr	University of Portland	Northeast Normal University	Literature	China	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Joseph McRee	University of Portland	Tsuda University	Sociology	Japan	2015-2016	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Walter Sanchez	University of Chile	University of Portland	Political Science	Chile	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Michaela Koucka	01/71 ZO CSOP Koniklec, p. s.	University of Portland	Urban Planning	Czech Republic	2024-2025	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Chatchai Khunboa	Khon Kaen University	University of Portland	Engineering	United States	2024-2025	Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program