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Alumni

Since 1960, when the Fulbright Program started in Romania, over 3400 Romanian and American Fulbrighters participated in these exchanges, benefitting from funding for graduate studies, research, teaching and professional development. The community of alumni is growing every year, and its ranks are joined by distinguished scientists, lecturers, and professionals, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations, media, culture and the arts.

Fulbright Alumni Directory

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Alumni Stories

"My greatest wish is that I adequately conveyed to my students how much they taught me — that I learned far more from them than I could have learned from an entire library about Romania. Because of the connections we developed, my students and I are now better able to evaluate the strengths and shortcomings of our own nations, and can better appreciate that we share the same aspirations for justice and human rights, no matter how imperfectly governments have managed so far to implement them. Despite the uncertain futures both our countries currently face, I am left with great hope. I can think of no greater value a Fulbright experience could achieve. România, te iubesc!"

Amy Donnella

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2024-2025

"There are many different ways in which Fulbright has enriched my life. I participated in classes, workshops, and presentations, applied advanced new methods in my research, and even attended the largest and most important conference on international education in the world. Yet, in retrospect, the aspect that mattered the most was that I encountered an engaged, diverse, and welcoming academic community."

Dana Solonean

Fulbright Student Researcher, 2023-2024

Romania took hold of my heart in 2015 and since then has consumed my mind and soul. As with any genuine commitment, my relationship with this beautiful, complex country has grown and deepened over time as I have learned of its many tragedies, as well as its many triumphs. I have surrendered myself to Romania. [...] As I continue my Romanian journey, I marvel over the resiliency and fortitude of the people. I am fortunate to have developed close relationships, familial in many ways, with many Romanians. And I am eternally grateful to have been granted a Fulbright and honored to become part of this amazing community.

Theresa L. Burriss

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2021-2022

I am very thankful and proud of my Fulbright Scholarship, this was the gateway for my first time in the United States of America and to gaining a fantastic insight into entrepreneurial culture. [...] I feel I have an improved mindset and plan to apply, shift and transfer some of this added value in the years to come in all my career projects.

Attila Turi

Fulbright-RAF Visiting Scholar, 2021-2022

"The experience as a Fulbrighter will define my approach in driving entrepreneurship development and has reinforced my knowledge and expertise to become a changemaker in my community."

Cătălina Crișan

Fulbright-RAF Visiting Scholar, 2020-2021 (deferred to 2021-2022)

"I brought back enduring connections with colleagues and friends and a resolve to return to reconnect and continue to explore the hidden corners of Romania and maybe find my own special spot in a secluded 'sat.'"

Mary Claire Heffron

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2019-2020

"The Fulbright experience broadened my perspectives and offered valuable insights and connections for my future academic pursuits. Moreover, it inspired ideas that I intend to implement at my university."

Pompiliu-Nicolae Constantin

Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2023-2024

"Writing about my Fulbright experience in the past tense is probably one of the hardest things I had to do in my adult life, not because I am unable to, nor am I the type of person who easily becomes overly nostalgic, but simply because it was an experience I would have never wanted to end. The further in time I get from it, the more I feel how it has changed me, how spending forty-five days immersed in such a transformative environment turned me into an even more focused professional, a better teacher and overall, an improved human being."

Maria-Cristina Mocanu

Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Fall 2022

Fulbright is not just about research and academic events. At least for me, it was also about meeting new people, experiencing the local food, trying to understand different values. For two months my wife and daughter (she is 9) were in Athens with me, and together we were able to travel to Orlando, San Francisco, and Washington. The experiences we had together were extraordinary, and my daughter was impressed enough to declare that she plans to come to college at UGA, probably around 2032.

Nicolae Urs

Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2022-2023

"Looking back, I realize that the goals, hopes and dreams I had at the beginning of my Fulbright journey were far more modest than what was fully offered to me. Not just from an academic point of view, but the travels that I’ve made, the professors and colleagues I have worked with, the people I met and the entire cultural experience of having lived in the United States for two years, have been an axial part of this experience."

Anamaria Georgescu

Fulbright Student, 2020-2022

"I would say that the Fulbright TEA Program is ultimately about people. It is about a hardworking and committed team of professionals being there at your every beck and call. A collective effort meant to ensure a safe and rewarding time and space for each and every participant."

Mirela Sănduleanu

Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Fall 2022

"I just wanted to say how deeply and profoundly my exchange to Romania has affected my career. Truly, Romania is my home away from home. I have so many friends and colleagues there and have now visited well over a dozen times. I remain a champion for the program and laud the beauty of Romanian culture at every opportunity."

David Weindorf

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2010-2011

The University of South Carolina has a big campus with diverse colleges, research units and many activities for students, faculty and the general public. [...] I particularly enjoyed the sense of community inside the university, everybody being helpful and polite, and the structure that made the work process clear and easy to follow. It's been a great pleasure to get to know better a society which functions well as a whole, which invests in research and earns in innovation.

Livia Elena Nica-Rus

Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2023-2024

My Fulbright experience at UW Madison, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, in the field of animal welfare has profoundly changed my life. I am deeply grateful to my colleagues and PI for their unwavering support and guidance throughout this journey. Their expertise and encouragement have enriched my learning and research experience beyond measure.

Mădălina Mincu

Fulbright Student Researcher, 2023-2024

"I did not get to give Columbia a proper farewell last Spring, but I will do it now as a new year begins, and as I continue to unpack lessons from my time here. I arrived at Columbia full of curiosity and academic naiveté. Now I’m leaving with a collection of lessons yet to be fully revealed and distilled."

Oana Mihalache

Fulbright Student Researcher, 2019-2020

"As my U.S. experience is coming to an end, I started to wrap things up and to think about all the amazing adventures that I have encountered in the past couple of months. Beside finishing my doctoral thesis and writing research papers with colleagues from the University, I had the opportunity to meet extremely intelligent people and to make new connections. [...] Tasting the American student life would not have been possible without the Fulbright program and without the people that helped me to evolve both personally and professionally."

Stefania Kerekes

Fulbright Student Researcher, 2020-2021

“My time in Romania is a stained-glass window of images–the rush of the Bucharest metro, […] afternoons building furniture with a German expat named Brunhilde, the Moldovan ballerina and Ukrainian didgeridoo player who couchsurfed with me on their way through Sibiu, the attic windows staring like eyes over the squares and alleyways of Sibiu, and frosty evenings in the Piata Mare as Christmas music mingled with the scent of vin fiert—and I’m grateful for all of it.”

Colin Cutler

U.S. Fulbright ETA, 2019-2020

"My Fulbright visit at Rutgers has offered amazing opportunities not only to present my work in the area of Human-Animal Interactions to some of the faculties of Rutgers University and SSW students, but also to establish valuable connections for future collaborations."

Alina Rusu

Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2017-2018

"Being able to learn from such experienced people about how they started their entrepreneurial initiatives, how they’ve grown, what worked for them and what didn’t was a huge opportunity for me and my colleagues."

Alma Pentescu

Fulbright-RAF Visiting Scholar, 2017-2018

"My memories of my Fulbright semester are a whirlwind of colors and sensations: the whimsical architecture of Bucharest streets—familiar, yet also very much changed—the smell of coffee in Old Town, the bustle of the Gara de Nord railway station and its trains, the outlines of the mountains in Brasov, the arches of greenery of Rose Park in Timisoara, and the salty bitter taste of the Black Sea on a scorching hot weekend in June."

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2018-2019

"In all, I feel fulfilled despite a truncated Fulbright experience. Thankfully, I got a taste of all my goals, in some fashion, before the pandemic. And it’s only a matter of time before I come back to fully explore Romania and Europe, hand-in-hand with my fellow colleagues and friends."

Allen Chen

U.S. Fulbright ETA, 2019-2020

"The idea of experiencing one of the best education systems in the world (if not the best) could be quite overwhelming. But soon I realized that this is going to be a unique opportunity to learn as much as possible, to work like never before in my academic life. And I did just that."

Ciprian Crețu

Fulbright Student Researcher, 2019-2020

"Although my Fulbright cohort underwent an experience that is (hopefully) unlike any other, I loved my time in Romania and learned so much. I am so grateful to the Fulbright Program and the Romanian Commission for this incredible opportunity that I will remember for the rest of my life."

Claire Hungar

U.S. Fulbright ETA, 2019-2020

"My time as a Fulbrighter was about so much more than the research I was honored to work on. It was about building lasting relationships, learning about Romanian culture, and sharing my experiences with friends."

Elizabeth Wiita

U.S. Fulbright Student Researcher, 2019-2020

"I know that being an educator has never been easy, all the more now, during the peculiar times we all live. Yet, I have always believed in the power of the word connection, and by it, I mean cascading knowledge, learning from each other, sharing, and coming up with the best solutions. I firmly believe that the future of this world is in the hands of educators, no matter where they live and work."

Nadina Nicolici

Fulbright TEA, Fall 2019

Romanian Alumni Stories

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Ioana Luciana Opriș

Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Spring 2025

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Beatrice Suzana Neagu

Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program, Spring 2025

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Andrei Stupu

Fulbright Student Researcher, 2024-2025

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Fulbright Ambassadors

Fulbright Ambassadors play a key role in promoting academic, scientific, and cultural exchanges between Romania and the United States through the Fulbright Program. By organizing events, leading information sessions, and supporting potential applicants, they help strengthen connections between the academic communities of both countries. Drawing from their own Fulbright experiences, they collaborate with fellow alumni to enhance the program’s visibility and impact. Through their dedication, Fulbright Ambassadors inspire the exchange of ideas and contribute to a dynamic academic and professional environment.

See the list of current Fulbright Ambassadors here.

 

American Alumni Stories

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Amy Donnella

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2024-2025

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Theresa L. Burriss

U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2021-2022

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Allen Chen

U.S. Fulbright ETA, 2019-2020

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