2008 Graduating Class

This section provides brief profiles and photos of the Davis United World College Scholars Program’s graduating Class of 2008.

During the preparation of this yearbook, each senior scholar responded to several questions from the Davis UWC Scholars Program. They wrote about the impact of their college experience on their lives, learning, and goals. Many also briefly described their plans and hopes for the future. The profiles that follow quote from their responses.

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	Karel Raba Czech Republic UWC-USA Earlham College UWC opened many doors for me that I would otherwise never be able to uncover. Earlham College was behind one of them. My life has taken a path I had never imagined before, and, looking back at it, it has been a worthwhile experience. I carry on and apply what I have learned in all of my everyday experiences. The UWC introduced me to the world, and Earlham carried this even further and allowed me to become who I am.
	Faria Rahman Bangladesh Mahindra UWC, India Middlebury College The beautiful fall leaves, professors remembering your name from the first day of class, watching people dressed ridiculously for a game of Quidditch on Battell Beach, rehearsing for the ISO show, the total immersion of Spanish School, UWC connections, house-managing for weekend events, and even the Sunday sundaes in Ross were all little things, but precious, little, Middlebury things. These and other experiences have become part of me, grown with me, and have made me the person I am proud to be today.
	Valery Rashkov Bulgaria Red Cross Nordic UWC, Norway Princeton University Although astrophysics is a discipline that seems not to have impact on our own planet, Princeton has taught me otherwise. I’ve found that it crosses boundaries and unites people from all corners of Earth. I realized how small and remotely situated our home is, and now life seems the way it did at UWC, for which I would like to thank Shelby Davis and my professors here. I look forward to connecting people through education and scientific collaboration.
	Joo Ree Kang Richards USA Li Po Chun UWC, Hong Kong Carleton College My four years at Carleton have been truly enriching and eye opening. The growing population of international students has allowed me to continue my journey of personal awareness and education on a global scale. I found my niche in the community through my leadership roles in the Korean Students Association as an organization chair, dance performance coordinator, and director of the Korean Adoptee Mentoring Program. I plan to continue my studies in psychology with special attention to trans-racial adoption.
	Ana Maria Rey Martinez Colombia Mahindra UWC, India College of the Atlantic I am immensely gratified with COA and the Davis UWC Program for offering me empowering, fertile, and challenging years of education. I discovered my passion for political sciences and anthropology, which I explored through stimulating courses and a life-changing international program in Guatemala. Committed, as I am, to an anthropologist’s unique contribution to contemporary political, cultural, and ethnological debates, I dream of bringing that understanding to support work in Colombia related to peace accords, internal displacement, and poverty alleviation.
	Elona Rika Albania UWC of the Adriatic, Italy College of the Atlantic In UWC, I discovered my passion about economics. I am thankful to COA for the opportunity to participate in the immersion Spanish program in the Yucatan, where I helped design projects to promote small businesses. During my year at the Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom, I sharpened my technical knowledge in economics. At the International Commercial Bank of Tirana, Albania, I strengthened my knowledge in finance and monetary policy. I plan to earn a Ph.D. in economics and make a career in government macroeconomic policy.
	Bo Rong China Red Cross Nordic UWC, Norway Methodist University I have majored in mathematics at Methodist, have an excellent GPA, and made the President’s List multiple times. I hope to get into a top graduate school after graduation. UWC was a difficult time for me personally, and I left with my heart broken. However, I still appreciate my time in Norway. The UWC spirit kept me optimistic whenever I felt discouraged, and RCN made me ready for any challenge I will face in the route to academic success.