Foundation Student Fellowship Program

Harper Alspach is a law and justice major from Mount Olive, Alabama, with a minor in Honors business. She serves as vice president of the College of Liberal Arts Executive Student Council and plans to attend law school after graduation. She enjoys engaging in open discussions on American history and exploring what it truly means to be American.

Brianna Bello is a law and justice major from Staten Island, New York. She serves as an orientation counselor, director of philanthropy for Sigma Kappa and an Auburn Housing ambassador. After graduation, Bello plans to attend law school. She values the opportunity for open political and legal discourse with students who bring both similar and differing viewpoints.

Lydiannah Cunningham is an international studies major from Huntsville, Alabama, with minors in sociology and national security and intelligence. She is involved with WEGL, LEAD Auburn and several student organizations and plans to work as an intelligence analyst after graduation. Meaningful, nonpartisan discussions with students from different backgrounds and cultures are central to what she hopes to gain from the fellowship.

Evan Carter Dees is a biochemistry and microbiology major from Beauregard, Alabama. He serves as outreach chair for the Microbiology Club and as a peer leader for First Year Experience and plans to attend medical school after his time at Auburn. He appreciates opportunities for respectful debate that challenge his understanding while strengthening his own beliefs.

Wyatt Devine, from Madison, Alabama, is an agricultural business and economics major with minors in economics and tropical conservation and sustainable development. He is a member of Gamma Theta Upsilon and plans to attend graduate school for environmental or natural resource economics. He values the opportunity to engage with foundational texts alongside motivated peers and deepen his understanding of economic and environmental thought.

Ella Kate Green is a hospitality management major from Cullman, Alabama, with a minor in business. She serves as vice president of Auburn’s Club Management Association of America and hopes to one day become an event planner for corporate and luxury companies. She values the chance to meet individuals with diverse viewpoints, expand her professional network and represent Auburn University as a Foundation Student Fellow.

Tripp Hedden, from Hilton Head, South Carolina, is a finance and business analytics major. He serves as secretary of Honors Congress and assistant news editor for The Plainsman and plans to build upon his business knowledge and attend graduate school after his time at Auburn. Hedden looks forward to visiting Auburn’s office in Washington, D.C., building relationships with his peers and celebrating America’s 250th birthday.

Krysanne Hicks, from Huntsville, Alabama, is a genetics and mathematics major on a pre-med track. She holds leadership roles across numerous campus organizations and plans to attend medical school after graduation. Hicks values the opportunity to hear new perspectives and connect with fellow Auburn students who are passionate about the country and its future.

Christopher “Chris” Khalaf, from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, is a public and one health major with a minor in natural resources economics and environmental policy. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and a shift leader at Campus Kitchen, he plans to pursue a master’s in public health and attend law school after graduation. Khalaf is motivated by opportunities to connect health policy with democratic governance and examine how justice and equity intersect with public health.

Emma Kirk is a public relations and marketing major from Brock, Texas. As the only vice president of administration for her sorority Alpha Gamma Delta, she is motivated by internship opportunities in Washington, D.C. to gain professional experience to pursue career plans. After graduation, Kirk plans to enter public service by working alongside lawmakers to rewrite legislation to better serve the American people. She is drawn to learning how governing documents shaped American ideals and sharing that knowledge with others on Auburn’s campus.

Abigail Landry, from The Woodlands, Texas, is a supply chain management major. She is involved in Alpha Omicron Pi and Women in Business and hopes to work with The Walt Disney Company forecasting supply chains after graduation. She looks forward to closely examining what makes the American experiment enduring and applying those discussions during a visit to Washington, D.C.

Emma Lindley is a psychology major from Orange Beach, Alabama, with minors in environmental law and sociology. She serves as treasurer of the Sociology Club and is active in several academic honor societies. Lindley plans to pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology and attend law school after graduation. She is especially excited to visit Washington, D.C., during the historic milestone of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Ahmad Lodhi is a neuroscience major from Oxford, Alabama. He is involved in the ABILITY Lab, Campus Kitchen and multiple pre-med and service organizations and plans to attend medical school after graduation. He values learning from others’ perspectives and participating in discussions that reflect how personal experiences help build shared knowledge.

Charlie Martin, from Athens, Alabama, is pursuing concurrent majors in history and political science with a minor in Spanish. He serves as a resident assistant in the Quad and plans to attend law school after graduation. Martin enjoys discussing how the founders’ ideas should be interpreted and implemented in today’s political landscape.

Woodson Moss, from Vestavia Hills, Alabama, is double majoring in supply chain management and Spanish. He is active in Alpha Tau Omega and several leadership organizations and plans to attend law school after graduation. He looks forward to thoughtful dialogue on American civics and foundational texts, where open discussion helps sharpen ideas and perspectives.

Drake McDaniel is a political science major with a philosophy minor from Enterprise, Alabama. A former president of Phi Sigma Kappa and an Order of the Diamond Circle award winner for his fraternity, he plans to attend law school after graduation. He looks forward to studying and debating the ideas behind the American experiment alongside Auburn’s brightest political thinkers and contributing to conversations he hopes can help shape the nation’s future.

Jenna Neal is a law and justice and sociology major from Salem, Alabama. She serves as president of Omega Phi Alpha, a national service sorority, and plans to work as a criminal investigator after graduation. Analyzing early American texts and examining how the founders’ ideas continue to influence modern society is a key interest of hers.

Brandon Hepworth Rivera is a professional flight major from Santa Marta, Colombia. He is a member of Alpha Sigma Phi and Educating Pilots Into Command and hopes to one day return to Auburn to teach the next generation of pilots. Rivera believes the Foundation Fellowship offers an opportunity to reflect on the American experiment and consider how future generations can help preserve and strengthen it.

Hannah Taylor is a political science major from Knoxville, Tennessee, with minors in creative writing and technical and professional communication. The vice president of Education for Auburn’s Mock Trial team, she also works at the Miller Writing Center and plans to attend law school after graduation. She is especially interested in connecting political theory to practice by studying America’s founding documents and seeing how they are applied today.

Jalen Walker is a political science major from Moody, Alabama, with a minor in leadership. He holds multiple campus leadership roles across SGA, IMPACT and Honors Congress. After graduation, Walker plans to pursue a master’s in public administration and then attend law school. He looks forward to exploring what makes American democracy function and engaging in debate about how it can continue to grow and thrive.

Mallory Whitt is a computer science major from Birmingham, Alabama. She is the founder and president of Auburn Digital Civil Society, a student organization dedicated to public interest technology, policy and design, and she works as a research engineer with the Digital Society Project and as research assistant in Auburn’s C FORCE cybersecurity lab. Whitt is currently studying abroad in Germany and looks forward to engaging in thoughtful, good-faith discussions on political ideas and examining how the ideals of the American experiment intersect with technology, governance and civil liberties on her arrival stateside.

Mikayla Williams is a political science major from Gardendale, Alabama, with a minor in environmental law. She serves as public relations and media chair for Kappa Alpha Pi and is actively involved in service and civic engagement. Williams plans to pursue a career in law after graduation. Through the Foundation Fellowship, she is eager to engage in meaningful discussions on American democracy and explore how foundational ideas connect to today’s political challenges.