Of the record 28 University of Rhode Island students who were named Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows, 13 are enrolled in URI’s International Engineering Program.

Collectively, the 28 students received more than $330,000 in grants to pursue foreign language immersion.

The engineering students include

• Temitope Aina, majoring in biomedical engineering and French, of Providence; 
• Joshua Benros, majoring in German and mechanical engineering, of Hopkinton; 
• Tate Blazonis, majoring in biomedical engineering and Spanish, of Georgetown, Massachusetts; 
• Alek Boving, majoring in ocean engineering and German, of Hope Valley; 
• Daniel Bradley, majoring in computer engineering and French, of Cumberland; 
• Fiona Carrez, majoring in civil engineering and Spanish, of Boxborough, Massachusetts; 
• Wilmer Chinchilla, majoring in electrical engineering and global language and area studies on the Japanese track, of Johnston; 
• Katie Field, majoring in mechanical engineering and German, of Baltimore, Maryland; 
• Korali Kouadio, majoring in computer engineering and Japanese, of Riverside; 
• Sofia Lanzi, majoring in mechanical engineering and French, of Cranston; 
• Sokpearoun Lorn, majoring in computer engineering and global language and area studies on the Japanese track, of North Providence; 
• Mycarthy Newton, majoring in mechanical engineering and German, of North Kingstown; and
• Kevin Suggs, majoring in computer engineering and Japanese, of Pawtucket.

Read more about this year’s fellowship recipients.