Jessamyn Liu
(Class of 2006, Company C-3, Richmond, VA)
Truman Scholarship/Gates-Cambridge Scholarship

Jessamyn Liu is a native of Richmond, Virginia, where she first acquired the passion for American political development she continues to pursue as an American politics and American history double major at the United States Military Academy. In addition to her academic and military duties at West Point, Jessamyn is the head manager for the Army Cross Country and Track teams. She has also founded a dinner discussion group to encourage informal interaction between cadets and faculty and organized civic education programs for local community schools. At Cambridge, Jessamyn will pursue a MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History. After graduation she will serve as a military intelligence officer and hopes to eventually return to West Point as a member of its senior faculty.

Jennifer Gonser
(Class of 2006, Company H-1, Cape Cod, MA)
Gates-Cambridge Scholarship

Jennifer Gonser currently calls Cape Cod, Massachusetts home, but actually grew up in a military family and moved about every two years. The determination, values, and discipline fostered in her upbringing led her to West Point, where she is majoring in Civil Engineering and enjoying many extra-curricular activities. The focus of her studies is structural development, and after graduation she will serve as an Army Engineer officer where she will aid in reconstruction and infrastructure improvement in developing countries. In West Point’s Corps of Cadets, she has held various leadership positions, and has enjoyed activities such as leading in Officer’s Christian Fellowship, singing in the Cadet Chapel Choir, and volunteering at a shelter for abused women across the Hudson River. She feels very fortunate that she is able to be here at West Point and soon, in the Army. Jen eagerly anticipates pursuing a graduate degree in Sustainable Development which she can use as a future Corps of Engineers officer.

Anne Hammerstrom
(Class of 2005, Co. D-4, Hudson, OH)
Marshall Scholarship

Anne is a Physics major and currently serves as the 4th Regiment's Logistics Officer. Last summer she interned at the Defense Intelligence Agency, in the Directorate for Technical Collection. Although she spends the majority of her spare time rowing with Army Crew, she also enjoys participating in the Philosophy Forum and Officers' Christian Fellowship. Recently, she has been helping to establish a new mentorship club that will pair cadets with children who lost parents in the September 11th attacks. A future Aviation Officer, she will study for a masters degree in Science and Technology Policy at Cambridge and will conduct masters work in the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine.

Annie Hsieh
(Class of 2005, Co. G-2, Davis, CA)
Truman Scholarship

Annie is double major in Comparative Politics and Art, Philosophy, and Literature who is the Ring and Crest Committee Chair for the Class of 2005. She was an exchange cadet to the Naval Academy and is active in a multitude of service activities at West Point to include Young Life, Caring Cadets, and Protestant Sunday School Teachers. She currently plays Women's Army Rugby and has been a member of the Navy Women's Rugby team and the Army fencing team. Last summer, she worked for an NGO in South Africa that focused its efforts on AIDS, democracy, economic empowerment, and peace and reconciliation. Annie intends to earn a joint JD/MA from Yale, concentrating in law and international relations, to prepare her for a policymaking career dealing with military and humanitarian issues.

Erin Stevens
(Class of 2007, Company G-2, Manlius, NY)
Mitchell Scholarship

Erin is an Art, Philosophy, and Literature major concentrating in Philosophy and currently serves as the Brigade Deputy Adjutant.  Erin has been a member of the Women’s Army Swim team and the Army Triathlon team.  Last summer she worked at the Illicit Antiquities Research Centre at Cambridge University, studying the repatriation of Iraqi artifacts since the looting of the museum in Baghdad in 2003.  Erin intends to serve as a Military Intelligence officer and will study Cultural Policy and Art Management at University College Dublin with the goal of impacting the Army’s preservation and treatment of cultural property.

Stephanie Hightower
(Class of 2006, Company B-1, Rio Rancho, NM)
Fulbright Student Grant

Stephanie Hightower will attend the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom to earn a master’s degree in global health science. A Chemistry and Life Sciences major and competitive triathlete, she is the Cadet Corps’ First Captain, the highest position held by a student. 

Allison Pan
(Class of 2006, Company G-4, New York, NY)
East-West Scholarship

Allison Pan will continue her study of political science while pursuing her master’s degree at the East-West Center.  She is the cadet debate team captain and will be commissioned a military intelligence officer at graduation.

Heather P. Di Silvio
(Class of 2007, Company E-4, Kirkland, WA)
East-West Fellowship

Heather is a Chinese language major from Kirkland, Washington. She is a member of company E-4 and currently serves as a platoon leader. Last year, Heather spent the fall semester studying abroad in China. There she attended Nanjing Normal University and studied Chinese language. She spends her free time volunteering with the Army Family Readiness Group, and is the CIC of Catholic Sunday School. An avid athlete, Heather enjoys running half marathons, and has devoted three years to her company Sandhurst team. Following graduation in May, Heather plans to attend the University of Hawai’i at Manoa to pursue her Masters Degree in Asian Studies. She will then return to the U.S. Army as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, and hopes to eventually serve as a Foreign Area Officer.

Mary Erin Boyle
(Class of 2007, Company D-2, Fairfax Station, VA)
East-West Fellowship

Mary Erin is a Chinese language major hailing from Fairfax Station, VA.  She is in company D-2 and currently serves as the First Battalion, Second Regiment Logistics Officers.  In the spring of her cow year, Mary Erin went on semester exchange to Nanjing, China.  Mary Erin represented West Point in the Foreign Academy Exchange program in trips to both the Chinese and Japanese military academies.  Mary Erin is a 4 time letter winner of the Women’s Soccer team.   Mary Erin will pursue a Masters Degree in Asian Studies at the University of Hawaii, Manoa.  Upon completion of East-West Center programs, Mary Erin will serve as a Military Intelligence Officer.

Marya Jane Rosenberg
(Class 2007, Company D-3, New York, NY)
East-West Fellowship

Marya Jane Rosenberg is an Art, Philosophy, and Literature major from New York City. She is a member of company D-3 and currently serves as a platoon leader. She recently traveled to the Indian Military Academy with the Foreign Academy Exchange Program. She enjoys reading and writing poetry, and a series of her haiku was recently accepted for publication in The Best American Poetry 2007. Following graduation in May, Marya plans to attend the University of Hawai’i at Manoa to pursue her Masters Degree in Asian Studies. She will then return to the U.S. Army as an officer in the Adjutant General Corps, and hopes eventually to serve as a Foreign Area Officer.