Scholarship Recipients
Caroline Bilbray-Kohn, 2024
U.S. Naval Academy ‘24
Harvard University ‘26
Caroline Bilbray-Kohn will soon graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy with the class of 2024 and commission as a Submarine officer. Balancing a STEM-focused core curriculum and culture, she has remained steadfast in her passion for the humanities, most poignantly in LGBTQ+ military policy. Queer military studies, a topic largely unexplored in academia, is the forefront of her interests. Developing an expertise in the queer history of the U.S. Naval Academy, Caroline opened her to exploring how queer service members influence military policy at large. She will soon matriculate at Harvard University, reading for a Master in Public Policy (MPP). In addition to her research, Caroline has applied her interests practically, leading her undergraduate Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team where she works to expand inclusivity and care for LGBTQ+ service members. She is from Las Vegas, and in her free time, she enjoys running marathons, reading, and embroidery.
Jeremy Stevens, 202
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U.S. Naval Academy ‘23
University College London ‘24
Jeremy Stevens graduated in 2023 as an English (Honors) major at the U.S. Naval Academy, and commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy. His research focuses on literary trauma theory and representations of mental illness, specifically focusing on how structural influences can perpetuate the infliction of trauma and psychological injury. He was the Brigade Alcohol and Drug Education Officer, in charge of creating and executing a year-long campaign to educate the Brigade of Midshipmen on alcohol abuse and to create responsible alcohol-use practices. He has matriculated at University College London, reading for an MA in Health Humanities. Hailing from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Jeremy is passionate about examining sociocultural influences which affect mental illness, and hopes to enter the suicide prevention field to address the alarming rates of death by suicide within active duty and veteran populations of the U.S. military.
Caroline Finley, 2022
U.S. Naval Academy ‘22
Yale University ‘24
Caroline Finley graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2022 as a Political Science (Honors) major and German minor. Her research focuses on alliance theory in world order politics, examining the future of the transatlantic partnership in the United States’ grand strategic shift to the Pacific. She was the Midshipman Director of the 2022 Naval Academy Foreign Affairs Conference, themed “Partnership in the 21st Century: Aligning Values and Interests in a Multipolar World.” She currently studies at Yale University's Jackson Institute of Global Affairs in pursuit of a Master of Public Policy in Global Affairs. Hailing from New Orleans, LA, Caroline is passionate about increasing access to education on international issues, and intends to enter the foreign policy sphere to enact change on equality & equity of access to policymaking.
Nick Walden, 2021
U.S. Naval Academy ‘21
University of Southampton ‘22
University of Cambridge ‘23
Nick Walden graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2021 with a 4.0 GPA, earning a B.S. in Cyber Operations and a minor in Spanish as a first generation college student. He conducted research on the U.S. Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification process. As the inaugural Calcagno scholar, he graduated from Cambridge University with an MPhil Technology Policy, where he researched cybersecurity risk analysis frameworks and models for government agencies’ responses to cyber risks. Nick was on the U.S. Naval Academy’s varsity offshore sailing team for four years and has skippered several boats. There, he became a diversity peer educator, advocating for multicultural education and inclusion within athletic programs.