Two Princeton juniors and one sophomore awarded Udall Scholarships

Princeton juniors Ammon Love and Alex Norbrook, and sophomore Carolina Pardo have been named Udall Scholars. They join a cohort of 55 scholars selected from 381 candidates nominated by 175 colleges and universities nationwide.

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors who are “committed to careers in the environment, Tribal public policy, or Native health care.” Scholars receive funding for academic expenses in their junior or senior year. All scholars will participate in an orientation in August to meet with program alumni as well as environmental and Native professionals.

Love, from Alpine, Utah, is majoring in the School of Public and International Affairs with minors in neuroscience and statistics and machine learning. He is a member of the Cherokee Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians and is interested in advocacy and education to address mental health challenges in rural and Native communities. On campus he works as a digital learning specialist for the McGraw Center’s Digital Learning Lab, serves as a fellow for the Princeton Scholars Institute Fellows Program and is a startup team founder for the eLab Summer Accelerator Program. Love is also a member of the Princeton Transfer Association, and a member of Natives at Princeton. He is a recipient of the 2024 Martin A. Dale ’53 Summer Award. Love is a member of Forbes College.

Norbrook, from Baltimore, is a history major and is interested in pursuing a career in public service with focus on addressing climate-related challenges. He is an editor-in-chief of The Nassau Weekly, the co-founder of Sunrise Princeton and a leader trainer for Outdoor Action. He is a member of Forbes College.

Pardo, from Oklahoma City, is Choctaw, Caddo and a member of the Chickasaw Nation. She is a philosophy major with a minor in history. Pardo is interested in pursuing a career in law working on issues related to tribal sovereignty. On campus she serves as a peer career adviser for the Center for Career Development and a review writer for the Princeton Legal Journal. She is also a member of Natives at Princeton and a fellow for the James Madison Program. Pardo is a member of Whitman College.

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation was founded by Congress in 1992 as an independent federal agency honoring U.S. Representative Morris Udall and his brother, U.S. Representative and Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on Native American self-governance and environmental policy.