Three recent Loyola graduates receive distinguished Fulbright Awards

Three members of Loyola’s Class of 2025—Patrick Boyle, Maeve Martineau, and Evy Ryan—were awarded prestigious Fulbright Awards to spend one year abroad.

“Loyola inspires students to ‘learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world,’ and Patrick, Maeve, and Evy are using their Loyola education to do exactly that,” said Terre Ryan, Ph.D., Loyola’s director of national fellowships. “They are extraordinary individuals, and it was a pleasure and honor to work with them.”

Boyle, a native of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, will spend the 2025-26 academic year in Spain as an English teaching assistant. A four-year member of Loyola’s men’s swimming and diving team, he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a double major in leadership and organizational effectiveness and Spanish and a minor in Latin American and Latino studies. 

“I’m looking forward to the opportunity to show my students where learning a second language can take them, not only career wise, but also in terms of meeting new people and building bridges,” shared Boyle. “My Loyola study abroad experience in Spain opened my eyes to the beauty of intercultural exchange and the value of building cross-cultural friendships, which is something that I hope to expand on during my Fulbright year and inspire my students in La Rioja to do as well.” 

At graduation, Boyle received the Alfons and Christine Renk Language Medal in Spanish. This Spring, he was also awarded the Modern Languages and Literatures Award of Excellence. A member of multiple honors societies at Loyola, Boyle plans to pursue a master’s degree in Spanish education after completing his Fulbright experience.

Martineau, who was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, will spend the 2025-26 academic year in Bulgaria as an English teaching assistant, including serving as a coach for the Bulgarian English Speech and Debate Tournaments. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in political science and a minor in international business. A member of Loyola’s Honors Program, she was inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha and Phi Beta Kappa. She plans to pursue a career in international law, with a focus on juvenile justice and education rights.

“I am most looking forward to building relationships with students and bringing creativity into my classroom through lesson development,” said Martineau. “Beyond teaching, I cannot wait to explore the natural beauty of Bulgaria and the Balkan region alongside members of the Fulbright Bulgaria cohort.”

Evy Ryan, from Lafayette, New York, will spend the 2025-26 academic year in the Czech Republic as an English teaching assistant. She graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English and classical civilization and a minor in theology. She was in the Honors Program, Phi Beta Kappa, and Alpha Sigma Nu, and the honors societies for English, classical civilizations, and theology. She plans to pursue an advanced degree in library and information science.

“I am looking forward to meeting so many new people and being able to share what I love about the U.S. with them—our incredible diversity, our rich and complex history, and our ability to hope,” she said. “I am very grateful to all my professors and mentors at Loyola for preparing me so well for my future endeavors.”

“We are thrilled that three of our outstanding graduates have earned this prestigious honor,” said Cheryl Moore-Thomas, Ph.D., provost and senior vice president. “This achievement highlights the academic excellence of our talented students and dedicated faculty and demonstrates how committed Loyola is to helping our students achieve success at Loyola—and after graduation.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the United States government’s flagship program of international educational and cultural exchange, offers passionate and accomplished students and scholars in more than 140 countries the opportunity to study, teach, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to mutual understanding. These talented Fulbrighters from all backgrounds inspire, innovate, and contribute to finding solutions to challenges facing our communities and our world.