Anne Mulhern, a recent graduate of the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, has been selected for a prestigious Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellowship beginning this fall.

She has been assigned to work in Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as a member of the Fisheries Inspection Department. Also known as East Timor, Timor-Leste is a southeastern Asian nation that occupies half of the island of Timor, just north of Australia.

The Fulbright-Clinton Fellowship program provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to serve in professional placements in partner governments.

Fulbright-Clinton fellows serve in “special assistant” roles for senior-level officials. Mulhern is the third ONU student to be named a Fulbright recipient and the second law student in the last five years.

Chemistry major Christopher Lemon earned a Fulbright Study/Research Grant to New Zealand in 2008, and law student Daniel Bey earned a similar award to Kosovo in 2011.

Mulhern graduated from ONU’s College of Law in spring 2016, earning juris doctor and LL.M. (Master of Laws) degrees concurrently with magna cum laude honors. The LL.M. in Democratic Governance and Rule of Law program allows students to study with lawyers worldwide who have a shared interest in law and governance reform. The Newton, N.J., native earned her bachelor’s degree from the United States Coast Guard Academy.

The Fulbright-Clinton Fellowship continues Mulhern’s zeal for adventure and public service.