Our congratulations and best wishes to the recipient of the
"Fulbright Award"
from the Philosophy Faculty
of St. Philip's College
2024 - Isaiah Banta
of the San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association
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Isaiah Banta Organizer for COPS/Metro & The San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association Fulbright Award December 2024 • Fall 2024, 151th Commencement Ceremony This award recognizes outstanding contributions to (1) the students, faculty, and staff of St. Philip's College, (2) dedicated professional service to the Greater San Antonio Community and (3) the State of Texas through the Senator J. William Fulbright Scholar Program. and the Fulbright Association 
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Isaiah Banta
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Prof. Andrew Hill (left), President of the San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association; Prof. Vladimer Narsia, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Tbilisi, Georgia; Isaiah Banta, Board of Directors for the San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association; and Byron "Ronnie" Miller, Fulbright Scholar to the National University of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar.
Whitman College
Isaiah is a 2020 graduate of Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science. Here are the details of his college journey from a few excerpts from an interview that was published in January of 2019:
"A working-class student who grew up in Anza, California, Banta took part in Whitman’s second Summer Fly-In Program in 2016 thanks to encouragement from his mother. Banta credits his mother, Anita Lopez-Salazar, with giving him the resources and confidence to pursue his dreams. On the Fly-In he was able to meet many students that had a similar story to his own.
“It was amazing. I can still name everyone that was part of my Fly-In,” he said.
The Summer Fly-In program helps first-generation and working-class students feel comfortable, capable and prepared for their first time on campus. Over several days during the summer, they meet key staff and faculty, learn about resources and make connections with other new students."
"A working-class student who grew up in Anza, California, Banta took part in Whitman’s second Summer Fly-In Program in 2016 thanks to encouragement from his mother. Banta credits his mother, Anita Lopez-Salazar, with giving him the resources and confidence to pursue his dreams. On the Fly-In he was able to meet many students that had a similar story to his own.
“It was amazing. I can still name everyone that was part of my Fly-In,” he said.
The Summer Fly-In program helps first-generation and working-class students feel comfortable, capable and prepared for their first time on campus. Over several days during the summer, they meet key staff and faculty, learn about resources and make connections with other new students."
"A student of the discipline since the age of 10...Banta is a black belt in Taekwondo, a dynamic form of martial arts that features high jumping and rapid-fire kicking... Banta was the co-founder (with Zach Clark ’19) of the Martial Arts Club at Whitman College."
Community Organizer for COPS/Metro
Board of Directors for the
San Antonio Chapter of the
Fulbright Association
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The Board of the San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association at St. Philip's College on 28 September 2023
Isaiah Banta (center, black shirt) at the event "Poetry and the Engaged Citizen" at St. Mary's University and co-sponsored by the San Antonio Chapter of the Fulbright Association, 09 April 2024
