Ha-Nam Yoon, C’23, Named a Udall Scholar

Ha-Nam Yoon, C’23, has been named a 2022 Udall Scholar by the Udall Foundation. Udall Scholarships are awarded to college sophomores and juniors in recognition of leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. Yoon, who is from Daejeon, South Korea, and Geelong, Australia, is pursuing a double major in political science and environmental studies. She is among 55 students selected from 382 candidates nominated by 181 colleges and universities nationwide.

Yoon interned in the law clerk program with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency throughout her junior year and is a research assistant with Sarah Light of the Wharton School, developing courses on environmental law and corporate environmental management. She is an undergraduate fellow with Penn’s Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, was involved with the Integrating Sustainability Across the Curriculum program, and participated in the Undergraduate Urban Research Colloquium with the Penn Institute for Urban Research. Yoon also works with Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships and serves as an orientation leader for PENNacle. She is a peer advisor, and vice president in the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority.