Fifty-Seven Graduate Students Receive Fellowships to Advance Their Scholarship and Teaching
February 27, 2018
Fifty-seven graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences have received fellowships funded by private support to advance their scholarship and teaching. Increasing support for graduate students has been a priority of Kevin Guskiewicz since he became dean in 2016.
The fellowships for the 2018-2019 academic year were funded thanks to new gifts to the College, plus funds from an existing unrestricted endowment.
These graduate fellows, who will serve as ambassadors for Carolina, will also be invited to attend a graduate seminar that Guskiewicz will co-teach beginning in 2018-2019 called “The American Professoriate.”
The new graduate fellows are listed below.
Thomas S. Kenan III Graduate Fellows
A generous gift from alumnus Thomas S. Kenan III (’59) funds the Thomas S. Kenan III Graduate Fellows Program. Kenan is passionate about funding graduate students at a level that enables them to be fully immersed in their scholarship and realize their potential. This new program will help some of the College’s most talented graduate students work toward completion of their doctorates. The 10 students in the first cohort of this program will receive a $5,000 top-up to their regular stipend in 2018-2019 and a $2,500 summer stipend in either 2018 or 2019.
- Amanda Black, Music
- Luke Drake, Religious Studies
- Adrienne Erazo, Romance Studies
- Carlee Forbes, Art and Art History
- Alan Kuntz, Computer Science
- Daniel Kurtz, Chemistry
- Aubrey Lauersdorf, History
- Ricardo Martinez-Schuldt, Sociology
- Katrina Morgan, Mathematics
- Sarah Schmitt, Geography
Druscilla French Graduate Fellows
The Druscilla French Graduate Student Excellence Fund will help support some of the College’s best graduate students working toward completion of their terminal master’s or doctoral degrees. These recipients distinguished themselves both as a student and as a teacher or mentor to undergraduates in a classroom or research setting. They will receive a $4,000 top-up to their regular stipend in 2018-2019 and a $1,000 summer stipend in either 2018 or 2019.
This fellowship is made possible by a generous gift from a UNC alumna. Druscilla “Drucie” French is a psychologist and cultural mythologist who, after receiving two degrees from Carolina (B.A. ’71, M.A. ’78), earned her Ph.D. from Pacifica Graduate Institute. French understands the challenges of graduate work and is dedicated to the success of Carolina graduate students.
- Kirsten Cooper, History
- Melissa Dollman, American Studies
- Frances Duffy, Public Policy
- Gena Gerstner, Exercise and Sport Science
- Catherine McKenas, Chemistry
- Arun Nagendra, Psychology and Neuroscience
- Meg Orita, Music
- Mark Ortiz, Geography
James Lampley Graduate Fellows
This fellowship is made possible by a generous gift from Jim Lampley (’71), a four-time Sports Emmy Award winner and host of 14 Olympics broadcasts. Lampley is passionate about ensuring that Carolina remains a leading global public research university and understands the importance of having outstanding graduate students.
Lampley graduate fellows will receive a one-year $4,000 top-up to their regular stipends in 2018-2019, plus a $1,000 summer stipend.
- Micah Hughes, Religious Studies
- Sonny Kelly, Communication
- Katherine Lee, Chemistry
- Amy Sentementes, Political Science
- Ryan Williams, Political Science
- Mary Wolfe, City and Regional Planning
- Megan Wood, Communication
- Chloe Zachary, Psychology and Neuroscience
Dean’s Graduate Fellows
This fellowship is made possible by an endowment funded by generous gifts from many Carolina alumni over the years.
Dean’s Graduate Fellows will receive a one-year $4,000 top-up to their regular stipends in 2018-2019 and a $1,000 summer stipend. As with the other fellowship awardees, they will serve as ambassadors for Carolina in the pursuit of outstanding future graduate students.
- Akram Al-Turk, Sociology
- Michael Antonacci, Physics and Astronomy
- Iain Carmichael, Statistics and Operations Research
- Leah Christiani, Political Science
- Mark Collins, English and Comparative Literature
- Hope Davis, Exercise and Sport Science
- Sean DiLeonardi, English and Comparative Literature
- Charlotte Fryar, American Studies
- Andrew Guinn, City and Regional Planning
- Andrew Hanson, Economics
- Geoffrey Hughes, Anthropology
- Rachel Isom, English and Comparative Literature
- Jelle Koedam, Political Science
- Christina Lebonville, Psychology and Neuroscience
- Nick Levis, Biology
- Alina Malkova, Economics
- Amanda Martin, City and Regional Planning
- Zach Mozenter, Economics
- Rachel Norman, English and Comparative Literature
- Zac Parker, Communication
- Jon Patteson, Chemistry
- Sertanya Reddy, Geography
- Mark Reeves, History
- Holly Shablack, Psychology and Neuroscience
- Sarah Singer, English and Comparative Literature
- Keshav Singh, Philosophy
- Tyler Steelman, Political Science
- Dwight Tanner, English and Comparative Literature
- Rob Williams, Political Science
- Yang Yu, Statistics and Operations Research
- Blane Zavensky, Chemistry
