Presidential Awards
(2 at $2,500)
Johnna Christian
A Ph.D. student in Criminal Justice, Johnna Christian's dissertation
will study the effects of incarceration on communities focusing
on two in New York City. Ms. Christian will use this award for travel
and research related expenses of her dissertation.
Jennifer Lemak
In the History doctoral program, Jennifer Lemak will use
this award to study and preserve the history of the African American
Community on Rapp Road in Albany. Ms. Lemak will use this award
to cover interview expenses and materials for her study.
"Support Her Dream" Award ($2,500)
Laurie Buell
An undergraduate English major, Ms. Buell will use this award to
help defray the costs of her tuition and bills to complete her degree
in August.
Endowed Awards
Louise C. and Earl M. Applegate Award ($600)
Jessica Coats Child
A Ph.D. student in the department of Anthropology, Ms. Child will
use this award to study ancient Maya civilization at a site in Guatemala.
She will use this award to fund her travel and research materials
for her study.
Lillian Barlow Award ($1,000)
Asani Halima Seawell
A Clinical Psychology graduate student, Ms. Seawell is studying
the effects of systemic lupus erthematosus on African American and
Hispanic women. Ms. Seawell will use this award to fund her master's
thesis.
Christine E. Bose and Edna Acosta-Belen IFW Feminist
Research Award ($1,000)
Gayle Sulik
A doctoral candidate in Sociology, Ms. Sulik is studying the gendered
characteristics of breast cancer. She will use this award to defray
the cost of her research.
Gloria R. DeSole Fund for IFW ($1,000)
Deborah Woeckner Saavedra
A doctoral candidate in the U.S. Latino Cultural Studies program,
Ms. Woeckner Saavedra will use this award to help her fund the research
and travel costs associated with her doctoral dissertation.
Judy L. Genshaft Fund for IFW Scholarship ($500)
Carol Anne Germain
A reference librarian in University Libraries and a Ph.D. student
in Information Science, Ms. Germain will use this award to cover
registration fees for the ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute.
Haynes-Davis Memorial Scholarship ($1,000)
Shamona Ahmed
A graduate student in Physics, Ms. Ahmed will use this award to
assist her master's thesis and to help her pay for hospital bills
that will be incurred with the birth of her child.
Honoring Our Mothers Award ($500)
Mia Gallo
A single mother of four and a doctoral student in Anthropology,
Ms. Gallo will use this award to help pay for tuition costs and
costs of research materials for her study of Northern Native American
health and child growth and development.
Initiatives For Women Endowment Award ($500)
Lani Jones
An assistant professor in the School of Social Welfare, Ms. Jones
is studying the impact of cultural, social, and psychological factors
on Blacks caring for aging family members. Ms. Jones will use this
award to begin to fund her research.
Bernice Mosbey Peebles '39 Scholarship Award ($1,000)
Marnelle Dukes-Perkins
A graduate student in the master's level of study in Special Education,
Ms. Dukes-Perkins is also a mother of three. She will use this award
to cover the costs of childcare to make it possible for her to finish
the program.
Physician's Endowment Fund for IFW ($500)
Kathleen Lazare
An undergraduate student in biology, Ms. Lazare will use this award
to cover MCAT Prep course and MCAT exam expenses.
Susan VanHorn-Shipherd '64 Women in Science Scholarship
($500)
Jennifer Argentieri
An undergraduate biology major, Ms. Argentieri will use this award
to help defray the cost of MCAT, text books, and fees.
Named Awards
Ann Gustin Scholarship for Women in Law and Government
($500)
Molly Guptill
A master's student in American History, Ms. Molly Guptill is studying
legal history as presented through the writings of Author Cheney
Train. Ms. Guptill will use this award to cover travel expenses
to Princeton for her thesis.
Secretarial-Clerical Council IFW Award ($500)
Mandi Jo Moran
After having her studies undergraduate studies previously interrupted,
Ms. Moran will be returning to school to obtain her bachelor's degree
in Journalism. She will use her award to help defray the costs of
her tuition and her bills.
Women and Technology Award ($500)
Nicole Blair
A student in the Information Science and Policy Department, Ms.
Blair will use this award to help her purchase a new computer.
General Awards
1. Margaret Ballantine - ($1,000)
A doctoral candidate in the School of Social Welfare, Ms. Ballantine
is planning research on the decision-making processes of abused
women. Ms. Ballantine will use this award for travel and research
related expenses of her dissertation.
2. Sunita Bose - ($1,000)
A Ph.D. student in Sociology, Ms. Bose will use this award to help
fund her dissertation research on male child preference in India.
3. Audrey Choh - ($500)
As an international doctoral student in biological anthropology,
Ms. Choh will use this award to help defray the costs of tuition
and books.
4. Cathy A Cioffi - ($500)
A laboratory coordinator in the Department of Chemistry, Ms. Cioffi
will use this award to cover the cost of travel and accommodations
to attend the American Chemical Society national meeting.
5. Stephanie Coon - ($500)
A student in the BA/MA Program in Public Policy, Ms. Coon will use
her award to defray the cost of summer study.
6. Lisa Easterly-Klaas
- ($500)
A doctoral candidate in the School of Social Welfare, Ms. Easterly-Klaas
will use this award to support her doctoral dissertation research.
7. Michelle Friedman -
($500)
A graduate student in Counseling Psychology, Ms. Friedman will use
this award to defray the cost of finishing her dissertation and
her presentation to the American Psychological Association conference
in Chicago.
8. Monica Gabriel - ($500)
A Ph.D. student in Educational Theory and Practice, Ms. Gabriel
will use this award to defray the costs of tuition, books and travel
expenses for the spring and summer 2002 sessions.
9. Gloria Guptill - ($500)
A pre-med student, Ms. Gloria Guptill will use this award to cover
the cost of the MCAT preparatory course and supplies.
10. Angela Guptill - ($500)
A doctoral student in the Education Administration and Policy Studies,
Ms. Angela Guptill will use this award to defray the costs of her
doctoral research.
11. LaToya Jackson - ($750)
A staff member in the Research Foundation, Ms. Jackson will use
her award to defray the cost of a personal computer.
12. Marie Sheila Jeannot
- ($500)
A Ph.D. candidate in French Studies, Ms. Jeannot will use this award
to defray the costs of her dissertation research.
13. Bandana Kar - ($600)
A master's student in Geography and Planning, Ms. Kar will use this
award to cover travel and supply expenses for her master's thesis
on the costal cities of southern Florida.
14. Naomi Lewis - ($500)
A staff member of the University Art Museum, Ms. Lewis will use
this award to fund the two-day conference titled "Off the Wall and
Online: Providing Web Access to Cultural Collections."
15. Vanessa-Larae Machado
- ($200)
A full-time graduate student in the Reading Ph.D. program and research
assistant for the Center for English Learning and Achievement, Ms.
Machado will use this award to support the costs of her research.
16. Kirstin McClaid-Cook
- ($600)
A master's student in Geography and Planning, Ms. McClaid-Cook will
use this award to defray the cost of travel and accommodations to
Brazil to work on her thesis.
17. Erin McCloskey - ($500)
A doctoral student in the Reading Department, Ms. McCloskey will
use this award to help cover the costs of her dissertation thesis.
18. Amy Merolla - ($750)
An undergraduate student in Information Science and Policy, Ms.
Merolla will use this award to defray the cost of tuition and books.
19. Pamela Ray- ($750)
A professional employee in University Libraries, Ms. Ray is also
in her second year of nursing school. Ms. Ray will use this award
to defray the cost of her tuition.
20. Talin Saroukhanian -
($800)
A doctoral student in Political Science, Ms. Saroukhania will use
this award to help cover her expenses to begin her dissertation
research at the World Bank.
21. Mary Kay Skrabalak
- ($750)
A lecturer for UNI100 and a member of the support staff in Academic
Support Services, Ms. Skrabalak will use this award to cover expenses
in attending the Annual National Conference on First-Year Experience
in Atlanta, Georgia.
22. Miriam Weber - ($800)
A doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology, Ms. Weber will use
this award to support her dissertation research on cognitive changes
associated with aging and dementia. She will use the award to cover
research materials and testing costs.
23. Tyleia Williams - ($700)
A graduate student in the School of Social Welfare, Ms. Williams
will use this award to cover childcare costs and tuition for her
independent study project.
24. Siqi Zhang - ($500)
A double major in Business and Japanese, Siqi Zhang intends to study
abroad in Japan. Ms. Zhang will use this award to defray the expense
of studying at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
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