Award Winners
Congratulations to the following Mount Holyoke students and recent alumnae who won prestigious national and international awards for further study.
2008-2009
- Cristina G. Andronescu '11 was awarded an undergraduate scholarship
- Katharyn M. Fletcher '09 was awarded a graduate study scholarship
Datatel Scholars Foundation Scholarship
- Mayara F. Silva was awarded $2,400 merit-base scholarship.
Davis 100 Projects for Peace Award
- Dian Liu '12 was awarded $10,000 for her project entitled "Dancing to Understanding". This project focuses on creating a deeper understanding of the Tibetan culture in China through Tibetan dance, encompassing the essence of Tibetan music, art, literature and religion. Through collaboration with the Beijing CCD Workstation, one of the largest and most influential non-profit dance organizations in China, and eight selected choreographers, Dian intends to bring the Tibetan dance influence to the center of the Chinese contemporary dance scene.
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Caitlin M. Lupton '09, environmental studies major, was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to study the collaboration between the
Colombian National Park system and Colombian Indigenous Communities. - Addison D. Kemp '09, biology major, was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to conduct research on evolutionary-developmental models of mammalian dentition at the University of Helsinki in Finland.
- Kathryne B. Schwartz '09, biology major, was awarded a Fulbright Research Grant to study the effects of tansglutaminase on the immune response of Celiac Disease patients at the Institute of Food Sciences, CNR in Avelino Italy.
French Government Teaching Assistantship
- Kelly A. Lamberto '09 received this assistantship to teach English in France.
- Katie Greenberg ’09 has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to pursue a master of philosophy degree in physics at the University of Cambridge next year. Greenberg is one of 37 American students to receive the award, out of an applicant pool of 752. Greenberg, a physics major, is completing a senior thesis studying vertical cavity surface- emitting lasers in the lab of Janice Hudgings, associate professor and chair of physics. In 2007 she won a Goldwater Scholarship to support her undergraduate research. She was also awarded a Churchill Fellowship and was a finalist for a Fulbright Grant this year, but declined them in order to accept the Gates.
Jacob K. Javits Graduate Research Fellowship
- Stephanie Maher, a Frances Perkins Student, Class of 2008 received this Fellowship to continue her research as a sociocultural anthropology student at the University of Washington. The Jacob K Javits Graduate Research Fellowship Scholarship provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences. For fiscal year 2008, the maximum stipend will be $30,000.
2007-2008
- Moriah H. Silver '09, a gender studies and psychology major, applied for the Truman Scholarship from abroad. She will receive a merit-based $30,000 graduate study scholarship to pursue her studies. The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards merit-based $30,000 scholarships to college students who plan to pursue careers in government, the non-profit sector, or elsewhere in public service, and wish to attend graduate or professional school to help prepare for their careers. Truman Scholars participate in leadership development programs and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government.
- Dong Zhang '09 won a $2400 merit-based scholarship.
Davis 100 Projects for Peace Award
- Emily Usher Shrair ’08 was a recipient of the Davis 100 Projects for Peace Award of $10,000. Emily’s project entitled, “Computers and Childcare: Training Mothers for a Peaceful Future” focuses on establishing a computer/learning resource center, computer skills training program and childcare center for a home for single mothers and women in situations of homelessness and domestic violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Davis Projects for Peace invites undergraduates at the American colleges and universities in the Davis United World College Scholars Program (including Mount Holyoke College) to design grassroots projects that they will implement during the summer of 2008.
- Claire N. Bendersky '07, geology and astronomy major was awarded a Fulbright Grant to conduct research at the Natural History Museum in Paris, France. Two additional seniors were awarded Fulbright Grants, however, had to decline the award due to other obligations.
- In 2008, Lindsay Chura '06 was named a Gates Cambridge Scholar and she will be pursuing biomedical research at the University of Cambridge in the UK. She was a recent Fulbright Scholar in Australia, performing research in reproductive medicine. At Cambridge she plans to conduct research of neurodeveopmental conditions such as autism, thus serving as a foundation for her future career in clinical research and health policy.
Freeman-Asia Awards
These individuals received this award for study in East Asia:
- Elaine Cheung '09
- Shelly Hsiao '10
- Wilmina Landford '08
- Ahri Lee '10
- Siedah Lee '10
- Brooke Nichols '09
- Rona Yee '09
In addition to these award recipients and honorable mentions, there were several alternates for Fulbright Grants and applicants for the Beinecke Memorial Scholarship Program; Carnegie Endowment Junior Fellows; DAAD (German Academic Exchange Program); Goldwater; Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship Program; Luce; Marshall; Mitchell; NSEP David L. Boren, Rhodes; and Udall scholarship programs.
2006-2007
- In 2007, Angela DiCiccio '08, majoring in biochemistry, and Kathryn Greenberg '09, majoring in physics, were two of the 317 college sophomores and juniors nationwide to receive this prestigious award. Angela plans to pursue postgraduate education for an M.D./Ph.D. and hopes to teach and research in the area of biocompatible tissue development. Kathyrn plans to pursue a Ph.D. in physics or applied physics, and hopes to work as an experimental researcher. See Goldwater Awards for Two MHC Students.
- In 2006, Josephine Giles '07, majoring in biology, and Caitlin Scott '07, majoring in chemistry, were awarded Goldwater scholarships. Josephine plans to study immunology at the doctoral level and Caitlin plans to do graduate work in computational chemistry. See Two MHC Students Earn Goldwater Scholarships.
Fulbright Grants
In 2007, NINE grants were awarded for study in:
- Argentina: Jasmine Tillu '05
- Australia: Emily H. Morgan '06
- Bangladesh: Kasey M. Kozara '04
- Canada: Caitlin C. Smith '07
- China: Monica L. Liau '07
- Germany: Puja Deverakonda '07
- Nepal: Beth A. Robertson '05
- South Korea: Amelia J. Harris '07
- Taiwan: Casey A. Welch '07
In 2006, FIVE grants were awarded for study in:
- Australia: Lindsay Chura '06
- South Korea: Melissa Yasinow '06
- Canada: Katherine Flachs '06
- Germany: Edana Kleinhans '03
- Finland: Viviane Callier '06
Viviane Callier declined the award to accept the Churchill Scholarship; thus making four grants awarded and accepted. See MHC Student named Fulbright Fellow and Mount Holyoke Garners Three More Fulbrights.
Winston Churchill Foundation Scholarship
- In 2006, Viviane Callier '06, biology major, was Mount Holyoke’s first-ever recipient of this very prestigious and competitive award (only ten awarded this year). She will study at Cambridge University’s Churchill College in England next year and return to the U.S. the following year for graduate study in biology. See MHC Student Wins Churchill Fellowship.
- In 2007, Yunnan Jiang '09 won a $2400 merit-based scholarship.
- In 2006, Stefanie Argus '09 won a $2400 merit-based scholarship.
- In 2006, Molly G. Taylor '05 won this grant for a year’s study and internship in Germany.