Award Winners

Congratulations to the following Mount Holyoke students and recent alumnae who won prestigious national and international awards for further study.

2007-2008

Harry S. Truman Scholarship - 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.

Datatel Scholarship - 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. 

Fulbright Grant - 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.

Gates Cambridge Scholarship - 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; and 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

Goldwater Scholarship
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); and Taiwan (Casey A. Welch '07).

Five grants were awarded in 2006 for study in Australia (Lindsay Chura '06); South Korea (Melissa Yasinow '06); Canada (Katherine Flachs '06) ; Germany (Edana Kleinhans '03); and 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.

Datatel Scholarship - In 2007, Yunnan Jiang '09 won a $2400 merit-based scholarship and in 2006, Stefanie Argus '09, also won a $2400 merit-based scholarship.

Congress-Bundestag Grant
In 2006, Molly G. Taylor '05 won this grant for a year’s study and internship in Germany.