The University of Alabama | Graduate School | Academics  

Resources | Site Map | Site Index | Search | Contact

Graduate Community News

Graduate School > News Center > Graduate Community News > Current Articles

 
 
UA Graduate School Names Fellowship Recipients for 2004-05
August 30, 2004
 
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The University of Alabama Graduate School recently announced the recipients of the 2004-2005 Graduate Council Fellowships.

The Graduate Council Fellowship recipients are selected by the UA Graduate Council which consists of graduate faculty members from each college of the University. This fellowship is the most prestigious and competitive graduate fellowship at the University. They are awarded to graduate students with the highest academic and scholarly qualifications.

The following students and the degrees they are seeking at UA were among the 70 students chosen as 2004-2005 UA Graduate Council Fellows:

 

Jane  Sandor 

Sandor of Los Angeles, CA, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Sandor is in the master's degree program in creative writing. At UA, Sandor was awarded the Graduate Council Thesis Fellowship and a Graduate Teaching Award. Sandor received a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Smith College in 1996.  

Pamela Anne Johnson 

Johnson of Waynesboro, GA, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Johnson is in the master's degree program in anthropology and was awarded the David L. DeJarnette Scholarship for Excellence in the Study of Prehistoric Moundville.  Johnson received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Georgia in 2001.

Jennifer Anne Karpe 

Karpe of Noblesville, IN, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Karpe is in the doctoral degree program in psychology.  Karpe received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Miami in 2001. Karpe was a recepient of the Bowman Foster Ashe Scholarship, USA Group Leadership Scholarship, and President's 100 at the University of Miami and was a Phi Kappa Phi member. 

Todd Abraham Martin 

Martin of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Martin is in the master's degree program in finance.  Martin received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the UA in 2003. Martin received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Economics. 

Christopher Dale Funderburk 

Funderburk of Tallassee, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Funderburk is in the doctoral degree program in biological sciences.  Funderburk received a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from UA in 2004.  Funderburk made the President's List; was summa cum laude and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Intern. 

Robert Neal Davis 

Davis of Montgomery, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Davis is in the master's degree program in aerospace engineering.  Davis received a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from UA in 2004. Davis was named USA Today Academic All-American, a member of the National Collegiate Honors Council and a 2003 Porte Scholar. 

Matthew Wayne Stuenkel 

Stuenkel of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Stuenkl is in the master's degree program in accounting.  Stuenkel received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from UA in 2003. Stuenkel was magna cum laude; made the Dean's List; Honors Graduate; received the Capstone Day Scholarship, the Osie P. Spencer Endowed Scholarship and James O. Banks Endowed Scholarship. 

James Mark Shockley 

Shockley of Tuscaloosa, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Shockley is in the master's degree program in business administration. Shockley received a bachelor’s degree in finance from the UA in 2002. Shockley was cum laude and a member of the Golden Key Honor Society. 

Kristopher Allen Teters 

Teters of Cincinnati, OH, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Teters is in the doctoral degree program in history.  Teters received a bachelor’s degree in history from Northern Kentucky University in 2003, where he received the Frank Steely Award 2004; the Lew Wallace Award in 2002; was Phi Alpha Theta Chapter President 2002-03 and Cincinnati Civil War Roundtable President 2003-04. 

Amy Leigh Pirkle 

Pirkle of Thomson, GA, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Pirkle is in the master's degree program in book arts.  Pirkle received a bachelor’s degree in studio art from Mercer University in 2002. Pirkle is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Society, Phi Eta Sigma honor society, and Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society; she is a Tift College Scholar and summa cum laude graduate. 

Jacqueline JoAnne Lea 

Lea of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Lea is in the doctoral degree program in political science.  Lea received a bachelor’s degree in politics from Oglethorpe University in 2004, where she graduated cum laude with a certificate in the Rich Foundation Urban Leadership Program and was named Outstanding Senior Politics Major from Oglethorpe University. 

Marti Jo McCaleb 

McCaleb of Clarksville, TN, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  McCaleb is in the master's degree program in English literature.  McCaleb received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and English from UA in 2003.  McCaleb was a National Merit Scholar and a member of Sigma Tau Delta English Honorary,  Golden Key, and Psi Chi and is a summa cum laude graduate. 

Mary Anastasia Coleman 

Coleman of Mobile, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Coleman is in the master's degree program in English.  Coleman received a bachelor’s degree in English from the UA in 2002. Coleman was awarded the Presidential Scholarship for Undergraduates and the Russell Willis English Scholarship and is a summa cum laude graduate. 

William David Coffman 

Coffman of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Coffman is in the master's degree program in accounting.  Coffman received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from UA in 2004.  Coffman was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary; President of the Gamma Beta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity, and a National Merit Finalist in 2000. 

Vincent Lee Webb 

Webb of Anniston, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Webb is in the master's degree program in banking and finance.  Webb received a bachelor’s degree in financial management from the UA in 2003. Webb was a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Societies; a recepient of the Senior Faculty Excellence Award; CFA Scholarship Award; twice received the Outstanding Undergraduate Award; and was a President's Cabinet Scholar. 

Brent Keith Griffin 

Griffin of Valdosta, GA, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Griffin is in the master's degree program in English.  Griffin received a bachelor’s degree in drama/philosophy from the University of Virginia in 1994. Griffin is a recipient of the Hudson Strode Fellowship. 

Lindsey Corso Gurley 

Gurley of Mobile, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Gurley is in the master's degree program in social work.  Gurley received a bachelor’s degree in sociology/philosophy from the University of South Alabama in 2003. Gurley was a recipient of the McGlotheren Scholarship, the USA Sociology Scholarship, and the Outstanding Undergraduate Award. 

Thomas Robert Ian Turnipseed 

Turnipseed of Montgomery, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Turnipseed is in the master's  degree program in communication studies.  Turnipseed received a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Clemson University in 2004.  At Clemson, Turnipseed was awarded the P. Spratt and Lucille W. Harris Award for 2001-04, competed nationally representing Clemson University on the Forensics team, and was ranked nationally in both NFA and AFA N.I.E.T. competitions for 4 years. 

Kristin Gail Robinson 

Robinson of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Robinson is in the master's degree program in social work.  Robinson received a bachelor’s degree in social work from UA in 2004.  Robinson was chosen for the USA Today Academic All-Academic Team; received the John Fraser Ramsey Award; was named a National Alumni Association Outstanding Senior, and was a member of XXXI women's honorary. 

Kelly Braden Phippips-Welborn 

Phippips-Welborn of Oneonta, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Phippips-Welborn is in the master's degree program in creative writing.  Phippips-Welborn received a bachelor’s degree in English from Birmingham-Southern College in 1999.  Phippips-Welborn received first place in the poetry category of Atlantic Monthly Student Writer's competition in 2001and elected to Phi Beta Kappa in 1999.  Before beginning graduate studies, she worked for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the A+ Education Foundation of Alabama. 

Lynsey Brooke Tibbs 

Tibbs of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Tibbs is in the master's degree program in industrial engineering.  Tibbs received a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from UA in 2004.  Tibbs made the Dean's List, President's List and was nominated as Industrial Engineering Outstanding Sophomore and Junior. She was a member of Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Sophomore and Senior; Mortar Board National Honorary; Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society; Golden Key National Honor Society; University Honors Program; National Society of Collegiate Schoalrs; Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honorary; Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. 

Patty L. Alleman-Velez 

Alleman-Velez of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Alleman-Velez is in the master's degree program in anthropology.  Alleman-Velez received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Louisiana State University in 1994 and a master’s in 2000 from UA in public health.  Alleman-Velez is a 2004 NIH Minority International Research Training Fellow and a  2004 University of  Michigan Population Fellows Program GAP Grantee. 

Anna McPherson 

McPherson of Montgomery, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  McPherson is in the master's degree program in accountancy.  McPherson received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Faulkner University in 2004 and a master’s in 2002 from the Florida College in liberial arts.  McPherson was named Who's Who American Colleges and Universities; was an Alabama Society of CPA's Scholarship Recepient; and was a Faulkner University summa cum laude graduate. 

Gi won Cho 

Cho of Seoul, South Korea, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Cho is in the doctoral degree program in social work.  Cho received a bachelor’s degree in social work from Soongsil University in 1992 and a master’s in 2004 from Southern Illnois University at Carbondale in rehabilitation.  Cho was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi (2002-2004) and was awarded the Janet and Davis Stove Award at the Rehabilitation Institute, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, IL. 

Di Shi 

Shi of Beijing, China, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Shi is in the master's degree program in business administration.  Shi received a bachelor’s degree in French from Peking University in 2000 and a master’s in romances in 2003 from Duke University.  Shi was awarded the Guang Cai Scholarship at Peking University in 1999 and the Research Fellowship at Duke University 2001-03. 

Charles P. Clark, Jr. 

Clark, of Paris, TN, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Clark, is in the doctoral degree program in history.  Clark, received a bachelor’s degree in history/philosophy from the University of Tennessee at Martin in 1999 and a master’s in 2001 from the UA in history.  Clark received the Frank Lawrence Owlsley Award for a Graduate Student in U.S. History. 

Tyler Weis Hodges 

Hodges of Greenwood, MS, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Hodges is in the doctoral degree program in biological sciences.  Hodges received a bachelor’s degree in pharmaccutical sciences from the University of Mississippi in 2000 and a master’s in 2003 from the University of Mississippi in pharmaccutical sciences.  Hodges was  a summa cum laude graduate; received the University of Mississippi Graduate Student Achievement Award in Pharmaccutical Sciences; was nominated to the University of Mississippi Hall of Fame; and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Rho Chi Honor Societies. 

Tracy Charisse Wharton 

Wharton of Leesburg, FL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Wharton is in the doctoral degree program in social work.  Wharton received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cambridge College in 1998 and a master’s in Psychology-MFT in 2000 from Cambridge College in psychology.  Wharton was a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow; was a volunteer at Bama Equine Assisted Therepy and Jeffco Children's Policy Council. 

Stephen Irving Max Schwab 

Schwab of Springfield, MO, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Schwab is in the doctoral degree program in history.  Schwab received a bachelor’s degree in history from Washington University-St. Louis in 1964 and a master’s in 1966 from Washington University-St. Louis in history.  Schwab received the Albert Burton Moore Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate Work in History-2002. 

Robert C. Anderson 

Anderson of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Anderson is in the doctoral degree program in higher education administration.  Anderson received a bachelor’s degree in applied arts from Shorter College in 1983 and a master’s in congregational studies n 1987 from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  Anderson was awarded the Most Outstanding Student Award-Scholarship and Research in 2004; received the Merlin G. Duncan Memorial Award in Educational Leadership and Administration 2003-04. 

Jenjit Khudamrongsawat 

Khudamrongsawat of Thailand, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Khudamrongsawat is in the doctoral degree program in biological sociences.  Khudamrongsawat received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2000 and a master’s in botany in 2002 from the University of California-Riverside.  Khudamrongsawat made the Dean's List and was an Honor Student in 1999. 

Daniela Tapu 

Tapu of Romania, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Tapu is in the doctoral degree program in chemistry.  Tapu received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Al. J. Cuza University, Romania in 1998 and a master’s in chemisty in 2000 from Al. J. Cuza University, Romania.  Tapu received the Socrates Scholarship. 

Shalene Michele Kirkley 

Kirkley of Tuscaloosa, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Kirkley is in the doctoral degree program in clinical psychology.  Kirkley received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Simmons College in 1997 and a master’s in psychology from Boston University in 2000.

Dan Pu 

Pu of Jishou, China, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Pu is in the doctoral degree program in chemistry.  Pu received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Beijing Normal University in 1999 and a master’s in analytical chemistry from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Acedemic of Sciences in 2002. 

Jie Liu 

Liu of Dengzhou, China, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Liu is in the doctoral degree program in geology.  Liu received a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from ShanXi University in 1999 and a master’s in environmental science from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 2002. 

Yougqiang Qi 

Qi of Beijing, China, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Qi is in the doctoral degree program in geology.  Qi received a bachelor’s degree in environmentals from ShanXi University in 1999 and a master’s in environmental science from Beijing Normal University in 2002. 

Merrell Kelly McPherson 

McPherson of Hendersonville, TN, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  McPherson is in the master's degree program in English.  McPherson received a bachelor’s degree in history/russian from the UA in 1996 and a master’s in biblical studies from Lipscomb University in 2000. 

Elizabeth Childress Western 

Western of Dyersburg, TN, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Western is in the doctoral degree program in chemistry.  Western received a bachelor’s degree in music and chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University in 2001 and a master’s in chemistry from UA in 2003. 

Steven O. Scott 

Scott of Tuscaloosa, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Scott is in the doctoral degree program in computer science.  Scott received a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Birmingham-Southern College in 1984 and a master’s in computer science from the University of South Carolina in 1986. 

Sarah Elizabeth Wiseman 

Wiseman of Sterling Heights, MI, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Wiseman is in the master's degree program in printmaking.  Wiseman received a bachelor’s degree in 2-D and minor art history from Central Michigan University in 2003. 

Charles Brooks Ward 

Ward of Tuscaloosa, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Ward is in the doctoral degree program in computer science.  Ward received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from UA in 2004. 

Richard Patrick Samples 

Samples of Gadsden, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Samples is in the doctoral degree program in electrical engineering.  Samples received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from UA in 1995. 

Kent W. Raulston 

Raulston of Hattiesburg, MS, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Raulston is in the doctoral degree program in accounting.  Raulston received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from The University of  Southern Mississippi in 2004. 

Nicholas William Morgan 

Morgan of Helena, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Morgan is in the master's degree program in metallurgical engineering.  Morgan received a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering from UA in 2003. 

Charles K. Roberts 

Roberts of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Roberts is in the master's degree program in history.  Roberts received a bachelor’s degree in history from Birmingham-Southern College in 2004. 

Elizabeth Wade Buckalew 

Buckalew of Tuscaloosa, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Buckalew is in the doctoral degree program in literature.  Buckalew received a bachelor’s degree in English from Davidson College in 1999. 

Emily Bishop Key 

Key of Birmingham, AL, has been chosen to receive a Graduate Council Fellowship to The University of Alabama for the 2004-2005 academic year.  Key is in the master's degree program in accounting.  Key received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from UA in 2004.