Graduate Fellowship Recipients Recognized at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Graduate School recently announced the 2009-2010 recipients of Graduate Council Fellowships, the National Alumni Association Fellowships and the McNair Graduate Fellowships — the most prestigious and competitive graduate fellowships at UA.

Recipients are selected by the Financial Aid Committee, a sub-committee of the Graduate Council. The fellowships provide an award for tuition and fees, an annual stipend of $15,000 and single health care coverage.

The following UA students (listed by their hometown and area of study) received a Graduate Council Fellowship:

Karly Jan Alexander, Birmingham, speech-language pathology

Rachel Katherine Bennet, Decatur, journalism

Brett Bralley of Pasadena, Calif., journalism

Becky L. Bruce, history

Mukn Nurya Cerio, Birmingham, book arts

Stephanie M. Chalifoux, Gadsden, history

Debra R. Chen, North Bergen, N.J., psychology

Yangxue Dong, educational psychology

Michael Emery, Chester, W.Va., economics

Alexander D. Flachsbart, Concord, Calif., economics

Belleh Asa’ah Fontem, operations management

Matthew Patrick Gatewood, Mobile, geological sciences

Edward J. Geisweidt, Dover, Del., English

Caitlin Joy Grey, Birmingham, accounting

Katy M. Groves, Henderson, Ky., anthropology

Jennifer Orpha Kelly, Birmingham, psychology

Alan Arthur Kimber, Grand Rapids, Mich., business administration

Heather Ann Long, Conway, Ark., anthropology

Clifford Owen Lower, Birmingham, applied statistics

Laura Marie Mammina, Olympia, Wash., history

Rachel Virginia McCarty, Huntsville, mechanical engineering

Jonathan David Medley, Indianapolis, Ind., history

Tobias Julian Meinel, Erlangen, Germany, English

John Ferran Mitchell, Gainesville, Ga, secondary education

Samara Christine Mouvery, Huntsville, communication studies

Shannon Murphy, Centre, psychology

Ghanashyam Neupane, Tuscaloosa, geology

Erin Elizabeth Phillips, Winston-Salem, N.C., anthropology

Ray Montgomery Phillips, Clinton, S.C., accounting

Meisam Salahshoor Pirsoltan, Karaj Tehran, Iran, mechanical engineering

Heather Nicole Rhodes, Florence, finance

Ashley Susanne Robinson, Birmingham, tax accounting

David Seth Robinson, Birmingham, civil engineering

Gregory Alan Ryan, Augusta, Ga., kinesiology

David Elijah Sherrill, Lawrenceville, Ga., finance

Kristin Smith Skees, Birmingham, library and information sciences

Walter H. Smith, Gainesville, Ga., biological sciences

Sarita Martin Stewart, Nashville, Tenn., communication and information sciences

Ning Sun, Tuscaloosa, chemistry

Katelyn Lor Ulmer, Shreveport, La., social work

Emily Ann Unnasch, Tampa, Fla., women’s studies

Michael Patrick Venarsky, Mascoutah, Ill., biology

Gaerett Clinton Waycaster, Birmingham, mechanical engineering

Michael Wade Weaver, Huntsville, accountancy

Jennifer Alaine, Vestavia Hills, communication studies

Jason Michael Whisenat, Birmingham, accounting

Anna Marie Williams, Birmingham, English

The McNair Graduate Fellowship is the newest fellowship offered by the Graduate School. Recipients include:

Paul Borofka-Webb, Chippewa Falls, Wis., history

Robin Michelle Cobb, Huntsville, marine science

Shahara’Tova Venece Dente, Crystal Spring, Miss., English

Karen Lee Torres, Arab, metallurgical and materials engineering

The following graduate students were awarded a National Alumni Association License Tag Fellowship, supported by the sale of UA license plates and designated for in-state students:

Desiree Adams, Tuscaloosa, clinical psychology

Rami R. Ajuri, Madison, biological sciences

Marilyn T. Archibald, Reform, nursing

Nancy S. Bevill Matthews, Tuscaloosa, nursing

Joshua Andrew Brooks, Jackson, Tenn., economics, finance and legal studies

Cassandra Burton, Aliceville, secondary education

Alexander Chamber, Tuscaloosa, creative writing

Robert Theodore Champion, Florence, communication and information studies

Melissa D. Fowler, Killen, elementary education

Michelle Brice Gibbs, Vance, accountancy

Stacy L. Grayson, Sterrett, social work

Bradley C. Hargett, Northport, American studies

Whitney L. Hough-Troutman, Tuscaloosa, chemistry

Ashley Marie Hudson, Birmingham, social work

Lindsay Brooke Jones, Tuscaloosa, counselor education

Holly Morris Luther, Tuscaloosa, educational leadership

Wilson C. May, Hoover, library and information sciences

Diondra N. Means, Tuscaloosa, metallurgical and materials engineering

William M. Northington, Prattville, management and marketing

Tracey L. Pangallo, Enterprise, kinesiology

Kirankumar B. Patel, Athens, civil, construction and environmental engineering

Ashley Priola, Birmingham, human environmental sciences

Andrew Dale Reed, Florence, communication and information sciences

Jessica M. Richardson, Cottondale, biology

Michelle A. Satcher, Tuscaloosa, anthropology

Todd S. Saylor, Birmingham, chemistry

James L. Todd, Tuscaloosa, political science

Calvin P. Vreeland, Tuscaloosa, computer science

Adam Matt Weinstein, Tuscaloosa, creative writing

Nicole Lee Weldon, Montgomery, accountancy

Travis Hall Wolfe, Tuscaloosa, communicative disorders