Recent Honors Fellowship Recipients
Through the generosity of several benefactors, particularly the Barksdale family, the Honors College proudly awarded $67,000 in fellowships to the 34 students below. During the 2017-18 school year, we also awarded over $13,000 to 26 students who presented posters or papers at conferences across the country. Among the conferences were the American Chemical Society Conference in New Orleans, the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Conference in Los Angeles, and the Southeastern Psychological Association conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Another 37 students received almost $27,000 in research funds to aid their thesis research. Supporting the endeavors of citizen scholars is one of the pillars of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.
FALL 2017
- Elizabeth Brown, International Studies, study abroad at Universitstudy abroad at Universite’ Catholique de l’Ouest in Angers, France
- Mary Frances Holland, International Studies, study abroad at International University of Russia
- Gwenafaye McCormick, Biology and International Studies, study abroad at Waseda University in Tokyo, in Fall and Spring, 2017-2018
- Holly Prather, International Studies and Accountancy, study abroad at San Francisco Universidad in Quito, Ecuador, in Fall and Spring, 2017-2018
SPRING 2018
- Caroline Bass, International Studies, Spanish, study abroad in Santo Domingo, DR
- Mollie Bradford, International Studies, Spanish, study abroad at University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain
- Lauren Burns, International Studies, Arabic, study abroad in Amman, Jordan
- Jackson Colburn, Public Policy Leadership, Economics, study abroad in Prague
- Jacob Ferguson, History, English, study abroad in Edinburgh
- Wesley Gerard, International Studies, Arabic, study abroad in Amman, Jordan
- Griffin Neal, Public Policy Leadership and Economics, study abroad at Vesalius College in Brussels, Belgium
- Caroline Rader, Biochemistry, study abroad in Granada, Spain
- Leta Rowan, International Studies and Spanish, study abroad in Quito, Ecuador
SUMMER 2018
- Reba Chamblee, Forensic Chemistry, internship with Dept. of Forensic Sciences, Washington, DC
- Catrina Curtis, Public Policy Leadership, study abroad through Lead Greece
- Claire Dutreix, Forensic Chemistry, internship with Free the Slaves
- Tia Floyd, Political Science, study abroad at University of Deusto in Bilbao, Spain
- Zachary Ty Gill, Classics, Linguistics, Spanish, study abroad in Valencia, Spain
- Hagen Gurley, Public Policy Leadership, internship with LOFT, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community development
- Margaret Hay, Public Policy Leadership, internship with Congressman Trent Kelly
- Julia Ruth James, Public Policy Leadership, internship with the Prison to College Pipeline program in Oxford, MS
- Sally Jordan, Public Policy Leadership, Accounting, internship with Congresswoman Terri Sewell
- Arianna Kitchens, Anthropology, Classics, archaeological field school in Starkville
- Ella Lawson, International Studies, Arabic, Arab-American Langugage Institute in Morocco
- Lauren Newman, International Studies, Arabic, internship with Carter Center in Atlanta
- Katherine Oglesby, Public Policy Leadership, Accountancy, internship in Senator John Boozman’s office
- Christina Pendergrast, International Studies, Spanish, ISS internship in Washington, DC
- Annabella Sills, Marketing, study abroad at King’s College
- Will Sistrunk, Biology, summer research internship at Georgetown University
- John Reynolds Spencer, Accountancy, internship in London, England
- Delaney Splawn, Political Science, Psychology, internship with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept
- Eleanor Weller, Management, internship with Chatham Anglers in Cape Cod League
- Elizabeth (Jeannie) Williams, International Studies, Arabic, Arab-American Langugage Institute in Morocco
- Alexis Zosel, Communication Sciences and Disorders, study abroad in Bilbao, Spain