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