If you could meet the person who made your scholarship possible, what would you say? Over 175 students had that opportunity last Friday as the College celebrated the 2015-2016 Scholarship and Awards Luncheon. Donors and scholarship recipients came together, many for the first time, to get to know each other and recognize the accomplishments of some of the College’s finest. It was a fun and memorable afternoon reminding all attendees how lives are transformed by scholarship support.
Dean Robert E. Palazzo with students. From left to right: Hriday Bhambhvani, Ally Middleton, Dean Palazzo, Savannah Russell, Aileen Jong. (Photos by Jared Bash)The event also offered attendees a first-hand look at the breadth of the talent within the College. The Digital Media team produced a video featuring donors and recipients meeting for the first time to play a game of “Pop the Question." The UAB Gospel Choir closed the event with a truly moving performance.
In addition, the College recognized four newly established endowed scholarships during this year’s program. The endowments created this year have been established in honor of two of the College’s current faculty members and one former faculty member. The Steve A. Watts Endowed Support Fund was established in the Department of Biology by Drs. Dan and Karla Bishop, and the W. Ronald Clemmons Endowed Music Scholarship was created in the Department of Music by an anonymous donor. Lastly, two endowments in the Department of English were made possible by the generous gifts from the estate of a beloved former faculty member. Endowments such as these serve as not only a permanent legacy to the generosity of their creators, but also as a testament to the unwavering belief in our students.
As UAB’s largest academic unit, home to more than 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the College honored its scholarship recipients with awards totaling more than $200,000. With their gifts, our supporters are allowing our students to fully immerse themselves in their academic pursuits and pursue the programs that will ensure a bright future.
College of Arts and Sciences Scholarships
Dean’s Leadership Scholarship
Morgan Walston, Aseel Dib, Fatoumata Diabate, Kayla Stidham, Emil Kurian, Hope Miley, Ally Middleton, Aileen Jong, Mindy Tatum, Laikyn Perdue, Hriday Bhambhvani, Savannah Russell
Edward H. Atchison Endowed Fund for the Performing Arts
Annabelle DeCamillis, Kameron Dickerson
Gladys Davies and George F. Brockman IV Scholarship
Calla McCulley, Kevin Lee
Jane Mulkin Endowed Scholarship
Travis Chin
NAS Dean’s Leadership Scholarship
Regina Sherman, Dilani Patel, Aleksandra Kasman, Jonathan Lackey, Emily Quarato, Elaine Liaw, Gabrielle Brow, Loren Howard, Nicole Lassiter, Amanda Proper, Kelsey Jolley, Michael Vega, Sarah Mathews, Marie Michenkova
Tennant and Susan McWilliams Endowed Scholarship
Aaron Getman-Pickering, Mercedes Conkin
The God at the Speed of Light Endowed Scholarship
Alexandra Fry, Stephanie Giang, Jonathan Parker, Tiffany Colburn
The Lauren McLellan Sanders Endowed Scholarship
Brandy Core
Department of Art and Art History
Arrowmount Arts and Crafts Award
Jacob Phillips
Art Senior Scholarship
Anna Zoladz, Stephen Stark, Hannah Rettig
Bernice Cooke Thomas Endowed Scholarship in Art and Art History
Zachary Edison
Betty Loeb Endowed Scholarship
Rachel Ejem
Dr. Klaus Urban Endowed Scholarship for the Department of Art and Art History
Amy Williamson
Ellen Shizuko Takahashi Endowed Support Fund
Lucy Allen
Frohock Memorial Scholarship
Katelyn Ledford
Incoming Freshman Scholarship
Vanessa Nutt, Laura Benson
Janice Kluge/Cam Langley Endowed Scholarship Fund
Hannah Rettig
John Dillon Endowed Scholarship
Anna Zoladz
John Schnorrenberg Endowed Scholarship Fund
Stewart Adams
Marie Weaver and Steve Harvey Endowed Scholarship for Graphic Design
Stephen Stark
Department of Biology
Anne Cusic Scholarship in Biology
Ramitha Nyalakonda
Ken R. Marion Endowed Scholarship Fund/Biology Career Award
Marlee Hayes
Ken R. Marion Endowed Scholarship Fund/Ecology/Environmental Science Career Award
Olivia Delmas
Department of Chemistry
Chemistry Scholars
Blake Baker, Ronald Tyler Gatewood, Savanah McLendon, Azim Merchant, Rebecca Hope Millis, Simranjit Kaur, Rebecca Smith, Amanda Lawrence, Jacobi McGrew, Sophie McVicar, Ramyashree Nyalakonda, Wynton Sims, Spencer Wilson, Jesse Herren, Case Key, Payal Patel, Zackery Perry, Emily Quarato, Leyah Schwartz, Andrew Yarbrough, Fredrick Stephens, Amaris Thomas, Joshua Tippett, Marina Triplett, Kelly Walters, Jesse Aquino, Nicholas Boyle, Henry DeGroot, Tan Duong, Tina Etminan, Stephanie Giang, Solomon Gibson, Neena John, Tushar Kumar, Calla McCulley, Neel Patel, Aaron, Stuber, Ashley Wylie
Department of Communication Studies
Byron St. Dizier Endowed Journalism Award
Gerladine Lim
Dr. John Wittig Public Relations Alumni Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Mackenzie Runager, Alexandra Kral
James E. Mills Scholarship Fund
Mark Smith
Mary-Anne Amsbary Endowed Award
Julia Nelson, Brandy Vaughan
Trotter Scholarship
Brandon McLemore
Victoria and Ralph Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Brandy Vaughan, Christopher Sykes
William Self Endowed Scholarship
Julia Nelson
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Anthony Barnard Endowed Award Fund in Computer and Information Sciences
Jordan Hedge
Joseph M. Fontana Scholarship Endowment Fund for Computer and Information Science
Amalee Wilson, Ryan McConn
Joyce Iannuzzi Endowed Presidential Scholarship for Computer Science and Technology
Jonathan Parker
Department of English
Barksdale-Maynard Endowed Creative Writing Prize (Poetry)
Elizabeth Tompkins
Barksdale-Maynard Endowed Creative Writing Prize (Fiction)
Halley Cotton
English Advisory Committee Endowed Recruiting Scholarship
Sydnei Wheat
Gloria Goldstein Howton Scholarship Endowment Fund
Will Wagner
Grace Lindsley Waits Scholarship Fund
Laikyn Perdue
Phillips Scholarship in English
Luke Richey
Tom Brown Prize (Creative Non-Fiction)
Matthew Whitehurst
Department of Government
Roger Wells Scholarship
Thomas Bailey
The MPA Alumni Endowed Scholarship
Joseph Menefee
Voytek Zubek Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Martha Blalock
Department of History
David Hart White Fund
Timothy Granger
Department of Justice Sciences
Department of Justice Sciences Scholarship Fund
Brian Thacker, Mariah Sims, Morgan Amason
Justice T. Eric Embry Scholarship Fund
Alexis Dubin, Mary Eley
Department of Mathematics
Dr. James Robert Ward Jr. Memorial Endowed Award Fund
Elizabeth Scribner
James C. And Carol Warner Endowed Scholarship
Andrew Sluss
Kauffman Endowed Scholarship in Math
Eric Larson
Math Department Scholarships
Simon Harris, Garrett Higginbotham, William Tidwell, Elizabeth Liddle
O’Neil Endowed Scholarship in Mathematics
Samuel Wunderly
Travis B. Wood Memorial Mathematics Scholarship Fund
Kaitlyn Lee
Department of Music
Myrtle-Jones-Steele Endowment Fund
Davis McClendon Grimes
Stevie Wonder Music Scholarship Endowment
Kendrick Panion
UAB Music Scholarship Endowment Fund
Aleksandra Kasman
W. Ronald Clemmons Endowed Scholarship in Music
Marta Pirosca
Department of Physics
Robert and Edith Bauman Endowed Scholarship in Physics
Aidan O’Beirne, Brian Trammell
Department of Psychology
Passey Psychology Prize Endowment
Briana Watkins
Department of Social Work
Norman Eggleston Endowed Scholarship
Lee Allen
Department of Sociology
Ferris S. & Annie Pharo Ritchey Endowed Scholarship in Sociology
Madison Allen
Department of Theatre
Breakthrough Scholarship
Eboni Booker, Sarah Counts, Marissa Hebson, Ashley Jackson, Chance Novalis, Joseph Parker, Rita Pearson-Daley, Hayley Procacci, Jordan Shafer, Brian Wittenberg
David Lloyd Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Mark Nelson, Meredith Morse, Kenya Mims, Ben Lundy, Joseph Baude
Ruby Lloyd Apsey Scholarship Fund
Seth Burgess, Lauren Edwards, Katherine Montgomery, John Kennedy, Joseph Parker, Alyse Rosenblatt, Jessica Mathews, Phoebe Miller, Victoria Morales, Nicole Slaski, Amanda Vinson, Noah Parsons, Royzell Walker
Program Awards
African American Studies Program Scholarship
Anissa Latham-Brown, Carlon Harris
Digital Media Fellowship
Stephen Stark, Heather Garner, Samantha Richardson, Brodie Foster, Raizel Coiman, Zach Walker, Jonathan Niega, Sarah Buckelew, Kayla McLaughlin, Heather Robinson, Anissa Latham-Brown
