THIRTY UA STUDENTS RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS STATE AWARD
A record number of 30 University of Arkansas students received State Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) this year, half of the approximately 60 undergraduate research fellowships across the state.
Awards range up to $2,900 for the student and $1,000 for the faculty mentor. Undergraduate students who are planning a research or artistic project for the coming year with a 3.0 GPA from any discipline are eligible to apply. Those selected from the University of Arkansas this year included students from engineering, English, German, chemistry, microbiology, business, agriculture, architecture, microbiology, international relations, psychology, political science, anthropology and others. The grant period begins this month.
"State Undergraduate Research Fellowships were created in 1992 with a start up grant from the National Science Foundation," said Colis Geren, dean of the UA Graduate School and longtime member of the state SURF committee. "We were the first ever statewide undergraduate research program. The fellowship was intended to foster active student/mentor relationships and to encourage undergraduate research. We received two years of funding from NSF, now the funding comes from the state. It has been a wildly successful program."
A faculty mentor nominates a student who then submits a five-page project/research proposal along with additional letters of recommendation. According to Suzanne McCray, director of the Office of Post-Graduate Felllowships, the University of Arkansas really began to encourage students to apply for the grant in 1994.
"It became clear to us that students who are competitive for a SURF grant often do well later in the Barry Goldwater, Truman, Morris Udall Scholarship and USA Today Academic Team competitions," McCray said. "Anna Terry, a UA Rhodes Scholar this year, received a SURF grant early in her career."
SURF began on the University of Arkansas campus in 1992 with a total of six winners in 1993. The grant goes through Henderson State University, and the annual Arkansas Undergraduate Research Conference is held at Henderson's campus where most of the UA SURF recipients present their research.
To find out more information on this year's conference April 20-21, 2001, visit www.hsu.edu/dept/unr/index.html. A journal of student papers are published from those proceedings.
For more information about theses UA students, their proposals and their faculty mentors, visit www.uark.edu/admin/fellows.
SURF Fellowship recipients are as follows, dating back to 1994:
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2000-2001 |
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DEPARTMENT |
MENTOR |
STUDENT |
HOMETOWN |
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German |
Todd Hanlin |
Andrea Baer |
Little Rock |
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Psychology |
Eric Knowles |
Melissa Brannan |
Huntsville |
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Landscape Architecture |
Karen Crocker |
Janet Coleman |
Fayetteville |
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Chemistry |
Roger Koeppe |
Elizabeth Dunn |
Douglasville, Ga. |
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Art |
Marilyn Nelson |
Amjad Faur |
Fayetteville |
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Anthropology/Zoology |
Peter Ungar |
Erica Findley |
Prarie Village, Kan. |
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Political Science |
Janine Parry |
Autumn Floyd |
Berryville |
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Poultry Science |
Mark Parcells |
Lynne Gardner |
Rudy |
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Electrical Engineering |
Alan Mantooth |
Chris Gathercole |
Fort Smith |
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Environmental Science |
David Stahle |
Richard Griffin |
Marion |
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Microbiology |
Matt McIntosh |
Tiffany Hargis |
Springdale |
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Chemistry |
Ralph Henry |
Stephen Harrison |
Hot Springs |
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Microbiology |
Mack Ivey |
Caroline Hart |
Lansing, Kan. |
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Business Economics |
Norma Mendoza |
Daniel Hazman |
Fort Smith |
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Psychology |
Denise Beike |
Melissa Huitt |
Newport |
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German |
Donald Kelley |
John Hulsey |
Heber Springs |
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Anthropology |
JoAnn D'Alisera |
Shireen Husain |
El Segundo, Calif. |
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Microbiology |
Mack Ivey |
Zach King |
Hot Springs National Park |
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Doug Rhoads | Kevin Lollar | Hazen |
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English |
Mohja Kahf |
Rebecca Longstreth |
Laurel, Md. |
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Communications |
Myria Allen |
Daniel McQueen |
Little Rock |
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Chemistry |
Neil Allison |
Traci Means |
Russellville |
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Electrical |
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Engineering /Physics |
William Oliver |
David New |
Fayetteville |
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English |
Joseph Candido |
Phyllis Nichols |
Fayetteville |
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Physics |
Mark Filipkowski |
David Norris |
Little Rock |
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Mathematics/Physics |
Rajendra Gupta |
Brian Sawyer |
Pine Bluff |
| Comp. Science/Comp. Engineering |
Doug Blank |
Eric Skaug |
Jonesboro |
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Journalism |
Louise Montgomery |
Susan Smith |
Kirby |
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International Relations |
Jeff Ryan |
Erin Stone |
Houston, Texas |
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Microbiology |
R.D. Evans |
Nicholas Willis |
Maumelle |
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1999-2000 |
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DEPARTMENT |
MENTOR |
STUDENT |
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International Relations |
Sidney Burris |
Angie Maxwell |
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English |
Robert Cochran |
Blaine Waide |
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Political Science |
Patrick Conge |
Erica Edwards |
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Anthropology |
Mark Cory |
Marlie McGovern |
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Chemistry |
Jeannine Durdik |
Eric Goodspeed |
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Microbiology |
Gisela Erf |
Brant Ward |
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Biology |
William Etges |
Christina Veenstra |
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Chemistry |
Ingrid Fritsch |
Stephanie Evans |
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Mathematics |
Chaim Goodman-Strauss |
Adam L. DeLisse |
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Sociology |
Lori Holyfield |
Robyn White |
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Biology |
D. Mack Ivey |
James Edward Cassat |
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Chemistry |
Mike Johnson |
Shoreh Kooshesh |
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Political Science |
Brinck Kerr |
Nickolas Zane Wilson |
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Chemistry |
Roger Koeppe II |
Nicole Reed |
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Psychology |
James Lampinen |
Jamie Marie Huffman |
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Art |
Marilyn Nelson |
Karen Vaughan Dick |
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Physics |
William Oliver III |
Laura Fields |
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German |
Judith Ricker |
Rebecca L. King |
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Physics |
Gay Stewart |
Steven Sandh |
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Chemistry |
Wes Stites |
Anna Terry |
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History |
Henry Tsai |
Clarissa C. Smith |
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Biology |
J. McClintock Turbeville |
Amir Saif Khan |
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Chemistry |
Charles Wilkins |
Gregory G. Polkowski, II |
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Psychology |
Kenneth Witte |
Jimmie Rhinehart |
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1998-1999 |
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DEPARTMENT |
MENTOR |
STUDENT |
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Communications |
Patricia Amason |
Alev Akyuz |
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Economics |
Craig Schulman |
Jean Biondi |
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Biology |
Clint Turbeville |
Brandon Chism |
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Political Science |
Conrad Waligorski |
Nate Davis |
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Jeffrey Ryan |
Elizabeth Evans |
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Anthropology |
Jerry Rose |
Kelly Gilbride |
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Microbiology |
Michael Johnson |
John Hettiarchchy |
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History |
Tom Kennedy |
Joanna Jansen |
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Political Science |
Janine Parry |
Kezia Johnson |
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German |
Todd Hanlin |
Jeremy Lehrman |
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Physics |
Paul Thibado |
Brent Ragar |
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Mathematics |
Serge Tabachnikov |
Jason Reed |
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Political Science |
Will Miller |
Thomas Riner |
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Luis Restrepo |
Jennifer Runkles |
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Biology |
Mack Ivey |
Sarah Shepardson |
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Claudia Bailey |
Rebecca Simmons |
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Jeannine Durdick |
Matthew Sparks |
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Anthropology |
Jerry Rose |
Paulette Steeves |
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History |
Lynda Coon |
Suzanne Stillman |
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Mathematics |
Vladimir Rerakh |
Tracey Szabo |
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Psychology |
James Lampinen |
Sandra Tilley |
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Biology |
Jeannine Durdick |
Charles Tindell |
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Chemistry |
Donald Bobbitt |
Jonathan Townley |
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Anthropology |
Peter Ungar |
Brandon Wheeler |
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1997-1998 |
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DEPARTMENT |
MENTOR |
STUDENT |
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Chemistry |
Neil Allison |
Jamie Leigh Wilson |
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English |
Robert Cochran |
Sarah Mazer |
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Humanities |
Mark Cory |
Scott D. Stephens |
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Biology |
Jeannine Durdick |
Renee Peldun |
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Mathematics |
Chaim Goodman-Strauss |
Adam Delisse |
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Psychology |
Mark Hilsenroth |
Ryan Baldrachi |
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Mark Hilsenroth |
Jill Clemence |
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Anthropology |
Michael Hoffman |
Eleanor Johnson Hill |
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Biology |
Mack Ivey |
Thomas Bradley Raper |
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Food Science |
Michael Johnson |
John Hettiarachchy |
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Mathematics |
Dmitry Khavinson |
Jason Reed |
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Chemistry |
Roger Koeppe |
Amy Young |
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Foreign Languages |
Daniel Levine |
Jeff Conway |
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Chemistry |
Matthias McIntosh |
Tracey Humphrey |
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Political Science |
Steven M. Neuse |
Anna Falkner |
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Chemistry |
David Paul |
Jonathan Norman |
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Biology |
Doug Rhoads |
Ildiko Stone |
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Foreign Languages |
Judith Ricker |
Karla A. Barker |
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1996-1997 |
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DEPARTMENT |
MENTOR |
STUDENT |
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English |
Chuck Adams |
Jennifer Novak |
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Chemistry |
Neil Allison |
Keith Stanger |
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Communication |
Patricia Amason |
Melissa Delay |
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English |
Sidney Burris |
Lindsay Willimams |
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Geology |
Ralph Davis |
Demetra Salisbury |
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Microbiology |
Jeannine Durdick |
Tim McGarity |
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Botany |
R.D. Evans |
Julie Spears |
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Chemistry |
Gary Felton |
Ruth Plymale |
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Microbiology |
Mack Ivey |
Michael Cassat |
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Michael Johnson |
John Hettiarachchy |
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English |
Susan Marren |
Carrie Carr |
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Political Science |
Steven Neuse |
Tamara Ward |
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Mathematics |
John Ryan |
Robert Quinn |
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Political Science |
Robert Savage |
Kelly Gruesbeck |
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Chemistry |
Derek Sears |
Anne Taunton |
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Anthropology |
Pete Ungar |
Rebeccah Lamascus |
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1995-1996 |
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DEPARTMENT |
MENTOR |
STUDENT |
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Anthropology |
Jerome Rose |
Sarah K. Moore |
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Mary Jo Schneider |
Sadie Moore |
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Biology |
Jeannine Durdick |
Morgan Sauer |
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Mack Ivey |
Janette Myers |
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Chemistry |
Ingrid Fritsch-Faules |
Tracey Jackson |
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Roger Koeppe |
Joseph Lindquist |
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Kenneth Turnbull |
Damon Armitage |
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English |
Sidney Burris |
Chris Lee |
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Sidney Burris |
Celisa Steele |
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Foreign Languages |
Judith Ricker |
Chad Keiffer |
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Geology |
Ralph K. Davis |
Demetra Salisbury |
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Political Science |
Steven Neuse |
Eric Carter |
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Jeffrey Ryan |
Sunshine Ward |
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Psychology |
Walter Danforth |
Susan Clemons |
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Sociology |
Betty Guhman |
Candace Benhan |
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1994-1995 |
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DEPARTMENT |
MENTOR |
STUDENT |
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Chemistry |
Wesley Stites |
Bao Dang |
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Biology |
Bill Durham |
Eli Loots |
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Susan Foster |
Joseph Thies |
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Chemistry |
Roger Koeppe |
Nam Le |
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History |
Henry Tsai |
Brian Schoen |
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English |
Charles Adams |
Tanya Threlkeld |
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Contacts
Suzanne McCray, Director, Office of Post-Graduate Fellowships 479-575-4747, smccray@uark.edu
Jay Nickel, Assistant Manager of Media Relations 479-575-7943, jnickel@uark.edu