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May 19, 2020

Political science congratulates scholarship winners for 2020-2021

Submitted by Braylee Jones

For the 2020-2021 academic year, the political science department awarded more than $20,000 in scholarship funds to its undergraduate and graduate winners. The department also awarded stipends for graduate assistantship to 11 students across three graduate programs.

2020-2021 scholarship recipients:

  • Emily Featherston, senior in political science, received the Don and Marian Button Political Science Scholarship.
  • Citlally Orozco Aldaz, junior in political science and American ethnic studies, received the Reba L. Cobb Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Women in Political Science.
  • Korey Chase Kneisley, sophomore in political science and history, received the Sally Coberly Political Science Scholarship.
  • Jarrod Kuckelman, senior in political science, received the Louis H. Douglas Scholarship.
  • Sarah Spond, sophomore in political science, the Donald R. Hill Scholarship in Political Science.
  • Caitlin B. Riordan, junior in political science, received the Orma Linford Scholarship.
  • Carlo Dionicio Gonzalez, senior in political science, received the Edward Allen McCoy, Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Political Science.
  • Trey Kuhlmann, junior in political science, received the Edward Allen McCoy Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Political Science.
  • Isabella Villegas, senior in political science, received the Barbara Meyer Memorial Scholarship.
  • Isabelle Woodrum, sophomore in political science, received the Richter Family "Beyond the Campus" Scholarship.
  • Nathan David Bothwell, senior in political science and communication studies, received the Rieger-McCrery Scholarship.
  • Scout Molder, freshman in political science, received the Rieger-McCrery Scholarship.
  • Kristen Schau, senior in political science and sociology, received the Dennis K. Tapsak Memorial Scholarship.
  • Frederick Schuler, senior in political science, received the Dennis K. Tapsak Memorial Scholarship.
  • Michael J. Braun, sophomore in political science, received the Jon David Wagner Scholarship.
  • Joshua Kyle Willis, junior in political science, received the Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani Scholarship.
  • Christina M. Chadwick, doctoral student in security studies, received the Evelyn M. Bieker Political Science Scholarship and the Jon Wefald International Security Scholarship.
  • Kristen Isch, Master of Public Administration student, received the John W. and Lynn L. Carlin Public Administration Scholarship.
  • Gwendolyn Mai English Camerlinck, master's student in security studies, received the Joseph Hajda Student Scholarship.
  • Kristin J. Little, Master of Public Administration student, received the Tummala's Master of Public Administration Fellowship.
  • Joshua Edgar, master's student in political science, received the Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship.

2020-2021 graduate assistantship recipients

  • Tyler Bowen, Master of Public Administration
  • Noëlie Frix, doctorate in Security Studies
  • Arcadio Luis Guerra Munoz, doctorate in security studies
  • Ghashia Kiyani, doctorate in security studies
  • Jahan Masjidi, master's in political science
  • Joshua Haverkamp, Master of Public Administration
  • Lincoln Rush, master's in political science 
  • Danielle Preskitt, doctorate in security studies
  • Michael White, Master of Public Administration
  • Zoya Penwell, master's in security studies
  • Swatishiri Debadarshini, doctorate in security studies

Congratulations to all our award recipients and thank you to all the donors that make these scholarships possible!