2008-2009 Scholarships

ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS
for 2008-2009

Dwight D. Eisenhower/Clifford Roberts Graduate Fellowship

Applicants should be at an advanced stage of their doctoral candidacies, preferably at the point of preparing their dissertations. Each recipient is awarded $10,000. Recipients and dissertation topics:

Jefferson Decker, Columbia University: The Conservative Legal Movement & American Politics, 1971-1987

Devin Jesse, Tufts University, The Fletcher School: Strategy in Asymmetry: Nonstate Armed Groups' Use of Deception

Oliver Kaplan, Stanford University: Civilian Autonomy in Civil War

Jason Petrulis, Columbia University: Marketing the American Way, 1939-1950

Daniel W. Scallet, Washington University in St. Louis: An Inglorious War: A Study of the Seminole War Placed Within a National Context

Dwight D. Eisenhower/Ann C. Whitman District of Columbia Scholarship Program

One or two awardees each year - $4,000 for each four years

Spingarn Senior High School

Alyssa Howard is a senior at Spingarn High School. She plans on working towards a degree in engineering.   

Dwight D. Eisenhower/Ann C. Whitman Scholarship Program, Perry, Ohio

Two awardees each year - $4,000 for each four years.

Lauren Byrnes plans to study biology in college and hopes to continue on to graduate school where she will pursue a career in medical research.

Corrylee R. Drozda plans to study international affairs at a four-year liberal arts school in preparation for a career in international law.

Dwight D. Eisenhower/Conrad Hilton Scholarship

Candidates for this scholarship are undergraduate students attending Gettysburg College who plan to study abroad for a semester.  One student is selected yearly for a $10,000 scholarship.

The 2008-2009 recipient is Calynn Dowler, a sophomore who is majoring in German and political science. Calynn will spend a semester at Heidelberg University in Heidelberg Germany where she will immerse herself in the German culture, study the rich political history of the region, and further her studies in both majors.

APWA Jennings Randolph Public Works Fellowship

Awards are for professional international study to assist in travel and per diem costs.

One award was made this year:

Trish Aragon will travel to New Zealand to research how cities balance their community needs with construction activities of private development. Several cities in New Zealand, which are noted for their natural beauty, face issues regarding the balance of infrastructural needs with the heavy demands of tourism. Ms. Argon is a city engineer from Aspen, Colorado, a city that faces similar challenges.