The Honors Faculty Mentor Award
This award was created in 2012 by the Student Honors Advisory Council to honor the
practice of mentoring undergraduate research and creative scholarship at UNCW. The
award is intended to recognize demonstrated excellence in mentoring undergraduate
researchers, to encourage mentoring relationships with undergraduate students, and to
convey the campus' high regard for such contributions made by the faculty of the
academic and research community. This award recognizes honors project supervisors
who are committed to honors-level undergraduate research which extends above and
beyond the classroom experience.
Recipients
2012: Ann Stapleton, Biology and Marine Biology
2013: Jeanne Kemppainen, Nursing
2014: Mark Galizio, Psychology
2015: Alison Taylor, Biology and Marine Biology
Honors College
Recognition and
Awards Ceremony
Appreciation to
Office of the Chancellor
Academic Affairs
University Advancement
ARA Mark Catering
Printing Services
Friday, March 18, 2016
5:00 p.m.
Morton Hall 100
WELCOME
OPENING REMARKS
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
National Fellowship Recipients and Applicants
UNCW CSURF Fellowship Recipients
Distinguished Undergraduate Research Scholars
Students Completing Honors Seminars &
Honors University Studies Requirements
Honors College Student Leaders
Honors Faculty Mentor Award Recipients Recognition
CLOSING REMARKS
RECEPTION
Students Completing the Honors Seminar and Honors University
Studies Course Requirements
These students have completed a series of honors seminars and honors sections of university studies and are in good standing in the UNCW Honors College. To complete requirements for University Honors, each student will conduct a senior honors project, independent scholarly work in the major with one-on-one supervision from a faculty mentor. Today
we recognize students who completed these requirements in Spring 2015, Summer 2015,
or Fall 2015, plus upperclassmen who will complete in May 2016. Students receive an
Honors Scholars pin and certificate.
Rachel Abele
Joshua Albert
Katie Albritton
Rachel Allen
Gavin Andrews
Thomas Bailey
Megan Baker
Tara Baran
Emily Barnett
Cody Beck
David Billups
Grace Candler-Miller
Liliana Carrara
Erich Carsten
Brandi Coyle
Katherine Culley
Ashley deMey
Derek Detweiler
Stacia Dwelle
Katherine Dyer
Salma El-Behaedi
Henry Frantz
Danielle Gaal
Tyler Gampp
Kelsey Gibbs
Brian Gottwalt
Justin Groody
Joshua Gurule
Sarah Gymburch
Angela Hanson
Amanda Harman
Aidan Healy
Heather Helmendach
Samantha Hess
Sarah Hicks
Sarah Hildreth
Emma Hilton
Brandon Hoffman
Kayla Jakubczak
Natalie Jones
Madison Jones
Ryan Kerbow
Aysha Khan
Edward Knish
Alycia Kokos
Sarah Krichbaum
Lisa Litwak
Elizabeth Lovett
Sarah Lowry
Rachel Lucas
Kristen Maiden
Madeline Martin
Emily Mattern
Jacinda McCloskey
Emily McLamb
Gloria Meiers
Erin Meyer
Jacob Mohr
Christina Moskal
Matthew Murphy
Jin-Si Over
Mikaela Palma
Kelsey Pastore
Brett Pinnix
Ryan Polk
Ariel Potter
Sean Potter
Matthew Rodriguez
Mary Kathleen Ryan
Jeremy Saul Langford
Kara Schell
Olivia Setser
Joanna Sherron
Luke Shrum
Danielle Siegert
Mackenzie Sims
Katharine Slayton
Hannah Stahle
Lyla Stanland
Nicholas Sterling
Alyssa Stern
Juliet Taylor
Sawyer Thomas
Mariah Tugel
Rebecca Wall
Cassidy Wauters
Katelyn Whitley
Paul Willeboordse
Bethany Williams
Jeffery Winkle
Tiffany Yang
Christine Zuelsdorf
Alexander Koenig
Sean Kosowsky
April Mageau
Jessica Nelson
Ashley Ritter
Shelby Rodden
Julian Rojas
Rhe’a Roland
Benjamin Rose
Christine Schulze
Nicole Shepard
Zachary Wasielewski
Charissa Wright
Recent Graduates
Ashley Butler
Mansfield Fisher
Lauren Gartland
Erin Gordon
Marcus Hayes
Troy Kling
UNCW Distinguished Undergraduate Research Scholars
Several students have met the criteria for recognition as Distinguished Undergraduate
Research Scholars. Not only have these students completed the coursework to prepare
them to be researchers and scholars in their disciplines, they have also “taken the next
step” and presented or published their scholarly work for an off campus audience.
Recognition as a Distinguished Undergraduate Research Scholar reflects additional
achievements, such as peer-reviewed publications, funding, and awards.
Samantha Athey
Salma El-Behaedi
Raghda El-Behaedi
William Fetzner
Tyler Gampp
Kristen Maiden
Jin-Si Over
Kelsey Potlock
Megan Shannahan
Danielle Siegert
Shea Volkel
Honors College Student Leaders
The Honors Scholars Association (HSA) is dedicated to engaging students in service
and cultural opportunities at UNCW and around the town of Wilmington.
Rachel Abele, President
National Fellowships
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hollings Scholarship
Hollings Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students seeking careers in oceanic and
atmospheric science, research, technology and education, in honor of long-time South Carolina Senator Ernest F. Hollings, who was instrumental in the creation of NOAA and was an
advocate in creating legislation designed to protect the world’s oceans. The scholarship also
offers a related summer internship designed to provide “hands-on” multi-disciplinary training.
The Critical Language Scholarship Program
Awarded 2014-2016
Awarded 2015-2017
Applicants 2016
Tyler Gampp
Shea Volkel
Lauren Cromie
Ashley Hann
Anita Harrington
Amelia Johnson
Jin-Si Over
Danielle Siegert
Ellen Skelton
Audrey Taylor
Sarah Brewster
Colleen Brown
Kyle Chenevert
Maya Drzewicki
Matthew Fair
Bethany Farmer
Sarah Hill
Tess Johnson
Emily McLamb, President-elect
The Honors Student Advisory Council (SHAC) advises on issues related to admissions, curriculum, and policy that pertain to student interests.
Jamie Knaub
Christina Makris
Kelley Meehan
Michael Miller
Mallory Munden
Sarah Murphy
Natalie Panasiak
Kristen Maiden, President
The Honors Student Media Board is responsible for the award-winning, studentedited newsletter Periplus. They also develop and print "Second Story", the arts and
literature publication for the Honors College.
Holly McGrory, Periplus editor
Caroline Orth, Second Story editor
The Wilmington Fellows program targets entering Honors students who make an early
commitment to maintain exceptional academic progress, engage in faculty-mentored
research or creative scholarship, develop leadership skills, pursue major international,
national and state scholarships, fellowships, internships, grants and awards, and apply to
post-baccalaureate graduate programs. The goal is to increase research engagement,
study abroad, national fellowship applications, and internships via dedicated mentoring.
Class of 2013
Class of 2014
Class of 2015
Madeleine Cutrone
Ashley deMey
Tiffany Ernst
Katie Hoffman
Mary Jaskowiak
Matt Maffey
Gloria Meiers
Jordan Ormond Foster
Jin-Si Over
Danielle Siegert
Nick Sterling
Juliet Taylor
Suzanne Zeid
Rebekah Banks
Kyle Chenevert
Morgan Clark
Matthew Fair
Amber Llanes
Allison Manley
Holly McGrory
Sarah Murphy
Sean Owens
Aliana Raulerson
Mackenzie Torcasio
Victoria Waldman
Sarah Bischoff
Caleb Horowitz
Nikki Kroushl
Erik Paulson
Sesalie Rhinehart
Nicole Webster
Hannah Whitaker
Marylee Tyler Whitlock
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully-funded US government effort to
provide a summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying
and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United
States and other countries, CLS provides opportunities to a diverse range of students from
across the United States at every level of language learning.
Recipient: Elizabeth Granger, Summer 2015, Urdu in Lucknow, India
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study
abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This
scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell
Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad
programs worldwide.
Recipients: Heather Harrell, Summer 2015, Australia
Hailey Wells, Spring 2015, Russia
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant
The National Science Foundation awards grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of
dissertation research. These highly competitive grants provide funds for items not normally
available through the student’s university.
Recipient:
Michael L. Echevarria, Biology and Marine Biology
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
The Boren Undergraduate Scholarship
The National Security Education Program encourages students to internationalize their
education by studying in countries critical to US national interests, but underrepresented in study abroad. Preference is given to students pursuing fields of study
related to national security. Applicants must plan to use the scholarship for a study
abroad program that ends before the student graduates.
Applicants:
Christian Godwin
Juliet King
Kaitlin Rice
The Goldwater Scholarship makes awards to undergraduate students to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields. Applicants must be matriculated sophomore or junior level students with at least a B average.
Applicants:
William Fetzner, awarded honorable mention 2015
Amelia Johnson
The Fulbright US Scholarship
US-UK Fulbright Commission Summer Institutes
The Fulbright US Student Program funds international exchange programs for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced
research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools
worldwide. Applicants have bachelor's degrees by the beginning date of the grant, and
are thinking of studying, assistant-teaching English, or conducting research abroad.
The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers special Summer Institutes for US citizens
to come to the UK. These programs provide the opportunity for undergraduates, with
at least two years of undergraduate study remaining, to come to the UK for a several
week academic and cultural summer program. Participants experience an academic
program at a highly regarded UK University, explore the culture, heritage and history
of the UK and develop their academic abilities.
Applicants:
Tavaris Avery
George Daniel
Alicia Greenberg
Danielle Johnson
Sean Owens
Caroline Orth
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants
Phi Kappa Phi grants support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience
in their academic fields by studying abroad. Fifty grants are awarded each year. Students must have at least two semesters remaining at their home institution after completing the study abroad experience.
Applicant:
Jackie Hartman
The Morris K. Udall & Stewart K. Udall Scholarship
The Udall Foundation awards undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000 to two
groups. The first is juniors and seniors in fields related to the environment and the
second to Native American and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care or tribal
public policy. Scholarship recipients are eligible for one year of support per application year on the undergraduate level. A university nomination is required, and an applicant must be a matriculated sophomore or junior level student with a 3.0 GPA.
Applicants:
Mary Jaskowiak
Amelia Lucas
Cara Paolicelli
Juliet Taylor
UNCW CSURF Undergraduate Research Fellowships
The Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CSURF)
invites applications for the UNCW Undergraduate Research and Creativity Fellowships
competition each spring. The competition’s aim is to stimulate original research among
undergraduate students at UNCW. Each student must have a faculty sponsor who
serves as an advisor and assists in selecting a project. The student presents the proposal
to an interdisciplinary committee as a written paper and an interview. Fellowship winners receive a tuition stipend for the next academic year. Donor contributions make
these stipends possible.
Paul E. Hosier Fellowships
Salma El-Behaedi
Ashley DeLeon
Ann Sherman Skiba Fellowships
Samantha Athey
Brian Gottwalt
Mary Jaskowiak
Katie Kerupetski
Patrick Saracino
Erica Senff
Farris Smith
Gary & Georgia Miller Fellowships
Grace Candler-Miller
Derek Detweiler
Board of Visitors Fellowships
Kayla Barnes
Rachel Cancel
Katie Dyer
Chloe Myers
Audrey Taylor
Ahuja Academy of Water Quality Fellowship
Mary Jaskowiak
Denise Battles & Michael Mills Fellowships
Tiffany Ernst
Elizabeth Parthum
King Mackerel Tournament Fellowships
Chelsea Crocker
Bethany Williams