Beckman Scholarship

E. Megan Flynn............................ Anna M. Rothert
Recipients of the Beckman Scholarship for 2003-2004
Established in 1987, The Beckman Scholars Program is
an invited program for accredited universities and four-year colleges in the US. It provides scholarships that contribute significantly to advancing the education, research training, and personal develoment of select students in chemistry, biochemistry, and the biological and medical sciences. The sustained, in-depth undergraduate research experiences and comprehensive faculty mentoring are uniue in terms of program scope, content, and level of scholarship awards. ($17,600 for two summers and one academic year.)

E. Megan Flynn Published article Co-author of an article entitled “Mechanism of Multiple Lysine Methylation by the SET Domain Enzyme Rubisco LSMT” in the prestigious journal Nature Structural Biology , 10:7, July, 2003, pp. 545-552.

Singletary Awards

Julie Murray................ Steven Whitson

Awarded Otis A. Singletary Outstanding Senior Awards
This award is presented to students who have demonstrated superior leadership, academics, and service to the community. UK faculty members decided to begin the award for graduating seniors. They named the award after former UK president, Otis A. Singletary

Fulbright Fellowship

James “Jay” J. Verellas III
Received Fulbright Fellowship Grant
The Fulbright Fellowship Program is a national grant competition for U.S. citizens or permanent residents to work and/or study abroad during the course of their studies or after graduation. The grants cover travel and living costs for the academic year and necessary tuition at overseas universities. Jay plans to study at either the University of Cambridge Department of Social Anthropology or the University of Sussex, Department of International Relations and Politics. According to the Fulbright Commission, the U.S.-United Kingdom award is the most difficult Fulbright to obtain. Out of 600 applicants, only 20 awards are given, and it is the only Fulbright that requires an interview for finalists.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Brandon Conley (A&S) Natalie Aronson (Engineering)
Received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awards about 900 fellowships in March of each year to the nation's most promising young mathematicians, scientists, and engineers who show the potential to make significant contributions to research, teaching, and industrial applications in science, mathematics, and engineering. The award carries a stipend of $27,500 for one year and an annual cost-of-education allowance of $10,500. Awards are renewable for up to three years.

Brandon will continue his studies this fall at MIT in Cambridge, MA. He has not determined the nature of his funded research.

Natalie will continue her studies this fall at the University of Pennsylvania researching the physiology that underlies autoimmune diseases.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Jason Dale McClure
Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding Senior, College of Ag Highest National award given to a Senior. Jason graduated in May with a degree in Forestry.

Department of Ag Economics

Mary McCain
Recipient of the Maurice A. Clay Award
The Maurice Clay award is sponsored by the UK Chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), presented to a graduating senior in each UK college, and based on leadership among the student body.

Brandon Doggett
Participated in the Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources and Related Sciences Annual Conference held in Atlanta

Department of Biosystems & Ag Engineering

Wanda Jones
Frank Woeste Award
Monetary award given to the highest achieving Biosystems & Ag Engineering Student.

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Department of Anthropology

Papers presented at the Central States Anthropological So ciety 80th Annual Meeting, April 17-19, 2003, Louisville, KY:

Myrisa Byrd Paper Presentation: “Alliance Theory in Eastern Kentucky”
Cindi Gardner Paper Presentation: “There is No Place Like Home”
Holly Points Paper Presentation: “Exploring Human-Pet Relations: Is Fido a Friend or Family Member?”
Carrie Russ Paper Presentation: “Through the Eyes of the Sons: An Assessment of the Importance of the Family In Lebanon”
Courtney Stoll Paper Presentation: “Edward S. Curtis's Photographs: Post-Modernism, Re-enactment, and Contextual Value” Winner-First Place in the Undergraduate Student paper Competition. Published on page 4 of this issue of Kaleidoscope.

Department of Aerospace Studies
(Air Force Reserve Officer Training Center)

Michael Elliott .............................Steven Whitson
Distinguished Graduate Award for Class of 2003
The Distinguished Graduate Award is limited to only one award for every ten commissionees and recognizes excellence in military training, academic achievement, and leadership.

Department of English

Amanda Sue Brower
O.J. & Ruby Wilson Scholarship
Award for the Outstanding Senior English Major.