External Grant Awards to Faculty 2006-2012
David Altman
Physics
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Research Start-up Grant for New Science Faculty (2009) - $25,000
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, College Research Program for the Life Sciences (2010) - $36,345
- Research Corporation, Single Investigator Cottrell College Science Award (2010) - $35,000
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Collaborative Research Travel Grant (2012) - $5,000
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Karen Arabas
Earth and Environmental Science
- Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (2009) - $211,749
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Sammy Basu
Politics
- Embassy of Canada - Canada Program Enhancement Grant (2006) - $4,000
- Embassy of Canada - Canada Program Enhancement Grant (2007) - $4,500
- Embassy of Canada - Canada Program Enhancement Grant (2008) - $6,000
- Embassy of Canada - Canada Program Enhancement Grant (2009) - $4,000
- Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Fund for the Arts (2009) - $400
- Embassy of Canada - Canada Program Enhancement Grant (2010) - $5,000
- Embassy of Canada - Canada Program Enhancement Grant (2011) - $6,000
Joe Bowersox
Earth and Environmental Science
- Oregon State University Institute for Water and Watersheds, Small Grants Program (2007) - $25,000
(co-PIs - Scott Pike, Tamara Smith, Khela Singer-Adams)
Mike Chasar
English
- National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Stipend (2011) - $6,000
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Haiyan Cheng
Computer Science
- U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory Contract (2010) - $12,000
- National Science Foundation, Division of Mathematical Science - Research in Undergraduate Institutions Program (2012) - $132,169
Emma Coddington
Biology
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Research Start-up Grant for New Science Faculty (2009) - $25,000
- National Science Foundation, Research Opportunity Award (2010) - $46,987
(with Heather Eisthen, PI, Michigan State University) - M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, College Research Program for the Life Sciences (2011) - $50,500
- Research Corporation, Single Investigator Cottrell College Science Award (2011) - $35,000
- National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Grant (2011) - $526,788
(co-PIs - David Altman, Jason Duncan, Alison Fisher, Barbara Stebbins-Boaz, Gary Tallman) - M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, General Scientific Grant Program (2011) - $171,000
(co-PIs - David Altman, Jason Duncan, Alison Fisher, Barbara Stebbins-Boaz, Gary Tallman)
Seth Coltar
History
- Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Millicent C. McIntosh Fellowship Program (2007) - $20,000
- The Library Company of Philadelphia And The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Visiting Research Fellowships in Colonial and U.S. History and Culture (2008) - $2,000
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Liberal Arts Research Collaborative Program (2010) - $460,000
Anna Cox
Spanish
- PRAGDA and Secretary of State for Culture of Spain - Program for Cultural Cooperation with United States' Universities, Spanish Film Club Initiative (2012) - $1,250
David Craig
Biology
- Microwave Telemetry, Inc., Argos/GPS PTT Bird Tracking Telemetry Award (2006) - $4,800
- National Science Foundation, Research Opportunity Award (2007) - $49,218
(with Marina Alberti (PI) and and John Marzluff, University of Washington) - M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Partners In Science Program (2008) - $15,000
(with Jason Niedermeyer, South Salem High School) - M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, College Research Program for the Life Sciences (2009) - $45,403
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Brianne Dávila
Sociology
- The Sydney S. Spivack Program in Applied Social Research and Social Policy, Community Action Research Initiative (CARI) Grant (2012) - $2,237
Ricardo De Mambro Santos
Art History
- Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award (administered by Pomona College and the American Council of Learned Societies) (2012) - $10,000
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Gaetano DeLeonibus
French
- Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, Fund for the Arts (2009) - $400
- Quebec Government Office in Los Angeles, Visiting Artist Grant (2009) - $1,500

Rebecca Dobkins
Anthropology
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund (2005) - $5,000
(with Hallie Ford Museum of Art for Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread Exhibition) - Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Spirit Mountain Community Fund (2005) - $25,000
(with Hallie Ford Museum of Art for Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread Exhibition) - Oregon Arts Commission with funds from a National Endowment for the Arts initiative, American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius (2007) - $50,000
(with Hallie Ford Museum of Art for The Art of Ceremony: Regalia of Native Oregon Exhibition) - Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Millicent C. McIntosh Fellowship Program (2007) - $20,000
- National Museum of the American Indian, Visual Arts and Expressive Arts Grant (2008) - $15,000
(with Hallie Ford Museum of Art for Joe Feddersen: Vital Signs Exhibition) - National Endowment for the Arts, Grants for Arts Projects: Challenge America Fast-Track (2008) - $10,000
(with Hallie Ford Museum of Art for The Art of Ceremony: Regalia of Native Oregon Project) - National Endowment of the Arts, Access to Artistic Excellence Grant (2009) - $75,000
(with John Olbrantz, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, for Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Gallery) - National Endowment for the Arts, Grants for Art Projects: Art Works (2011) - $30,000
(with John Olbrantz, Hallie Ford Museum of Art, for Native American Art Gallery)
Emily Drew
Sociology
- The Sydney S. Spivack Program in Applied Social Research and Social Policy, Community Action Research Initiative (CARI) Grant (2012) - $2,988
Drew Duncan
Chemistry
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Research Start-up Grant for New Science Faculty (2006) - $25,000
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., Faculty Start-up Awards Program (2006) - $30,000
- Research Corporation, Single Investigator Cottrell College Science Award (2006) - $38,658
- National Science Foundation, Research Opportunity Award - $10,380
(with Rich Carter, PI, Oregon State University) - National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Grant (2009) - $409,750
(with co-PIs Sarah Kirk, Chuck Williamson) - American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund Undergraduate New Investigator (UNI) Program (2009) - $50,000
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Meredy Edelson
Psychology
- National Science Foundation, Division of Social and Economic Sciences (2010) - $14,064
(Subcontract on award to Wendy Walsh, PI, University of New Hampshire)
Ellen Eisenberg
History
- Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, for College Colloquium at Willamette University - Faculty development and student research grants (2009) - $39,000
- Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, for College Colloquium at Willamette University - Faculty development and student research grants (2010) - $40,000
- Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, for College Colloquium at Willamette University - Faculty development and student research grants (2011) - $40,000
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Richard Ellis
Politics
- Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, Willamette New College Colloquium (2006) - $40,000
- Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, Willamette New College Colloquium (2007) - $40,000
- Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust, Willamette New College Colloquium (2008) - $40,000
- Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Oregon Professor of the Year (2008)
- National Endowment for the Humanities, Summer Stipend (2010) - $6,000
Alison Fisher
Chemistry
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Start-up Grant for New Science Faculty (2010) - $40,000
- National Science Foundation, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Research in Undergraduate Institutions Grant (2010) - $78,183
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Partners In Science Grant (2010) - $15,000
(with Jon Williams, West Salem High School)
Andries Fourie
Studio Art
- Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award (administered by Pomona College and the American Council of Learned Societies) (2010) - $10,000
- U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs & U.S. Embassy in Namibia, Cultural Envoy Program Invitation (2010) - $6,500
Miho Fujiwara
Japanese
- ASIANetwork Freeman Foundation, ASIANetwork Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows Program (2009) - $25,000
Julie Gess-Newswome
Graduate School of Education
- National Science Foundation, Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings Grant (2012) - $28,896
Jerry Gray
Economics
- Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Oregon Professor of the Year (2005)
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Heidi Grew
Studio Art
- Oregon Arts Commission 2010 Individual Artist Fellowships Program for Excellence in Visual Arts and Design - $3,000
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Karen Hamlin
Graduate School of Education
- Oregon Writing Project at Willamette University Site, National Writing Project - $51,000
Karen Holman
Chemistry
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Start-Up Grant for New Science Faculty - $25,000
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Sarah Kirk
Chemistry
- M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Partners in Science Grant - $15,000
(with Greg Whatley, South Salem High School)
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Lynn Makau
English
- American Association of University Women American Fellowships Short Term Research Publication Grant - $6,000
Joyce Millen
Anthropology
- National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement - $4,000
(with WU undergraduate Shannon Satterwhite) - National Science Foundation Cultural Anthropology Senior Grant Program - $442,100
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Chris Smith
Biology
- National Science Foundation Research at Undergraduate Institutions Program Grant - $149,674
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Andrea Stolowitz
English
- Oregon Arts Commission Career Opportunity Award - $1,500
- Regional Arts and Culture Council Professional Development Grant - $1,750
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James Thompson
Art History
- Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) Regional American Masterpieces 2009 Visual Arts Touring and Exhibition Program - $50,000
(Co-PI: John Olbrantz)
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John Olbrantz
Hallie Ford Museum of Art
- Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) Regional American Masterpieces 2009 Visual Arts Touring and Exhibition Program - $50,000
(Co-PI: James Thompson)
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Chuck Williamson
Chemistry
- 2009 Pittsburgh Conference Memorial National College Grants Program - $8,500
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Olympia Vernon
Visiting Professor, English
- Baton Rouge Area Foundation, Ernest J Gaines Award for Literary Excellence - $10,000
Xijuan Zhou
Religious Studies
- ASIANetwork/Freeman Student-Faculty Fellows Program 2009 Fellowship Grant - $25,000

