Scholarship & Award Winners
Undergrads Garner 15 National Scholarships
To read more about these outstanding students, visit the Willamette Stories site at blog.willamette.edu/stories/ or click on students' names in the citations below.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Junior Fellowship
allows student fellows to work closely on research with senior fellows in Washington, D.C. This is the first Carnegie Fellowship in Willamette history:
Nathanael Stice ’06, politics and Russian major, economics minor
Datatel Scholarship
honors academic excellence, leadership and service:
Emily Houle ‘07, biology major
Audrey Squires ’07, environmental science and Spanish major, economics minor
Kemper Scholarship
prepares students for leadership and service, especially in fields of administration and business. These are the second and third Kemper Scholars in Willamette history:
Benjamin Bryant ’09, undeclared
Nurnigar Sawir ’09, business management or international business
Fulbright Grants
fund study and teaching in more than 150 countries. Ten Willamette students have received a Fulbright Grant in the last seven years:
Sienna Houtte ’06, international studies major
Eric Swinn ’06, Russian and French major
El Pomar Fellowship
supports Colorado nonprofit organizations involved in health, human services, education, arts and humanities, as well as civic and community initiatives:
Megan Flora ’06, exercise science major
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship,
one of four awarded to WU students in the past two years, provides funds for graduate study:
Natalie Muren ’06, chemistry and Spanish major, Goldwater Scholar
SHEAR/Mellon Undergraduate Fellowship in Early American History
funds study at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. This is Willamette’s first SHEAR/Mellon Fellowship:
Elizabeth Humphrey ’07, history major
Tug McGraw Scholarship
recognizes academic achievement and a commitment to community service:
Audrey Squires ’07, environmental science and Spanish major, economics minor
Udall Scholarship
seeks future leaders of environmental fields as well as future Native American and Alaska Native leaders. This is the University’s ninth Udall Scholar since 1996:
Kirsten “Kiry” Nelsen ’08, environmental science major
William Jefferson Clinton Foundation Scholarship and the National Security Education Program David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship
both allow for study of Arabic and foreign policy in the Middle East.
Matt Buehler ’06, politics and history major
Watson Fellowship
funds students to spend the year after graduation traveling the world in a self-directed learning project. This is Willamette’s fifth Watson Fellow since 2001:
Mike Le Chevallier ’06, French and religious studies major, classics minor
2006 Faculty Award Winners
To read more about these outstanding faculty, visit the Willamette home page at www.willamette.edu.
Jerry E. Hudson Award for Excellence in Teaching
honoring distinguished teaching and leadership:
Sammy Basu, Associate Professor of Politics, CLA
Yvonne Tamayo, Professor of Law, WUCL
Lawrence D. Cress Award for Excellence in Faculty Scholarship
recognizing the important relationship between research and the undergraduate experience:
Peter A. Harmer, Professor of Exercise Science, CLA
Robert L. Misner Award for Faculty Scholarship
recognizing and encouraging faculty scholarship, one of the highest priorities for the award’s namesake:
Steven Green, Associate Professor of Law, WUCL
United Methodist Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service
recognizing the extraordinary impact a professor can have inside the classroom and the dramatic role a faculty member can have in our community:
Lisbeth Claus, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management, AGSM
Linda Heuser, Professor of Sociology, CLA
Richard Iltis Award
presented by Mortar Board to a retiring professor for a lifetime of honorable service to students, staff, Willamette University, the community and profession:
Robert Hess, Professor of Art, CLA
Mortar Board Professor of the Year
honoring excellence, devotion and dedication to the enhancement of students’ lives above and beyond Willamette’s high standards, as voted by all undergraduate students:
Johnner Barrett, Instructor of Mathematics, CLA
Mortar Board Professor of the Year Honorable Mention
Emily Drew, Assistant Professor of Sociology, CLA
Mortar Board Professor of the Year Honorable Mention
Heidi Grew, Assistant Professor of Art, CLA
Mortar Board Professor of the Year Honorable Mention
Wendy Boring, Assistant Professor of History, CLA
Mortar Board Professor of the Year Honorable Mention
Joyce Millen, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, CLA