HOWARD PENNIMAN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDY
Four outstanding young scholars were awarded Howard Penniman Scholarships for Graduate Study in 2015. The $2000 scholarships are awarded annually to undergraduate student members entering graduate school in political science.
Andew Podob, University of Maryland PhD program in political science at Ohio State University
Jamel Love, CUNY-John Jay College PhD program in political science at Rutgers University
Elizabeth McGuire, Brigham Young University PhD program in political science at Yale University
C. James Peranteau, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MS program, School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
Penniman Scholarship Selection Committee:
Chair: Chuck Finocchiaro, University of South Carolina; James Campbell, SUNY, Buffalo; and Kerstin Hamann, University of Central Florida
NANCY MCMANUS WASHINGTON INTERN SCHOLARSHIPS
Six talented Pi Sigma Alpha members were awarded Nancy McManus Washington Intern Scholarships in 2015. The $2000 scholarships are awarded annually to undergraduate student members who spend a summer or semester serving as an intern in Washington, DC.
Molly Lawrence, Temple University: Urban Institute, DC Tutoring and Mentoring Initiative, Summer 2015
Laura Rose Donegan, University of New Hampshire: Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition, Summer 2015
Catherine Simons, Oakland University: National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs, Summer 2015
Elizabeth Rilling, Adelphi University: Washington Center Internship Fall 2015
Briana Bills, University of South Carolina: University of South Carolina Washington Semester Program, Fall 2015
Joshua Cooper, Brigham Young University: Office of Senator Mike Lee, Fall 2015
PI SIGMA ALPHA BEST CHAPTER AWARDS
Pi Sigma Alpha annually recognizes those chapters that have excelled in the past year. The selection is based on chapter annual reports to the National Office, and other evidence of extraordinary levels of activity. Winners in four categories for 2015 are:
Under 5,000 Enrollment:
Providence College
Tony Affigne, chapter advisor
Valparaiso University
Jennifer Hora, chapter advisor
Lee University
Thomas Pope and Ana Alves, chapter advisors
Union College
Guillermina Seri, chapter advisor
5,000–14,999 Enrollment:
California State University, East Bay
Kim Geron, chapter advisor
University of Pennsylvania
Eileen Doherty-Sil, chapter advisor
Missouri Western State University
Edwin Taylor, chapter advisor
15,000–24,999 Enrollment:
California State University,
San Bernardino
Brian Janiskee, chapter advisor
Oakland University
Terri Towner, chapter advisor
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Kristin Trenholm, chapter advisor
Over 25,000 Enrollment:
Brigham Young University
David Magleby, chapter advisor
California State University, Fullerton
Valerie O’Regan, chapter advisor
University of Maryland
Kathryn Weiland, chapter advisor
Pennsylvania State University
Amy Linch, chapter advisor
