Awards and Scholarships

Many awards are granted by Alpha Chapter each year to students and faculty:

• Ann Callahan Chappell Award

  Award to the most outstanding PBK initiate in the fall
  2000 Susan Bacon
  2001 K. Elizabeth Colyer
  2002 Hanley Chiang
  2003 Vijay Dondeti
  2004 Claire Wimbush
  2005 Steven M. Lewis
  2006 Laura Elizabeth Smith
  2007 Lauren Nicole Merrill
  2008 Lindsay Gail Gibson

• Virginia Northcott Brinkley Award

  Award for excellence in writing to a spring PBK initiate
  2005: Allison Jack
  2006: Jessica Miller
  2007: Matthew Sherrill
  2008: Kathryn Lee Swanson  

• Departmental Named Scholarship

  One student award of $2000 to the outstanding senior major in a specific department
  (rotates among departments and is named after an emeritus faculty member known for dedication to teaching)  

• Ludwell Johnson Scholarships

  Four student awards of $1200 each to PBK or non-PBK students (3.0 GPA minimum)

• William Lamb Scholarship

  A $2000 student award to a PBK initiate

• Jane Williams Mahoney Scholarships

  Four student awards of $1675 each (3.0 GPA minimum)

• Muriel M. Jennings Scholarships

  Eight student awards at $2130 and one at $2,500

• Faculty Award for the Advancement of Scholarship

  An award to an outstanding young scholar on the College faculty
  (made possible by an endowment established by John D. Rockefeller)
  1999-2000: Yana Rodgers, Economics
  2000-2001: Anne Rasmussen, Music
  2001-2002: Carey Bagdassarian, Chemistry
  2002-2003: Lisa Anderson, Economics
  2003-2004: Chuck Bailey, Geology
  2004-2005: Dan Cristol, Biology
  2005-2006: Evgenia Smirni, Computer Science
  2006-2007: Ronald Schechter, History
  2007-2008: Junping Shi, Mathematics
  2008-2009: John Swaddle, Biology

• Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

  An award to an outstanding teacher on the College faculty
  (made possible by an endowment established by John D. Rockefeller)
  1999-2000: Tom Heacox, English

2000-2001: Jack Martin, English
2001-2002: Paul Heideman, Biology
2002-2003: C.K. Li, Mathematics
2003-2004: Brent Owens, Geology
2004-2005: Kate Slevin, Sociology
2005-2006: Phillip Daileader, History
2006-2007: Greg Hancock, Geology
2007-2008: Deborah Morse, English
2008-2009: Silvia Tandeciarz, Modern Languages

Anyone interested in further information or in supporting these efforts should contact:

Professor Will Hausman
Treasurer, PBK
Department of Economics
College of William and Mary, Box 8795
Williamsburg VA 23187-8795
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