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 (listed by graduating class)
  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
  2009: Kira Allman

• Virginia Northcott Brinkley Award

  Award for excellence in writing to a spring PBK initiate (listed by graduating class)
  2005: Allison Jack
  2006: Jessica Miller
  2007: Matthew Sherrill
  2008: Kathryn Lee Swanson
  2009: James Curtis Staples

• 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
   2009-2010: Graham Ousey, Sociology
   2010-2011: Gregory Smith, Applied Sciences
  

• 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

2009-2010: Paul Mapp, History

2010-2011: John Griffin, Biology

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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