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