DACOR Fellows and Scholars 2011-2012
Foreign Service Dependent Scholarships
The DACOR Bacon House Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients for the 2011-2012 academic year of Heyward Gibbes Hill Memorial Scholarships, Virginia Thurgood Bingham Scholarships, and Harriet C. Thurgood Memorial Scholarships for undergraduate students interested in pursuing studies in foreign affairs. This program of need-based grants for children of Foreign Service members, administered by the American Foreign Service Association, will provide scholarship aid totaling $40,000 to 15 students this year. DACOR extends its congratulations to these outstanding young scholars and wishes them a successful academic year.
Heyward G. Hill Scholars
Recipient: School
Elise Bliss: Old Dominion University
Katherine Holtrop: Calvin College
Yun-A Johnson: American University
Rachel Mines: State University of New York
David Murphy: John Cabot University
Dzifa Penty: Knox College
Caitlin Sneff-Nuckles: George Mason University
Lillian Stuart: Wellesley College
Katherine Zerwas: George Washington University
Hannah Zix: Indiana University
Virginia Thurgood Bingham Scholars
Recipient: School
James Chambers: University of Tulsa
Elise Guice: Shephard University
Therese Guice: Shephard University
Timothy Wolff: Central Piedmont Community College
Harriet C. Thurgood Scholars
Recipient: School
James Chambers: University of Tulsa
Emma Friedheim: University of Virginia
Metro Undergraduate Scholarships
The Foundation awarded six $5,000 undergraduate scholarships through the Heyward Gibbes Hill Memorial and the Ambassador G. McMurtrie Godley Fellowship Metro Scholarship program to students pursuing degrees in foreign affairs. Special consideration is given to minority applicants. Each university chooses its recipient. Congratulations to more outstanding scholars.
Heywood Gibbes Hill Scholars
Recipient: School
Chaniqua Simpson: North Carolina Central University
Michelle Garafalo: George Mason University
Natasha Westheimer: University of Maryland
TBD: University of the Virgin Islands
Audrey Wandji: Trinity Washington University
G. McMurtrie Godley Scholars
Recipient: School
Sheena Hall: Howard University
Louis G. Dreyfus Awards
Scholarships have once again been awarded to children or grandchildren of Foreign Service Officers, active or retired, through the generous bequest of Ambassador Louis G. Dreyfus, Jr. Students attending The Hotchkiss School or Yale University are eligible. The Dreyfus awards totaled $40,000 this year. DACOR congratulates the following winners:
Recipient: School
Dylan Alles: The Hotchkiss School
Kristina Guild: Yale University
William Redden: Yale University
Brendan Ternus: Yale University
Graduate Fellowships
The Education Committee is pleased to announce that ten Foundation Fellowships were awarded to graduate students in foreign affairs. Committee members met with candidates from ten universities. The selection process was very competitive and difficult. These graduate students were chosen based on their interviews, academic performance, and personal accomplishments.
Martha D. McFall Fellowship: $10,000 each
Bates College : Mr. Patrick McNulty
Thibodeaux Fellowship: $10,000 each
Georgetown University: Mr. Brian Phelps
George Washington University: Ms. Katherine Dillon
Tufts University/Fletcher School: Ms. Julia Fitzpatrick
Tufts University/Fletcher School:Ms. Jacquelyn Pilch
Katherine and S. Pinkney Tuck Fellowship: $10,000 each
University of Virginia: Mr. Borna Kazerooni
Ireland Legacy Fellowship: $10,000 each
George Washington University: Mr. Thomas Blackburn
Margaret Niles Butler Fellowship: $10,000 each
SAIS/Johns Hopkins University: Ms. Lorraine Hammer
Rhodes Fellowship: $10,000 each
Stanford University: Ms. Emily Green
Jette Lee Luellen Fellowship: $10,000 each
American University: Ms. Willow Williamson
