(iJljr Sailg £ar Ibri An Invitation to the University Community The Eighth Annual Graduate and Professional Student Recognition Ceremony Thursday, April 6, 2006 • 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. The Carolina Club in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center 3 p.m. Research Poster Displays • 4 p.m. Awards Ceremony • 5 p.m. Reception with Capital String Ensemble Please join the Graduate School for this special event Among the award winners to be recognized are: 2006 GEAB impact Awards Winners Education Robert Fans, Sociology, Social Networks and School Bulymg Margarita Machado-Casas, Education, Narrating Education of New tndgenousAatmo Transnational Communities in the South: Migration, Life and its Effects on Schools Meghan M. McGlinn, EAication, Documenting the American South: How One Digital Library Provides Valuable Learning Resources to North Carolina Social Sturtes Classes Dorian Miller, Computer Science, Improving the Rearing Comprehension of LD/ADHD Students through Reading Software Lisa M- Paulin, Journalism and Mass Communication, A Critical Discourse Analysis of Latinos in English and Spanish-language Newspapers of North Carolina Economic Development/Environmental May Ling Becker, Marine Science, River-Estuary Water Flow Dynamics in the Cape Fear River Estuarv. North Carolina Baker Perry, Geography, Northwest Flow Snowfall in the Southern Appalachians Jennifer E. Weaver and Micah Weinberg, Political Science, Prison Constmction: An Economic Development Option for North Carolina Counties? Health and Social Services Kimberly Cobb, Maternal and Child Health, North Carolina Metabolic Newborn Screening: Loss to Follow up, Physician Knowledge and Risk for Neonatal Tymsinemia Kaaren Haldeman, Anthropology, Expectant Fears andßaciakzed Reproduction: African American Women s Lived Experiences of Pregnancy and Motherhood Jennifer Hillmann, Neurobiology, A Possible Link between Drinking and Depression Sheritha P. Lee, Pharmacology, Fight Chronic Inflammation in Sickle Cell Disease by Controlling the CD4OL Protein Debra Risisky, Maternal and Chad Health, Statutory Rape: Mandatory Reporting in the Title X Clinics of North Carolina 2006 GEAB Recognition Award Winners Education Drinda Benge, Education, Latino Students Perceptions about the Rights, Duties, and Responsibilities Associated with American Citizenship Matt Harper, History, African-American Religion and Public Life: Ministers and Community Building in North Carolina, IB6S-1920 Anastacia Kohl, Education, The Professional Development Needs of Kindergarten through Grade 12 English as a Second Language and Foreign Language Teachers: A Descriptive Study Claire Olßhea, Computer Science, The Story Ertton How an Online Software Program Helped Students Learn English Chad Seales, Religious Studies, The Living Way of the Cross: Good Friday and Easter Performances in Siler City, North Carolina, 1901-2006 Economic Development/Environmental Uranie Peppi Browne and Dorian Miller, Computer Science, JAWS: A Device to Assist North Carolinians with Motor Impairments Complete Tasks at Vocational Training Centers Rachel Fleming, City and Regional Planning, Challenges and Feasibility of Rural Arts-based Economic Development: A Case Study of Chatham County, North Carolina Katherine Henderson, City and Regional Planning, The Economic Benefits of Open Space in Wake County, North Carolina Hae-Young Kim, Biostatistics, Making Early Detection Tests for HIV More Accurate and Cost-effective Nick Maynard, Public Policy Analysis, Assessing Opportunities for Building and Expanding Cross-Border Economic Development Initiatives in North Carolina s Border Counties Aaron McKethan, Public Policy Analysis, The Rise and Fall of Consumer Choice in the North Carolina State Health Plan: Lessons from the Past and the Future of Reform Health and Social Services Lauren Abbate, Epidemiology, Is Obesity a Factor in Developing Knee Osteoarthritis? Neel Bhatavadekar, Health Policy and Administration, Holding Up the Oral Health Safety Net: The Role ofNHSC Alumni Dentists in North Carolina Elizabeth Caplick, Social Work, North Carolina Assisting in Assessing Child Welfare Outcomes Project: Developing Improved Performance Measures Robert Campbell, Pathology and Lab Medicine, Finding a More Efficient and Cost-effective Way to Treat Hemophilia Audrey de Nazelle, Environmental Science and Engineering, Health Risk Assessment of a Pedestrian Oriented Environment Daniel Herman, Biomedical Engineering, Strength Training as a Possible Prevention Strategy for Knee Injuries in Female Athletes Jennifer J. Jordan, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Can a Gene Mutation Help Predict the Onset of Breast Cancer? Gerald Lackey, Sociology, 'How Does One Feel Blue In SpamshfTesting the Cross-Cultural Equivalence of the Depression-measuring Instrument in North Carolina Mexican Immigrant Communities Rachel Palmieri, Epidemiology, North Carolina Women s Health Report Card Brian Pence, Epidemiology, An Approach to More Effectively Treat HIV Patients who Suffer from Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Ericka Danielle Rentz, Epidemiology, Physical and Sexual Violence in the Lives of North Carolina Women: Prevalence and Associations with Negative Mental Health Ashley Rivenbark, Toxicology, Identifying Novel Genes that Contribute to Breast Cancer Joseph Thompson, Microbiology and Immunology, Inducing Mucosal Immunity through a New Type of Vaccination Tim Wigle, Pharmacy, A Novel Approach to Preventing Antibiotic Resistance to Bacterial Infections Prestigious External Fellowships Anthropology Daniel H. deVries, Public Entity Risk Institute and the Natural Hazards Center PERlship Fellowship Gretchen Fox, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Michal Osterweil, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Dana Powell, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Applied and Materials Science Gregory Mogilevsky, National Physical Sciences Consortium Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Art Maureen Olßrien, Dumbarton Oaks Junior Fellowship Biochemistry and Biophysics Virginia Carnahan, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Michele Gauger, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship Award Brant Hamel, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Chad McCall, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship Award Stephanie A. Morris, Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship Carrie Partch, NIH- National Institutes of Mental Health NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Yen B. Pham, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship Matt Torres, Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship Matthew Whitley, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Corinne E. Zeller, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Biology Mia Lowden, NtH- National Institute of General Medicine Science NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Jeannine Ruth Larocque, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Elizabeth Mandel, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Amber Rice, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Jennifer Taylor, Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship Biomedical Engineering Daniel Herman, Thera-Band Academy Vladimir Janda Grant for Therapeutic Exercise Research, National Athletic Trainer s Association District 111 Student Grant David Wagner, National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM) Fellowship Biostatistics Jonathan L. Gelfond, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biological Sciences Predoctoral Fellowship Business Administration Abbie Shipp, Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists Graduate Student Scholarship Cell and Developmental Biology Tiana Garrett, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Jennifer Sallee, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship Award Cell and Molecular Physiology Rebekah Sisk, NSF Graduate Research Fellowshtp Program Sarah Street, NIH- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Chemistry Jennifer Campbell, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Kevin Dobmeier, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Robert Hughes, American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry Fellowship Justin Kita, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program William Rieter, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Shanina Sanders, National Physical Sciences Consortium Fellowship City and Regional Planning Christine Boyle, NSF Young Scientist Summer Grant to conduct Research at IIASA, NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students Aurelie Brunie, Public Entity Risk Institute and the Natural Hazards Center PERlship Fellowship Katherine K. Henderson, The Governor and Mrs. Dan K. Moore Fellowship to Keep North Carolina Clean and Beautiful Special Thanks Graduate and Professional Student Federation Executive Committee and Cabinet Sheryl Abrahams, Child Care Stephanie Adams, Outreach Lauren Anderson, Treasurer Erin Bartels, Child Care Irene Baskerville, Chief of Staff Michael Brady, President Ashley Brown, Vice President for Internal Affairs Jennifer Carter, Vice President for External Affairs Leon Coleman, Diversity Affairs Milo Dandashi, LGBTQ Todd Gamblin, information Technology Reem Hasan, Diversity Affairs Matthew Higgins, Student Services Jordan Hitchens, Outreach Marina Johnston, Health Policy David Keely* City md Local Relations Anne Health Policy Laura Lee, SOfM - Theresa Mcfteynolds, Secretary Dana Powell, Public Service Chris Racine. Public Service Jonathan Riehl, TA-RA Issues Emily Louise Shoemaker, Assistant Attorney General Amanda Stokes, Attorney General Lizzie Torrone, Honor Court Chair Bynum Walter, City and Local Relations Tynia Yang, Social Mohamed Zayed, Outreach Boka W. Hadzija Award Selection Committee Bradley A. Bernstein, Business Ronald J. Copeland, Pharmacy Lanetta Holloway, Law Dorene MacK inn on-Tucker, Education Sharon Milgram, Cell and Development Biology Kurt Ribisl, Health Behavior and Health Education Lindsey C. Smith, English Liz Thurston, The Graduate School Impact Award Selection Committee Laurel Flies, Health Policy and Administration Michael Harpoid, GEAB Sandra Hoeflich, Graduate School Asad Khattak, Oty and Regional Planning Juan Logan, Studio Art Cathy Nielson, Occupational Science Anna Osland, EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship, Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship, Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Laura Sandt, Helene M. Overly Scholarship for Women in Transportation Ye Rin Urn, Ambassadorial Scholar, Rotary International Foundation Classics Elizabeth Wolfram, Institute for Humane Studies Fellowship Computer Science Aaron Block, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Uma Devi, IBM Doctoral Fellowship Russell Gayle, Department of Energy High-Performance Computer Science Fellowship Gennette Gill, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Justin Hensley, ATI Technologies Fellowship Jason Jerald, National Physical Sciences Consortium Fellowship E. Scott Larsen, NVIDIA Fellowship David Brandon Lloyd, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Dorian Miller, IBM Doctoral Fellowship Jeremy Wendt, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Dentistry Nimet Adatia, American College of Prosthodontics 3M/ESPE Research Grant Hitomi Akimoto, 3M/ESPF Fellowship Kuang-Han Andrew Chang, 3M/ESPF Fellowship Ro Shauna Rothwell, NIH- National Institute of General Medicine Science NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Dan Grauer, La Caixa Scholarship Judy Mclntyre, Endodontic Research Grant (American Association of Endodontists Foundation) Blayne Thibodeau, Endodontic Research Grant (American Association of Endodontists Foundation) Ecology Meghan W. McKnight, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Carla Norwood, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Mary OlConnor, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Award Elizabeth Selig, EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship Dahl C. Winters, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Economics Mohammad R. Jahan-Parvar, Institute for Humane Studies Fellowship Education Dorene MacKinnon-Tucker, NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Jan A. Yow, Delta Kappa Gamma International Founders Scholarship English Allison Bigelow, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Hohenstein Fellow Bryan Carella, Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship Kelly Ross, Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Lindsey Claire Smith, Ford Foundation Diversity Dissertation Fellowship* Environmental Science and Engineering Joseph M. Brown, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Talia Chalew, EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship Nadine Czoschke, EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship Mark Elliott, EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship Jennifer Hsieh, NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes, Fulbright U.S. Student Fellow (Taiwan) David Love, National Water Research Institute Fellowship Brian Pachkowski, EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship Benjamin D. Stanford, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Christine Stauber, Fulbright U.S. Student Fellow (Dominican Republic) Courtney Woods, NIH- National Institute of Environmental Health NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students(F3l) Epidemiology Hoa V. Le, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship Nghia C. Nguyen, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship Quoc C. Nguyen, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship Melanie Young, NIH- National Cancer Institute NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3I) Anne Marie Jukic, NICHD sponsored Summer Institute for Perinatal Research, NIEHS Summer Predoctoral Research Award Sarah Landis, P.E.O. Continuing Education Scholarship, NEWAID Foundation Predoctoral Award Brian W. Pence, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biological Sciences Predoctoral Fellowshp Abigail Norris Turner, P.E.O. Scholar Award Exercise and Sport Science Laura Gerraughty, Atlantic Coast Conference Postgraduate Scholarship Michelle McLeod, National Athletic Trainers Association Research and Education Foundation Graduate Scholarship, NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women s Enhancement Program Postgraduate Scholarship Hollie Waluz, National Athletic Trainers Association Research and Education Foundation Graduate Scholarship Genetics and Molecular Biology Anastacia Berzat, NIH- National Cancer Institute NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Jennifer Jordan, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship Award Nathan Montgomery, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biological Sciences Predoctoral Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program* Erica Rinella, NIH- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Geography Travis Graham, Gates Millennium Scholarship Clark Langston Gray, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program David Havlick, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant Tina Mangieri, Fulbright U.S. Student Fellow (Kenya) Christian Sellar, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant Geology Stephanie Dilts, Geological Society of America Student Research Grant Tracy Fenger, Geological Society of America Student Research Grant, Sigma Xi Student Research Grant Tim Nielson, Geological Society of America Student Research Grant Health Behavior and Health Education Zulfiya Chariyeva, Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Yvonne Ferguson, NIH- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Marlyn Hudson, NIH- National Cancer Institute NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Katherine J. Karriker-Jaffe, SOPHE / CDC Student Fellowship in Injury Prevention Angela Thrasher, NIH- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Thang Van Trinh, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship Lara E. Vaz, NIH- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Health Policy and Administration Luong T. Nguyen, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship History Mark L. Bradley, Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship Nicholas Ganson, SSRC Canada Fellowship Anne Overkamp, DAAD Fellowship Laura Puaca, Spectrum Scholarship from the American Library Association David Sehat, Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship Human Movement Science Stacey Dusing, Physical Therapy Foundation PODS Scholarship Information and Library Science Ron Brown, NASA Graduate Student Research Fellowship Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Brett Weed, Department of Homeland Security Predoctoral Fellowship Marine Science Sarah Lee, EPA-STAR.(Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Budweiser Scholarship Maternal and Child Health Deborah Dee, NIH- NRSA Fellowship (F3l), Center for Disease Control Travel Grant Edem Effiong, Rotary World Peace Fellowship Andrea Ireland, NIH- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality NRSA Fellowshtp (F3l) Khatuna Katamadze, Edmund S. Muskie Oaduate Fellowship Nidhi Khosla, Rotary World Peace Fellowship Amanda Koch, Michigan Population Fellows Graduate Applied Projects Mini-Grant Frances Likis, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals Gary Stewart Scholarship for Research in Public Health Nhiem Viet Luong, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship Du Huy Nguyen, Fulbright Foreign Student Fellow Alia Turganbaeva, Edmund S. Muskie Graduate fellowship Mathematics Emily Gamber, National Physical Sciences Consortium Fellowship Amber Sallerson, Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Microbiology and Immunology Cassandra Lambeth, NIH- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Matilda Nicholas, NIH- National Institute of Environmental Health F3O (MD/PhD Fellowship) Abigail Panter, Psychology Valerie Sheares-Ashby, Chemistry Barbara Vilen, Microbiology and Immunology Sean Washburn, Physics Tom Whitmore, Geography External Fellowships Workshop Panelists Aaron Block, Computer Science Mark L. Bradley, History Enver Casimir, History Emily Gamber, Mathematics Nicholas Ganson, History Susan Gramling, Grant Source Library Joshuam Guthman, History Marlyn A. Hudson, Health Behavior and Health Education Laura Lapkauskaite, Biostatistics Melissa S. Lee, Nutrition Julie Lee Mell, Religious Studies Michal Osterweil, Anthropology Laura M. Puaca, History Rebecca W. Rhodes, Grant Source Library Amber Rice, Biology Peter Robinson, Geography Kelly Ross, English Shanina Sanders, Chemistry Elizabeth Selig, Ecology Karla Slocum, Anthropology Rachell Underhill, The Graduate School Graduate Education Advancement Board Donald S. Buckley Timothy M. Crowder Lana T. Dial William A. Darity Henry H. Dearman David Edwards Dennis Gillings Jean C. Grainger Boka W. Hadzija Michael A. Harpoid Luther Hodges Verla C. Insko M. Ross Johnson J.R. Kirkland Juanita M. Kreps Robert E. Laport Bibb Latan* Howard N. Lee David L. Lewis Susan T. Lord David T. McCoy Music Virginia Lamothe, Fulbright U.S. Student Fellow (Italy) Neurobiology Jennifer Hillmann, NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Kevin Wright, NIH- National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Nursing Natasha Greene, NIH- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Ann Jessup, NIH- National Institute of Nursing Research NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Robin Knobel, NIH- National Institute of Nursing Research NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Nutrition Sara Benjamin, Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Research Scholars Grant Rachel Bikoff, American Dietetic Association Foundation Lydia J. Roberts Memorial Scholarship in Public Health Nutrition Raymond Givens, NIH- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute NRSA Fellowshtp (F3l) Melissa Sharoun Lee, NIH- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Sarah Monje, American Dietetic Association Foundation Qgindara Oliver Dodge Memorial Scholarship Aimee Morin, American Dietetic Association Foundation Mead Johnson Nutritionals/Bristol Myers Squibb Scholarship, American Dietetic Association Beechnut Dietetic Intem/Pre-Professional Practice Program Scholarship Tuan T. Nguyen, Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship Alexia Smith, ASN Proctor and Gamble Graduate Student Research Award Gabrielle Tumer-McGrievy, American Dietetic Association Foundation Lydia J. Roberts Memorial Scholarship Daisy Zamora, NIH- National Institute of General Medicine Science NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Daniel Hunter Best, American Society for Investigative Pathology Trainee Travel Award Laura DiMichele, American Heart Association-Mid Atlantic Affiliate Predoctoral Fellowship Jennifer Elizabeth Jahn, American Society for Investigative Pathology Experimental Pathologist-in- Training Merit Award Terrence Darion Lewis, NIH- National Institute of General Medicine Science NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Liisa S. Smith, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Pharmaceutical Sciences John Byrd, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Dissertation Fellowship Ronald Copeland, David and Ludle Packard Foundation Scholarship Michael Duncan, David and Lucile Packard Foundation Scholarship Giulia Ghibellini, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Predoctoral Fellowship Venita Gresham, NIH- National Cancer Institute NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Brian Keppler, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Predoctoral Fellowship Craig Lee, NIH- National Institute of Environmental Health NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Dongmei Lu, PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Beverly Mowrey, PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Enzo Palma, NIH- National Cancer Institute NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Mark Patterson, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Predoctoral Fellowship Martin J. Telko, United States Pharmacopeia Fellowship Troy Trygstad, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Predoctoral Fellowship Ding Xu, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Pharmacology Jed Ferguson, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Dayle V. Houston, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biological Sciences Predoctoral Fellowship Christopher Johnston, NIH- National Institute of General Medicine Science Postdoctoral Fellowship (F3Z) Sheritha Lee, UNCF/MERCK Dissertation Fellowship Dionne Morris, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Rafael J. Rojas, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship Award Eric Wauson, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Predoctoral Fellowship Melinda Willard, PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship in Pharmacology/Toxicology Breann Wolfe, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship Philosophy Matthew Chrisman, Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships Adam Cureton, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Institute for Humane Studies fellowship Laurel Goldstein, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships in Humanistic Studies Political Science Russell Bither-Terry, SSRC-Mellon Mays Predoctoral Research Grant Thomas J. Mustillo, Organization of American States Dissertation Award Jan Rovny, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada Predissertation Award Psychology Cory K. Chen, Sigma Xi Dissertation Fellowship Jon R. Fee, NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Steffany Fredman, NIH- National Institutes of Mental Health NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Cecily Hardaway, Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship Sarah Hart, NIH- National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Matthew Hersh, NIH- National Institute on Drag Abuse NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Jonathan Hollander, NIH- National Institute on Drug Abuse NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Jameeliyah Lane, APA Diversity Program in Neuroscience Predoctoral Fellowship Michael Mcßae, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Edward F. Morrill, NIH- National Cancer Institute NRSA Fellowship for Students with Disabilities (F3l) Matthew Mosconi, National Alliance for Autism Research Predoctoral Fellowship Timothy Saurer, NIH- National Institute on Drag Abuse NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Dennis Sparta, NIH- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Gabriela Livas Stein, NIH- National Institute on Drug Abuse NRSA Fellowship for Minority Students (F3l) Robert Wirth, NIH- National Institute on Drug Abuse NRSA Fellowship (F3l) Taniesha Woods, APA Minority Fellowship Program Mental Health Research Fellowship Romance Languages Neal McTighe, Venice International University Summer Institute in the Humanities Award Slavic Languages and Literatures Jenne Powers, Fulbright U.S. Student Fellow (Russia) Social Work Sophia Smith, American Cancer Society Doctoral Training Grant for Clinical Social Work, NIH- National Cancer Institute Small Research Grant (RO3) Chiquitia Welch, Council on Social Work Education Minority Research Fellowship Award, NIDA Health Disparities Conference Travel Award Sociology Amy E. Davis, Kauffman Foundation Dissertation Fellowship Stephen Vaisey, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Toxicology Michele La Merrill, Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship Award •won but did not accept award Alpha Epsilon Lambda Inductees Loren Bausell, Maternal and Child Health Treavor H. Boyer, Environmental Sciences and Engineering Elisabeth Ashley Rogers Brown, Information and Library Science Yunkyung Chang, Nursing Rita F. Colistra, Journalism and Mass Communication Laura A. DiMichele, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Anand Doraiswamy, Biomedical Engineering Julie E. Fann, English Margaret E. Gambrel!, Nursing Domenick G. Grasso, Chemistry Dawne E. Howard, Information and Library Science Jun Jia, Mathematics Brent C. Kruel, Health Policy and Administration Martin G. Kuhn, Jr., Journalism and Mass Communication Sarah H. Landis, Epidemiology Jeffrey C. Langdon, Health Policy and Administration Sarah H. Landis, Epidemiology Jessica K. Levy, Maternal and Child Health Justin S. McAlister, Biology Molly A. Medakovich, Art Amy U. Nguyen, Dental Ecology Joseph Santos Escobedo Palis, Geography Jill C. Rau, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Liisa S. Smith, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine John A. Staley, 111. Health Policy and Administration Mindy J. Steinberg, Maternal and Child Health Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Information and Library Science Shaheen R. Syal, Journalism and Mass Communication Raheleh G. Tschoepe, Occupational Science Ueltchi Service-Learning Course Development Grant Melissa Birkhofer, Comparative Literature (2006 Recipient) Marcie Fisher-Borne, Social Work (2005 Recipient) Health Sledge, English (2006 Recipient) Cindy Spurlock, Communication Studies (2005 Recipient) David McNelis Thomas J. Meyer Philip F. Nelson Gerry S. Oxford Charles A. Sanders Laurie G. Sanford Carol B. Smithwick Peace S. Sullivan Priscilla P. Taylor P. Kay Wagoner Charles M. Weiss Shirley F. Weiss Beth E. Whitaker Edwin M. Yoder, Jr. GEAB Member Emeritus Lyle V. Jones GEAB Honorary Members William C. Friday Barbara Hardin Paul Hardin Caroline H. Royster Thomas S. Royster Congratulations to these outstanding graduate students! O UNC THE GRADUATE SCHOOL THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006 11