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STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
2007-2008
Academic Achievements:
- Degrees Earned. A total
of 28 Political Science students received bachelors’ degrees
between August 2007 and May 2008.
- Excellent Students.
Winthrop University Political Science majors are named to the
President’s List and the Dean’s List at rates that exceed
their percentage of the Winthrop University student body.
Specifically:
--Nearly
fourteen percent
(13.6%) of Political Science majors were named to the Dean’s List
in Spring 2007 and just over five
percent (5.71%)
were on the President’s List.
--Eleven percent (11%)
of Political Science majors were named to the Dean’s List in
Fall 2006 and almost five percent (4.96%)
were on the
President’s List.
- Tillman
Award.
Christian Williams, a Political Science
minor, was one of the recipients of the Tillman Award, which
was presented at the May 2008 graduation, to the students with the
highest Grade Point Averages in the graduating class.
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College of
Arts and Sciences Scholarships and Awards. Political Science
and African American Studies students received numerous scholarships
from the College of Arts and Sciences, including (all students are
Political Science majors unless otherwise indicated):
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Wendy Adams,
Ninoska Cano and Nancy Elizabeth Kelly were the three
recipients of the Lisa Hudson Evans Scholarship.
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Linda Atiase
received the John Guilbeau Scholarship.
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Candace Porter
was awarded the Joe B. Lanford Scholarship that is coordinated
with the City of Rock Hill.
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-Linda
Atiase, Zachary Blum, Lauren Bohn, K. Jurée Capers, Rachel Heidelberg,
Madison Hutto, Erin Miller, Cali Sandel, Elisia
Stewart and Sharetta Wynn were the ten recipients of
the Anita Jones Spearman Scholarship.
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K. Jurée Capers
was also one of the three recipients of the Robert M. Ward
Scholarship.
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India Richardson,
an African American Studies Minor, received the Charlotte Area
Association of Black Journalists
Scholarship.
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Hollie Blake,
a Political Science Major and African American Studies Minor, received
the Glen Broach Award, which is given
by the History Department, to the most outstanding senior who is a
double major in History and Political Science.
- Political Science Department
Awards and Model United Nations Awards.
- Joseph Maye was the winner of
the fourth annual William J. Blough Undergraduate Essay Contest.
- Lindsay LaPlante received the
third annual Mary Jeane Byrd Award for Civic and Political
Engagement.
- K. Juree Capers was the first
annual recipient of the Janice Chastain Houk Award for
Undergraduate Research.
- Bineta Diop was presented with
a Distinguished Delegate Award for her representation of the
Czech Republic in the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Model
United Nations Conference (UNCCMUN) in October 2007. Bineta was also
presented with an Outstanding Delegate Award for her
representation of the Czech Republic at the Southern Regional Model
United Nations (SRMUN) in Atlanta in November 2007.
- Justin Chitwood was presented
with a Distinguished Delegate Award for his representation of
Norway at the UNCCMUN Conference in October 2007.
- Jelissa Haynes was presented
with an Outstanding Delegate Award for her representation of
Norway at SRMUN in November 2007.
- Martha McCoy, Ashley Dozier,
Christopher Richards, James Tolley, Dwayne Greene and Malcolm
Boyd all received Best Delegate Awards at the Winthrop
University Model United Nations (WUMUN) in April 2008.
- Rachel Gower was presented the
Best Chair Award at WUMUN in April 2008.
- Candace Porter received the
Mary Jane Whittaker Award for being the hardest working
secretariat member at WUMUN in April 2008.
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Internships:
Five Political Science students completed internships during the
2007-2008 school year.
- Hailey Davis
was placed with Congressman Payne in Washington D.C.
- Bineta Diop
interned with the City of Rock Hill.
- Lauren Johnson
worked on the Obama for America Campaign for her internship.
- Tiffany
Kingery interned on the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign.
- Joe Maye
interned for South Carolina Legal Services.
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Study Abroad
and Washington Semester Acceptances: Four Political Science
Majors studied abroad in both long-term and short-term trips in the
2007-2008 school year.
- Chelsea Weser
attended Kingston University in England.
- Martin Branch
studied at the University of Galway in Ireland.
- Rick J. Faulks
went to Mexico to study at UMN-Cuernavaca.
- Candace Porter
and Katherine Leonard enrolled in
“Women and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica” with Drs. Disney
and Lipscomb, which featured a trip to Costa Rica.
- Hailey Davis
participated in the Washington Semester program in Spring 2008.
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Honors Program
Participation:
- Honors Thesis
Colloquium. Joseph Maye and Reneé Thompson
presented Honors Theses at the Honors Thesis Colloquium in April
2008. Political Science minor Christina Williams also
presented.
- Honors Program
Degrees. Hollie Blake, Joseph Maye and Reneé
Thompson all graduated with Honors Degrees at the May 2008
Commencement.
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Undergraduate
Research participation:
- Professional
Conference Presentations.
- Alena James,
a Biology/Political Science double major was awarded Sigma Xi/SCAS
award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research for her presentation
in Molecular and Cell Biology. The American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS) also awarded Alena as the
Outstanding Undergraduate Scientist at the March 2008 South
Carolina Academy of Science meeting at Clemson.
- Joe Maye
presented “The Republic of Plato or Socrates?: A Defense of the
Ironic Interpretation and its Socratic Genesis” at the South
Carolina Political Science Association meeting in March.
- R. Lane
Lovegrove presented “End Credits: An Analysis of Contemporary
Contagion Films and the Eschatology of the Apocalypse Myth” at the
South Carolina Political Science Association (PSA) Meeting in
March 2008. Lane also presented his paper at NCUR in April 2008.
- Other Students Engaged in
Undergraduate Research. Political Science Majors K. Jurée
Capers, Alena James, Joe Maye, and R. Lane Lovegrove,
and Political Science Minors Christina Williams and
Zachary Thurston were included in the Meeting Abstracts portion
the 2008 College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Scholarship
Book of Abstracts.
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Student Life
Awards and Recognition: Political Science majors and African
American Studies Minors continue to be actively engages in community
service and political activism. Their honors include:
- Alena James won the
American Legion Award, given by the Division of Student Life to
honor outstanding students who display exceptional courage,
companionship, character, service and scholarship.
- Hollie Blake representing both
Political Science and African American Studies, was awarded the
Holly Self Drummond Award, which is given to an outstanding female
that demonstrates a strong commitment to volunteerism.
- Angelo Geter received the
Sullivan Award, which is awarded to the outstanding male member of
the senior class. .
- Algierre T. Barron, an African
American Studies Minor, was the recipient of the Serving
Others and Reflecting Award.
- India T. Richardson, an
African American Studies Minor, received the Multicultural Student
Life Award.
- K. Juree Capers was named
Homecoming Queen for 2008.
- Amnesty International, along
with advisor Dr. Jennifer Disney, also won an award from the Division
of Student Life, recognizing their work during Hunger Awareness Week.
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Honors Society
Involvement:
- 17.6% of the 2008 Inductees
into Pi Gamma Mu, the International Social Science
Honors Society, are Political Science majors or minors.
- The Mu Pi Chapter of Pi Sigma
Alpha inducted 22 new students in April 2008.
- Mu Pi also received a
grant for $1,250.00 from the National Chapter to fund “Shooting
for Safety: Should We or Should We Not Have the Right to Bear Arms?” a
forum discussion on the right to bear arms that included faculty and
distinguished members in the community.
- The Mu Pi Chapter of Pi Sigma
Alpha sponsored many events throughout the school year,
including.
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A workshop entitled
“How to Prepare for Law School” to help students desiring to attend
law school upon graduation of college make sense of the application
process.
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A Graduate School
Workshop led by Dr. Lipscomb to answer questions that students have
about the GRE and the graduate school application process.
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Pi Sigma Alpha held
the Debate of Ideas on Marriage Event that involved students from
Amnesty International, GLOBAL, Pi Sigma Alpha, Socialist Student Union
and the Young Republicans along with faculty members to discuss same
sex marriage. The students in attendance were able to cast a vote
either for or against same sex marriage.
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Along with the
Student Environment Action Coalition, Pi Sigma Alpha co-sponsored a
“Green Concert.”
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Pi Sigma Alpha
collected over 200 pounds of books, food, movies and toiletries to be
donated to the troops serving in Iraq. The chapter also raised $250.00
to cover the cost of shipping the supplies.
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The individual
members of Pi Sigma Alpha offered Undergraduate Peer Advising.
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Pi Sigma Alpha
helped sponsor Dr. Cedric Jones to talk about his book From
Revolutionaries to Race Leaders: Black Power and the making of African
American Politics.
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The Mu Pi Chapter
also helped sponsor the presentation “Africa and Global Politics of
Hunger” during Winthrop University’s Hunger and Food Justice Week.
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Three members of Pi
Sigma Alpha attended a forum that local high school students attended
and asked questions about how youth can get involved in elections.
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Graduate and
Professional School Admissions and Employment:
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Current Students:
- Recent Graduates:
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Christina
Williams, a Political Science minor, will attend the
University of South Carolina’s Law School.
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Justin
Chitwood will be starting Air Force Officer Training.
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Oyinadamola
Samlami received a job as a private school teacher in an
elementary school in Charlotte.
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Alena James
will enroll in the Master of Science in Biology program at Winthrop
University.
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Hollie Blake
will be a community Organizer for the Service Employees International
Union (SEIU).
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Alumni:
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Shalai Coakley
is the new regional manager for Marriott Hotels based in Charlotte.
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Tiffany Davis
Corbett began work on her Master’s of Business Administration
Program in Spring 2008 at the University of Oregon, Corvallis.
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Regina Wright
was admitted into the Monterey Institute of International Studies
where she will attain her Master’s in International Policy Studies
with a specialization in International Negotiation and Conflict
Resolution.
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Summer Hanna
was accepted to the Ph.D. Program in Applied Chemisty at Wake Forest
University with a full tuition waiver and a $22,000/year stipend.
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Daniel Leimer
received his Master’s degree in Biology at Winthrop University in May.
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April Hershey
Lovegrove is the Executive Assistant to the Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences.
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Samantha Howe
is a staff member with the American Model United Nations in Chicago
and is a subject matter expert for the Home Government Department of
the American Model United Nations.
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Will Telligman
was accepted to the Florida Coastal Law School with scholarships. Will
currently works as the Legislative Affairs Assistant for the
International Dairy Foods Association in Washington, D.C. He also is
an amateur pilot.
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Matt Wagner
is currently serving in Iraq as the Artillery Advisor for the Military
Transition Team (MiTT).
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Jeremy Winkler
currently works as the Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Assistant
to Rep. Gresham Barrett.
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Marit Majeske
is currently the Deputy Finance Director for Congressman Bill Foster
(D-IL).
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Andrea
Tetreault was with Senator Conrad in Washington D.C.
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Willie Lyles
III is Executive Director of the Freedom Center in Rock Hill.
The Freedom Center sponsors numerous community events, and Willie was
instrumental in bringing former President Bill Clinton and Senator
Hillary Clinton to Rock Hill in the last year. Willie is also Third
Vice Chair of the York County Democratic Party.
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A total of six
alumni joined us in April to judge the 32nd Model United
Nations conference. Among them were Stanley Williams, a
social studies teacher at York Comprehensive High School, who created
a Model UN team to complete at the Winthrop University conference;
Jason Allen, who works at Muzak in Fort Mill; and
Jimmy Fitzpatrick, who is enrolled in the MAT program
at Winthrop University.
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