USC Aiken Students and Faculty Receive Four Magellan Scholar Awards
April 6, 2007
Three students and four faculty members of the University of South Carolina Aiken were recently awarded four Magellan Scholar Awards for the Summer and Fall terms of 2007.
The Magellan Scholar Program is offered by USC Columbia and is open to students and faculty at all USC System campuses. Each scholar award funds a year-long research project, which is conducted by a student and his or her faculty mentor.
Kristen Acklie , a junior majoring in English from Collierville, Tenn., and Dr. Jill Hampton, assistant professor of English, received a $3,000 grant for their project entitled “Jim Sheridan and Irish Film.”
Heather Davis , a junior majoring in history from Aiken, S.C., and Dr. Maggi Morehouse, assistant professor of history, received a $3,000 grant for their project entitled “Music Production in post-Katrina New Orleans.”
Michael Drinkwater , a senior biology major from Aiken, S.C., and Dr. Michele Harmon, assistant professor of biology, received $2,897 in funding for their project entitled “Contributions of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons to Non-point Source Runoff.”
Asma Jaber, a senior from Travelers Rest, S.C. studying anthropology at the Columbia campus, and Dr. Elaine Lacy, professor of history at USC Aiken, received $2,968 in funding for their project entitled “Discovering the Roots of Nativism in Contemporary South Carolina.”
Dr. Suzanne Ozment, executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs said, “I am very proud of our students and faculty and am so pleased to have such diverse disciplines represented from USC Aiken.”
According to the program’s website, “The Magellan Scholar program was created to enrich the academic experience of the University’s undergraduates through research opportunities in all disciplines from science, technology, and medicine, to theatre, music, and art. By providing access to faculty mentoring relationships and a professional research experience, this program enables students to creatively explore their interests at a more in-depth level than can be attained in the classroom. The Magellan Scholar program provides opportunities for undergraduates to build a competitive edge in the job market.”
