Twelve Eastern Michigan University female faculty received 2007-08 Keal Fellowship Awards to fund research projects.
Coordinated by the Women's Commission, the fellowships are awarded once a year. They are available to all tenured and tenure-track women faculty members who have taught at least two terms at Eastern Michigan University. The fellowships this year ranged from $250 to $800 and can be used for conducting original research, publishing research results, attending professional conferences or taking coursework needed for professional advancement.
Awards this year amount to $5,180 and will be used by female faculty to present their work in different areas – from attending conferences in New Orleans to a solo art exhibit in San Francisco. The committee evaluated a total of 23 applicants.
This award is named for Josephine Nevins Keal, who graduated from EMU (then Michigan State Normal College) in 1901. When she died, she left $50,000 to EMU and Wayne State University.
Keal Fellowship winners are as follows:
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Ruth Ann Armitage, $300, associate professor, chemistry. To attend a biennial conference in archaeometry.
Margaret Crouch, $480, professor, philosophy. To promote awareness about gender issues globally.
Carol Haddad, $500, professor, technology studies. To collect case study data about Avalon dragon boat builders in Newfoundland for contributions to her book about women and technology.
Christine Hume, $400, associate professor, English. To finish the CD for a new book, "Lullaby: Speculations on the First Active Sense."
Harriet Lindsay, $350, associate professor, chemistry. To attend the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.
Beili Liu, $800, assistant professor, art. To support her solo exhibition LURE/
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Culture Center of San Francisco in May.
Jennifer Locke, $400, assistant professor, art. To distribute her film, "Edenwood," to various film festivals around the country.
Maria Milletti, $350, professor, chemistry. To attend the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in New Orleans.
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Loreena Parks, $300, assistant professor, special education. To attend and present at the Council for Exceptional Children 2008 International Annual Conference Convention and Expo in Boston.
Amy Sacksteder, $250, assistant professor, art. To purchase materials for her series of paintings, "Ouroboros."
Pamela Walsh, $800, assistant professor, health services, To travel to a regional conference.
Diane Winder, $250, professor, music. To present proposal, "Early Bows: A Maker's and a Player's Perspective," at the 2008 American String Teachers Association's National (ASTA) Conference in Albuquerque.
