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Donald Van Gelderen Memorial Fellowship


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The Donald Van Gelderen Memorial Fellowship is an endowment that was created by one of the History Associates’ most stalwart supporters, Dr. Jo Beth Van Gelderen, to recognize non-traditional students who, like herself, returned to graduate study in history after taking time off career and family interests.







Current and previous recipients (prior to 2006, this award
was known as The Van Gelderen Re-Entry Student Fellowship):

2009 Alicia Rivera

2008 Monica Garcia

2007 Carolyn Frances Lewis
          Warren Courtney Wood

2006 Elizabeth Lamoree
          Sandra Dawson

2005 Ingrid Diane Page

2004 Anil Kumar Mukerjee

2003 Mary E.Lampe

2002 Janet McFall

2001 Maeve Devoy

2000 Amy Caldwell

1999 Carol Feinberg

1998 Jill Meekins
          Nancy Oakes-Width

1997 Theresa Neumann

1996 Kathleen Hasselblad
          Lynne Starke

1995 Betsy Homsher

1994 Valery Garrett

1993 Beverly Bastian

1992 Penelope Adair

1991 Magdalena Torres

1990 Clare Lyons