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Donald Van Gelderen Memorial Fellowship

Donald and Jo Beth Van Gelderen

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 to pursue career and family interests.

Current and previous recipients:

(prior to 2006, this award was known as The Van Gelderen Re-Entry Student Fellowship)

2023

Alexandra Birch

2022
Mary Donaldson

2021
Rana Razek

2020
Christopher MacMahon

2019
Susan Schmidt

2018
Kashia Arnold

2017
Stephanie Seketa

2016
Holly Roose

2015
Jesse Halvorsen

2014
Stephanie Seketa

2013
Cheryl Frei

2012
Kelly Morse Johnson

2011
Susan M. Falck

2010
Eric Fenrich

2009
Alicia Rivera

2008
Monica Isabel 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