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VIPROFESSORSHIPS AND READERSHIPS

LECTURESHIPS

HONORS

FELLOWSHIPS

FELLOWS

PRIZES AND AWARDS

ENROLLMENT

Professorships and ReadershipsWinifred L. Arms Professorship in the Arts and Humanities. Established in1982 by Winifred Arms in memory of her husband, Robert A. Arms ’27, the ArmsProfessorship is held by a distinguished member of the faculty concerned withone of the fields of artistic or literary expression.

Beitzel Professorship in Technology and Society. Established in 1999 by GeorgeB. Beitzel ’50, this professorship recognizes distinction in the arts and sciences,particularly in the use of technology to enhance undergraduate learning. TheBeitzel Professor at Amherst College will have a vision of interfacing man andmachine in a way that fuses computer, networking, fiberoptic or future electronictechnologies with the values of the academy, the ideals of a liberal education andthe goals of an enlightened society.

Bruce B. Benson ’43 and Lucy Wilson Benson Professorship. Established in 2005by Lucy Wilson Benson in memory of her husband, Professor of Physics from1947 to 1990, the Benson Professorship recognizes distinction in science and ademonstrated commitment to teaching and research. The goals of the BensonProfessorship are to promote interdisciplinary research and teaching amongthe physical and biological sciences (preferably molecular biology, physics, andchemistry), foster exploration of the impact of these sciences on society, andemphasize the interdisciplinary connections between the sciences and otherliberal arts disciplines at Amherst College.

Parmly Billings Professorship in Hygiene and Physical Education. Estab-lished in 1890 by Frederick Billings of Woodstock, Vermont, this professorshiphonors the memory of his son, Parmly Billings 1884.

Brian E. Boyle Professorship in Mathematics and Computer Science. Estab-lished in 1998 by Brian E. Boyle ’69, this professorship recognizes exceptionalteaching and research in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department orits successor department. The Boyle Professorship is held by a senior memberof the faculty who has appreciation for the role of technology in teaching andwho has demonstrated a dedication to the values of a liberal arts education.

Elizabeth W. Bruss Readership. Established in 1982 in memory of ElizabethBruss, The Bruss Reader is a member of the faculty appointed by the Presi-dent and the Dean of the Faculty to a three-year term that rotates among the var-ious academic disciplines at Amherst integrating material about women into thecurriculum. The Bruss Reader will also serve as a resource person for col-leagues, bringing new information regarding women to their attention.

Class of 1880 Professorship in Greek. Given to the College by all living mem-bers of the Class at its 50th reunion in 1930.

Class of 1959 Professorship. Established by the Class of 1959 on the occasion ofits 40th reunion to honor a distinguished faculty member in one of the traditionaldisciplines who has a deep commitment to students and to their habits of mind.

Henry Steele Commager Professorship. Established in 1991 by Wyatt R. Haskell’61, Jonathan P. Rosen ’66, and others in recognition of Professor Commager’s35 years of distinguished scholarship and dedication to the teaching of under-graduates at Amherst College.

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George H. Corey Professorship in Chemistry. Established in 1952 by bequestof George H. Corey 1888.

G. Armour Craig Professorship in Language and Literature. Established in1994 by an anonymous donor, this professorship honors G. Armour Craig, Pro-fessor of English 1940-1985 and Acting President 1983-1984.

William Nelson Cromwell Professorship in Jurisprudence and Political Sci-ence. Established in 1948 by bequest of William Nelson Cromwell, founder ofthe New York City law firm Sullivan & Cromwell.

George Lyman Crosby Professorship in Philosophy. Established in 1950 byStanley Warfield Crosby, brother of George Lyman Crosby 1896.

Stanley Warfield Crosby, Jr., Professorship in Religion. Established in 1950 byStanley Warfield Crosby ’13 in memory of his son, Stanley Warfield Crosby,Jr., who was killed in the Korean War.

Amanda and Lisa Cross Professorship. Established in 1980 by Theodore L.Cross ’46, Trustee 1973-85, emeritus since 1985, in honor of his daughters,Amanda and Lisa Cross.

Sidney Dillon Professorship in Astronomy. Established in 1894 by the familyof Sidney Dillon, Chairman of Union Pacific Railroad.

Rachel and Michael Deutch Professorship. Established in 2007 by family mem-bers in memory of Rachel and Michael Deutch, this fund provides support forthe Deutch Professor, held for a five-year renewable term by a distinguished pro-fessor in one of the following departments: chemistry, economics, French, his-tory, mathematics, or philosophy.

Joseph B. Eastman Professorship in Political Science. Established in 1944 byfriends of Joseph B. Eastman ’04, Trustee 1940-44.

Five College Fortieth Anniversary Professorships. Established in the spring of2005, the Five College Fortieth Anniversary Professorships commemorate fourdecades of cooperation (1965-2005) among the members of the Five CollegeConsortium. The professorships honor Five College faculty members for dis-tinguished careers as scholars and teachers.

Edwin F. and Jessie Burnell Fobes Professorship in Greek. Established byProfessor Francis H. Fobes, who taught Classics 1920-48, emeritus 1948-57.

Eliza J. Clark Folger Professorship. Established in 1930 by Emily Jordan Folger(Mrs. Henry Clay Folger), in memory of Mr. Folger’s mother.

Emily C. Jordan Folger Professorship. Established in 1930 by Emily JordanFolger (Mrs. Henry Clay Folger).

Henry Clay Folger 1879 Professorship. Established in 1930 by Emily Clay Fol-ger (Mrs. Henry Clay Folger).

Clarence Francis Professorship in the Social Sciences. Established in 1969 inhonor of Clarence Francis ’10, former Chairman of General Foods and AmherstTrustee 1944-50.

Julian H. Gibbs Professorship in Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Estab-lished by the Trustees in 1983 to honor Julian H. Gibbs ’46, Professor of Chem-istry and 15th President of the College.

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Samuel Green Professorship. Established in 1867 by John Tappan, Trustee1834-1854, and founding pastor of Union Church in Boston, in honor of SamuelGreen, also pastor of Union Church.

James J. Grosfeld 1959 Professorship. Established in 2002 by James J. Grosfeldof the Class of 1959, the Grosfeld Professorship is awarded to a senior memberof the faculty in the Department of Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought, oran allied or successor department.

Edward S. Harkness Professorship. Established in 1930 by Edward S. Harkness,New York philanthropist.

William H. Hastie Professorship. Established in 1986 by the Trustees to honorJudge William H. Hastie ’25, the first black federal judge and Chief Justice of theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Judge Hastie was Trustee 1962-75,emeritus 1975-76.

Hitchcock Professorship in Mineralogy and Geology. Established in 1847 byBoston merchant Samuel A. Hitchcock of Brimfield and Samuel Williston, East-hampton button manufacturer and Trustee 1841-74.

Roger C. Holden 1919 Professorship in Theater and Dance. Established byRoger C. Holden through a trust established in 1968, this professorship recog-nizes a distinguished member of the faculty at Amherst College who hasdemonstrated excellence in teaching and research as well as dedication to theCollege. During their lifetimes, Holden and his wife Sylvia were patrons ofAmherst College, Pitzer College, and numerous arts and community organi-zations in southern California and Colorado.

Charles Hamilton Houston Professorship. Established in 1987 by Gorham L.Cross ’52 to honor the achievements of Charles Hamilton Houston ’15, principalarchitect of the legal strategy leading to the 1954 Supreme Court decision pro-hibiting race discrimination in U.S. public schools.

William R. Kenan, Jr., Professorship. Established in 1969 by the William R.Kenan, Jr., Charitable Trust.

Stanley King Professorship in Dramatic Arts. Established in 1952 by theTrustees in recognition of the generosity and service of Stanley King ’03, Pres-ident 1932-46, emeritus 1946-51.

Alfred Sargent Lee ‘41 and Mary Farley Ames Lee Professorship. Estab-lished in 2000 by Alfred Sargent Lee ‘41 and Mary Farley Ames Lee to rec-ognize a senior member of the faculty who demonstrates distinction inundergraduate teaching and a commitment to the liberal arts tradition atAmherst College.

Lewis-Sebring Professorship in Latin American and Latino Culture. Estab-lished in 2001 by the Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation on behalf of Charles A.Lewis ’64 and Penny Bender Sebring, this professorship promotes the study ofthe culture, language, politics, history or art of Latin America or Latino Amer-ica. The professorship honors a member of the faculty whose teaching andscholarship focus on Latin America or the contributions of Latino America to theintellectual and cultural life of the United States.

Rufus Tyler Lincoln Professorship in Biology. Established in 1916 by CarolineTyler Lincoln (widow of Rufus P. Lincoln 1862) in memory of her son, RufusTyler Lincoln.

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Georges Lurcy Professorship. Established in 2007 by the Trustees of theGeorges Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust, Alan S. Bernstein 1963, DanielL. Bernstein 1959, George L. Bernstein and Seth E. Frank 1955. Georges Lurcywas born in France and emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1930s, where hebecame a U.S. citizen and continued his successful career as an investmentbanker until his death in 1953. International in his background, experienceand outlook, Lurcy had a particular interest in fostering international educa-tional opportunities. In his memory, the Georges Lurcy Professorship willhonor a senior member of the Amherst faculty whose teaching and researchreflect a substantial commitment to international study, international relationsand perspectives.

Manwell Family Professorship in Life Sciences. Established in 2000 by EdwardJ. Manwell ’25, this professorship is held by a faculty member who has showndedication to the life of the College and distinction in teaching and research.

Massachusetts Professorship in Chemistry and Natural History. Establishedin 1847 by the Trustees in recognition of a grant from the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts.

John J. McCloy Professorship. Established in 1983 by the Trustees to honor JohnJ. McCloy ’16, Trustee 1947-69, Chairman 1956-69, and Honorary Chairman1969-1989, to support visiting scholars who teach courses in American institu-tions and international relations.

William R. Mead Professorship in Fine Arts. Established in 1936 by bequest ofMr. and Mrs. William R. Mead 1867. William R. Mead was a founder of McKim,Mead and White, architects.

Andrew W. Mellon Professorship. Established in 1974 by a grant from theAndrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Charles E. Merrill Professorship in Economics. Established in 1950 by CharlesE. Merrill ’08.

Zephaniah Swift Moore Professorship. Named for the first president of the Col-lege and held by a distinguished classicist on the Amherst College faculty.

Dwight W. Morrow Professorship. Established in 1941 by bequest of DwightW. Morrow 1895, Trustee 1916-1931, to endow a professorship in political scienceor American history.

Anson D. Morse Professorship in History. Established in 1924 by Dwight W.Morrow 1895, Trustee 1916-31, in honor of Professor Anson Morse, who taughtat Amherst from 1878 to 1907.

John C. Newton Professorship in Greek and Sculpture. Established in 1891 bybequest of John C. Newton, a Worcester mason and building contractor.

Edward N. Ney Professorship in American Institutions. Established in 1986 byEdward N. Ney ’46, Trustee 1979-89, emeritus since 1989.

George Daniel Olds Professorship in Economics and Social Institutions.Established in 1914 by Frank L. Babbott, Jr. ’13 to honor Dean George D. Olds,who later served as President 1924-27, emeritus 1927-31.

Olin Professorship in Asian Studies. Established in 1998 by the Spencer T. andAnn W. Olin Foundation to support a faculty member who advances students’

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understanding and appreciation of Asian art, economics, history, languages, pol-itics, society or cultures.

James E. Ostendarp Professorship. Established in 1990 by former students,friends, and colleagues to honor (football) Coach Ostendarp on the occasion ofa dinner in his honor held in New York City to show their appreciation for hiskeen interest in all aspects of the Amherst experience and his commitment to thedevelopment of the Amherst student within the ideals of a liberal arts education.

Domenic J. Paino Professorship in Global Environmental Studies. Estab-lished in 1997 by Birgitta and Domenic J. Paino ’55, this professorship reflects thedonors’ interest in issues affecting the entire world and their commitment to thestudy of the interconnectedness of nations.

Ward H. Patton Professorship in Economics. Established in 1989 by Ward H.Patton, Jr. ’42, in memory of his father, who was instrumental in building theGreen Giant Company.

Thomas F. Pick Readership in Environmental Studies. Established in 1999,this readership will support individuals who are dedicated to teaching, study-ing or researching in an area of environmental studies. The Pick Reader is amember of the faculty appointed by the President and the Dean of the Facultyto coordinate studies and to organize events relating to environmental studiesacross existing disciplines and departments. The Pick Reader will serve as a cam-pus resource person in environmental studies.

Peter R. Pouncey Professorship. Established in 1995 by an anonymous donor inhonor of Peter R. Pouncey, President 1984-1994 and Professor of Classics 1984-1999.

E. Dwight Salmon Professorship in History. Established in 1989 by Thomas H.Wyman ’51, Trustee 1976-92, Chairman 1986-92, and emeritus 1992-2001, tohonor Professor Emeritus E. Dwight Salmon, who taught history at Amherstfrom 1926 to 1963.

Willem Schupf Professorship in Asian Languages and Civilizations. Estab-lished in 1994 by H. Axel Schupf ’57, Trustee 1993-2005, emeritus since 2005, inmemory of his father, to confirm the College’s commitment to studying the East.

Winthrop H. Smith Professorship. Established in 1956 by Winthrop H. Smith’16, Trustee 1952-61, to fund a professorship in American history and Americanstudies.

Bertrand Snell Professorship in American Government. Established in 1951 bybequest of Bertrand H. Snell 1894.

Stone Professorship in Natural Sciences. Established in 1880 by Valeria Good-enow Stone in honor of Julius H. Seelye, President 1876-90.

Thalheimer Professorship. Established in 1998 by the family of Louis B. Thal-heimer ’66, who served as a Trustee of the College from 1992-1998, and hisdaughter, Deborah E. Thalheimer ’94, this professorship recognizes distinctionin teaching and is intended to honor a scholar-teacher who has a strong inter-est in and commitment to undergraduates.

Willard Long Thorp Professorship in Economics. Established in 1989 by alumniand friends to honor Willard Long Thorp ’20, Professor of Economics 1926-33 and1952-63, Trustee 1942-55, and Acting President 1957.

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Joseph E. and Grace W. Valentine Professorship in Music. Established in 1982by bequest of Joseph E. and Grace W. Valentine.

William McCall Vickery 1957 Professorship. Established in 2007 by WilliamMcCall Vickery on the occasion of his 50th Reunion. The Vickery Professor-ship will honor a senior faculty member who is distinguished by and dedi-cated to teaching and research of art history or musicology.

Richard S. Volpert Professorship in Economics. Established in 2000 by BarryS. Volpert ’81 and Teri C. Volpert in honor of Richard S. Volpert ’56, this pro-fessorship supports a faculty member in the Department of Economics whohas shown distinction in teaching and research concerning free market eco-nomics and dedication to the life of the College.

William J. Walker Professorship in Mathematics and Astronomy. Establishedin 1861 by Boston physician William J. Walker.

Thomas B. Walton, Jr., Memorial Professorship. Established in 1984 by ThomasB. Walton in memory of his son, Thomas B. Walton, Jr. ’45.

The John William Ward Professorship. Established in 2003 by a member ofthe Board of Trustees, the John William Ward Professorship recognizes asenior faculty member at Amherst College who is an accomplished scholar andteacher and who has served the College community with distinction on akey committee or in an administrative post. The Ward Professor will beselected by the President and the Dean of the Faculty and appointed by theBoard of Trustees.

G. Henry Whitcomb Memorial Professorship. Established in 1921 in mem-ory of G. Henry Whitcomb 1864, Trustee 1884-1916, by his three sons, allAmherst alumni.

L. Stanton Williams Professorship. Established in 1990 by L. Stanton Williams’41 to support teaching and scholarship that encourages students to use theskills and knowledge acquired at Amherst for the benefit of their communitiesand the wider society.

Samuel Williston Professorship in English. Established in 1845 by SamuelWilliston, Easthampton button manufacturer and Trustee 1841-74.

Samuel Williston Professorship in Greek and Hebrew. Established in 1869. For-merly known as Graves Professorship of Greek Language and Literature.

Winkley Professorship in History and Political Economy. Established in 1885by Henry Winkley, New York and Philadelphia retailer.

LectureshipsHenry Ward Beecher Lectureship. Established by Frank L. Babbott 1878 inhonor of Henry Ward Beecher 1834. The incumbent is appointed biennially bythe faculty for supplementary lectures in the departments of history and thepolitical, social, and economic sciences.

Copeland Colloquium Fund. Established in 1971 by Morris A. Copeland ’17. TheColloquium supports visiting fellows who remain in residence at Amherst and

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pursue their own diverse interests while engaging themselves in various wayswith faculty and students.

Croxton Lecture Fund. Established in 1988 by William M. Croxton ’36 in memoryof his parents, Ruth L. and Hugh W. Croxton. Income from this endowed fund isused to bring to campus well-known guest speakers who focus on topical issues.

Samuel B. Cummings Lectureship Fund. Established in 1997 by bequest ofSamuel B. Cummings, this fund is to be used for an annual or biannual lecturein one of the academic fields of anthropology, archaeology, psychology, and/orsociology.

Benjamin DeMott Memorial Fund. The Benjamin DeMott Memorial Fundwas established in 2005 by Alan P. Levenstein, Class of 1956, and other AmherstCollege alumni, friends, and family members. Income from this Fund shallbe used to provide funding for the Benjamin DeMott Memorial Lecture atAmherst College, which will take place annually as part of the Orientation ofall first-year students. The DeMott Lecturer shall be a person who, like ProfessorDeMott, represents an engagement with the world marked by originality ofthought coupled with direct social action, with special emphasis on intellectualparticipation in issues of social and economic inequality, racial and genderbias, and political activism.

Joseph Epstein Lecture Fund in Philosophy. Established in 1987 by membersof the Department of Philosophy to sponsor philosophical talks and discus-sions at Amherst. The fund honors Professor Joseph Epstein, who for 35 yearstaught Amherst students philosophy, especially logic, philosophy of science, andAmerican pragmatism.

Vadim Filatov, M.D., 1986 Memorial Lecture Fund. The Vadim Filatov, M.D.,1986 Memorial Lecture Fund, established in 2004 by Dmitry Dinces ’86 andother Amherst classmates and friends of Vadim Filatov, is a permanentlyendowed fund at Amherst College providing support for the Amherst Center forRussian Culture.

Clyde Fitch Fund. Established by Captain and Mrs. W. G. Fitch of New York inmemory of their son, Clyde Fitch 1886. This fund is used for the furtherance ofthe study of English literature and dramatic art and literature.

Forry and Micken Fund in Philosophy and Science. Established in 1983 byCarol Micken and John I. Forry ’66 to promote the study of philosophical issuesarising out of new developments in the sciences, including mathematics, andissues in the philosophy and history of science.

John Whitney Hall Lecture Fund. Established in 1994 by Betty Bolce Hall tohonor her husband. Income is used to initiate and maintain the John Whitney Hall’39 Lecture Series on Japan. Professor Hall became an authority on premodernJapanese history, training graduate students who entered academic, businessand governmental fields relating to Japan. For more than 30 years he worked todevelop Japanese studies in American colleges and universities.

Charles H. Houston Forum. Established in 1980 by Gorham L. Cross, Jr. ’52 tohonor Charles H. Houston ’15. The income from this fund brings lecturers on lawand social justice to Amherst.

Victor S. Johnson Lectureship Fund. Established in memory of Victor S. John-son (1882-1943) by his sons for the purpose of “bringing to the campus each year

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a stimulating individual worthy of the lectureship’s purpose of serving thebest tradition of the liberal arts and individual freedom.”

Corliss Lamont Lectureship for a Peaceful World. Established in 1982 byCorliss Lamont ’57, this fund supports lecturers who may provide insight intothe analytical or operational problems of lessening friction among nations.

Max and Etta Lazerowitz Lectureship. Established in 1985 by the late ProfessorMorris Lazerowitz of Smith College to honor his parents, this fund provides forthe annual appointment of the Lazerowitz Lecturer, who is a member of theAmherst College faculty below the rank of full professor.

Georges Lurcy Lecture Series. Established in 1982 by the Georges Lurcy Char-itable and Educational Trust, this lectureship was given to the College to bringdistinguished lecturers to Amherst to speak on topics relating to countries otherthan the United States.

Everett H. Pryde Fund. Established in 1986 by Phyllis W. Pryde in honor of herlate husband Everett H. Pryde ’39 to bring to the College distinguished visit-ing scientists to lecture on selected topics in the field of chemical researchand to fund the Everett H. Pryde Research Award, given annually to anAmherst senior.

Rapaport Lectureship in Contemporary Art Fund. The Rapaport Lectureshipin Contemporary Art Fund, established in 1999, provides support for an annuallecture on some aspect of contemporary art. The goal of the Rapaport Lecture-ship is to increase awareness and appreciation of contemporary art among stu-dents and in the community.

John Woodruff Simpson Lectureship. Established in memory of John WoodruffSimpson 1871 by his wife and daughter, to fund fellowships and “to securefrom time to time, from England, France or elsewhere, scholars for the pur-pose of delivering lectures or courses of instruction at Amherst College.”

Tagliabue Fund. Established in 1991 by Paul and Chandler Tagliabue to honortheir son Andrew, who graduated in 1991. The fund supports the Asian Lan-guages and Civilizations Department at Amherst College and funds lectures bysocial scientists on Asian issues.

Willis D. Wood Fund. Established in memory of Willis D. Wood 1894 to fundvisiting scholars and lecturers to “talk with students and faculty about differentaspects of the spiritual life.”

Honors

THE PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETYMassachusetts Beta Chapter. The students elected to membership in this honorsociety are those of highest standing. A preliminary election of outstanding stu-dents occurs at the end of the first semester of junior year, and further electionsoccur during the first semester and at Commencement time of senior year.

President: Professor Natasha StallerSecretary-Treasurer: Gerald M. MagerAuditor: Professor Rose R. Olver

Class of 2009

John S. BarbieriMichael D. NeffMichael A. SolomonZandra E. Walton

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Kayla Min AndrewsAnne Francis AugustineBenjamin Neil BlondGeoffrey Francis CebulaVincent Lingzhi ChenRonald Alexander Clark, Jr.Conor James ClarkeSierra Boaz CobbDaniel Nesta CurtisAmy Elizabeth DiPilatoFurqan Muhammad FazalAmanda Kyle GibsonJacob Cholst GoldbergMichael Lurie GoldmanKristina N. GreenRachael Sterling GrossCasey Jack GuenthnerElena Naomi JessopDong Kun KimKyla Harumi KitamuraKristen Elizabeth Koch

Erika KweonCameron Elizabeth Walker LangPamela Yan LiuBenjamin Brent LockwoodRichard Fuller Mills IIIJames Coogan MontanaClaire Elizabeth MorrisonJudd Andrew OlanoffZdravko Angelov PaskalevElizabeth Sarah PetrikRobyn Gail ProntEdward Fortunato RamosMargaret Rose RaySpencer Scrymser RobinsLucy Ludwig SheehanAllison Esther St. BriceLidya Grace TarhanAlice TsayRoss Marshall WolfarthKathryn Beth Wunderle

THE SOCIETY OF SIGMA XISigma Xi, the National Honorary Scientific Research Society, was founded in1886, and the Amherst Chapter was installed March 23, 1950. As one if its pur-poses, the Society gives recognition of those students, members of the Faculty,research associates, and alumni who have demonstrated ability to carry on con-structive scientific research or who show definite promise of research ability.Other functions are the maintenance of companionship among investigators inthe various fields of science, the holding of meetings for the discussion of scientificsubjects, and the fostering of an interest in scientific research in the College.

Undergraduates who show definite promise of research ability are typicallyrecommended to associate membership by the departments concerned.

President: Professor Mark D. MarshallSecretary-Treasurer: Professor Stephen A. George

Full Membership 2008

Richmond Jerry Amphiah-BonneyAmira ChoucairZeynep Delen

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Brent Kindblom AmbergerJohn AngiolilloSara BarmettlerNora Alice BatchelderLauren C. BensonMichael Jordan BernsteinAnna Templeton BiddleBenjamin Neil BlondDanielle Jayne BrickElizabeth Ann BrownVincent Lingzhi ChenBenjamin Michael DickmanAmy Elizabeth DiPilatoFurqan Muhammad FazalAmanda Kyle GibsonMichael Lurie GoldmanCasey J. GuenthnerLawrence Prescott HamblinJui HuCristina IrimiaDong Kun KimKelly Marie KingIlana Katherine KlarmanAlan C. KwanCameron Elizabeth Walker LangCaroline Larrabee LeedsSusan M. LinAnne Killorin LiptonSuzannah James LuftAlicia Menezes

Brendan Harry Adkins MillinerAriel Beau MoralesPeter William MurphyKevin John NattingerLan NguyenBradley James PearsonAna Vladimirova PopovskaAidan Wilder PorterMegan Elizabeth QuinnRohit Kaushik RajMargaret Rose RayStefanie Nicole ReiffMari S. RosenNazir SavjiKyle Andrew SchoppelRyan Yoshimura ShieldsEmily Frances SmithMonica Paige SnyderNancy SongLidya Grace TarhanSienna Gold TinsleySarah Ann TracyLaura Harding TurnerGina Tangerine TurriniKyle A. Mitchell VirgienAndrew Paul WhelanKathryn B. WunderleAustin Vincent YimNury Lee YimKarina Zaveri

FellowshipsCOLLEGE FELLOWSHIPS

FROM the income of the College’s fellowship funds, approximately 150 awardsare made annually to graduates of Amherst College for study in graduate or

professional schools. Applications should be made by February 10 on formsavailable in December from the Fellowships Office. This same deadline applies toseniors and to graduates. You need not have been accepted at graduate school toapply, but the awards are made contingent upon final enrollment. The awards arebased on merit and need (except for the Kellogg and Rosenblum) and are deter-mined by the Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships. An exception to this isthe Amherst-Doshisha Fellowship for which the deadline is in mid-November andfor which there is a special Selection Committee.

The Amherst-Doshisha Fellowship. Amherst-Doshisha Fellowship at AmherstHouse, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, is open to graduating seniors andrecent alumni of the College for a term of one, or in some cases, two years.The recipient will have the opportunity to work with Professor Masanori Morita,

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representative of the College at Doshisha, and to teach English to Japanesestudents. No knowledge of the Japanese language is required.

The fellowship offers a stipend and an allowance for travel and incidentalexpenses, shared equally between Amherst and Doshisha. The fellowship yearis normally from September to August. It carries with it formal teaching respon-sibilities in the English language at Doshisha University, at the first-year andsecond-year level. The academic year at Doshisha allows fellows to travel in Asiaduring February and March.

Interested applicants should contact the Office of Fellowships for more infor-mation. This fellowship is awarded by the Board of Trustees upon the recom-mendation of the Amherst-Doshisha Fellowship Committee.

The Amherst Memorial Fellowships. These fellowships, in memory of Amherstgraduates who gave their lives for an ideal, are given primarily for the study ofsocial, economic, and political institutions, and for preparation for teachingand the ministry. The fund was established because of the “need for betterunderstanding and more complete adjustment” between humans and their“existing social, economic, and political institutions for the study of the princi-ples underlying these human relationships.”

The object of the fellowships is to permit students of character, scholarlypromise, and intellectual curiosity to investigate some problem in the human-istic sciences. During previous training candidates should have given evidenceof marked mental ability in some branch of the social sciences—history, eco-nomics, political science—and have given promise of original contribution to aparticular field of study. It is desirable that they possess qualities of leader-ship, a spirit of service, and an intention to devote their efforts to the bettermentof social conditions through teaching in its broad sense, journalism, politics, orfield work.

Preference is given to candidates planning to do advanced work in the fieldof the social sciences, but awards may also be made to candidates who areplanning to go to theological school in preparation for a career in the ministryand to those from other fields than the social sciences who are preparing for acareer in teaching in secondary schools or colleges.

The fellowships are for one year but, upon reapplication, may be approvedfor one or two additional years, depending upon the nature of the subjectsinvestigated or upon other circumstances which, in the judgment of the com-mittee, warrant a variation in the length of tenure.

The stipend will vary according to the circumstances of the appointment.Awards will depend upon those aspects of individual cases which, in the judg-ment of the committee, most suitably fulfill the purpose of the foundation.

These fellowships are awarded by the Board of Trustees upon the recom-mendation of the Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships.

The John Mason Clarke 1877 Fellowship in Paleontology and Geology. Afund from the estate of Noah T. Clarke was established in memory of his father,John Mason Clarke 1877, to provide income for a fellowship or fellowships forthe pursuit of studies in paleontology or geology, preferably in the New YorkState Museum in Albany, New York.

The Evan Carroll Commager Fellowship. This fund, established by ProfessorHenry Steele Commager in memory of his late wife and “as a testimony to heraffection for this College,” enables an Amherst student to study at Cambridge Uni-versity. The fellowship is for one year but, upon reapplication, may be approved

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for a second year. The award is open to any student, with preference to seniors andto those applying to Peterhouse, St. John’s, Trinity, or Downing College.

The Henry P. Field Fellowships. Two fellowships are available from the incomeof the bequest of the late Henry P. Field 1880 to promote graduate study inthe fields of English and history. Appointments are made annually by the Col-lege on the recommendation of the departments of English and history.

The Warner Gardner Fletcher Fellowship. The income from a gift from thelate Warner Gardner Fletcher ’41 is awarded to “pursue work for the improve-ment of education.” Preference is given to candidates who are engaged in thestudy of education and then to candidates for the Master of Arts in Teaching.

Seth E. Frank ’55 Fellowship. Established in 1997 by Seth E. Frank ’55, theincome from this fund is to be used annually for post-graduate work by agraduate of Amherst College. The fellowship is to be awarded to a graduate whohas demonstrated exceptional ability, interest, and achievement in the area ofInternational Relations. The fellowship is not limited to graduate study butmay be awarded for other endeavors which are international in scope.

The Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Memorial Fellowship. A fund, establishedby the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, provides an annual award to a member ormembers of the senior class for excellence in history and the social and economicsciences. The holder of the fellowship pursues for one year a course of study inhistory or economics, to be completed within the period of two years next fol-lowing graduation.

The Rufus B. Kellogg University Fellowship. The income from the fund,established by the late Rufus B. Kellogg 1858, provides certain prizes, and a fel-lowship award for three years to a graduate of Amherst College, who shall beappointed upon the following conditions: The Fellow is elected by the Facultyon the recommendation of the Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships.Consideration is given to seniors or members of the classes graduated in thepreceding six years. The fellowship is awarded to that graduate who, in thejudgment of the Faculty, is best equipped for study and research, withoutregard to any other considerations, except that the Fellow should have anespecially good knowledge of at least one modern foreign language and shouldhave had at least one year of Latin in preparatory school or college. The threeyears shall be spent by the Fellow at a German university or other approvedinstitution, for the study of philosophy, philology, literature, history, politicalscience, political economy, mathematics or natural science. At least one collegeterm of the final year shall be spent by the Fellow at Amherst College, to givelectures on a subject selected by the Fellow and approved by the Trustees.The lectures shall be published in book form or in a learned journal. This fel-lowship is based solely on merit. The Kellogg Fellowship will be offered againin 2009-2010.

The Sterling P. Lamprecht Fellowship. From the income of this fund, fellow-ships are awarded to recent graduates of Amherst College for the pursuit of phi-losophy. Upon reapplication, these fellowships may be approved for a maximumof three years. They need not be awarded at all in one particular year, and itmight be, if there were no suitable graduates, awarded to an undergraduate, inwhich case it would be known as the Sterling P. Lamprecht Scholarship. Pref-erence, however, would be given for graduate study.

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The Edward Poole Lay Fellowship. The income from a fund, established byFrank M. Lay 1893 and Mrs. Lay, in memory of their son Edward Poole Lay ’22,provides fellowships to graduates who have shown unusual proficiency and tal-ent in music and who desire to continue studies in the field. Preference is givento candidates who are proficient in voice. In the event that there are no qualifiedcandidates in the musical arts (especially voice and instrumental music), theymay be awarded to qualified candidates in the field of the dramatic arts. Thesefellowships are awarded by the Board of Trustees upon the recommendation ofthe Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships.

The Forris Jewett Moore Fellowships. These fellowships, in three fields ofstudy, were established in memory of Forris Jewett Moore 1889 by his widow,Emma B. Moore.

(1) A fellowship to graduates distinguished in the study of chemistry whileundergraduates, who desire to engage in further study of that subject. Preferenceis given to eligible candidates for the field of organic chemistry.

(2) A fellowship to graduates distinguished in the study of history whileundergraduates, who desire to engage in further study of that subject.

(3) A fellowship to graduates distinguished in the study of philosophy whileundergraduates, who desire to engage in further study of that subject.

The George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellowship. This memorial fellow-ship is awarded to a graduate who has been accepted by a recognized divin-ity school, who has good reason to seek financial aid, who seems to be anall-around person qualified in all respects as a religious and moral leader anda lover of ordinary people, and who is qualified scholastically to meet thecalling of a theological career creditably. The candidate need not be an out-standing student, but improvement in the upperclass years, dedication, and asense of purpose will be given great consideration. The fellowship may berenewed for a second or third year at the discretion of the Committee. Morethan one fellowship may be awarded in any given year.

The George A. Plimpton Fellowships. These fellowships, established by theBoard of Trustees in memory of George A. Plimpton 1876, a member of theBoard from 1890 to 1895 and from 1900 to 1936, and President of the Boardfrom 1907 to 1936, are awarded without stipend to seniors who are of outstand-ing scholastic ability and promise, who plan to continue their studies in graduateschool, and who are not in need of financial assistance. These fellowships areawarded by the Board of Trustees on recommendation of the Faculty Commit-tee on Student Fellowships.

The C. Scott Porter Memorial Fellowship for Graduate Study. Established in1972 by the family of C. Scott Porter ’19, mathematics professor, 1924-31, andDean of the College from 1931-1966, the C. Scott Porter Memorial Fellowship isawarded annually to a graduate for further study without restriction as todepartment or field.

The Lloyd I. Rosenblum Memorial Fellowship. Established in 1997 for his son,Peter M. Rosenblum ’70, and other family members, the fellowship is to beawarded annually to a graduate of Amherst College embarking on his or her firstyear of graduate studies in the fields of botany and biology. Each beneficiaryshould be a person who demonstrated significant promise in the relevant fieldsof study as an undergraduate at Amherst College. The fellowship is to beawarded solely on the basis of merit and without regard to race, sex, religion,gender, or nationality.

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The Charles B. Rugg Fellowship. Established in memory of Charles BelcherRugg ’11, this fellowship is awarded to a graduate for the study of law. Theaward may be renewed for a second or third year upon recommendation of theFaculty Committee on Student Fellowships.

The John Woodruff Simpson Fellowships and Lectureships. A fund wasestablished in memory of John Woodruff Simpson 1871 by his wife and daugh-ter. Income from the fund provides: (1) A fellowship for the study of law; (2) Afellowship for the study of medicine; (3) A fellowship for the study of theology,without regard to creed or religious belief; (4) A fellowship for study at anyschool, college or university in preparation for the teaching profession; (5) A fel-lowship for use in graduate study at the Universities of Oxford or Cambridgein England or at the Sorbonne in Paris. The fund may also be used to secure fromtime to time from England, France or elsewhere, scholars for the purpose ofdelivering lectures or courses of instruction at Amherst College.

These fellowships are awarded by the Board of Trustees upon the recom-mendations of the Faculty Committee on Student Fellowships.

The Benjamin Goodall Symon, Jr., Memorial Fellowship. This fellowship isawarded to a graduate who has been accepted by a recognized divinity school,who has good reason to seek financial aid, who seems to be an all-around indi-vidual qualified in all respects as a religious and moral leader, and who isqualified scholastically to meet the calling of a theological career creditably,although the student may plan to use the divinity school training for work inanother field. The candidate need not be an outstanding student, but improve-ment in the upperclass years, dedication, and a sense of purpose will be givengreat consideration.

The fellowship may be renewed for a second or third year at the discretion ofthe Committee. More than one fellowship may be awarded in any given year.

The Roland Wood Fellowship. Awarded annually on recommendation of theDepartment of Theater and Dance as a fellowship to one or more promising anddeserving graduates of Amherst College for continued study in or of the theater.

DEPARTMENTAL FELLOWSHIPS

French Department Fellowship. The French Department offers two exchangefellowships. The appointments will be made by the Department after anannouncement at the beginning of March and interviews. Amherst seniors witha high proficiency in French may apply.

The University of Dijon Assistantship. This fellowship is an appointmentas teaching assistant in American Civilization and Language for one year atthe University of Dijon. The fellowship offers a stipend paid by the Frenchgovernment and free admission to courses at the University.

Exchange Fellowship, Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris. This fellowshipis without stipend but offers a room at the Ecole Normale Supérieure andadmission to any university course in Paris.

The Edward Hitchcock Fellowship. This fellowship, established by the lateMrs. Frank L. Babbott of Brooklyn, N.Y., is available for study in the departmentof physical education. Its object is to make the student familiar with the bestmethods of physical training, both in the gymnasium and on the field. Theappointment is made by the Faculty upon the recommendation of the Depart-ment of Physical Education and Athletics.

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FellowsKatayun Adhami ’04, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. Columbia Uni-versity College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Shirin Adhami ’01, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Photography. Rhode Island Schoolof Design.

Julie Ajinkya ’03, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Government. Cornell University.

Emily Curtis Alpren ’03, Roland Wood Fellow in Acting. Harvard University.

Amrit Amirapu ’05, Sterling P. Lamprecht Fellow and Forris Jewett Moore Fellow inQuantitative Methods in Economics and Political Science. Columbia University.

Abigail Leslie Andrews ’04, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Sociology. University ofCalifornia, Berkeley.

Rania Arja ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Case Western Reserve Uni-versity School of Law.

Kaku Armah ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Public Health. School not known.

Janicelynn J. Asamoto ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Fordham Uni-versity School of Law.

Matthew John Baltz ’03, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Sociology. University ofCalifornia, Los Angeles.

Sara Barmettler ’08, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. University ofMassachusetts Medical School.

Lara Blakiston Birk ’98, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Sociology. Boston College.

Benjamin Neil Blond ’08, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. Yale University.

Alexandra Bloom ’04, Seth E. Frank ’55 Fellow in International Relations, China Con-centration. The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Jonathan Borowsky ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Harvard LawSchool.

Roger Henry Boulay ’03, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Photography. University ofNew Mexico.

Nichole N. Bridges ’97, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Art History. University of Wis-consin, Madison.

Jennifer Nicole Brown ’05, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Social Policy. Univer-sity of Pennsylvania.

Ian Cappelletti ’07, Roland Wood Fellow in Screenwriting. University of Califor-nia, Los Angeles.

Diana M. Cappiello ’05, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in History and Library Science.University of Maryland, College Park.

Alicia A. Carrasco ’04, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. University ofWashington School of Medicine.

Megan Elizabeth Carroll ’02, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Public Policy. Har-vard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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Christopher Chambers-Ju ’04, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Political Science. Uni-versity of California, Berkeley.

Noah Charney ’02, Lloyd I. Rosenblum Memorial Fellow in Biology/Ecology. Uni-versity of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Rishidev Chaudhuri ’06E, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Physics/Applied Mathe-matics. Yale University.

George Rayburn Cheely, Jr. ’03, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine andBusiness. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the WhartonSchool.

Amy Cheung ’04, Warner Gardner Fletcher Fellow in Education. Boston UniversitySchool of Education.

Ronald Clark ’08, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University of Pennsyl-vania Law School.

Brian Clowdus ’03, Roland Wood Fellow in Acting. University of South Carolina.

Jennifer Colette Collins ’08, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Harvard LawSchool.

Mari Nagasue Crabtree ’03, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in History. CornellUniversity.

Joy E. Cranshaw ’01, Amherst Memorial Fellow in English. University of North Car-olina at Chapel Hill.

Loren A. Crary ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Stanford Law School.

Leslie Jane Curran ’05, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Behavioral Ecology. Michi-gan State University.

Alexandra Dalavagas ’99, Sterling P. Lamprecht Fellow and Forris Jewett Moore Fel-low in Philosophy. City University of New York Graduate Center.

Jeffrey Dalessandro ’07, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Illustration as Visual Essay.School of Visual Arts.

Rajiv D’Cruz ’02, Seth E. Frank ’55 Fellow in International Studies. The JohnsHopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Katherine Deutsch ’04, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Comparative Literature. Har-vard University.

Tristan Dewdney ’04, Amherst Memorial Fellow in English. State University of NewYork at Albany.

Miku Dixit ’06, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Architecture. Princeton University.

Katharine Keith Duncan ’06, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Organic Chemistry.Scripps Research Institute.

Stephanie Dae Radha Edwards ’03, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Clinical Psychol-ogy. American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Tampa.

Catherine Clare Eleey ’02, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. Universityof Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Timothy William Eriksen ’88, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Music. WesleyanUniversity.

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Richard Anthony Estacio ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. New YorkUniversity.

Joel Estrada ’00, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Loyola Law School.

Furqan Muhammad Fazal ’08, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Applied Physics.Stanford University.

Julia Elaine Fox ’07, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Vocal Performance. IndependentStudy.

Shahinde Frederick ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Veterinary Medicine.University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine.

Amanda Mae Fretts ’04E, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Epidemiology. Universityof Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine.

Thomas Paul Fritzsche ’03, Charles B. Rugg Fellow in Law. New York UniversitySchool of Law.

Marcella Laura Frydman ’03, Henry P. Field Fellow and John Woodruff Simpson Fel-low in English. Harvard University.

Joshua N. Garrett-Davis ’02, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Non-Fiction Writing.Columbia University.

Laura Elizabeth Giese ’05, Rufus B. Kellogg University Fellow in Business Admin-istration. University of Berne.

David Michael Goldstein ’00, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Classics. University ofCalifornia, Berkeley.

Alejandro Jose Gomez-del-Moral ’03, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow Modern EuropeanHistory. Rutgers University.

Nora Gray ’05, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Biochemical Nutrition. University ofCalifornia, Berkeley.

Ethan Frederick Greene ’04, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Music Composition. RiceUniversity.

Tatiana Grigorenko ’03, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Photography. Yale University.

Andrea Gyorody ’07, Amherst Memorial Fellow in History of Art. Williams College.

Christine L. Hagan ’05, Rufus B. Kellogg University Fellow in Chemistry. Har-vard University.

Margaret Elizabeth Hass ’07, Amherst Memorial Fellow in International Litera-ture. Eberhard-Karls Universitat, Tubingen.

Jacob Lewis Heim ’04, Seth E. Frank ’55 Fellow in Strategic Studies. The Johns Hop-kins University School of Advanced International Studies.

Michael T. Hogan ’05, Amherst Memorial Fellow in English and American Literature.Boston University.

Tiffani Hooper ’06, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Photography. Yale UniversitySchool of Art.

Noah Jacobsen Isserman ’07, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Economic Geog-raphy. University of Cambridge.

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Anthony Abraham Jack ’07, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Sociology. HarvardUniversity.

Anne Wieting Jamieson ’03, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Urban Planning. NewYork University Wagner School of Public Service.

Emma Crane Jaster ’07, Roland Wood Fellow in Theater and Dance. IndependentStudy.

Elena Jessop ’08, George A. Plimpton Fellow in Media Arts and Sciences. Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology.

Rebecca Johnson ’03, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Medieval History. San FranciscoState University.

Maria Ruth Jones ’05, Seth E. Frank ’55 Fellow in International Development andInternational Economics. The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced InternationalStudies.

Nicholas Hedemann Juul ’05, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. Colum-bia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Heyang Julie Kae ’01, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Asian American Studies/20thCentury American Literature. University of Washington, Seattle.

Caitlin Diane Kekacs ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Harvard LawSchool.

Meghan Kemp-Gee ’07, Amherst Memorial Fellow in English. University of Cal-ifornia, Los Angeles.

John Hyong Kim ’06, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Comparative Literature. HarvardUniversity.

Julie Kim ’08, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Education. Harvard Graduate Schoolof Education.

Naomi Elizabeth Kirk-Lawlor ’05, John Mason Clarke Fellow in Geology. Cor-nell University.

Jesse A. Klafter ’04E, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. University of Cal-ifornia, San Francisco.

Narae Ko ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. Yale University Schoolof Medicine.

Elizabeth Kuperberg ’07, Lloyd I. Rosenblum Memorial Fellow in Ecology and Evo-lutionary Biology. Cornell University.

Christian A. Larsen ’00, Amherst Memorial Fellow in History of Decorative Arts,Design and Culture. School not known.

Ellen Leffler ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Human Genetics. University ofChicago.

Joshua Levenson ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. University ofPittsburgh School of Medicine.

Marina Libel ’01, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance. NewYork University.

Bonnie Elizabeth Lin ’08E, Benjamin Goodall Symon, Jr. Memorial Fellow in Divin-ity. Princeton Theological Seminary.

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Pamela Yan Liu ’08, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Dentistry. University ofPennsylvania School of Dental Medicine.

Anna Mari Lone ’07, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemical Biology. HarvardUniversity.

Sarah Luthy ’03, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. University of Pitts-burgh School of Medicine.

Erin J. Mariano ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University of Califor-nia, Davis, School of Law.

Tarja Martikainen ’05, Roland Wood Fellow in Costume Design. New York Uni-versity, Tisch School of the Arts.

Matthew Ray Mascioli ’07, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellow in Divinity. Gor-don-Cornwell Theological Seminary.

Patrick John McGrath ’07, Amherst Memorial Fellow in English. University ofIllinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Tiana Melisse McLean ’04, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University ofVirginia School of Law.

Anoop Menon ’07, Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Memorial Fellow in Strategy. HarvardBusiness School.

Jason Merrill ’06, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Physics. Yale University.

Jarrad A. Mills ’04, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Music—Vocal Performance. Inde-pendent Music Study.

Justin David Mitchell ’06, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in English Literature. Uni-versity of Cambridge.

Ana-Maria Mocanu ’04, Rufus B. Kellogg University Fellow in Economics. Uni-versity of Michigan.

Mollie Arhart Monnig ’04, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Clinical Psychology. Uni-versity of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

Katherine Mooney ’04, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow and Henry P. Field Fellow in His-tory. Yale University.

Matthew Carlson Morris ’02, Amherst Memorial Fellow in Clinical Psychology.Vanderbilt University.

Richard J. Morrisroe ’97, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University atBuffalo Law School.

Holly Elizabeth Myers ’05, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Slavic Languagesand Literatures. University of Virginia.

Zeina Salim Nasr ’06, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Music Performance and Litera-ture. Mills College.

Owen Kelly Neill ’07, John Mason Clarke Fellow in Volcanology. University ofHawaii-Manoa.

Todd L. Nichols, ’99, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in International Relations.University of Cambridge, Pembroke College.

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Anna Maria Niemczyc-Antoniak ’05, Amherst Memorial Fellow in InternationalEducation. New York University.

Douglas Norton ’05, Roswell Dwight Hitchcock Memorial Fellow in Economics.Yale University.

Laura Jennifer Ostapenko ’02, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. Dart-mouth Medical School.

David Miller Pechman ’08, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. Universityof Miami, Miller School of Medicine.

Tsvetelina V. Petkova ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Mathematics. Colum-bia University.

Toan Pho ’06, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Organic Chemistry. University of Cal-ifornia, Santa Barbara.

Sanjay Joseph Pinto ’99, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Sociology and Social Pol-icy. Harvard University.

Steven Eugene Potter ’01, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in Music Composition.King’s College, London.

Daniel Ricardo Quiles ’97, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Art History. CityUniversity of New York Graduate Center.

Joseph J. Rachiele ’05E, Sterling P. Lamprecht Fellow and Forris Jewett Moore Fel-low in Philosophy. Princeton University.

John North Radway ’07, C. Scott Porter Memorial Fellow in English. HarvardUniversity.

Kevin Riordan ’01, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in English. University ofMinnesota.

Alex Warner Rodriguez ’07, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Music. Oakland PublicConservatory of Music.

Allison Peterson Rung ’05, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in English Literature.Stanford University.

Alexandra Sacks ’03, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine (Psychiatry).Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Indrani Saran ’05, Seth E. Frank ’55 Fellow in International Relations. Yale University.

Dylan Schneider ’06, Edward Poole Lay Fellow in Music Composition. Universityof Chicago.

Laura A. Schuyler ’05, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University of Vir-ginia, School of Law.

Debanti Sengupta ’06, Forris Jewett Moore Fellow in Chemistry. Stanford University.

Timothy Hisao Shapiro ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Stanford LawSchool.

Caitlin Shaw ’07, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellow in Divinity. HarvardDivinity School.

Barbara Claire Sieck ’05, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Counseling Psychology.University of Iowa.

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Xavier Blake Sparrow ’04, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Howard Uni-versity School of Law.

Lucas Boone Foltz Strelow ’03, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. Universityof Wisconsin Law School.

Mahesha Padmanabhan Subbaraman ’06, Charles B. Rugg Fellow in Law. Uni-versity of Minnesota.

Chantae Sharee Sullivan ’07, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. YaleUniversity School of Medicine.

Martin Todd Sutler ’98, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Elementary Education.Bank Street College of Education.

Lidya Tarhan ’08, John Mason Clarke Fellow in Geology and Paleontology. Univer-sity of California at Riverside.

Matthew Hoyt Van Etten ’02, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Security Studies andU.S. Foreign Policy. Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Matthew William Vanneman ’06, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine.Harvard Medical School.

Xiaoyu Wang ’06, Sterling P. Lamprecht Fellow and Forris Jewett Moore Fellow inPolitical Philosophy. University of California, Berkeley.

Meredith Sara Weill ’01, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University ofMichigan Law School.

Lisa Marie Welsh ’06, Evan Carroll Commager Fellow in International Relations. Lon-don School of Economics.

Paul Spencer Whiting ’04, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Medicine. HarvardMedical School.

Paul Michael Williams ’02, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University ofCalgary.

David Wright ’04, George Stebbins Moses Memorial Fellow in Divinity. PrincetonTheological Seminary.

Annabelle Yang ’01, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Law. University of ChicagoLaw School.

Ryan Yeung ’04, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Public Administration. Syra-cuse University.

Joyce Wei Yuan ’01, John Woodruff Simpson Fellow in Psychology. University of Cal-ifornia, Berkeley.

NATIONAL FELLOW AND SCHOLARS

Oscar Baez ’08, Watson FellowVincent Chen ’08, Fulbright, GermanyBenjamin Dickman ’08, Fulbright, ChinaAdrianna Fazzano ’08, Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, ItalyAmanda Gibson ’08, Fulbright, FranceBrad Haynes ’08E, Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, ChileNoah Isserman ’07, Gates Scholar, Cambridge UniversityCalista McRae ’09, Beinecke Scholar

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Katherine Roza ’08, Fulbright, ItalyRyan Shields ’08, Watson FellowEmily Smith ’08, Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, IndonesiaAlice Tsay ’08, Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, Hong KongZandra Walton ’09, Goldwater ScholarMarina Weiss ’08, Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, Colombia

AMHERST-DOSHISHA FELLOW

Christopher Gillyard ’08, Amherst House, Doshisha University, Kyoto

Prizes and AwardsAMERICAN STUDIES

The Doshisha American Studies Prize, a gift from Amherst House, Doshisha Univer-sity, is awarded for the American studies honors thesis judged by the Departmentof American Studies as most likely to stimulate interest in and understandingof America overseas, with a view toward possible publication in Japan.

Divided between Cong Geng ’08 and April Elyse Lerner ’08.

The George Rogers Taylor Prize is awarded to the student who, in the opinionof the American Studies Department, shows the most promise for creative andscholarly work in American Studies.

Laura Katherine Stein ’08.

ANTHROPOLOGY/SOCIOLOGY

The Donald S. Pitkin Prize in Anthropology-Sociology, established in honor ofthe founder of that department on the occasion of his retirement, is given to thatstudent whose honors thesis best exemplifies the humane values to which Pro-fessor Pitkin committed his research and teaching.

Divided between Kathleen Kinlan Boucher ’08 and Juliet Sher Kit Tan ’08.

ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CIVILIZATIONS

The Doshisha Asian Studies Prize from the income of a gift from AmherstHouse, Doshisha University, is awarded for the best undergraduate honorsthesis pertaining to Asia.

Ross Marshall Wolfarth ’08.

ASTRONOMY

The Porter Prize, established by the late Eleazer Porter of Hadley, is awarded forproficiency in first-year astronomy.

John Linden Neff ’09.

ATHLETICS

The Manstein Family Award, given by Carl ’72, Mark ’74 and Joanne Manstein’83, is presented to the outstanding senior varsity athlete who has been acceptedto medical school and plans a career in medicine. The prize is awarded by theDepartment of Physical Education.

Kyle Andrew Schoppel ’08.

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BIOLOGY

The James R. Elster Award for research in biology was created in memory ofJames R. Elster ’71, by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Samuel K. Elster. This fund hasbeen established for the purpose of providing support in the summer monthsfor a research project to be undertaken by an undergraduate in the Depart-ment of Biology.

John Samuel Barbieri ’09.

The Sawyer Prize is awarded to that second-semester sophomore who, in theopinion of the Biology Department, has shown the most promise as a studentof biology.

Divided between Leigh Kathleen Harris ’10 and Rebecca May Resnick ’10.

The Oscar E. Schotté Award is given to that member of the graduating class who,in the opinion of the department, has done the best independent work in biology.

Amanda Kyle Gibson ’08.

The Oscar E. Schotté Scholarship Prize is awarded to a member of the junior orsenior class majoring in science to enable completion of a special project duringthe summer.

Amanda Kyle Gibson ’08.

The William C. Young Prize, established in memory of William C. Young ’21, isawarded to a talented student from the Biology Department to undertake asummer course, a specialized program at an advanced school or institute, asummer field program or research at a specialized laboratory.

Madeline Leah Hoeg ’08.

BIOLOGY AND GEOLOGY

The Harvey Blodgett Scholarship, established by Frederick H. Blodgett in mem-ory of his grandfather, Harvey Blodgett of the Class of 1829, is awarded to aidstudent work in biology and geology in their educational phases as distinctfrom their more technical and strictly scientific phases.

combined with

The Phi Delta Theta Scholarship, established by the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity,is awarded as a scholarship at the Woods Hole Marine Laboratory to a stu-dent for proficiency in biology.

Shaylon Blair Stolk ’10.

BLACK STUDIES

The Edward Jones Prize is given in honor of the College’s first black alumnus.It is awarded by the Black Studies Department to a graduating senior for the besthonors thesis which addresses a present or future issue of concern to blackpeople in Africa and the Diaspora.

Jacob Cholst Goldberg ’08.

CHEMISTRY

The David R. Belevetz ’54 Memorial Fund Award in Chemistry was establishedby family and friends of David R. Belevetz and is awarded to support the workof an Amherst student engaged in preparing a senior honors thesis, as deter-mined by the Chemistry Department Faculty.

Divided between David Darrah Grimes ’09 and David Butler Westwood ’09.

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The Howard Waters Doughty Prize is awarded to that member of the senior classwho, in the opinion of the Chemistry Department, has prepared the best hon-ors thesis.

Vincent Lingzhi Chen ’08.

The Frank Fowler Dow Prizes, established by Fayette B. Dow in memory of hisfather, are awarded to a senior preparing to enter medical school and whoseundergraduate work indicates a career of distinction in medicine.

Divided between Amy Elizabeth DiPilato ’08 and Margaret Rose Ray ’08.

The Everett H. Pryde Research Award is presented annually to a senior who hasbeen an outstanding teaching assistant in chemistry and who shows greatpromise for carrying out research in science or medicine.

Divided between Lauren Christine Benson ’08 and Furqan Muhammed Fazal ’08.

The White Prize is awarded by the Chemistry Department to that chemistrymajor in the junior class who seems most likely to benefit from a summer’sresearch experience at Amherst. It consists of a summer fellowship.

Divided between Tasha Latriese Drake ’09 and Peter Kristian Foote ’09.

CLASSICS

The Anthony and Anastasia Nicolaides Award, established by CleanthesAnthony Nicolaides ’68, in honor of his parents and in testimony of theirbelief in the goodness of science, is awarded to the senior who presents the bestthesis on the topic of Greek science and mathematics from Homeric times to1453 A.D.

Not awarded 2007-08.

COMPUTER CENTER

The Computer Center Prize is awarded for outstanding contributions in theapplication of the computer to a broad range of academic disciplines, and forgenerous help to many students and faculty at the Computer Center.

Divided between Lauren Christine Benson ’08 and R. Morgan Holland ’08.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

The Computer Science Prize is awarded to a senior who has completed anhonors thesis and who, in the opinion of the Department of Mathematics andComputer Science, has achieved the best performance in the study of com-puter science. The award is based on the thesis and overall achievement incomputer science.

Not Awarded 2007-08.

ECONOMICS

The Bernstein Prize, funded by a gift from the Bernstein family in honor ofthe work their son, Jeffrey ’91, did at Amherst College, is awarded to the seniorwho has done particularly outstanding honors work in economics.

Claire Elizabeth Morrison ’08.

The Economics Department Junior Class Prize, awarded to that member of thejunior class who, in the opinion of the Economics Department, has achieved arecord of excellence in the study of economics at Amherst College.

Octavia Daniela Foarta ’09.

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The Hamilton Prize, established by his former students in memory of ProfessorWalton Hale Hamilton, distinguished member of the Department of Economicsfrom 1915 to 1923, is awarded to that student other than a senior who ranks high-est in the introductory economics course.

Divided among Chenlan Bao ’11, Shanwei Cao ’11, Meredith Anne Case ’10 andRebecca Abigail Sander ’10.

The James R. Nelson Memorial Award and The James R. Nelson Prize wereestablished from the income of a fund established by former students, colleaguesand friends to encourage and recognize the scholarly and humane qualities thatProfessor Nelson exemplified and sought to foster in his students.

The James R. Nelson Memorial Award is presented to that senior who, in theopinion of the Economics Department, has achieved excellence in the study ofeconomics while pursuing a broad liberal education.

Benjamin Brent Lockwood ’08.

The James R. Nelson Prize is awarded to the senior who, in the opinion of theEconomics Department, has written a distinguished honors thesis that applieseconomic analysis to an important question of public policy.

Divided between Roshni Rathi ’08 and Ira Yeung ’08.

ENGLISH

The Academy of American Poets Prize is awarded annually for the best poemor group of poems, preferably on nature, submitted by an undergraduate.

Marina Read Weiss ’08.

The Armstrong Prize, established in part by Collin Armstrong of the Class of1877 in memory of his mother, Miriam Collin Armstrong, is awarded to mem-bers of the freshman class who excel in composition.

Charles Gordon Bourjailly ’11.

The Collin Armstrong Poetry Prize, established in part by Mrs. Elizabeth H. Arm-strong, is awarded to the undergraduate author of the best original poem orgroup of poems.

Chanel Marie Clarke ’10E.

The Elizabeth Bruss Prize is presented to that senior English major who in thejudgment of the English Department best represents those qualities of breadthand imagination exemplified by Elizabeth Bruss.

Katherine Adams Robinson ’08.

The Corbin Prize, established by the estate of William Lee Corbin of the Classof 1896, is awarded for an outstanding original composition in the form ofpoetry or an informal essay.


The G. Armour Craig Award for Prose Composition is awarded to that junior orsenior who writes the best autobiographical essay on an experience of intellectualdiscovery.


The Peter Burnett Howe Prize for excellence in prose fiction was established bya gift from Robert B. Howe ’30 in memory of his son Peter Burnett Howe ’60.

Anna Claire Brenner ’09.

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The Rolfe Humphries Poetry Prize is presented to that senior who has achievedthe greatest sense of poetic form in his or her undergraduate writing. Theaward is made on the basis of three submissions to the English Department inthe applicant’s senior year and may include writing produced during the under-graduate years.

Neal Alfred Allar ’08.

The Harry Richmond Hunter Jr. Prize, established in memory of Harry RichmondHunter Jr. ’29 by his parents, is awarded to that member of the sophomore classwho presents the best essay on a topic approved by the English Department.

Divided between Robyn Honi Bahr ’10 and Joshua William Nathan ’10.

The James Charlton Knox Prize was established by the friends of Jim Knox’70, to honor his memory and recognize his abiding interest in English literature.It is given to the outstanding English student who demonstrates the greatest inte-gration of scholarship, interest and creativity in the study of English.

Divided among Calista Anne McRae ’09, Katherine Adams Robinson ’08, andLucy Ludwig Sheehan ’08.

The MacArthur-Leithauser Travel Award, from the income of a gift by theMacArthur Foundation to the College in 1985 at the request of Brad Leithauser,MacArthur Fellow and Visiting Writer at the College for 1984-85, is given annu-ally by the English Department to a sophomore or junior of creative promise whomight most benefit from exposure to a foreign landscape, for the purpose ofenabling the student to travel outside the continental United States.

Divided between Catherine Lee Champion ’09 and Emanuel Costache ’09.

The Ralph Waldo Rice Prize, established by Mrs. Mary Rice Jenkins in memoryof her brother of the Class of 1910, is awarded for the best essay on “The Lib-eral College and Christian Citizenship” or any subject named by the faculty.

Pawel Zygmunt Binczyk ’08.

The Laura Ayres Snyder Poetry Prize, endowed by a gift from Jeffrey F. Snyder ’60,in honor of his daughter, Laura Ayres Snyder ’89, is awarded to a member of thejunior class and is intended to subsidize a student-poet during the summerbetween his or her junior and senior years. The judges of the prize are one facultymember each from the Departments of English, Philosophy, and Physics in evennumbered years and English, History, and Biology in odd numbered years.

Chanel Marie Clarke ’10E.

The Stephen E. Whicher Prize, established in memory of Stephen E. Whicher ’36,is awarded for the best essay by a senior in the interpretation of American lit-erature in the Department of English or American Studies.


FINE ARTS

The Associates of Fine Arts of Amherst College Summer Fellowships in theHistory of Art and in the Practice of Art are intended to encourage and supportproposals for programs of summer study in fine arts. Students may propose par-ticipation in an established summer program or may present proposals forindividual study without restriction as to state or country. Proposals are invitedfrom any fine arts major with at least one semester left at Amherst after the com-pletion of the fellowship.

Mead Art Museum/Department of Art and the History of Art Fellowship: Jessica H. Ball ’09.

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The Hasse Prize, established in memory of Adrian H. Hasse ’43, is awarded forthe best submitted work having a human figure as a theme.

John Angiolillo ’08.

The Anna Baker Heap Prize, established by Arnold N. Heap of the Class of1873, is awarded to that senior who submits the best essay in the field of “Art.”

Normandy Elizabeth Vincent ’08.

The Athanasios Demetrios Skouras Prize, given in memory of Mr. Skouras of theClass of 1936, who died in 1943 in Athens as a result of Nazi reprisal killings, isawarded to a student who, in the opinion of the Department of Art and the His-tory of Art, has created an outstanding work of art.

Sierra Boaz Cobb ’08.

The Wise Fine Arts Award is presented annually in the spring to a student in theCollege for distinction in the completion of an original work or works of art andthe purchase thereof. The prize-winning work of art will become the propertyof the Trustees of Amherst College.

Sierra Boaz Cobb ’08.

FRENCH

The Jeffrey J. Carre Award, established in 1983 by his family, friends, professionalcolleagues and students, is presented to a sophomore or junior who has demon-strated excellence in the French language. The prize is to be used toward travelin France during the summer following the award.

Divided between Mohammed Hassan Palejwala ’09 and Eszter Agnes Vincze ’10.

The Frederick King Turgeon Prize in French Literature was established by for-mer students of Professor Turgeon upon the occasion of his retirement. It isused for the award of a book to the student who has done particularly distin-guished work in French during the year.

Divided between Kayla Min Andrews ’08 and Allison Esther St. Brice ’08.

GEOLOGY

The Richard M. Foose Scholarship Prize, established by alumni and friends tohonor Professor Richard M. Foose at the time of his retirement after 23 yearsof service to Amherst College, is awarded annually to a student or students onthe recommendation of the Department of Geology, to support summer field/research in geology.

Divided among Alexander Brian Gonzalez ’10, Daniel Joseph Kekacs ’10, Allan Henry Lerner ’10, Leslie Grace Moclock ’10E, and Cianna Elizabeth Wyshnytzky ’11.

The Walter F. Pond Prize, established in honor of Walter Pond ’07, is awardedto the senior who has submitted the best honors thesis in geology.

Lidya Grace Tarhan ’08.

The David F. Quinn Memorial Award is awarded in memory of David Quinn ’80to an outstanding senior who, during his or her undergraduate career, hasmade a positive contribution to geology at Amherst through character, leader-ship, enthusiasm, and participation in departmental activities.

Elizabeth Ann Brown ’08.

The Warren Stearns Prize is awarded to that student at the end of the junior yearwho, in the judgment of the staff of the Department of Geology, has shown

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the greatest promise for success as a geologist. The prize consists of a Bruntoncompass with field case, the most versatile field tool of the geologist.

John Linden Neff ’09.

GERMAN

The Consulate General Prize for Academic Achievement, made available bythe Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Boston, is awardedto that student who, in the judgment of the Department of German, has writtenthe best paper as part of a German course.

James Coogan Montana ’08.

The Consulate General Prize for German Studies is made available by the Con-sulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Boston. It is awarded tothat junior or senior who, in the judgment of the Department of German, hasmade a superior contribution to any aspect of German studies.

Divided between Andrea Meredith Kahn ’08 and Alison Elizabeth Wahl ’08.

GREEK

The William C. Collar Prize, established by William C. Collar of the Class of 1859,is awarded to the member of the freshman class who has made on a writtenexamination the best version in English of a previously unseen page from someGreek author.

Divided between Christine Marie Lyons ’11 and Jevhon Michel Rivers ’11.

The Hutchins Prize, established by Waldo Hutchins of the Class of 1842, isawarded to a senior for excellence in Greek.

Divided between Elizabeth Ann Ditmore ’08 and Alice Tsay ’08.

HISTORY

The Asa J. Davis Prize is awarded to a student who has demonstrated out-standing achievement in the study of the History of Africa and the BlackDiaspora and whose work best reflects the comprehensive interest of AsaDavis in historical and cultural contacts between Africa, the Old World and theAmericas.

Jacob Cholst Goldberg ’08.

The Alfred F. Havighurst Prize, intended for the purchase of books, is awardedto that major in the Department of History who has in four years at Amherst bestfulfilled the standards of excellence and humane scholarship exemplified by Pro-fessor Havighurst during his teaching career at Amherst College.

Divided between Carmine Boon Grimaldi ’08 and Ross Marshall Wolfarth ’08.

JOURNALISM

The Samuel Bowles Prize, established by Samuel Bowles King ’02 to stimulateinterest in journalism as a career, is awarded to a student who has demon-strated proficiency in journalism.

Lauren Christine Benson ’08.

LATIN

The Bertram Prizes, established by John Bertram of Salem, are two prizesawarded to students who, together with attaining a high average in the Latincourses of the senior year, present the best essays connected with these courses.

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Senior First and Second combined and divided between: Elizabeth Ann Ditmore ’08 and Clara Lind Porter ’08E.

The Billings Prizes were established by Frederick Billings in memory of ParmlyBillings of the Class of 1884. Two prizes are awarded for general excellence inthe Latin courses of the sophomore year, together with the best essays on spe-cial topics connected with the authors read in that year.

Sophomore First: Michelle Marie Barron ’10.Sophomore Second: Sharon Yoojin Kim ’10.

The Crowell Prizes were established in memory of Edward Payson Crowell ofthe Class of 1853. Two prizes are awarded—one for the highest scholarship infreshman Latin courses and the other to the students who, together with attain-ing a high average in the Latin courses of the junior year, present the bestessays on some approved topic connected with the junior Latin course.

Freshman First: Max Kaisler ’11.Freshman Second: Charles Justin Sheng ’11.Junior First and Second combined and divided between: Michael Jay Chernicoff ’09 and Elizabeth Robin Johnson ’10E.

The Dr. Ernest D. Daniels Latin Prize, established in honor of Dr. Daniels of theClass of 1890, is awarded to the graduating senior who has submitted the besthonors thesis on a Latin subject.


LAW, JURISPRUDENCE AND SOCIAL THOUGHT

The Robert Cover Prize honors the memory of Robert Cover, a distinguishedlegal scholar whose work inspired the humanistic conception of law in the lib-eral arts embodied in Amherst’s Department of Law, Jurisprudence and SocialThought. It is given annually to a graduating senior for distinguished achieve-ment in that major.

Kelly Mee Rich ’08.

LIBRARY

The Frederick S. Lane ’36 Prizes (formerly known as Friends of Amherst CollegeLibrary Prizes) for Student Book Collections are awarded to the entrants in theStudent Book Collection Competition who demonstrate strong interests in bookcollecting and who present good, beginning collections.

First: Conor James Clarke ’08.Second divided between: James Coogan Montana ’08 and Kimberly Claire Partee ’08.Third: Gina Isabel Rodriguez ’10.

The Frederick S. Lane ’36 Prize for Excellence in Book Collecting (formerlyknown as the M. Abbott Van Nostrand Prize for Excellence in Book Collecting)is awarded by the Friends of Amherst College Library to the entrant in theStudent Book Collecting Competition who demonstrates considerable experience,knowledge, and ability in the field of book collecting.


MATHEMATICS

The Robert H. Breusch Prize is awarded to the senior who, in the opinion of thefaculty in mathematics, has presented the best honors thesis in mathematics.

Sasha Elia Joseph ’08.

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The Walker Prizes were established by William J. Walker of Newport, RhodeIsland. Two prizes are awarded for proficiency in mathematics of the first yearand two prizes for proficiency in mathematics of the second year. In each casethe award is determined by an examination.

Freshman First: John Frederick Ware ’11.Freshman Second: Shanwei Cao ’11.Sophomore First: Ezra Aaron Cohn ’10.Sophomore Second: Benjamin Godfrey Krause ’10.

MUSIC

The Sylvia and Irving Lerner Piano Prize is awarded to that student who hasdemonstrated the greatest skill and musicianship as a pianist.

Divided among Todd Elliott Fruth ’08, Austin Gerald Leach ’08, John Daniel McGeeney ’08, and Alexander Edwin Tun ’08.

The Mishkin Prize, established by the Friends of Music, is awarded in memoryof Professor Henry G. Mishkin to that senior selected by the Department ofMusic who produces the best thesis on a critical or musical topic.

Daniel Nesta Curtis ’08.

The Lincoln Lowell Russell Prize, established by J. W. Russell Jr. of the Class of1899 in memory of his son, is awarded to the seniors who have done most to fos-ter the singing spirit at Amherst.

Divided among Michael Jordan Bernstein ’08, Elena Naomi Jessop ’08, andSuzannah James Luft ’08.

The Eric Edward Sundquist Prize, established in memory of Mr. Sundquist ofthe Class of 1936, is awarded to that senior who has demonstrated excellence inmusical composition and performance.

Alison Elizabeth Wahl ’08.

NEUROSCIENCE

The James Olds Memorial Neuroscience Award, established by the SwerdlowFamily Foundation in recognition of the contributions made to the neuro-sciences by Dr. Olds of the Class of 1947, is presented to the student whoseresearch in the neurosciences is judged, by the faculty of the Neuroscience Pro-gram, to be of highest quality.

Divided between Casey Jack Guenthner ’08 and Jui Hu ’08.

PHILOSOPHY

The Gail Kennedy Memorial Prize is awarded to a senior major in Philosophyin recognition of a distinguished honors essay.


PHYSICS

The Bassett Physics Prizes were established by Preston Rogers Bassett ’13. Twoprizes may be awarded each year to those students who have distinguishedthemselves by the excellence and maturity of their performance in the classand laboratory work of the first course in Physics.

Divided between Andrew Wilson Eddins ’11 and John Frederick Ware ’11.

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The William Warren Stifler Prize, established by Professor Stifler, is awarded toa senior who has majored in physics and especially excelled in the course on elec-tricity and magnetism.

Eduardo Higino da Silva Neto ’08.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

The Densmore Berry Collins Prize in Political Science is given annually inmemory of Mr. Collins, of the Class of 1940, for the best honors thesis in polit-ical science.

Divided between Daniel John Cluchey ’08 and Michael Scott Mintz ’08.

PSYCHOLOGY

The Haskell R. Coplin Memorial Award, established in memory of Mr. Coplin,Professor of Psychology, recognizes that member of the graduating class who,in the opinion of the Psychology Department, displays the scholarly and humanequalities that best exemplify Professor Coplin. The prize is to a senior who hasshown distinguished work in psychology classes and in an honors thesis, andwho has contributed to the life of the department.

Kathryn Beth Wunderle ’08.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

The Bancroft Prizes, established by Frederic Bancroft of the Class of 1882, areawarded to the two seniors who produce the best orations. Both composition anddelivery are considered.

First: James Coogan Montana ’08.Second: Brian Nicholas Lewis ’08.

The Gilbert Prize, established by William O. Gilbert of the Class of 1890, isawarded to a member of the junior class who produces the best oration. Bothcomposition and delivery are considered in making the award.

Umang Dua ’10E.

The Hardy Prizes, established by Alpheus Hardy of Boston, are awarded forexcellence in extemporaneous speaking.

First: Claire Syjia Jen ’10.Second: Umang Dua ’10E.

The Kellogg Prizes, established by Rufus B. Kellogg of the Class of 1858, consistof two prizes that are awarded to members of the sophomore or freshmanclasses for excellence in declamation.

First: Erik Levy Schulwulf ’10.Second: Mason Scott Bradbury ’10.

The Rogers Prize was given by Noah C. Rogers of the Class of 1880 and isawarded for excellence in debate.

Yinian Zhou ’10.

RELIGION

The Moseley Prizes, established by Thomas Moseley of Hyde Park, are awardedto seniors for the best essays on a subject approved by the Department ofReligion.

First: Marcella Marie McClatchey ’08.Second: Matthew William Dougherty ’08.

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RUSSIAN

The Carol Prize in Russian, given by David James Carol ’77 in honor of hisparents, Joseph and Roberta, is awarded to the student who has demonstratedthe greatest dedication and commitment to Russian.

Lauren Michelle Hill ’08.

The Mikhail Schweitzer Memorial Book Award, established by students, parentsand friends in fond memory of Mikhail Schweitzer, survivor of the SovietGulag, author, and custodian at Amherst College, for the award of books to thestudent who, in the judgment of the Russian Department, most shares MishaSchweitzer’s love of Russian literature and culture.

Geoffrey Francis Cebula ’08.

SPANISH

The Pedro Grases Prizes for Excellence in Spanish is given by a member of theClass of 1939 to honor a great teacher and cordial scholar. It is awarded each yearto that senior who has shown the greatest progress in the ability to read Hispanicliterature with insight and to write and speak Spanish with intelligence andhumane sensitivity.

Allison Esther St. Brice ’08.

THEATER AND DANCE

The Raymond Keith Bryant Prize, an annual gift from Robert E. and Ethel M.Bryant in memory of their son of the Class of 1936, is awarded to that studentwho, in the opinion of the judges, gives the best performance of the year in aMasquers’ play.

Lucille Hanhee Jun ’08.

SCHOLARSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP

The Addison Brown Scholarship from a fund established by Addison Brown ofthe Class of 1852, is awarded to that senior who, being already on the scholar-ship list, has attained the highest standing in the studies of the freshman,sophomore and junior years.


The Samuel Walley Brown Scholarship, established by Samuel Walley Brown ofthe Class of 1866, is awarded to that member of the junior class who, in the esti-mation of the Trustees, ranks highest in his/her class in character, class lead-ership, scholarship, and athletic ability.

Elise Michelle Tropiano ’09.

The Charles W. Cole Scholarship is awarded each year to the undergraduate withan established financial aid need, who, after two years at Amherst, stands high-est in the academic rank of the sophomore class. The recipient will be designated“Charles W. Cole Scholar” and will carry the award for the junior and senioryears at Amherst.

Zandra Elene Walton ’09.

The Charles Hamilton Houston Fellowship is an annual gift awarded to a grad-uating senior who best personifies a commitment to realizing his or her humaneideals, much in the way Charles Houston ’15 devoted his life to the struggle forequal protection under the law for African-Americans in the United States.

Divided between Oscar Alejandro Baez ’08 and Laura Katherine Stein ’08.

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The Howard Hill Mossman Trophy, awarded annually to the member of thesenior class who has brought, during his/her four years at Amherst, the great-est honor in athletics to the Alma Mater—the word “honor” to be interpreted asrelating both to achievement and to sportsmanship.

Divided between Andrew James Olson ’08 and Brittany Quinn Sasser ’08.

The Gordon B. Perry Memorial Award is given to a freshman in good academicstanding, whose participation and attitude in freshman athletics and otheractivities are outstanding.

Kendra Mannion Stern ’11.

The Psi Upsilon Prize was established by the Gamma Chapter of Psi Upsilon in1941 on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Chap-ter. The prize is awarded to that member of the graduating class who is con-sidered preeminent in scholarship, leadership, athletics and character.

Heather Marie Wilson ’08.

The John Sumner Runnells Memorial, established in memory of John SumnerRunnells of the Class of 1865, is awarded to that member of the junior class who,in the opinion of the Trustees of the College, is preeminent in his/her zeal forknowledge and industry to attain it.

Latisha Ronnette Wilson ’09.

The Obed Finch Slingerland Memorial Prize is awarded by the Trustees of theCollege to a member of the senior class, who has shown by his/her own deter-mination and accomplishment the greatest appreciation of and desire for a col-lege education.

Divided between Oscar Alejandro Baez ’08 and Katherine Anne Roza ’08.

The Stonewall Prize, established by David L. Kirp ’65 and other alumni, isawarded annually to that student who produces a work of exceptional intel-lectual or artistic merit pertaining to the gay, lesbian or bisexual experience.

Divided between Lenore Angela Bell ’08 and Kathleen Kinlan Boucher ’08.

The Woods-Travis Prize, an annual gift in memory of Josiah B. Woods of Enfieldand Charles B. Travis of the Class of 1864, is awarded for outstanding excellencein culture and faithfulness to duty as a scholar.

Elena Naomi Jessop ’08.

The Thomas H. Wyman 1951 Medal is awarded to that member of the seniorclass who best represents the highest standards in scholarship, athletics, and/orextracurricular activities, community service, integrity, character and humanismas determined by the Dean of Students and the Prize Committee.

Michael Scott Mintz ’08.

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New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

EnrollmentCLASSIFICATION BY RESIDENCE

(Fall 2007)

UNITED STATES

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Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . 3Ghana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Guatamala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Trinidad and Tobago . . . . . . . . 2Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Cote D’Ivoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Liberia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mauritius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Moldova, Republic of . . . . . . . 1Myanmar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Serbia and Montenegro . . . . . 1Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total 131

NON-USA

Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . 14Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13District of Columbia . . . . . . . . 11North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Non-resident U.S. Citizens . . 28

Total 1,552

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SUMMARY OF ENROLLMENT FALL 2007*

Seniors, Class of 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450Juniors, Class of 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326Sophomores, Class of 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431First-Year Students, Class of 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476

Total 1,683

*Not included are the 110 students who were on leaves of absence away from Amherst as of the firstsemester, 2007-08.

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IndexAdministrative and Professional

Officers 29Admission 49African Studies Certificate Program 384Air Force Reserve Officers Training

Corps 43American Studies 87Amherst College 41Anthropology 93Arabic 122Army Reserve Officers Training

Corps 43Art and the History of Art 102Asian Languages and Civilizations 116Associated Kyoto Program, The 44Astronomy 129

Bachelor of Arts 69Biology 133Black Studies 141Bruss Seminar 148Buddhist Studies 386

Calendar, 2008-09 6Certificate in African Studies 384Certificate in Asian/Pacific/

American Studies 385Certificate in Buddhist Studies 386Certificate in Culture, Health and

Science 387Certificate in International Relations 387Certificate in Latin American, Caribbean,

and Latino Studies 388Certificate in Logic 389Certificate in Native American Indian

Studies 390Chemistry 148Chinese 123Classics 152Colloquia 157Computer Science 266Cooperative Doctor of Philosophy 75Corporation of the College 8Course descriptions 79

American Studies 87Anthropology 93Arabic 122Art and the History of Art 102Asian Languages and Civilizations 116Astronomy 129Biology 133Black Studies 141Bruss Seminar 148Chemistry 148Chinese 123Classics 152Colloquia 157

Computer Science 266Creative Writing 160Dance 354Economics 161English 169Environmental Studies 192European Studies 196Film and Video Arts 201First-Year Seminars 79Five College Courses 368Five College Dance 363French 203Geology 210German 214Greek 155History 222Japanese 125Kenan Colloquium 244Latin 156Latin American Studies 245Law, Jurisprudence and Social

Thought 245Linguistics 260Mathematics and Computer

Science 261Mellon Seminar 271Music 272Neuroscience 283Philosophy 284Physical Education 295Physics 296Pick Colloquia 302Political Science 303Premedical Studies 320Psychology 320Religion 328Russian 337Sociology 98Spanish 343Teaching 353Theater and Dance 354Women’s and Gender Studies 364

Course requirements 70Creative Writing 160

Dance 363Degree Requirements 69

Bachelor of Arts 69Cooperative Doctor of Philosophy 75Departmental Majors 72Interdisciplinary Majors 72Liberal Studies Curriculum 71Major Requirement 72With Honors 73

Departmental Fellowships 406Doshisha University 44

Economics 161Educational leaves 66Emeriti 10

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English 169Enrollment 425Environmental Studies 192European Studies 196Examinations 66Exchange Programs and Study Abroad 43

Faculty 10Fellows 407Fellowships 402Field Study 74Film and Video Arts 201Financial Aid 53First-Year Seminars 79Five College Certificate in African

Studies 384Five College Certificate in Asian/

Pacific/American Studies 385Five College Certificate in Buddhist

Studies 386Five College Certificate in Culture,

Health and Science 387Five College Certificate in International

Relations 387Five College Certificate in Latin

American, Caribbean, and LatinoStudies Certificate Program 388

Five College Certificate Program in Logic 389

Five College Certificate in Native American Indian Studies 390

Five College Cooperation 42Five College Courses 74, 368Five College Dance 363Folger Shakespeare Library 45French 203

Geology 210German 214Göttingen Exchange 44Graduate Fellows 37Greek 155

Harassment 62History 222Honors 400

Degree with 73Phi Beta Kappa 400Sigma Xi 401

Independent Scholar Program 73Intellectual Responsibility 61Interdisciplinary Programs 72International Relations Certificate

Program 387Interterm 61

Japanese 125

Kenan Colloquium 244

Latin 156Latin American Studies 245Law, Jurisprudence and Social

Thought 245Lectureships 398Liberal Studies Curriculum 71Linguistics 260

Major Requirements 72Mathematics 261Mellon Seminar 271Mission of Amherst College 5Music 272Mystic Seaport Program 44

National Theatre Institute 44Native American Indian Studies 390Neuroscience 283

Pass/Fail Option 65Phi Beta Kappa 400Philosophy 284Physical Education 295Physics 296Pick Colloquia 302Political Science 303Premedical Studies 320Prizes and awards 414Professorships 393Psychology 320

Readerships 393Readmission 67Refund policy 53Regulations, general 61Religion 328Religious Advisors 36Russian 337

Sexual harassment 63Sigma Xi 401Sociology 98Spanish 343Study abroad 43

Teaching 353Theater and Dance 354Transfer policy 68Trustees 8Tuition and fees 52Twelve College Exchange 44

Voluntary withdrawals 66

Williams College—Mystic Seaport Programs in American Maritime Studies, The 44

Women’s and Gender Studies 364

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AMHERST COLLEGE is accredited by the New England Association ofSchools and Colleges, Inc., a non-governmental, nationally recognized

organization.

Accreditation of an institution by the New England Association indicates thatit meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodicallyapplied through a peer group review process. An accredited school or collegeis one which has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposesthrough appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and givesreasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.

Accreditation by the New England Association is not partial but applies tothe institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of the quality of everycourse or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather,it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available tostudents who attend the institution.

Inquiries regarding the status of an institution’s accreditation by the NewEngland Association should be directed to the administrative staff of the schoolor college. Individuals may also contact the Association by writing: New Eng-land Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., 209 Burlington Road, Bedford,MA 01730 (781) 271-0022.

Student Absence Due to Religious Beliefs: The Legislature has enacted and theGovernor has signed into law Chapter 375, Acts of 1985. It adds to Chapter151C of the General Laws the following new section:Any student in an educational or vocational training institution, other than a religious or denomina-tional educational or vocational training institution, who is unable, because of religious beliefs, to attendclasses or to participate in any examination, study, or work requirement on a particular day shall beexcused from any such examination or study or work requirement, and shall be provided with anopportunity to make up the examination, study, or work requirement missed because of such absenceon any particular day; provided, however, that such makeup examination or work shall not create anunreasonable burden upon such school. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for mak-ing available to the said student such opportunity. No adverse or prejudicial effects shall result to stu-dents because of availing themselves of the provisions of this section.

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