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UI Department of Health and Sport Studies Scholarship Winners Announced

 

The Department of Health and Sport Studies (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) has awarded 12 undergraduate students and 15 graduate students scholarships for exemplary academic performance. The students will receive the scholarships totaling over $89,000 for the 2010-2011 academic year. The scholarships are funded by former faculty and graduates who have been – and continue to be –generous benefactors of the department. Eligibility and criteria vary from one scholarship to another, but are restricted to students who are officially enrolled in a program in the department. The Department of Health and Sport Studies offers programs of study that focus on health, sport, and physical activity as they are influenced by cultural, psychological, and behavioral factors. Graduates go on to careers in teaching, research, health promotion, commercial fitness enterprises, coaching, sport journalism, and sport management. Scholarship recipients will be honored at an award ceremony on Thursday May 6 at 4 PM in the Staff Lounge, Field House, University of Iowa. 

The undergraduate recipients of the Scholarships are:

Scholarship Award Name                        Student Name and Hometown

C. Pauline Spencer Scholarship                   Sarah Whitters - Cedar Rapids,  IA

                                                                                                Kelly Noonan - Curlew, IA

                                                                                                Chelsea Burns - Laurel, IA

                                                                                                Lindsay Evans - North Liberty, IA

                                                                                                Jenna Poulter - Lake Zurich, IL

                                                                                                Laine Suckow - Maynard, IA

 

Margaret Osborn Nutrition Fund                Lucas Hanson - Dumont, IA

                                                                                               Jill Bednarz - West Des Moines, IA

Elizabeth Halsey Scholarship                        Maggie Fuller - West Des Moines, IA

 

Miriam Taylor Scholarship                             Scott Miller - Overland Park, KS

                                                                                                Jordan Garretson - Marion, IA

                                                                                                Jayme Murphy - Dubuque, IA

 

The graduate student recipients of the Scholarships are:

                               

Mary Monroe “Mo” Bell Scholarship      Rebecca Busanich -  Menominee, MI

                                                                                              Amanda Curtis - Edon, OH

 

M. Gladys Scott Scholarship                           Nikolas Dickerson - Rochester, NY

                                                                                                Daniel Taradash - Albuquerque, NM

                                                                                                Matthew Hodler - Greensboro, NC

 

Margaret Osborn Nutrition Scholarship Matthew Stancel - Des Moines, IA

 

Katharine F. Wells Scholarship                    Jo Morrissey -Onalaska, WI

                                                                                                Dewa Greenleaf  - Iowa City, IA

                                                                                                Rebecca Busanich - Menominee, MI

                                                                                                Carolan Schroeder - Lake Bluff, IL

                                                                                                Lis Erickson - Waverly, IA

                                                                                                Amanda Curtis - Edon, OH

                                                                                                Shelby Francis - Waverly, IA

                                                                                                Sarah Eikleberry - Naperville, IL

                                                                                                Danielle Legeai - New Orleans, LA