Recruitment Assistance Grants presented

The Office of Graduate Studies recently awarded Recruitment Assistance Grants to 24 academic units with graduate programs.

The awards, ranging from $300 to $3,000, aid master's and doctoral degree programs in student recruitment. The program was initiated in 1991 to actively involve graduate faculty in recruiting students. It is funded by an annual allocation from the graduate application fees paid by out-of-state and international applicants.

"The program has worked extremely well for us in that the graduate student enrollment has moderately increased," said Dr. William A. Person, interim director of graduate studies. "The funds allow for travel or the development of paper or computer literature for graduate student recruitment."

Grant recipients for 2000-01 include:

Dr. Benjamin Blair, Finance and Economics; Dr. Jack Blendinger, Educational Leadership; Anna Chupa, Art; Dr. Edward Clynch, Political Science; Dr. Stephen Foster, Chemistry; Dr. Regina Halpin, Curriculum and Instruction; Dr. David Hollingsworth, School of Accountancy; Dr. Lisa House, Agribusiness; Dr. Tom Hosie, Counselor Education; Dr. Rainey Little, Computer Science; Dr. David Monts, Physics and Astronomy; Dr. Linda Morse, Educational Psychology; Dr. John Mylroie, Geosciences; Dr. Janet Rafferty, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work; Dr. Oswald Rendon-Herroro, Civil Engineering; Drs. Jeff Schulz, Barry Hunt, Stuart Usdan, Joseph Chromiak, and Daniel Webb, Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports; Drs. Ratnashingham Shivaji and Bruce Ebanks, Mathematics and Statistics; Dr. Barbara Spencer, College of Business and Industry; Dr. Michael Thorne, Psychology; Dr. Scott Willard, Animal and Dairy Sciences; Martha Wilson, Forest Products; and Dr. Nicolas Younan, Electrical and Computer Engineering.