Political Science Program > Awards and Scholarships
Awards and Scholarships
- Outstanding Political Science Student
- Best Political Science Senior Seminar Paper
- Ellingsworth Scholarship
- Thomas P. and Ella N. Wolf Prize in Political Science
- Linda C. Gugin Scholarship
- Special Recognition
Outstanding Political Science Student
1972 Elmer Craig, John Groan, James Morris and Jim St.Clair
1973 Wanda Connor, Michael Naville and Anne Rowland
1974 Harry DeArk, Gary Durbin, William Hambley and Claudia Kitch
1975 Janet Rorapaugh
1976 Donald Mitchell
1977 Lisa Hailey
1978 H. Kevin Reed
1979 Penny Stevens
1980 Michael Dennison
1981 Gregory Watson
1982 Sandra Lewis
1983 James Mann
1984 Lois Carpenter
1985 Jerry Roby
1986 James Fisher
1987 Joseph Bauman, Sr.
1988 Scott Tyler
1989 Della Moore
1990 Mary Goble
1991 John B. Makowsky
1992 Susan Bizzell
1993 J. Shane Buis
1994 Leslie Robertson
1995 Kimberly Pelle
1996 Shelly McBride
1997 Gregory Abel
1998 Jeannette Murray
1999 Laura Grabowski and Mark Yeary
2000 Dustin Houchin
2001 Kristie Fessel
2002 Josh Hecker
2003 Catherine Dailey and Andrew Homan
Best Political Science Senior Seminar Paper
1996 Carrie Stiller - "The Litigiousness of America"
1997 Kristen Bauer Leslie - "Employment, Discrimination and Legislation for Homosexual Citizens"
1998 Kim Williams - "Political Attitude Transmission Between Generations"
1999 Tim Prather - "The Politics of the Rome Proposal of a Permanently-Established International Criminal Court"
2000 Dustin Houchin - "The Cambodian Incursion: Nixon, Kissenger and the Uses of History"
2001 Michael McKillip - "Maximizing Compound Autonomy in the Domain of the Political: An Argument for Concensus in the Abortion Debate"
2002 Lawrence J. Eve - "Maturing to the Age of the Internet: A Participation Proposal"
Ellingsworth Scholarship
The Clark William Ellingsworth Scholarship was established by Mrs. Janet Ellingsworth of Jeffersonville, Indiana in 1989 in memory of her son. It is awarded to an outstanding Political Science student at IUS.
1989 Dawn Dixon
1990 Les Merkley
1993 Traci Robinson
1994 Traci Robinson
1995 Kristen Bauer Leslie
1996 Kevin Boehnlein
1997 Kim Williams
1998 Mark Yeary
1999 Adam Dickey
2000 Kristie Fessel
2001 William (Billy) Patrick Smith
2002 Catherine Dailey
2003 Chad Clunie
Thomas P. and Ella N. Wolf Prize in Political Science
2005 Angie Watts
2006 Anne Frazer
Linda C. Gugin Scholarship
Scholarship winner not yet selected.
Special Recognition
Congratulations to Jennifer Shore who has been accepted to law school at Duke University starting this summer.
Congratulations to Clark Baird who has been accepted to law school at the University of Kentucky starting this fall.
Congratulations to Catie Wheatley who is the recipient of the Ellingsworth Scholarship for 2005-06.
Congratulations to Angie Watts who was the recipient of the Ellingsworth Scholarship for 2004-05.
Congratulations to Jennifer Shore who was selected as the Outstanding Political Science student for 2004-05.
Congratulations to Jennifer Shore who received the Outstanding Research Paper Award for the spring senior seminar.
Congratulation to Sarah Watkins and Angie Watts who received the Outstanding Research Paper Award for the fall senior seminar.
Congratulations to Sarah Watkins and Carolyn Morgan who presented their research at the IU Undergraduate Research Conference.
Congratulations to Jennifer Shore and Sarah Watkins who presented their research at the IU Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference.
Congratulations to Lisa Brookes who spent the spring 2005 semester in Australia in the Overseas Study Program.
Congratulations to Bernadette Downing who spent the 2004-05 academic year in Spain in the Overseas Study Program.
Congratulations to Carolyn Morgan who will be spending the 2005-06 academic year in Germany in the Overseas Study Program.
Congratulations to Angie Watts who will spend the fall 2005 semester in Ghana in the Overseas Study Program.
Congratulations to Nolan Hendon who will spend the fall 2005 semester in Peru in the Overseas Study Program.
Congratulations to Krissy Deal, Joe Denison, Sean Goff, Jennifer Shore, Sarah Watkins, Catie Wheatley and Tonya Windell who participated in the Indiana Consortium for International Programs Model United Nations Security Council Conference at the University of Indianapolis.
Congratulations to Shawn McCarty, Denise Reine, Robert Rowzee, Jennifer Shore, Amanda Sullivan, Taylor Thirlwell, Sarah Watkins, Catie Wheatley and Tonya Windell who participated in the National Council on US-Arab Relations Midwest Model Arab League at Miami of Ohio University.
Congratulations to Alex Beatty, Scott Bennett, Angela Beaver, Stacy Burch, Stephanie Daniels, Carolyn Morgan, Andrew Perryman, Jennifer Shore, Taylor Thirlwell, Sarah Watkins and Catie Wheatley who participated in the Midwest Model European Union at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis.
