Alumni awards seven graduate students merit scholarships

The Auburn Montgomery Alumni Association recently awarded its annual Graduate Study Merit Scholarships to seven outstanding students.

 

The Auburn Montgomery Alumni Association recently awarded its annual Graduate Study Merit Scholarships to seven outstanding students.

 

The $1,000 scholarships were awarded to Krystle Bell, Faye Brooks, Si Chen, Sarah Fredericks, Pam Haseltine, Sarah Malik and Morrisa Tuck.

 

Bell is seeking a master’s of public administration (MPA) after receiving her bachelor’s in political science from Jacksonville State University in 2007. She is employed by the Alabama League of Municipalities as a member services assistant and is active in Leadership Montgomery’s EMERGE program.

 

Brooks, who has been employed as an administrative associate in the Auburn Montgomery’s School of Education since 2007, is seeking an alternative master’s in secondary social science education. She received a bachelor’s degree in general studies with a paralegal certificate from Huntingdon College in 1992 and previously served in the guidance department at Evangel Christian Academy.

 

Chen is pursuing a master’s in business administration (MBA). She received her bachelor’s degree in international trade from China’s Central South University of Forestry and Technology in 2007. She came to Montgomery and AUM last year as a recipient of an AUM Sino-American scholarship.

 

A former president of Auburn Montgomery’s Student Government Association, Fredericks is seeking a master’s of liberal arts after receiving her bachelor’s degree in English in 2009. For the past year, she has served as the Ida Bell Young graduate assistant in the School of Liberal Arts.

 

Haseltine is seeking an alternative master’s in secondary language arts. A certified substitute teacher in Autauga County, she received her bachelor’s degree in English from Biola University in La Mirada, Calif.

 

Malik graduated from Auburn University in 2008 with a bachelor’s in business administration, concentrating on international business. She is currently seeking her MBA with certification in nonprofit management and leadership. She has worked with Summit Housing as an acquisitions intern since September.

 

Tuck, who received her bachelor’s degree in communication from AUM last August, is currently seeking her MPA. She is currently employed with Central Alabama Regional Planning as a grants writer, a permanent position she earned as a result of her work there as an intern.

 

Auburn Montgomery Alumni Association Graduate Study Merit Scholarships are awarded annually to deserving graduate students at AUM. The scholarships are for $500 for fall semester and an additional $500 for spring semester. Recipients must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.4 or higher, enroll in and complete at least nine hours each semester and be continuously enrolled for the two semesters covered by the award.

 

Alumni Professorship

The Alumni Association sponsors an alumni professorship to recognize outstanding AUM faculty. To be eligible for this honor, faculty must have ten or more years of full-time service at AUM. The person appointed Alumni Professor serves a three-year, non-renewable term with an annual salary supplement of $2,500.
 
Nominations may be made by AUM faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. Letters no more than two pages in length should emphasize teaching excellence as well as a strong record of publication and research. A vita may be attached, if available.
 
The winner of this award is chosen by a seven-member selection committee which consists of three members of the AUM Alumni Association board of directors appointed by the president of the Association; two full-time faculty appointed by the president of the AUM Faculty Council; a dean appointed by the vice chancellor for academic affairs; and a department head appointed by the president of the AUM Department Heads Council. This group is convened by the chairperson of the Alumni Association awards committee.
 
Alumni Professorship Award Winners
1995-Present

1995-1997 Dr. John D. Fair
1997-2000 Dr. Robert C. Evans
2000-2003 Dr. Anne Permaloff
2003-2006 Dr. Tom Vocino
2006-2009 Dr. Alan Gribben 
2009-2012 Dr. Michele S. Olson