THE SCHOLARS - Jefferson Scholars Foundation

the scholarsfaculty advisory committee tothe undergraduate program 2009 -10Chaired by Maurie McInnis (Jefferson Scholar Class of 1988), the newly appointed associate deanfor undergraduate academic programs at the University, the Faculty Advisory Committee for theUndergraduate Program consists of faculty members who will assist the Foundation in two specificways. They will: 1) aid in recruiting new Jefferson Scholars by meeting with finalists during SelectionWeekend, serving on faculty panels or as seminar leaders, and following up afterwards with thosefinalists with whom they had significant interaction; 2) provide current Jefferson Scholars with betteraccess to faculty, particularly people to whom they can turn for informal advising. The group had itsfirst meeting in February to map out a plan for the year. The following faculty members have agreedto join the committee:MAURIE D. MCINNIS, ChairAssociate Dean for UndergraduateAcademic ProgramsJOHN D. ARRASProfessorDepartment of PhilosophyBRIAN H. BALOGHAssociate ProfessorCorcoran Department of HistoryCo-Director, GAGEMiller Center of Public AffairsBRAD BROWNAssociate Professor and PrincipalInternational Residential CollegeMcIntire School of CommerceJAMES F. CHILDRESSJohn Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethicsand Social ThoughtDepartment of Religious StudiesJOHN D. DILLERYAssociate ProfessorDepartment of ClassicsDANA M. ELZEYAssociate Professor, Materials Science andEngineeringDirector of Rodman ScholarsDAVID T. GIESCommonwealth Professor of SpanishDepartment for Spanish, Italian andPortugueseW. DEAN HARMANProfessorDepartment of ChemistryBRUCE W. HOLSINGERAssociate Dean for the Arts and Humanitiesand ProfessorDepartment of MusicDANIEL S. LEFKOWITZAssociate Professor and Chair of MESADepartment of AnthropologyMICHAEL H. LEVENSONProfessorDepartment of EnglishAMORI Y. MIKAMIAssistant ProfessorDepartment of PsychologyJOHN M. OWENAssociate ProfessorDepartment of PoliticsR. JAHAN RAMAZANIEdgar F. Shannon Jr. ProfessorDepartment of EnglishDOROTHY SCHAFERAssociate ProfessorDepartment of BiologyMICHAEL J. SMITHThomas C. Sorenson Professor of PolicyDepartment of PoliticsTYLER JO SMITHAssistant ProfessorDepartment of ArtW. BRADFORD WILCOxAssociate ProfessorDepartment of SociologyWILLIAM M. WILSONAcademic DeanEchols Scholars ProgramBRANTLY WOMACKHugh S. & Winifred B. Cunning MemorialProfessor of International AffairsDepartment of Politicsdavid a. harrison iii research awardsJefferson Scholars who have received David A Harrison IIIUndergraduate Research Awards to assist them in conductingindependent research projects during the summer of 2010:KATE HARTMANNNorthern New Jersey Area Scholar, Class of 2011“Conception, Differentiation and Representatives of Space atthe Khachoe Drubling Monastery.”OLIVIA HUTTONNoland Scholar, Class of 2012“Food Supply and Nitrogen Dynamics in a Tanzanian Village.”