Undergraduate Research Awards for Spring 2007

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research has made awards to two undergraduate students for the Spring of 2007 under its Undergraduate Research Award Program. These awards are designed to encourage and support research in the humanities by undergraduate students at Texas A&M University. Audre Honnas and Geraldine Gray have both received awards of $500 for research expenses in order to pursue their current projects.

Audre Honnas, a Communication major, is currently studying the influence of entertainment media on civic culture. Using case studies such as Ronald Reagan’s 1966 gubernatorial campaign and Arnold Schwarzenneger’s 2003 gubernatorial campaign, her project explores the ways entertainment media intersects with American civic culture. She hopes to illustrate the ways in which entertainment media can be said both to debase and to democratize American politics.

Geraldine Gray, a History major, is examining the history of women in Jamaica and Barbados between 1750 and 1838. Specifically, her work investigates the contradictions between women’s lived experiences during the period and the legal structures that sought to legislate gender and sexuality. She also intends to examine the ways women protested against these practices.

Another call for this award will be distributed in fall 2007. For more more information, please contact James Rosenheim, Director, and 979-845-8328 or j-rosenheim@tamu.edu, visit the Center’s website at http://glasscock.tamu.edu.

Glasscock Challenge Scholarship Recipients for 2007-2008

The Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research is pleased to announce this year’s winners of the Glasscock Challenge Scholarship, Hannah Jones and Wanjun Zhang. This scholarship provides recipients with $10,000 per year for three years and allows for an additional award of up to $5,000 for serious study-abroad experience. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage adventurous students in technical and scientific disciplines to explore the humanities beyond the requirements of the core curriculum in order to integrate the lessons of the humanities into their life’s work.

Hannah Jones is currently majoring in Biomedical Science, with the future goal of attending the College of Veterinary Medicine. She plans to take additional coursework in Philosophy and History in order to broaden her understanding of the relationship between the humanities and the scientific disciplines that form the core curriculum of her study.

Wanjun Zhang is also majoring in Biomedical Science and plans to pursue a career in Veterinary Medicine. She intends to focus on History in her humanities work, studying both European and Asian cultures.

This scholarship is made possible through the generous gift of Susanne M.and Melbern G. Glasscock ’59.