2000 FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE
REPORT
National Order of Omega
December 2, 2000
History
of Fellowship Program
In December 1987, the Board of Directors of the
National Order of Omega established the Fellowship program for Greek Advisors at
the Master’s and Doctoral levels in the amounts of $500 and $1,000 to be
presented in the spring 1988. The Fellowship selection was rescheduled by the
Board of Directors in July 1988 for December 1988 in order to facilitate the
presentation in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Association of
Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and National Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The
Board of Directors established a Graduate Assistant fellowship program in the
amount of $500 and amended the Master’s Fellowship to $750 in July 1993.
Since 1988 the Board of Directors, Executive Council, and Province
Advisors have awarded eighty-three (83) fellowships: twenty-six (26) doctoral,
fifteen (15) master’s, and forty-two (42) graduate assistant totally $56,750.
On December 2, 2000, the Executive Council along
with Board of Directors and Province Advisors attending the annual meeting of
the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and National Interfraternity
Conference (NIC) recognized nine (9) fellowship recipients at the Graduate
Assistant, Master’s, and Doctoral levels in the amounts of $500, $750 and
$1,000 respectively at the annual Recognition
Reception (Point Hilton Squaw Peak Resort) in Phoenix, Arizona.
Announcement and Application Guidelines
Postcard announcements for the Fellowship awards were mailed in September
2000 and reminder postcard announcements in October 2000 (with instructors to
visit the National Order of Omega website www.orderofomega.org)
to Greek Advisors and Graduate Assistants via the Association of Fraternity
Advisors mailing directory and to active and inactive chapters of the National
Order of Omega via the National Order of Omega mailing directory.
A total of fourteen (14) fellowship applications were received on or
before the October 18, 2000 deadline.
Fellowship
Applicants
The fourteen (14) Fellowship applicants for 2000 received on or before the postmarked deadline of October 18, 2000 included: four (4) Doctoral, one (1) Master’s, and nine (9) Graduate Assistant as follows:
Doctoral Applicants (4)
| Chris Cole | Nova Southeastern University |
| Shaun Harper | Indiana University - Bloomington |
| Darrell Ray | University of Georgia |
| Gregory Singleton | University of Miami |
Master’s Applicants (1)
| Cara Dawn Byford | Jacksonville State University |
Graduate
Assistant Applicants (9)
| Chandra Daffer | Emporia State University |
| Kathleen Holmes | University of Denver |
| Don Killingsworth, Jr. | Jacksonville State University |
| Chris Linder | University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Joshua Martin | University of Central Florida |
| Alison Alane Ream | University of Georgia |
| Chadwin Sandifer | Central Missouri State University |
| Rebecca Selvenis | Columbia University |
| Jonathan Shertzer | Iowa State University |
Fellowship Selection
The Executive Council of the National Order of Omega
via a conference call on Monday, November 20, 2000 (6:00 p.m. CST)
reviewed/selected the fellowship recipients. Cover letters, resumes,
recommendations from graduate advisors/supervisors, and graduate transcripts
received were reviewed for each fellowship applicant.
The Executive Council selected the following nine (9) Fellowship Recipients to formally be recognized at the annual Recognition Reception sponsored by the National Order of Omega on Saturday, December 2, 2000 in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) in Phoenix, Arizona.
$1,000
Doctoral Recipients (2)
| Chris Cole | Nova Southeastern University |
| Gregory Singleton | University of Miami |
$750
Masters Recipient (1)
| Cara Dawn Byford | Jacksonville State University |
$500
Graduate Assistant Recipients (6)
| Kathleen Holmes | University of Denver |
| Don Killingsworth, Jr. | Jacksonville State University |
| Chris Linder | University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
| Alison Alane Ream | University of Georgia |
| Rebecca Selvenis | Columbia University |
| Jonathan Shertzer | Iowa State University |
Letters will be mailed to the fellowship recipients’ graduate advisor,
supervisor, and National Fraternity/Sorority Headquarters via the National
Office of the National Order of Omega during the week of December 11-15, 2000.
Submitted by:
Michael D. Shonrock, Ph.D.
National Vice President
FELLOWSHIP
STATISTICS
National
Order of Omega
1988-2000
| Years | Types | #Applicants | #Recipients |
| 1988 | Doctoral | 6 | 1 |
| Masters | 2 | 1 | |
| Graduate | NA | NA | |
| Total | 8 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Doctoral | 6 | 1 |
| Masters | 4 | 1 | |
| Graduate | NA | NA | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Doctoral | 10 | 1 |
| Masters | 2 | 1 | |
| Graduate | NA | NA | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | |
| 1991 | Doctoral | 10 | 2 |
| Masters | 9 | 1 | |
| Graduate | NA | NA | |
| Total | 19 | 3 | |
| 1992 | Doctoral | 8 | 1 |
| Masters | 7 | 2 | |
| Graduate | NA | NA | |
| Total | 15 | 3 | |
| 1993 | Doctoral | 9 | 1 |
| Masters | 3 | 1 | |
| Graduate | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 29 | 4 | |
| 1994 | Doctoral | 8 | 2 |
| Masters | 4 | 2 | |
| Graduate | 17 | 4 | |
| Total | 29 | 8 | |
| 1995 | Doctoral | 13 | 2 |
| Masters | 2 | 1 | |
| Graduate | 15 | 4 | |
| Total | 30 | 7 | |
| 1996 | Doctoral | 11 | 2 |
| Masters | 2 | 0 | |
| Graduate | 17 | 5 | |
| Total | 30 | 7 | |
| 1997 | Doctoral | 10 | 4 |
| Masters | 4 | 2 | |
| Graduate | 23 | 6 | |
| Total | 37 | 12 | |
| 1998 | Doctoral | 10 | 5 |
| Masters | 1 | 1 | |
| Graduate | 14 | 6 | |
| Total | 25 | 12 | |
| 1999 | Doctoral | 8 | 2 |
| Masters | 1 | 1 | |
| Graduate | 18 | 9 | |
| Total | 28 | 12 | |
| 2000 | Doctoral | 4 | 2 |
| Masters | 1 | 1 | |
| Graduate | 9 | 6 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | |
| GRAND TOTALS | 286 | 83 |
FELLOWSHIP
AWARDS
DOCTORAL
FELLOWSHIPS
National Order of Omega
1988-2000
| Year | Recipient(s) | Graduate College/University |
| 2000 | Chris Cole | Nova Southeastern University |
| Gregory Singleton | University of Miami | |
| 1999 | Edward P. Engelbride | University of Maryland |
| Kevin S. Konecny | Bowling Green State University | |
| 1998 | Mari Ann Callais | Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge |
| Michael A. Hutmaker | St. John's University | |
| Tara Lynn Knudson | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | |
| Frank Shushok, Jr. | University of Maryland-College Park | |
| Barbara E. Stewart | Appalachian State University | |
| 1997 | Lori A. Hart | Georgia State University |
| Charles L. Pride | University of Louisville & Western Kentucky | |
| Eileen G. Sullivan | Bowling Green State University | |
| Terry Y. Zacker | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| 1996 | Nicholas J. Hennessy | Bowling Green State University |
| James L. Street | University of Georgia | |
| 1995 | Walter M. Kimbrough | Georgia State University |
| Marita C. Labedz-Poll | University of Rochester | |
| 1994 | Sherri Lynn Sanders | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Deborah Harley White | East Tennessee State University | |
| 1993 | Thomas E. Piernik | California State University-Northridge |
| 1992 | Sherryl A. Byrd | Jacksonville State University |
| 1991 | Ron Binder | University of Georgia |
| John McGuire | Oregon State University | |
| 1990 | Deborah Shaw | Auburn University |
| 1989 | Bridget Guernsey | University of Pittsburgh |
| 1988 | Rick Funk | Pennsylvania State University |
Doctoral
Fellowships $1,000 (1988-2000)
26
@ $1,000 each = $26,000
MASTER'S
FELLOWSHIPS
National Order of Omega
1988-2000
| Year | Recipient(s) | Graduate College/University |
| 2000 | Cara Dawn Byford | Jacksonville State University |
| 1999 | Christopher D. Jensen | Kettering University |
| 1998 | Jamison J. Keller | Azusa
Pacific University (California State University-San Bernardino) |
| 1997 | Tracy L. Maxwell | University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
| Barbara E. Treadway | University of Nebraska, Omaha | |
| 1996 | None | None |
| 1995 | Tamara V. Davis | Lamar University |
| 1994 | Dan Allen Medlin | Southwest Texas State University |
| Randy Scott Stevens | Cornell University | |
| 1993 | Reatha Cole Cox | Northwestern State University |
| 1992 | Kevin P. Shannon | Ohio University |
| Amy Sturhahn | Texas Christian University | |
| 1991 | Gregory Singleton | Memphis State University |
| 1990 | Jane Campaigne | Indiana University |
| 1989 | Eileen Sullivan | Eastern Illinois University |
| 1988 | Steven Leist | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| ( )=College/University employed |
Master's
Fellowships $500 (1988-1992)
Master's
Fellowships $750 (1993-2000)
6
@ $500 each & 9 @ $750 each = $9,750
GRADUATE
ASSISTANT FELLOWSHIPS
National Order of Omega
1988-2000
| Year | Recipient(s) | Graduate College/University |
| 2000 | Kathleen Holmes | University of Denver |
| Don Killingsworth, Jr. | Jacksonville State University | |
| Chris Linder | University of Nebraska – Lincoln | |
| Alison Alane Ream | University of Georgia | |
| Rebecca Selvenis | Columbia University | |
| Jonathan Shertzer | Iowa State University | |
| 1999 | April D. Bugarin | Eastern Illinois University |
| B. Ellen Dunseth | Iowa State University | |
| Melissa G. Ermis | Central Missouri State University | |
| Marissa K. LeClaire | Eastern Illinois University | |
| Cara L. Meixner | University of Maryland | |
| Mollie M. Monahan | University of Vermont | |
| Brian A. Perry | Bowling Green State University | |
| Rebecca L. Wald | Bowling Green State University | |
| Joseph L. Whalen | University of Miami | |
| 1998 | Amanda D. Barton | Eastern Illinois University |
| Matthew R. Caires | University of Vermont | |
| Sadie Chase | University on Denver | |
| Tricia Elaine Durgin | University of Idaho | |
| K. Sean McGreevey Jr. | Bowling Green State University | |
| Douglas Palmquist | Texas Tech University | |
| 1997 | Carrie J. Beyer | Texas A&M University |
| Jason A. Crowe | Central Missouri State University | |
| Elizabeth Carter Fraim | University of San Diego | |
| Brooklyn E. Gainey | North Carolina State University | |
| Michelle N. Newton | University of Louisville | |
| Ryan D. Willerton | Eastern Illinois University | |
| 1996 | Dawn M. Gorski | University of Akron |
| Daniel P. Kinney | University of Kansas | |
| Stephanie L. Mire | Southeastern Louisiana State University | |
| Jenny R. Scott | Pennsylvania State University | |
| Kimberly S. Stash | Kansas State University | |
| 1995 | Matt J. Brillhart | Emporia State University |
| Bernard D. Schulz | Presbyterian College | |
| Stacy A. Vojir | Bowling Green University | |
| S. Paige White | University of Kansas | |
| 1994 | Christina Rene Barnett | University of San Diego |
| Laura Lynn Bestler | Grand Valley State University | |
| Jill Lynn Harris | Penn State University | |
| James S. Hicks | Virginia Polytechnic & State University | |
| 1993 | Robert A. Langley | Memphis State University |
| Kimberly Sue Littlefield | University of South Carolina |
Graduate
Fellowships $500 (1993-2000)
42
@ $500 each = $21,000
Total
Fellowships 1988-2000 (83) = $56,750
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