2001 FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT
National Order of Omega
December 1, 2001 

  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 ninety-seven (97) fellowships: twenty-eight (28) doctoral, seventeen (17) master’s, and fifty-two (52) graduate assistant totally $65,250. 

On December 1, 2001, the Executive Council along with members of the Board of Directors and Province Directors attending the annual meeting of the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) recognized fourteen (14) fellowship recipients at the Graduate Assistant, Master’s, and Doctoral levels in the amounts of $500, $750 and $1,000 respectively at our annual Recognition Reception (Chesapeake Grill, Hyatt Regency Crystal City) in Washington, D.C. 

Announcement and Application Guidelines 

Email and postcard announcements for the Fellowship awards were mailed in September 2001 and reminder email and postcard announcements in October 2001 (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 twenty (20) fellowship applications were received on or before the November 2, 2001 deadline. 

Fellowship Applicants 

The twenty (20) Fellowship applicants for 2001 received on or before the postmarked deadline of November 2, 2001 included: four (4) Doctoral, two (2) Master’s, and fourteen (14) Graduate Assistant as follows: 

                                                            Doctoral Applicants (4)

            Rosalind V. Alderman        St. Mary’s University/Texas A&M University

                                    Shaun R. Harper               Indiana University – Bloomington

                                    Rena K. Murphy               Bowling Green State University

                                    Betty Jeanne Wolfe           University of Texas 

                                                            Master’s Applicants (2) 

Joy Hamm                     Wingate University

Emily N. Ulmer              University of South Alabama 

                                                             Graduate Assistant Applicants (14) 

 Stephanie Arsht           University of Central Florida

Toni J. Bellafiore           University of San Diego

                                     Nicki Case                     University of Southern Mississippi

                                     Chandra Claassen           University of Nebraska, Lincoln

                                     Beth A. Conder              Eastern Illinois University

                                     Chandra A. Daffer         Emporia State University

                                     Lynette S. Luckers         Shippensburg University

                                     Joshua A. Martin           University of Central Florida

                                     Ehrin J. Mast                 Purdue University

                                     Mindy M. Peck                University of West Florida

                                     Chadwin T. Sandifer       Central Missouri State University

                                     Kevin C. Snyder               University of South Carolina

                                     Eliot Sokalsky                 University of Florida

                                     Kristin M. Torrey            Bowling Green State University     

Fellowship Selection 

The Executive Council of the National Order of Omega via a conference call on Wednesday, November 21, 2001 (4:00 p.m. CST) reviewed the fellowship recipients, including cover letters, resumes, recommendations from graduate advisors/supervisors, and graduate transcripts. 

The Executive Council selected the following fourteen (14) Fellowship Recipients formally recognized at the annual Recognition Reception sponsored by the National Order of Omega on Saturday, December 1, 2001 in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and National Interfraternity Conference (NIC) in Washington, DC.

$1,000 Doctoral Recipients (2) 

Shaun R. Harper           Indiana University-Bloomington

Rena K. Murphy             Bowling Green State University 

$750 Masters Recipient (2) 

Joy Hamm                     Wingate University

Emily N. Ulmer              University of South Alabama 

$500 Graduate Assistant Recipients (10) 

Stephanie Arsht            University of Central Florida

Nicki Case                    University of Southern Mississippi

Chandra Claassen          University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Beth A. Conder              Eastern Illinois University

Chandra Daffer            Emporia State University

Joshua A. Martin          University of Central Florida

Mindy M. Peck              University of West Florida

Chadwin T. Sandifer     Central Missouri State University

Kevin C. Snyder            University of South Carolina

Kristen M. Torrey         Bowling Green 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 10-14, 2001. 

Submitted by:

Michael D. Shonrock, Ph.D.

National Vice President

12/01/01