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About AADC Fellowships

Each year, the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College award fellowships to graduating seniors and/or alumnae of Douglass College for pursuit of graduate work in a field in which the student has achieved academic excellence and has identified sound career objectives.

>>Current students Fellowship Application PDF.

>>Alumnae applicants Fellowship Application PDF.

Following are the names of the fellowships offered and some background information about the individuals in whose memories these fellowships are established.

Ruth M. Adams Fellowship *

  • Established by the AADC in honor of former dean, Ruth Adams
  • Fellowship is for an alumna pursuing an advanced degree

Julia Baxter Bates Fellowship *

  • Alumna of the Class of 1938
  • First known African-American graduate of NJC
  • Prominent in the nation's Civil Rights movement
  • Fellowship is for an African-American graduate pursuing an advanced degree who exhibits community involvement and leadership skills

Joseph B. and Florence Voorhees
Cejka Fellowship *

  • Florence was an alumna of the Class of 1940
  • English major
  • Fellowship is for a senior who will pursue an advanced degree in the humanities with preference to the study of English, history, comparative literature or philosophy

Edith Newsom Estarabadi Fellowship *

  • Alumna of Class of 1924
  • Home Economics major
  • Friend of Margaret Denton Wagner
  • Fellowship is for an alumna pursuing an advanced degree

Evangeline Mundy Galas Fellowship *

  • Alumna of the Class of 1935
  • Spanish major
  • Fellowship is for a senior with an excellent academic record who will pursue an advanced degree in Spanish or a Spanish-related field

Maurice Lee Fellowship

  • A tribute to the deep commitment and dedication of Maurice Lee
  • Came to Douglass in 1967, named chair of History Dept in 1969
  • Named Margaret Judson Professor of History in 1987
  • Loyal Douglass fellow and longtime benefactor of the college
  • Retired after a 29-year career at Douglass and Rutgers
  • Fellowship is for a senior who will pursue an advanced degree in history or art history

Laurie Ann McDade Fellowship *

  • 1974 graduate of University College
  • English major
  • Residence Counselor at Douglass in 1980-81
  • Assistant Professor at Miami University at the time of her death
  • Death caused by an auto accident in 1988
  • Fellowship is for a senior who will pursue an advanced degree with preference to a degree in women’s studies, anthropology, or sociology

Bertha Garber Modell Fellowship *

  • Sister of Douglass alumna of the Class of 1951
  • Fellowship is for a senior or an alumna

Agnes McDede Murray Fellowship *

  • Alumna from the Class of 1930
  • 1996 recipient of the Margaret T. Corwin Award for service to the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College
  • Fund Agent for the Class of 1930 for more than 20 years
  • Instrumental in annual minireunions for the Class of 1930 for many years
  • Fellowship is for seniors

James Neilson Fellowship *

  • Douglass College benefactor who contributed the Wood Lawn estate
  • Fellowship is for a senior who shows promise of a distinguished career who will pursue an advanced degree

Norman and Ruth Feller Rosenberg Fellowship

  • Ruth is an alumna of the Class of 1937
  • Fellowship was established by Ruth and Norman in memory of their son, Ralph
  • Fellowship is for a senior who demonstrates excellence in science and will pursue a graduate degree in a science field

Ruth E. Salny Fellowship *

  • Alumna of the Class of 1930
  • Botany major
  • Came from a family of physicians and scientists
  • Fellowship is for a senior who will pursue an advanced degree in the natural sciences, physics, chemistry, biology or medicine

Joyce Kotler Schwartz Memorial Graduate Science Fellowship *

  • Alumna of the Class of 1963
  • Fellowship is for an alumna or senior who is doing graduate work in physics, chemistry, mathematics, biology, medicine, dentistry, computers, or engineering

Hedwig Hass Turkenkopf Fellowship *

  • Alumna of the Class of 1927
  • English major
  • Fellowship is for outstanding minority graduates

Margaret Denton Wagner Fellowship *

  • 1943 recipient of the Margaret T. Corwin Award for service to the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College
  • President of the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College 1945-48
  • Alumnae Trustee 1948-53
  • President of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs 1962-64
  • Fellowship is for an alumna pursuing an advanced degree

Kelly Ann Wilson Fellowship *

  • Kelly was killed when the car in which she was riding was struck by a drunk driver
  • Member of the Class of 1984; still a student at the time of her death
  • Active in DCGA, Orientation Committee and editor of Red Book
  • Double major in political science and sociology
  • Planned to attend law school
  • Fellowship is for a senior who will attend law school

* = deceased

 

 

 

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