Eleven fellowships were awarded this year to Oklahoma State University doctoral students. The Robberson Summer Dissertation Fellowships support doctoral students by providing a $6,000 stipend and a tuition waiver for up to three credit hours.

The Robberson Trust and Graduate College funds provides funding for the fellowships. U.S. citizens (a Robberson Trust requirement) receive the Robberson Summer Dissertation Fellowship, and non-U.S. citizens receive a “Graduate College Summer Dissertation Fellowship”.

The following students received Robberson Summer Dissertation Fellowships:

Heather Stigge, zoology, adviser Dr. Matthew G. Bolek

Matt Judah, psychology, adviser Dr. DeMond M. Grant

Mark Landahl, FEMA, adviser Dr. Dave Neal

Ry Marcatillo-McCracken, history, adviser Dr. L. George Moses

Kerry Karaffa, counseling psychology, adviser Dr. Julie Koch

Tyson Kerr, biochemistry, adviser Dr. Randy Allen

Sally Kittrell, plant sciences, adviser Dr. Janette Steets and Dr. Gail Wilson

Sada Knowles, HDFS, advisers Dr. Carolyn Henry and Dr. Robert Larzelere

Kenneth James Walker, chemical engineering, adviser Dr. Sundararajan V. Madihally

The following students received Graduate College Summer Dissertation Fellowships:

Oleg Petrenko, management, adviser Dr. Federico Aime

Masoud Sadeghian, electrical engineering, adviser Dr. James Stine