Newmark, a history major from Brooklyn, plans to spend his Fulbright year in Krakow, Poland, studying the role of the szlachta, or Polish gentry class, in the creation of the Polish intelligentsia from the end of the 18th century to the mid-19th century. After his Fulbright year, he plans to pursue a doctorate in European and Polish history. Shaw, also a 200607 Fulbright scholar, is heading to Argentina where she will work as an English teaching assistant while taking classes in Latin American history and culture. Shaw, a resident of Mexico, N.Y., is completing her bachelor of arts degree in Spanish and plans to pursue a master's degree in education.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipient McHale is from Holland Patent, N.Y., and is completing a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering. She plans to pursue a graduate degree with a focus on sustainable energy methods. McHale's previous research opportunities include three summers at the Air Force Research Lab's Rome Research Site, where she worked on an independent design of a tail storage unit for a new F-35 Striker.
Peterson and Privitera were two of the four Rochester nominees considered for the Goldwater scholarship. A third student, Ferhina Ali '07, a neuroscience major from Staten Island, received honorable mention. Peterson is working toward a bachelor of science degree in molecular genetics and a bachelor of arts degree in history. A resident of Portsmouth, Va., she plans to complete a doctorate in genetics and pursue a career in higher education and genetics research. Peterson has worked in an Alzheimer's research laboratory at the Medical Center since her freshman year and spent last summer doing research at the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis.
A resident of East Aurora, N.Y., Privitera is pursuing the honors bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and a bachelor of science degree in physics. He currently is working on a research project in theoretical astrophysics and serves as a workshop leader and teaching assistant for a variety of math and physics classes. Last summer, Privitera participated in the Research Experience for Undergraduates program funded by the National Science Foundation and conducted a mathematics research project at the University of Notre Dame.
Stark and Tuohy were among 66 American undergraduate students selected for the Humanity in Action fellowship from a national pool representing 147 colleges and universities. Stark is majoring in political science and religion, and Tuohy is majoring in psychology and religion. Humanity in Action sponsors six summer fellowship programs in Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United States. In each five-week program, American and European college and university students collaborate to study the condition of minorities in the host country and seek innovative ways to address these issues. Stark, a resident of North Bethesda, Md., will participate in the German program in Berlin. Tuohy, who is from Sayreville, N.J., will attend the American program in New York City.
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National honors go to undergrads
number of undergraduates in the College have been selected for national honors and awards this spring. Among those are Take Five Scholar Michael Newmark '06 and Elizabeth Shaw '06, who have been selected as Fulbright Scholars; Patricia McHale '06, recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship; Elise Peterson '07 and Stephen Privitera '07, who have been named 2006 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars; and Brett Stark '07 and Brian Tuohy '07, both awarded Humanity in Action summer fellowships.
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