Quillen Graduate Scholars (2011-2012)

The School of Graduate Studies is proud to announce the names of twenty-five recipients of the Quillen Graduate Scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year. These recipients are being recognized with other award winners at a reception in the D.P. Culp Auditorium on Tuesday, April 26.

Their scholarships were created through a bequest to ETSU by the late James H. Quillen, who represented Tennessee’s First Congressional District for 34 years in Washington, D.C.

Congressman Quillen requested that endowment proceeds be used to fund scholarships for graduate, undergraduate and medical students from the First Congressional District on the basis of scholastic endeavors, school and community leadership, volunteer services and activities, work experience, and financial need.

The twenty-four Quillen Scholars are listed alphabetically below.

Award Recipients

2011-2012 James H. Quillen Graduate Scholars

(not pictured in any particular order)

Steven Efremov

Name: Steven Efremov Graduate Program: History Honors: Outstanding Student Award - Department of History Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List: Fall 2005 - Fall 2008

Matthew Conder

Name: Matthew Conder Graduate Program: History Honors: Recipient for 2 years, James H. Quillen Memorial Scholarship (undergraduate), Magna Cum Laude Community Service: 3 year volunteer coach of JC Youth Alliance Christian Soccer League

Keri Cole

Name: Keri Cole Graduate Program: Audiology Honors: Awarded full GA position and a Mountain Home VA student traineeship Community Service: Remote Area Medical, Community hearing screenings, SAA member (leading hikes, tours, hosted conferences).

Benjamin Martin

Name: Benjamin Martin Graduate Program: Sociology Honors: 2 Publications, 1st place (Mid-South Psychology Conference), 1st place (Appalachian Student Research Forum), Honorable Mention (Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of The American Association for the Advancement of Science) Community Service: Volunteer research assistance for Gear UP

Sherri Gentry

Name: Sherri Gentry Graduate Program: Engineering Honors: Vice President's Academic Honors List Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honors Society Community Service: Healing Hands Health Center Volunteer Parent Teacher Student Association Member Former President of South Holston Little League.

Jamie Terranera

Name: Jamie Terranera Graduate Program: Education (Teaching) Honors: Member of Sigma Tau Delta - National English Honor Society Community Service: Power of Performing Arts with ETSU Special Education

Kristy Rowe

Name: Kristy Rowe Graduate Program: Communicative Disorders Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List Fall 2006-Spring 2010, Coca-Cola Community Service Scholarship 2008-2010, Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, President's Pride Spring 2007-2010 Community Service: Mission Trips: Florida Hurricane Relief 2005, Mississippi Hurricane Relief May 2006, December 2006, Lexington, KY 2011. Volunteering: Melting Pot in Johnson City, First UMC Youth Group, Mountain Region Speech And Hearing Clinic, Niswonger Children's Hospital, Physical Therapy Services, Holston Conference, First UMC Conference, UMCOR Health Kits, Good Sam Impact JC, Graduate Assistant in Speech Pathology Program

Veronica Limeberry

Name: Veronica Limeberry Graduate Program: Liberal Studies (Gender and Diversity Studies) Honors: Faculty Award in Political Science, Summa Cum Laude, Dean's List 2006-2010, Pi Sigma Alpha, Tri-Iota, Barbara Murphy Brooks Women's Studies Scholarship, Clive W. and Esther W. Bare Endowed Scholarship Community Service: Assistant Teacher, Migrant Education Program, Assistant teacher for Migrant farm families, Illness and Terminal Illness Camp volunteer, Alternative Spring Break, Therapeutic Horseback Riding Volunteer, Small Miracles Volunteer

Charity Hensley

Name: Charity Hensley Graduate Program: Education (Early Childhood Education) Honors: Dean's List every Semester Community Service: Present, Youth Sunday School Teacher, Unicoi County Head Start Program, Unicoi County Learning Center, Unicoi Count6 Presbyterian Preschool, Centenary Preschool

Kevin Allison

Name: Kevin Allison Graduate Program: Criminal Justice Honors: Charles and Martha Montgomery Scholarship, Edna Harrison Family Scholarship, James H. Quillen Scholarship, Nebraska Book Scholarship

Jacob Bryant

Name: Jacob Bryant Graduate Program: History Honors: Tuition Scholarship from the History Graduate Program

Amy Fugate

Name: Amy Fugate Graduate Program: Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) Honors: RN/BSN in the emergency department at Holston Valley Medical Center(Level 1 Trauma Center), Trauma and Staffing Commitees at GVMC-ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and CATN Certified Community Service: Charity Races Participant: Susan Kome Race for the Cure, USMC Toys 4 Tots 5K, The Country Music Half Mile

Lauren Garrett

Name: Lauren Garrett Graduate Program: Education Honors: Biology Award, Customer Service Award Community Service: Volunteered at a Sunday School, After-School Reading Program, Good Samaritan Ministries, Fairview Housing Services

Kimberly Jacobs

Name: Kimberly Jacobs Graduate Program: Education (Educational Technology)

Kathleen McCann

Name: Kathleen McCann Graduate Program: Professional Studies, M.P.S. Honors: Two time dean's list member Community Service: Girl Scouts volunteer, Hawkins County CAD (crisis relief) board member, Grainger county health council member.

Derriell Springfield

Name: Derriell Springfield Graduate Program: Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Honors: Brother of the Year award winner of a social fraternity Community Service: Providing tutoring services for students in math

Ellen Stroud

Name: Ellen Stroud Graduate Program: Social Work Honors: 40 under 40 award winner by the Business Journal, Kingsport Office of Small Business New Business Award Winner, runner-up, President's Award, Roanoke College Student Government Community Service: Feeding America policy consultant, America's Second Harvest, Support for Electronic Benefit Transfer System, Supported national nutrition programs, Recruited representatives for House Hunger Caucus

Stephanie Moore

Name: Stephanie Moore Graduate Program: Physical Therapy Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honors Fraternity Community Service: Volunteered at Knoxville track club, Caris Hospice, Covenant Health Marathon, Local Food Bank, Relay for Life.

Sommer Worley

Name: Sommer Worley Graduate Program: Physical Therapy Community Service: Physical therapy clinic volunteer, March of Dimes participant, Race for the Cure involvement, various church volunteering

Kelechi Ogbonnaya

Name: Kelechi Ogbonnaya Graduate Program: Physical Therapy Community Service: Children's Ministry Coordinator, Music Ministry Director for Emmanuel Church in Kingsport, TN

Brandi McCloud

Name: Brandi McCloud Graduate Program: History Honors: Phi Alpha Theta Membership, ETSU graduate Assistant, Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Alexandra Hernandez

Name: Alexandra Hernandez Graduate Program: Physical Therapy Honors: Tamiu Dean's List, Tamiu College of Arts and Science Rising Scholar, Inducted Member of Tri Beta Honor Society Community Service: National Science Foundation Researcher, Behavior of Daphnia researcher Human anatomy lab researcher, Volunteered at Laredo Medical Center, Champion Care Inc., Halloween Festival, Tribeta Fundraiser, Dunamis Ministry , American Medical Student Association.

Rachel Fleenor

Name: Rachel Fleenor Graduate Program: Counseling

David Simoson

Name: David Simoson Graduate Program: Information Technology

Kimberly Woodring

Name: Kimberly Woodring Graduate Program: History Honors: Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society Awarded Collaborative Student/Faculty grant from ETSU Presentation at Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium Presentation at Current Research in Tennessee Archaeology regional conference.

Jessica Duncan

Name: Jessica Duncan Graduate Program: Criminal Justice Honors: Invitation to enroll in Honors English classes at ETSU. Graduate School Recognition and Recommendation for academic achievement from Dr. Silver Community Service:Member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. Member of The Criminal Justice Society.

Previous Quillen Scholars

Previous Quillen Scholars
2010-2011