2004

Congratulations to the 2004 Awardees

Curtis Bennett, Ph.D.
Mathematics
From Phan's and Curtis - Tits Theorems to the Moufang Buildings
Mathematical Sciences Grants Program
National Security Agency (NSA)
$20,014

Christopher Chapple, Ph.D.
Gary Rhodes, Ph.D.
LMU Extension/Center for Global Education and Theological Studies
Project For Learning Abroad, Training, and Outreach (PLATO): an Integrated
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
U.S. Department of Education
$401,128

Tina Choe, Ph.D.
Chemistry
Synthetic Approach to Densely Functionalized Cyclohexanes
AIR Minority Summer Fellowship in Organic Chemistry
Pfizer Global R&D, La Jolla Laboratories
$5,000

John Daly, S.J., Ph.D.
Center for Asian Business
Korean Patterns of Communication: How Korean Culture Influences Communication
Institutional Support for Korean Studies
The Korea Foundation
$50,000

Jacqueline Dewar, Ph.D.
Mathematics
Science Education for New Civic Engagements & Responsibilities (SENCER)
Summer Institute 2004
Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
$3,500

John Dorsey, Ph.D.
Natural Science
Clean Beach Initiative Support Project
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)
Subcontract
$50,000

Charles Erven
Theatre Arts
Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic
Senior Specialist
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
$8,504

Omar Es-Said, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
Summer Research Experiences in Materials and Processing Engineering
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)/National Science Foundation (NSF)
$531,941

Dianne Glave
African American Studies
Aron Fellowship in Environmental Studies/Ethnicity, Race and Racism
Center for Bioenvironmental Research
Tulane and Xavier Universities
$40,000

Michael Genovese, Ph.D.
Political Science
Teaching Responsible Leadership
W.M. Keck Foundation
University of Richmond
$48,210

Michelle Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Theological Studies
Theology in a Cuban-American Key: A Collaboration Between Latino/a and Black Theologies
First Book Grant for Minority Scholars
The Louisville Institute
$45,000

Joseph Labrie, S.J., Ph.D.
Psychology
Female Anti-Problem Drinking Group and Campus Initiatives
Rapid Response to College Drinking Problems
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
$671,289

Edmundo Litton, Ed.D.
Education
Teaching for Social Justice: The Loyola Marymount University Internship Program  (Year 2)
Alternative Certification-Intern Program
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
$725,000

Suzanne O'Brien, Ph.D.
Asian & Pacific Studies
Claims in Custom in Nineteenth-century Japan
Harvard University - Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
Postdoctoral Fellowship
$40,000

Luis Proenca, S.J.
Film & Television
The Portuguese in California - An Untold Story
Educational Documentary
The Hannon Foundation
$17,600

Gary Rhodes, Ph.D.
LMU Extension/Center for Global Education
Subcontract - Study Abroad Survey
Coastline Community College
Subcontract
$10,000

Carolyn Viviano, Ph.D.
Natural Science
The Wonders of Wetlands (WOW) Team
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
$3,000