Three public policy undergraduates start competitive Chellgren Student Fellows Program
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 25, 2023) — The Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence recently named 34 new fellows, five endowed professorships and three faculty fellows. With a mission to advance the University of Kentucky’s commitment to student excellence, teaching excellence and program excellence, the center works toward that mission through these three programs.
The Chellgren Student Fellows Program is open to all majors and takes place during the student’s second year at UK. During this time, students receive help understanding the process of research within their discipline, a research mentor to oversee a spring research project and assistance in preparing for the next phase of their career. Student Fellows also benefit from a variety of extracurricular events designed to broaden cultural and intellectual horizons.
The students selected as 2023 Chellgren Student Fellows are:
- Angel Aguilar, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Anaya Ali, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and Lewis Honors College
- Sawyer Arbogast, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering
- Maria Arenas Florez, College of Arts and Sciences
- Kiara Baker, College of Arts and Sciences
- Devin Bester, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Alexander Branch, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Angie Bushroe, College of Arts and Sciences
- Bailey Darbro, College of Communication and Information and Lewis Honors College
- Leila Dawson, College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College
- Elizabeth Elliott, College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College
- Isabella Hardin, College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College
- Lavery Malena Hughes, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and Lewis Honors College
- Abigail Humphrey, College of Public Health and Lewis Honors College
- Anna Melchers, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Lordina Mensah, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Brady Moore, College of Health Sciences and Lewis Honors College
- Leah Moylan, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Emalie Mullane, College of Arts and Sciences
- Hersch Nathan, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Brayden Nichols, College of Design and Lewis Honors College
- Joy Ntakarutimana, College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College
- Carlee O'Neal, College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College
- Charles Petty III, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Siena Pilati, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Lewis Honors College
- Hollings Ruml, College of Arts and Sciences and Lewis Honors College
- Samuel Smith, Gatton College of Business and Economics and Lewis Honors College
- Amica Snow, College of Education and Lewis Honors College
- Lauren Spencer, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Lewis Honors College
- Sophia Tseng, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Anamei Walli, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Lewis Honors College
- Olivia Walton, College of Arts and Sciences
- Caleb West, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering and Lewis Honors College
- Drew White, College of Health Sciences
In addition to the Student Fellows, five Chellgren Endowed Professors and three Faculty Fellows were also named. The endowed professors are:
- Claire Clark, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine
- Jennifer Cramer, Department of Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences
- Sarah D’Orazio, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Generation, College of Medicine
- Rebekah Radtke, School of Interiors, College of Design
- Leon Sachs, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Culture - French, College of Arts and Sciences
The Chellgren Center, the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards and our campus partner the Office of Undergraduate Research, will be hosting an open house 8:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, on the second floor of Funkhouser Building (Rooms 224, 211 and 219/221). Stop by to welcome the new class of student fellows, endowed professors and faculty fellows, meet the staff and learn more about the units.
The Chellgren Center for Undergraduate Excellence is housed within the Office of the Provost. To learn more about the Chellgren Center, please visit www.uky.edu/chellgren/.