Eckley Scholars Announced
June 12, 2020
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. 鈥撯�� 91黑料专区 University announced the 2020 recipients of the Robert S. and Nell B. Eckley Scholars and Artists Program.
Established by President Emeritus and Mrs. Robert S. Eckley, the recognition provides a stipend of $4,000 for each scholar to spend the summer conducting scholarly research or artistic activity under the mentorship of a faculty member. The program is designed to develop and deepen a student鈥檚 creative and research competencies. This summer, Eckley scholars and their faculty sponsors are collaborating through distance learning modes.
Students selected for the fellowship, their projects, and their faculty sponsors are:
Student: Megan Baker 鈥�21 (Chicago Ridge, Illinois)
Project: 鈥淨ueering Jo March: Investigating Gender Identity and Sexuality in Alcott鈥檚
and Gerwig鈥檚 Little Women鈥�
Sponsor: Molly Robey, Associate Professor of English
Student: Bhavin 鈥淏obby鈥� Koirala 鈥�22 (Normal, Illinois)
Project: 鈥淐onstructing Carmichael Numbers of Order 2鈥�
Sponsor: Andrew Shallue, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Student: Yovana Milosevic 鈥�21 (Lakewood, Colorado)
Project: 鈥淓xotic Tonguing: Immigration Narratives Told Through Gurlesque Poems鈥�
Sponsor: Michael Theune, Robert Harrington Endowed Professor of English and Writing Program Director
Student: Hannah Ogunnubi 鈥�22 (Grayslake, Illinois)
Project: 鈥淢y Road to Creating a Complete Visual World for a Play鈥�
Sponsor: Curtis Trout, Professor of Theatre Arts
Student: Xiaohan 鈥淓rin鈥� Yuan 鈥�22 (Qingdao, China)
Project: 鈥淨ualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Antioxidants in Tea鈥�
Sponsor: Manori Perera, Associate Professor of Chemistry