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Accolades, Awards, and Recognition

UNT McNair National
Scholarship and Fellowship Recipients

Year Awardee Fellowship/Scholarship
1996 Kerri Dane Morris K. Udall Scholarship
1998 Constance Lacy Harry S. Truman Scholarship
1998 Tonya Vazquez Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
1999 Judith Anderson Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
2000 Debra Mcllvain National Science Foundation Fellowship
2000 Ramika Thompson Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
2000 Sarah Broom Gates Mellennium Scholarship
2000 Ana Chiapa Gates Mellennium Scholarship
2001 Shaneka Morris Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship
2001 Ceaser Espinoza

Coca-Cola Foundation Hispanic Scholarship
2002 Jacquelyn Keggins Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
2002 Christina Bejarano

American Political Science Association Graduate Fellowship
2003 Sandra Ehlert Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
2003 Jeremy Holman Morris K. Udall Scholarship
2004 Enedelia Sauceda Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2004 Monica Galindo Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2006 Maria Asencio Morris K. Udall Scholarship & Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2006 Keilah Jacques Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
2007 Maria Asencio Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2008 Rosa Fonseca Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2009 Afshan Kamrudin NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2010 Adrian Cadar Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2010 Stephanie Santayana Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
2010 Marsha Sowell NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2011 Stephanie Santayana Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2011 Matthew Alexander Charles Redd Center for Western Studies Summer Award
2011 Adrian Cadar Hispanic Scholarship Fund & Marshall Scholarship Finalist
2011 Jody Huddleston NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2011 Rebekah Samaniego-Kopsky Great Plains Honors Council Dennis Boe Award
2011 Dusten Snodgrass NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (UT Austin)
2011 Christopher Wall American Political Science Association Minority Fellowship & American Political Science Association Ralph Bunche Summer Institute
2012 Alejandro Garrido Hispanic Scholarship Fund
2012 Gabriel Salinas NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

UNT McNair
Outstanding Service Award Recipients

Year Awardee  
1993 Dr. Peter Witt

Assistant Vice President and Associate Dean- Graduate School
1994 Dr. Will Nicklas Coordinator - UNT TRiO Program
1995 Dr. James Duban

Director- Office of Post-graduate Fellowships
1996 Dr. Simon Bott

Assistant Professor - Department of Chemistry
1997 Dr. David Baker

Assistant Professor - Department of Psychology
1998 Mrs. Gloria Bahamon

Director - Multicultural Affairs and Community Relations
1999 Dr. Sharon Jenkins

Associate Professor - Department of Psychology
2000 Dr. Tyson Gibbs Chair - Department of Anthropology
2001 Dr. Rollie Schafer Vice Provost for Research
2002 Dr. Gloria Cox

Director - University Honors Program
2003 Dr. Bertina Combs Associate Dean - College of Education
2004 Dr. William Acree

Assistant Professor - Department of Chemistry
2005 Dr. Norval Pohl President - University of North Texas
2006 Dr. Sandra Terrell Dean - Toulouse Graduate School
2007 Dr. Stephen Poe Professor - Department of Political Science
2008 Dr. Judy McConnell Director - Counseling and Testing
2009 Dr. Mariala Nuñez-Janes Associate Professor - Anthropology
2010 Dr. Mark Vosvick Associate Professor – Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine/ Director – Center for Psychosocial Health
2011 Cheylon Brown Director - Multicultural Center
2012 Dr. Rebecca Dickstein Professor - Biological Sciences

UNT McNair Friend of
McNair Award Recipients

Year Awardee Department
2009 Ryan Walker Counselor - UNT Financial Aid and Scholarships Department
2010 Dana Mordecai Recruitment Coordination - Toulouse Graduate School
2011 Brian Wheeler Program/Project Coordinator - Elm Fork
2012 Dr. Enedelia Sauceda Staff Psychologist - Counseling and Testing Services