The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Endowed Fellowship Recipients
Congratulations to the recipients of a Graduate School Endowed Fellowship for this academic year!
HAROLD LEONARD MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP IN FILM STUDY
The Leonard Memorial Fellowship supports graduate students who conduct study/research in film history, criticism, theory, or aesthetics. The fund was established by the will of Clara Lefkovits in honor of her son, Harold Leonard.
Jiyoon Pyeon
Graduate Program: Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media
Advisor: Dr. Travis Workman
“Rethinking Contemporary South Korean Cinema through Korean Genre Films”
Pawan Sharma
Graduate Program: Asian Literatures, Cultures, and Media
Advisor: Dr. Suvadip Sinha
“Cinema Crossing over the Borders: Transregional Film Popularity between India-China”
TORSKE KLUBBEN FELLOWSHIP
The Torske Klubben Fellowship supports graduate students who have an interest in or connection to Norway and/or its culture. The Torske Klubben, founded in 1933, is a Minneapolis luncheon club of Norwegian heritage that established the Fellowship to promote a continued connection and exchange of Norway’s culture and history.
Ray Pedersen
Graduate Program: Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Samuel Fletcher
Emily Posson
Graduate Program: Linguistics
Advisor: Dr. Anna Lubowicz, Co-Advisor: Dr. Claire Halpert
Martha Torstenson
Graduate Program: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Advisor: Dr. Allison Shaw
DR. WARREN & HENRIETTA WARWICK FELLOWSHIP
The Warwick Fellowship supports MD/PhD students in the biomedical sciences. Dr. Warwick was a pioneering pediatrician in the treatment of cystic fibrosis at the University of Minnesota.
Anisha Adke
Graduate Program: Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics PhD / Medicine MD
Advisors: Dr. Lucy Vulchanova and Dr. Patrick Rothwell