DUTIES: Recruit or otherwise identify, nominate, advise, interview and, when required, endorse competitive undergraduate and graduate students for national and international external awards. These include but are not limited to Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Truman, Goldwater, Gates-Cambridge, Churchill, Clarendon, Boren, Udall, and Critical Languages Scholarships. Recommend to the Provost/Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs improved methods of recruiting, advising, nominating, and supporting candidates for these and similar external award programs.

COMPOSITION: The Director of the Office of External Scholarships and Fellowships chairs the Committee. The Executive Vice President & Provost or their designee appoints the committee’s membership. Members are appointed for a three-year renewable term. The Committee Chair will form subcommittees as needed to handle different categories of awards, e.g., international, national security, NSF and STEM scholarships, UK scholarships, Asia scholarships, etc.

Broad membership from across The University of Alabama faculty is desirable for recruitment of diverse, competitive student applicants. To that end, ten (10) members will be broadly representative of the University’s faculty. In addition to these, the Committee will include one appointed member from each of the following (6): Honors College, Capstone International, the Blount Scholars Program, the Graduate Council, the Undergraduate Council, and the Faculty Senate. Campus Representatives for specific awards (Fulbright, Rhodes, Truman, Marshall, Mitchell, Gilman, etc.) serve as permanent ex officio members.

REPORTING CHANNEL: Executive Vice President and Provost via Honors College Dean

Tiffany Sippial – Honors College Dean

Lucy Kaufman (Marshall) – Committee Chair and Director, Office of External Scholarships and Fellowships, History, Associate Professor (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Evan Clark (Mitchell, Truman) – Committee Co-Chair and Assistant Director, Office of External Scholarships and Fellowship (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Susan Dewey – Graduate Council, (2023-4)

David Dixon – Chemistry, Professor (2023-6)

Matthew Feminella (Fulbright) – German, Associate Professor (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Jeff Gray (Goldwater) – Director, Randall Research Scholars Program, Computer Science, Professor (2023-6)

Tayler Kent (Boren, CLS) – Capstone International Center (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

John Kim (Churchill) – Chemical and Biological Engineering, Associate Professor (2023-6)

Megan Legerski (Fulbright) – Capstone International Center (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Allen Linken – Political Science, Associate Professor (2023-6)

Martha Makowski – Math, Associate Professor (2023-6)

James McNaughton – English, Professor (2023-6)

Tara Mock (Udall) – Africana Studies, Honors, Assistant Professor (2023-6)

Katie O’Harra – Undergraduate Council, (2023-4)

Katrina Ramonell – Biological Sciences, Associate Professor (2023-6)

Carolina Robinson (Gilman) – Director, Education Abroad (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Brad Tuggle (Rhodes, Gates Cambridge) – English, Honors, Associate Professor (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Heath Turner – Chemical and Biological Engineering, Professor (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Stan Westjohn – Marketing & International Business, Associate Professor (2023-6)

Fred Whiting – Blount, English, Associate Professor (Permanent Ex Officio Member)

Sara Whitver – Faculty Senate, Libraries, Associate Professor (2023-2025)

John Yoder – Biological Sciences, Professor (2021-4)