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Writing effective grants proposals is a time-consuming and difficult but ultimately rewarding tasks. Winning a grant from private foundation or government agency is a distinctive achievement. In many cases, the odds against success are long because many projects compete for limited funding. It’s not uncommon for initial proposals to be rejected, and many individuals finally earning a grant award have had to apply multiple times before achieving success.
Congratulations to all faculty members and staff who have received awards!
To see the list of winners in prior years (from 1999 to December 2006), go here:
Scroll down to see the Awards Made to UMW from January 2007 to the present.
| Awarded to: | Project Title | Award Amount | Funding Source: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben LaBreche, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication | “Liberty Agonistes – a study of 17th Century theories on liberty (particularly the writings of John Milton)” | $2,500 — one month fellowship | Folger Shakespeare Library, April 2013 |
| Ben LaBreche, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication | “Liberty Agonistes – a study of 17th Century theories on liberty (particularly the writings of John Milton)” | $1,200 – travel stipend | Henry Ransom Center, March 2013 |
| Ben LaBreche, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication | ”Liberty Agonistes – a study of 17th Century theories on liberty (particularly the writings of John Milton)” | $45,000 | Solmsen Fellowship, Institute for Research in Humanities, University of Wisconsin, March 2013 |
| Ben LaBreche, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication | ”Liberty Agonistes – a study of 17th Century theories on liberty (particularly the writings of John Milton)” | $2,500 — one month of summer financial support | UCLA William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, March 2013 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | “On-Site Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Course” | $10,965 | Law Library of Congress, February 2013 |
| David Toth, Department of Computer Science, and Theresa Grana, Department ofd Biological Sciences | “Teaching Undergraduates to Use Supercomputing in the Sciences” | $4,910 (value of 60,000 hours of time on the 7th fastest computer on the planet) | XSEDE, February 2013 |
| Gwen Hale (Writing Center and Writing Program Director) and Ethan Bottone (student) | “Virginia is for Writers,” (designed to begin multiple high school-university writing center collaborations throughout the state” | $300 | Southeastern Writing Center Association, January 2013 |
| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position (position hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) | $67,000 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia, December 2012 (renewal of grant first awarded in December 2007) |
| Mary Kayler (Center for Teaching Excellence and Innovation) with Christina Eggenberger (Center for Honor, Leadership, and Service) | “Service Learning Seminar: Recasting and Drawing Upon a Wider Net” | $1,000 | American Association for Colleges and Universities, November 2012 |
| Norah Hooper, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | “Traineeship for Education of Special Education Personnel for Regions 3 and 4″ | $30,858 | Virginia Department of Education, October 2012 |
| David Toth, Department of Computer Science | “Identifying Inhibitors of the Fungal Virulence Factor Cbp1.” Collaborative project with Merrimack University. | $114,278 (value of 1,396,698 hours of time on the 40th fastest computer on the planet) | XSEDE, September 2012 |
| David Toth, Department of Computer Science | “Identifying Inhibitors that Prevent the Complexation of HIV-1 Tat•P-TEFb thus Blocking HIV Replication.” Collaborative project with Merrimack University. | $34,500 (value of 421,667 hours of time on the 40th fastest computer on the planet) | XSEDE, September 2012 |
| David Toth, Department of Computer Science | “Introducing Computer Science Students to Supercomputing in a Parallel Computing Course” | $4,910 (value of 60,000 hours of time on the 40th fastest computer on the planet) | XSEDE, August 2012 |
| Patricia Reynolds, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | TESL 532: Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Across the Curriculum (for fall 2012 and spring 2013) | $174,787.20 | Virginia Department of Education, August 2012 |
| Deborah Zies, Department of Biological Sciences | Cloning and characterization of the human RAI1 promoter | $1,200 | Virginia Academy of Sciences, July 2012 |
| Andrew Dolby, Department of Biological Sciences | Bird breeding impact study at Poplar Ford Park(Fairfax County, VA) | $5,210 | Fairfax County (Virginia) Parks Authority, March 2012 |
| Patricia Reynolds, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | Additional section of TESL 532: Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $41,007.60 | Virginia Department of Education, addendum awarded in February 2012 |
| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position (position hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) | $67,000 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia, December 2011 (renewal of grant first awarded in December 2007) |
| Patricia Reynolds, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | TESL 532: Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $82,177 | Virginia Department of Education, December 2011 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Potomac Wetlands Study | $18,000 | National Park Service, December 2011 |
| Ruth Lovelace, Emergency Management and Safety | Update UMW Hazard Mitigation Plan | $50,000 | Virginia Department of Energy Management, October 2011 |
| Sgt. Shaun Joes, UMW Police | Improving Enforcement of Underage Drinking | $5,000 | Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage, October 2011 |
| Melanie Szculczewski, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences | Paint Branch Passage and Fish Restoration Project (College Park, Maryland) | $39,995 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, September 2011 |
| Patricia Reynolds, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | TESL 532: Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $82,177 | Virginia Department of Education, August 2011 |
| Kelli Slunt, Dianne Baker, Jodie Hayob, Ben Kisila, Venitta McCall, and Deb Hydorn | STEM Talent Expansion through Research, Engagement, Preparation, and Scholarships | $262,615 (for first three years with 4th. and 5th. year of funding possible | National Science Foundation, August 2011 |
| Dan Preston | James Monroe Papers | $250,000 (for three years) | National Endowment for the Humanities, August 2011 |
| Charlie Sharpless, Department of Chemistry | Collaborative Research: Role of organic matter source on the photochemical fate of pharmaceutical compounds | $26,892 (sub-award) | National Science Foundation, August 2011 |
| Brian Baker, Small Business Development Center | Hewlett Packard Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs (HP LIFE) grant | $60,000 | Hewlett Packard Entrepreneurship Programs, July 2011 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Two contracts with the Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME), Geology and Mineral Resources | $5,500 each | Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy (DMME), July 2011 |
| Deborah O’Dell, Department of Biology | Gene Expression in Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells in Response to Bisphenol A | $3,000 | Virginia Academy of Sciences, June 2011 |
| Michael Spencer, Department of Historic Preservation | Historic Structures Report for Bowman-Hite House and Bank Barn | $39,500 | National Park Service, June 2011 |
| Marcel Rotter, Department of Modern Foreign Languages (German) | Governor’s German Language Academy | $98,583 (contract) | Virginia Department of Education, March 2011 |
| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position (position hosted by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences) | $62,225 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia, December 2010 (renewal of grant first awarded in December 2007) |
| Patricia Reynolds and Jo Tyler, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | TESL 532: Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $74,247.84 | Virginia Department of Education, December 2010 |
| Stephen Hanna and Jacqueline Gallagher, Department of Geography | Subcontract for GIS data collection and cartography services | $2,557.50 | George Washington Regional Commission, December 2010 |
| Andrew Dolby and Deborah O’Dell, Department of Biological Sciences | Enzyme Immunoassay Quantification of Heat Shock Protein 60 and its Application to Avian Conservation Biology | $1,000 | Virginia Society of Ornithology, October 2010 |
| Charles Sharpless, Department of Chemistry | Appointment as visiting scientist, July 2011 – June 2012 | ~$48,000 | ETH Zurich ( Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), December 2010 |
| B. Ann Wang (student) | Undergraduate research student award (Theresa Grana, faculty sponsor) | $500 | Undergraduate Research Grant, Virginia Academy of Science, October 2010 |
| Anum Shaikh (student) | Undergraduate research student award (Deborah O’Dell, faculty sponsor) | $500 | Undergraduate Research Grant, Virginia Academy of Science, October 2010 |
| Erin Hayes (student) | Undergraduate research student award (Theresa Grana, faculty sponsor) | $500 | Undergraduate Research Grant, Virginia Academy of Science, October 2010 |
| Rita Thompson, Office of Admissions | Rappahannock Scholars Program | $150,000 | Jessie Ball duPont Fund, August 2010 |
| Patricia Reynolds, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | TESL 532: Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $65,124 | Virginia Department of Education, July 2010 |
| H. Nicole Myers, Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Special Populations | UMW Autism Clinic/Play Lab | $19,967**application submitted through the UMW Foundation | KOVAR (A Virginia Knights of Columbus Charity), June 2010 |
| Julius Esunge, Department of Mathematics | Project NExt | $4,343 | Project NExT, June 2010 |
| University of Mary Washington | Use of UMW Chemistry, Geology, and Physics Labs by MECEP Program at Quantico | $6,400 | USMC, June 2010 |
| Brian Baker, Small Business Development Center | Subcontract with George Mason University | $120,000 | George Mason University, April 2010 |
| Allyson Poska, Department of History and American Studies | Gendered Crossings: Transatlantic Migration in the Spanish Empire | $8,400 (approximate) | John Carter Brown Library, March 2010 |
| Jessie Fillerup, Department of Music | NEH Enduring Questions Course on “What is Time?” | $24,978 | National Endowment for the Humanities, March 2010 |
| Anum Shaikh (student) | Undergraduate research student award (Deborah O’Dell, faculty sponsor) | $250 | Chi Beta Phi, March 2010 |
| Nabil Al-Tikriti, Department of History and American Studies | Defining Non-Belief, Delineating Loyalty: The 16th Century Struggle for Ottoman Religious Identity | $15,500 | American Research Institute in Turkey, January 2010 |
| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position | $59,300 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia, December 2009 (renewal of grant first awarded in December 2007) |
| Steve Hanna, Department of Geography | Completion of a map for a forthcoming article to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | $220 | Jean HartzellDecember 2009 |
| Steve Hanna, Department of Geography | Completion of a map for Golden Press (to be included in a forthcoming novel by Warren Rochelle) | $484 | Golden Press, December 2009 |
| Andrew Buckner (student) |
Undergraduate research student award (Deborah Zies, faculty sponsor) |
$500 | Virginia Academy of Science, October 2009 |
| Jon Williams (student) |
Undergraduate research student award (Charles Sharpless, faculty sponsor) |
$500 | Virginia Academy of Science, October 2009 |
| Patricia Reynolds , College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | Differentiated Instruction for English Language Learners Accross the Curriculum | $59,873.47 | Virginia Department of Education, August 2009 |
| Norah Hooper, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | Traineeship for Special Education, Region 3 (continuation project) | $75,000 | Virginia Department of Education, July 2009 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Remote Sensing Laboratory | $5,000 (subcontract) | Randolph Macon College, July 2009 |
| Keith Mellinger, Department of Mathematics | For Calculator Training Workshop (for high school teachers), held at UMW in August 2009 | $2,000 | Texas Instruments, July 2009 |
| Janet Asper, Department of Chemistry | Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Compounds (contract) | $10,600 | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, June 2009 |
| Kathryn Loesser-Casey, Department of Biology |
Transmission Electron Microscopic analysis of Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis var globigii, and Bacillus anthracis Delta Sterne spores (contract) |
$1,720 | Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, June 2009 |
| Stephen Hanna, Department of Geography | Funds for a regional planning seminar course, to be taught in spring 2010 | $2,500 | Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission, June 2009 |
| University of Mary Washington | Use of UMW Chemistry Lab by MECEP Program at Quantico | $2,905 | USMC, June 2009 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Technical Support to the Virginia Geographic Alliance (contract) | $4,500 | Virginia Geographic Alliance, June 2009 |
| Carolyn Parsons, Special Collections, Simpson Library | IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf | $800 | Institute of Museum and Library Services, June 2009 |
| Anne Timpano, Ridderhof-Martin Gallery | IMLS Connecting to Collections Bookshelf | $800 | Institute of Museum and Library Services, June 2009 |
| Brian Baker, Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center | Subcontract with George Mason University | $10,000 | George Mason University, June 2009 |
| Kelli Slunt , Department of Chemistry and Venitta McCall, Department of Education | Science Inquiry in the Environment (SINE) | $211,827 | Virginia Department of Education, Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP)February 2009 |
| Charles Sharpless, Department of Chemistry | Probing the Mechanism of Singlet Oxygen Production by Natural Organic Matter | $9,810 | Virginia Academy of Science Gwathmey Chemistry Award, February 2009 |
| Alan Griffith, Department of Biology | Diagnostic Question Clusters to Improve Student Reasoning in General Biology | $28,166 | National Science Foundation, subcontract with Hampshire College, February 2009 |
| Deborah Zies, Department of Biology | The Role of PPARgamma in the Differentiation and Function of Kidney Cortical Collecting Duct Cells | $20,000 | Jeffress Memorial Trust, January 2009 |
| Anne Timpano, Ridderhof-Martin Gallery | Museum Assessment Program grant | $950 | American Association of Museums, January 2009 |
| David Berreth, Gari Melchers Home and Studio | Preservation of Belmont Dependencies (three outbuildings on the Belmont property) | $10,000 | Roller-Bottimore Foundation, December 2008 |
| Shawn Humphreys (and students), Department of Economics | La Ceiba Microfinance Initiative (Honduras) | $1,000 | Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region, December 2008 |
| David Berreth, Gari Melchers Home and Studio | Preservation of Belmont Dependencies (three outbuildings on the Belmont property) | $10,000 | Richard Gwathmey and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust, December 2008 |
| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position | $62,500 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia, December 2008 (renewal of grant first awarded in December 2007) |
| Patricia Reynolds, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | TESL 532: Differentiated Instructionfor English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $60,116.46 | Virginia Department of Education, November 2008 |
| Mara Scanlon, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication;Brady Earnhart, Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication;James Groom, Instructional Technology Specialist | “Looking for Whitman: The Poetry of Place in the Life and Work of Walt Whitman,” a collaboration among Mary Washington, the City University of New York City College of Technology, New York University and Rutgers University at Camden. | $3,500(UMW share of the overal $25,000 grant) | National Endowment for the Humanities, September 2008 |
| Alan Griffith, Department of Biology | Impacts of herbivory on Aeschynomene virginica | $550 (contract) | Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consuer Services, August 2008 |
| Mindy Erchull, Department of Psychology | An Expoloration of Objectification in Menstrual Product Advsertisements | $2,000 | National Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Research Grant Program, August 2008 |
| Norah Hooper , College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | Traineeships for Education of Special Education Personnell (Region 3) | $75,000 | Virginia Department of Education, July 2008 |
| Patricia Reynolds, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education) | TESL 532: Differentiated Instructionfor English Language Learners Across the Curriculum | $52,219.60 | Virginia Department of Education, July 2008 |
| Brian Rizzo, Department of Geography | Remote Sensing Laboratory | $3,000 (subcontract) | Randolph Macon College, July 2008 |
| Antonio Barrenechea, Department of English, Lingusitics, and Communication | Participant in National Humanities Center Institute | $9,521 | Jesse Ball duPont Foundation, June 2008 |
| Kelli Slunt, Department of Chemistry | Use of UMW Chemistry Lab by MECEP Program at Quantico | $2,905 (contract) | USMC, June 2008 |
| Janet Asper, Department of Chemistry | Educational Partnership Agreement with NSWC at Dahlgren | for loan of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance instrument (NMR) | NSWC, June 2008 |
| Alan Griffith, Department of Biology | “Best Dam Project Ever” | $500 | The Nature Conservance in Virginia, March 2008 |
| Shawn Humphreys (and students), Department of Economics | Students Helping Honduras: Indoor Air Pollution Initiative | $1,000 | Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation, January 2008 |
| Ron Zarcharski , Department of Computer Science | Computer Analysis of Cyberterrorism against the U.S. | $19,988 (subcontract) | New Mexico State University, January 2008 |
| University of Mary Washington | Virginia Chesapeake Bay Implementation Program, Watershed Coordinator Position | $62,500 | Department of Conservation and Recreation, Commonwealth of Virginia, December 2007) |
| Charles Sharpless, Department of Chemistry | Probing the Origins of Natural Organic Matter Photochemistry Using Spectroscopic and Electrochemical Approaches | $25,460 | Research Corporation, May 2007 |
| Allyson Poska, Department of History and American Studies | “Iberian Regionalism and the Formation of Gender Norms in Colonial Spanish America” | $60,000 | American Council of Learned Societies, March 2007 |
| Nabil Al-Tikriti, Department of History and American Studies | “Addressing Ethnic Conflict and Population Displacement in Iraq” | $57,000 | U.S. Institute for Peace, Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship, April 2007 |
| Robert Barr, Department of Political Science and International Affairs | “Understanding Populism” | $60,000 | Smith Richardson Foundation, Junior Faculty Grant for International Security and Foreign Policy, October 2007 |
| Ben Kisila, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences | “Sediment Chronology to Aid in Historical Analysis of PCB Influx in Lake Anna Sediments, Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, Virginia” | $13,092 | Army Corps of Engineers, July 2007 |
| Ben Kisila, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences | “Sediment Chronology and Influx Rates to Aid in Historical Analysis of PCB Influx in Lake Anna (Near Cooling Intake) and WHTF (Lagoons 1 & 2) Sediments” | $5,338 | Dominion Virginia Power, October 2007 |
| Meghan Budinger, James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library | “Publication of ‘The Making of a Revolutionary’” | $1,974 | Virginia Foundation for Humanities, August 2007 |
| Meghan Budinger, James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library | “James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library Costume Collection” | $26,262 | National Endowment for the Arts, “Save Our Treasures”, May 2007 |
| Janet Asper, Department of Chemistry | “New Reagents for the Solution of Phase Synthesis of Alkylguanidines” | $50,000 | American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund Preliminary notification received in October 2007; final award notice due in December 2007 |
| Teresa Coffman, College of Graduate and Professional Studies (Education)with Stafford County school system | “Technology Resource Teachers (TRT) Role in Teacher Preparation” | $10,000 | Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, August 2007 |
| Debra Hydorn, Department of Mathematics, Alan Griffith and Kathryn Loesser-Casey, Department of Biology | Promoting Biostatistics” | $3,000 | American Statistical Association, November 2007 |
| Kathryn Loesser-Casey and Lynn Lewis, Department of Biology | “The Freshman Biology Class We Wish We Had Taken in College” | Course development and materials costs for three years | Howard Hughes Medical Institute, November 2007 |
| Meghan Budinger, James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library | “Publication of ‘The Making of a Revolutionary’” | $500 | Community Foundation of the Rappahannock Region (Ukrop’s First Market Bank Fund)November 2007 |
| Alan Griffith, Department of Biology | “Diagnostic Question Clusters to Improve Student Reasoning and Understanding in Biology Courses” | $13, 125 | National Science Foundation (CO-PI on grant awarded to Hamsphire College), November 2007 |
*All grants, fellowships, and contracts involving government agencies, foundations, business, and so forth MUST receive prior approval from officials at the University of Mary Washington BEFORE the proposal or application is submitted to the external funding entity.
