Phi Kappa Phi

2020 National Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship ($10,000): Maël Le Noc

Towards a Geography of Persecution: The Case of the Arts-et-Métiers and the Enfants-Rouges Quarters of the Third Arrondissement of Paris, 1940-1946

The Graduate College proudly congratulates Maël Le Noc for receiving a 2020 Phi Kappa Phi Dissertation Fellowship. Maël is one of only ten recipients nationwide of this prestigious award and is Texas State University’s first-ever student to be selected as an awardee. The highly competitive $10,000 fellowship is awarded annually to active members of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi who are doctoral candidates and are completing dissertations. The award provides financial support during the dissertation writing process to candidates whose projects demonstrate a high degree of originality and significant potential for advancing knowledge in the candidate’s discipline. With this award, Texas State graduate students have now received every award offered at the graduate level by Phi Kappa Phi, an extraordinary accomplishment for our chapter.

Asked what advice he would give to future applicants, Maël states his primary recommendation is simply “to apply.” He also emphasizes the importance of timing, noting that one of the main lessons he learned from the application process was “to start working on the application early” and to allow time to polish it. “It may be time consuming, but you'll get some funding if you take the time to do it well [and] target relevant opportunities. Make lists of which opportunities you might apply to later, even if it is not yet the right year to apply.” Finally, he mentions that students should talk with their advisors, as well as with other students, and he strongly emphasizes that all applicants should work with The Graduate College external funding coordinators, Dr. Andrea Hilkovitz and Dr. Brian Smith. https://www.gradcollege.txstate.edu/about/accolades/accomplishments.html

$700 Chapter Fellowship Prize: Rachel Glassford

Raye Glassford graduated from Texas State in 2019 with a B.A. in English and double minors in History and Anthropology. In fall 2020, she will begin a Masters in Comparative Literature at Trinity College Dublin. Raye has a deep and abiding fascination with storytelling as a social phenomenon; her research focuses on the nexus of fiction and public memory.

$300 Chapter Fellowship Recognition Award: Katrina Fitzpatrick

Katrina L. Fitzpatrick is a non-traditional student majoring in Social Work with a minor in Psychology. She will graduate summa cum laude in May 2020. Following graduation, Katrina will begin UT Austin's Post-BSW One-Year MSSW program with a full scholarship and stipend via the BRIDGE Project, an interdepartmental initiative (Social Work, Special Education, and Communication Sciences and Disorders) to develop transitional skills in kids ages 12-21 who have autism and other developmental disabilities. 

Katrina's career goals are to create interventions for the disability community, with a focus on transitional skills for young adults and caregiver supports for parents, partners, and siblings of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.