Grant Recipients 2014-15
Max Fraser, Ph.D. Candidate in History, Yale University
Investigator: Max Fraser
Project Title: The Hillbilly Highway: A Social History of Transappalachia, 1918-1972
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- John Gatta, William B. Kenan Jr. Professor of English, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Robin Gottfried, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Michael Thompson , Fellow at the Center for Religion and Environment, Sewanee: The University of the South
Co-Investigators: John Gatta, Robin Gottfried, Michael Thompson
Project Title: Imaginative Education: Cultivating a Sense of Place
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- Thea Edwards, Research Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Mark Preslar, Associate Professor of Russian and Department Chair, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Carolyn Hoagland, Farm Manager, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Rick Wright, Executive Chef, McClurg Dining Hall, Sewanee: The University of the South
Principal Investigator: Thea Edwards, Co-Investigator: Mark Preslar, Collaborators: Carolyn Hoagland, and Rick Wright
Project Title: Learning from Yale’s Sustainable Food Program
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Mark Hopwood, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Sewanee: The University of the South
Investigator: Mark Hopwood
Project Title: Developing a Place-Based Political Philosophy Class
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- Deb McGrath, Professor of Biology and Director of Finding Your Place, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Mark Preslar, Associate Professor of Russian and Department Chair, Sewanee: The University of the South
Principal Investigator: Deborah McGrath, Co-Investigator: Mark Preslar
Project Title: The Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic Garden:
Community, Cooking, & Culture
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César Leal, Sewanee Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Assistant Professor Music, Sewanee: The University of the South
Investigator: César Leal
Project Title: Workshops on Creating Local Repertoires for American Youth Orchestras
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- Deb McGrath, Professor of Biology and Director of Finding Your Place, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Jim Peterman, Professor of Philosophy, Director of Civic Engagement, Sewanee: The University of the South
Principal Investigator: Deborah McGrath, Co-Investigator: Jim Peterman
Project Title: Finding Your Place Workshop: Expanding and Sustaining
an Innovative Freshman Program
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- David Haskell, Professor of Biology, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Ben Mylius, LLM Candidate, Yale School of Law
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- Noah Sokol, Ph. D. Candidate, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
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- Avana Andrade, MEM Candidate, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
Project Advisor: David Haskell, P.Investigator: Ben Mylius, Co-Investigators: Noah Sokol, Avana Andrade, Jason Schwartz (Prog. Manager, Environmental Performance Index, Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy), Chris Hebdon (Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies), Nelson Walker (Videography).
Project Title: Encounters with Place
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- Russell Fielding, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Matthew Mitchell, Assistant Professor of History, Sewanee: The University of the South
P. Investigator: Russell Fielding, Co-Investigator: Matthew Mitchell
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Alyssa Summers, Associate Professor of Biology, Co-Chair of Biochemistry, Director of Health Professions Program, Sewanee: The University of the South
Investigator: Alyssa Summers
Project Title: Principles of Human Nutrition: Implications in Rural Healthcare
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John Willis, Jessie Ball duPont Professor of History, Sewanee: The University of the South
Investigator: John Willis
Project Title: Revising History of Southern Appalachia Course
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Robert Bachman, Professor of Chemistry, Sewanee: The University of the South
Investigator: Robert Bachman
Project Title: Chemistry of Place and Culture
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- Jim Peterman, Professor of Philosophy, Director of Civic Engagement, Sewanee: The University of the South
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- Nicky Hamilton, Senior Associate Director of Civic Engagement. Sewanee: The University of the South
P.Investigator: Jim Peterman, Co-Investigator: Nicky Hamilton
Project Title: Grundy County Reading Initiative
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