Bianca Mers (2019 McNair Scholar) was recently awarded the Emalea Pusey Warner Award from the UD Alumni Association. This award honors the most high-achieving female senior in the Class of 2020. As a recipient, Bianca’s name will be inscribed on a wall in the new Alumni Circle. We are thrilled to have a McNair Scholar win the University of Delaware’s highest honor for the best graduating female in the class. Congrats, Bianca!

For the full article, please visit https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/may/alumni-association-warner-taylor-awards-seniors-bianca-mers-arnav-prasad/

Gloria Soto (2019 McNair Scholar) was recently accepted to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Delaware. This program is ranked #1 in the Nation by US News & World Report. Congratulations Gloria, we are so proud of you!

Brandon Vance (2017 and 2018 McNair Scholar from Iowa State University and UD Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering) was recently awarded the Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation. As a fellow, Brandon will receive financial support for 3 years via a stipend and tuition support for his graduate education. He will also gain access to NSF workshops for career development, access to national laboratory resources, and a travel budget to attend these activities as well as external conferences. For more information about the NSF Fellowship please visit https://www.nsfgrfp.org/

Kadisha Mack (2017 McNair Scholar) is currently earning her M.A./Ed.S. in School Psychology at the University of Delaware. Kadisha won the Graduate Scholars Award which covered the first two years of her graduate program tuition and secured her an assistantship at the university. She also received the Wayne Gresset Memorial Minority Scholarship Award in 2018 from the National Association of School Psychologist and was recently honored as a University of Delaware Student of Distinction.

Jordan Spencer (2018 and 2019 McNair Scholar) is named a Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) Scholar. RBSI is an annual five-week program at Duke University designed to expose undergraduate students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups to political science scholarship focused on issues affecting underrepresented groups. Jordan’s research focuses on Black descriptive representation.

Taurence Chisholm Jr. (2018 McNair Scholar) wins the Grossman Award, UD’s prestigious award honoring a senior for outstanding contributions to campus-wide co-curricular programs, as well as a high quality of leadership and organizational ability in helping plan and present programs. Taurence is currently pursuing a Master’s in Conflict Resolution at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

Vanessa Santiago (2016 McNair Scholar) earns her Master’s of Science in Kinesiology and Health with a concentration in Health Promotion from Miami University Oxford, OH.

Rosymar Magana (2016 McNair Scholar) earns her Master’s of Public Health from West Chester University.