Bill Clements Dissertation Fellowships

In honor of Governor Clements' ninetieth birthday in 2007, two anonymous donors have generously underwritten this dissertation fellowship for five years to be awarded to qualified SMU doctoral students in the Clements Department of History.  

The first year of the fellowship two awards were given; the remaining years only one fellowship will be awarded.  This fellowship will be awarded to the student who has the greatest potential to write an outstanding dissertation with an additional year of research and writing.  If no student qualifies in a particular year, no fellowship will be awarded.  The last year a fellowship will be awarded is 2011-2012.

Recipients will receive a living allowance and a travel/research fund so that they can devote full time to complete their dissertation and must graduate at the end of their fellowship year. 

SMU doctoral students from the Clements Department of History who wish to considered for this fellowship should contact:

Sherry Smith, Associate Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies.

Announcing the Bill Clements Dissertation Fellowships:

2011-2012    Dale Topham

2010-2011    Timothy Bowman 
                                                  
2009-2010    George T.  Diaz

2008-2009    Jose Gabriel Martinez-Serna

2008-2009    Matthew Babcock and Helen McLure