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Williams Awards Fellowships for Study in England - December 16, 2007
WILLIAMSTOWN - Six Williams College students have won postgraduate opportunities to continue their education in England next fall.
Receiving fellowships are Zoia Alexanian of East Windsor, N.J.; William Bruce of Nashville, Tenn.; Marcela Di Blasi of San Antonio, Texas; Xiang "Jerry" He of Fort Pierce, Fla., Carrie Plitt of Wenham and Sarah "Sayd" Randle of Arlington, Va.
Chosen by a faculty and alumni selection committee, the fellowships are awarded on the basis of intellectual ability and the promise of
original and creative work as demonstrated by attainment in their major fields of study.
Five seniors were awarded the Herchel Smith Fellowship for two years of postgraduate study at Emmanuel College, Cambridge University. The
sixth student was awarded the Martin-Wilson Fellowship for two years of postgraduate study at Worcester College, Oxford University.
Alexanian was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and moved to New York City when she was 5 years old. She attended Hunter College
High School. A chemistry and English double major at Williams, this year she was awarded the Ruchman Student Fellowship for research in the college's Oakley Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences and named a 1960 Scholar in the English department. She recently won first place in poetry frpm the
intercollegiate-magazine Spires. Earlier honors include the CRC Press Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award. She spent her junior year abroad at St. Catherine's College at Oxford. She will pursue a master's degree in English studies in culture and criticism at Cambridge
University. She is the daughter of Sergei and Victoria Alexanian of Hightstown, N.J.
Bruce attended Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville. An economics and history double major, he will pursue a master's of philosophy in comparative social policy at Oxford University, looking forward to pursuing a career in public service. He has interned in Washington, D.C., for U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper of the 5th Tennessee District. At Williams, he has been awarded the Grosvenor Memorial Cup (given to the junior who has best demonstrated concern for the community), Campus Life's Dedication to Service Award, a Northern Berkshire Community Coalition Community Recognition Award, and Winter All-Academic NESCAC Honors. He is on the men's varsity ice hockey team. William is co-president of the Lehman Service Council for community engagement and student chair of the Honor and Discipline Committee. He is the son of Lois and Bill Bruce of Nashville.
Di Blasi attended Tom C. Clark High School in San Antonio. An English major at Williams, she was chosen as a Mellow Mays Undergraduate Research Fellow by the Office of Special Academic Programs and was named a 1960 Scholar in English. This past summer, Di Blasi researched the Plaza de Mayo Organization in Argentina with the support of a Class of 1945 World Fellowship. She served as a junior adviser, is a founder of the Williams College Women's Center
and a co-coordinator of the rape and sexual assault network. She will study for a master of studies degree in literature at Cambridge University and intends to pursue a doctoral program in English literature at an American university. She is the daughter of Vincent and Clara Di Blasi of San Antonio.
He was born in Ning Bo, China, and moved to Florida after finishing elementary school and attended high school at Lincoln Park Academy in Fort Pierce. While at Williams, he was a 2006 National Collegiate Mathematics Contest winner and was awarded student membership in the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He has researched quantum cmputation with physics professor William Wootters. His extracurricular activities include the badminton and swing clubs, and he dances with Ritmo Latino. A triple major in physics, math and economics, he will study for a certificate of advanced studies in mathematics and a master of philosophy in economics at Cambridge University. He is the son of Zhenli He of Fort Pierce and of Xiaoe Yang of Hang Zhou, China.
Plitt grew up in Wenham and attended Hamilton Wenham Regional High School. At Williams, she is a 1960s Scholar in the English department. Following her junior year when she was a junior adviser, she was awarded a Wilmers Travel Fellowship to study the painter Manet in Paris. She sits on the English majors committee, is captain of the track team, a member of the a cappella group Ephoria, and a member of the rape and sexual assault network. A double major in art history and English at Williams, she will pursue a bachelor of arts degree in Victorian literature and a master of philosophy in culture and
criticism at Cambridge University. She is the daughter of Nancy Mann and Larry Plitt of Wenham.
Randle attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va. She studied in the Williams in New York Program in the 2006 fall semester and this year is a 1960 Scholar in environmental studies. She has interned at Voice for America and the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women in Boston through the alumni-sponsored internship program. An English major at Williams, she will use her fellowship to study the complexities of environmental and resource management, with a focus on developing nations. Sayd is managing editor of the independent student newspaper The Record and she plans to pursue environmental journalism after receiving masters of philosophy in environment, society and development and in geographical research at Cambridge University. She is the daughter of Russell and Julia Randle of Arlington.
Jody Spooner is director of fellowships at Williams College and Lynn Chick is the fellowships coordinator. |
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