The Edward H. "Ted" Mullin Memorial Fellowship in History
To be awarded to a junior history major for travel and/or research opportunities to enhance the student's broader learning journey.
The Carleton College History Department invites junior history majors to submit applications for the 2009 Edward H. (Ted) Mullin Memorial Fellowship in History. Ted entered Carleton with the Class of 2006, and despite time lost while battling cancer, was on track to graduate in the spring of 2007. Sadly, Ted lost his battle, passing away September 3, 2006. He was deeply committed to his life at Carleton, both as a history major and three-year letter winner on the men’s swim team. While at Carleton, Ted also co-captained two American Cancer Society Relay for Life teams.
The Edward H. (Ted) Mullin Memorial Fellowship in History, established in 2007, is an endowed fund. The interest from the fund is awarded each year to the junior history major who most exemplifies Ted’s love of history, academic excellence, selflessness, courage, and tenacity. This generous fellowship is to be used to support travel and/or research opportunities that enhance the student’s academic or broader learning journey.
The fellowship is awarded by a committee of history department faculty. The selection criteria includes academic excellence (a GPA of at least 3.5) and personal qualities of character similar to the ones that we cherished in Ted: integrity, academic and/or athletic drive and competitiveness, selflessness and generosity, an inquiring and flexible mind, religious and/or broader ethical inquiry, and tolerance and curiosity.
To make an application, please submit the following to Nikki Lamberty in the History Department Office, Leighton 210, by Friday, February 13, 2009 (paper copies only please; no electronic submissions):
i. Project Proposal and Budget
Provide a 2-3 page description of your project, including your research topic; the methodological approach you plan to use; and the specific research activities you hope to carry out with the support of the Ted Mullin Prize. For example, these activities might include: transportation to a research site; living expenses; purchase of microfilm or archival materials; videotape for carrying out oral interviews. Include a one-page project budget that details these proposed expenses.
ii. Personal Statement
Write a one-page personal statement in which you explain the way your proposed research project fits into your larger academic goals, including your intellectual journey as a history major.
iii. Unofficial Transcript
Include a copy of your unofficial transcript with your proposal.
iv. Faculty Letters of Recommendation
Provide two letters of recommendation from Carleton faculty who know you and your academic work well, including at least one from the History Department.
The 2009 Edward H. (Ted) Mullin Memorial Fellowship recipient will be announced by February 27, 2009, and will also be honored at Honors Convo, May 29, 2009, at 3:00 p.m., in Skinner Memorial Chapel.
Previous award winners:
Jack Lindberg, 2006-07
2007-08 co-winners: Ted Falk, '09 and Alexander Persaud, '09