- Only available to Faculty at VFIC Colleges and Universities
Purpose of the Mednick Fund:
The Maurice L. Mednick Memorial was created in 1967 in honor of a young Norfolk industrialist who died from accidental causes and whose family and business associates wished to perpetuate his name by establishing a memorial that would emphasize his and the donors’ strong interest in higher education.
Administration of the Mednick Memorial Fund is vested in the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges to encourage the professional development of college teachers and improve their academic competence through fellowships for research and advanced study.
A committee of VFIC business trustees and college presidents oversee the selection of research proposals for funding on an annual basis.
The committee encourages each of the colleges to submit at least one proposal and, within reason, the committee tries to provide research dollars in an equitable manner among the colleges.
Information for 2012 Applicants
(Faculty of VFIC Member Colleges ONLY)
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November 1, 2011 |
Deadline for application: |
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February 28, 2012 |
Notification of Awards: |
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April 16, 2012 |
Distribution of Awards: |
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Late June 2012 |
2011 award recipients - report due: |
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May 31, 2012 |
2012 award recipients - report due: |
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May 31, 2013 |
Recipients of 2011 Awards:
INSTITUTION |
PROFESSOR/DEPARTMENT |
TOPIC |
| Bridgewater College |
Dr. Moshe Khurgel, Assistant Professor/Biology |
Regeneration in salamanders, is it everlasting? |
| Emory & Henry College |
Dr. John J. Iskra, Chair/Mathematics |
Sabbatical Research at Australian Institute. |
| Hampden-Sydney College |
Dr. Kristian M. Hargadon, Assistant Professor/Biology |
The Influence of Tumor-derived Factors on Dendritic Cell Activation. |
| Hollins University |
Dr. Daniel R. Derringer, Associate Professor/Chemistry |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Studies of Compounds of the Type cis-Re2(O2CR)2X2(Ph2PCH2PPh2)2 (R = alkyl, aryl; X = halide) |
| Lynchburg College |
Dr. Brooke Haiar, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science |
Paleoecology of the Morris and Cloverly Formations in Big Horn Basin, Wyoming. |
| Mary Baldwin College |
Dr. Paul D. Deeble, Associate Professor/Biology |
Neuroendocrine Cells and Resistance to Apoptosis in a Prostate Cancer Progression Model. |
| Marymount University |
Dr. Stacy Lopresti-Goodman, Assistant Professor/Psychology |
The Emotional Adjustment of Chimpanzees to Life in a Sanctuary Setting. |
| Randolph College |
Dr. John P. d'Entremont, Theodore H. Jack Professor of History/History |
Virginians Encounter the World: The Travels in India of Moncure Conway and Frederick Holliday. |
| Randolph-Macon College |
Dr. Michael R. Fischbach, Professor/History |
Black Power, the New Left, and the Question of Palestine in the United States. |
| Roanoke College |
Dr. Alice L. Kassens, Associate Professor of Economics/Business and Economics |
State differences in the effects of clinical depression on labor market outcomes. |
| Shenandoah University |
Dr. Geraldine W. Kiefer, Associate Professor of Art History and Art/Arts and Sciences |
“Wilderness and Industry in Portobelo, Panama, ca. 1880-1920: Jungle Paradise, Canal Outpost, Industrial Sieve” An Exhibition and Essay on the Tropical and Industrial Imagery of a Panama Canal Town. |
| Sweet Briar College |
Dr. Deborah Durham, Professor of Anthropology/Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology |
Parenting Grown Children: Dilemmas in Aging for the Middle Class in Turkey. |
| Virginia Wesleyan College |
Dr. Gabriela A. Martorell, Assistant Professor/Psychology |
The Influence of Early Separation on Attachment, Well-Being and Ethnic Identity in Latino Youth. |
| Washington and Lee University |
Dr. Jasmin Darznik, Assistant Professor of English/English |
Lustre: A Novel of Iran |
Contact: Mary-Beth Johnson, for further information
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