Previous Schmitt Leadership Fellows

For more than 50 years, the Arthur J. Schmitt Foundation has funded the work of more than 400 graduate students.  Schmitt fellows comprise a distinguished group, selected based on the strength of their scholarship, leadership and values.  Past Schmitt fellows are listed below by discipline. 

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Biology/Biological Sciences

 

Hilda Sendyk 1970-71
Paul Neuwald 1973-74
Mary Walker (Vodicnik) 1975-76
Alice Roska 1976-77
Patricia Tessler 1977-78
George Delahunty 1978-79
Barbara Wible (Brezinski) 1979-80
Ann LeFever 1980-81
David DeBauche 1982-83
Joseph Fargnoli 1982-83
Thomas Burke 1983-84
Thomas Trusk 1983-84
Carol Pontzer 1984-85
Laurie Pukac 1984-85
Robert Hawley 1985-86
Sherrie Sprangers 1985-86
Christina Eddy 1986-87
Ellen Popodi 1986-87
Debra Newman (Newton) 1988-89
Charles Fagbohun 1990-91
Edward Balog 1991-92
Terri Pascucci 1992-93
Teresa Van Nuland 1992-93
Daniel Meer 1994-95

Jill Gershan 1995-96
Namrata Patil (Srivastava) 1995-96
Michelle Hastings 1996-97
Dominik Duelli 1997-98
James Badciong 1998-99
Shannon Knuth 1998-99
James Einum 1999-00
Jeffrey Wuitschick 1999-00
Shannondoah Colton 2000-01
Jason Bubier 2002-03
Valerie Everard-Gigot 2003-04
Shuqiang Li 2003-04
Theresa Dlugi (Miller) 2006-07
Kristylea Ojeda 2006-07
Adam Lietzan 2012-13
Cassandra Nelson 2013-14
Joshua Garlich 2015-16
Elizabeth Doncheck 2017-18
Katherine Maniates 2017-18
Elliot Corless - 2019-20
Sarah Framnes-DeBoer - 2020-21
Adam Knier 2022-23
Madison Sutton 2023-24
Kristen Quaglia, 2024-25


 

Biomedical Engineering

 

 

Said Audi 1990-91
Steven Kidder 1994-95
Lisa Milkowski 1994-95
Samhita Rhodes (Shahane) 1998-99
Matthew Cole 2003-04
Aaron Suminski 2005-06
Megan Conrad Sczygielski 2008-09
Eric Walker 2009-10

Megan Heenan 2012-13
Hongfeng (Nick) Wang 2012-13
Dylan Snyder 2016-17
Miguel Sotelo 2018-19
Priya Balasubramanian 2019-20
Shima Sadri 2022-23
Rachel “Rocky” Mazorow, 2024-25


 

Chemistry

 

Bentsu Ro 1971-72
Gong-Yu Lin 1977-78
John Cowles 1979-80
Steven Wright 1979-80
Craig Blankenship 1980-81
William Taraszewski 1980-81
Durgadas Bolikal 1981-82
Dale Willcox 1982-83
Krzysztof Bajdor 1983-84
Kasem Nithipatikom 1983-84
N.K. Peter Samuel 1983-84
See-Wing Chiu 1984-85
Mark Pitluck 1984-85
Diwei Feng 1985-86
Hiroshi Nakanishi 1985-86
Leonard Proniewicz 1987-88
Asirur Rahman 1987-88
In-Kyu Choi 1988-89
Bettakeri Udayakumar 1988-89
Philip Crawford 1989-90
Mladen Franko 1989-90
Andrew Peterson 1989-90
Yanming Liu 1990-91
Oscar Rodriguez 1992-93

Peter Bell 1993-94
Ladislau Heisler 1994-95
Zhongcheng Wei 1996-97
Yuhong Tang 1997-98
Jin Zhu 2000-01
Jing Wu 2004-05Huili Yao 2005-06
Santhosh Challa 2006-07
Xia Ge 2007-08
Calvin Mukarakate 2007-08
Andrew Olson 2009-10
Vijay Vyas 2010-11
Sarath Wanniarachchi 2011-12
Simon Duri 2012-13
Abderrahman Atifi 2014-15
Nishantha Kalutharage 2014-15
Alexander Teplukhin 2015-16
Anna Shishina 2016-17
Anne Fischer 2017-18
Eric Greve 2018-19
Igor Gayday 2019-20
Zoua Pa Vang 2022-23
Carolin Anna Joy 2023-24


 

 

Civil Engineering

 

Paul Liedtke 1986-87
Harold Jones 1989-90
Christopher Foley 1992-93
Ujwal Bhattad 2011-12
Tayyebeh Mohammadi 2013-14
Kaushik Venkiteshwaran 2013-14
Mohamad Sotoudegan 2015-16
Yiran Tong 2017-18
Joe Heffron-  2018-19

 

Computational Sciences

 

Md Kamrul Hasan 2018-19

 

Counselor Education and Counselor Psychology

 

Rebecca Anderson 1987-88
Margaret Rodriguez (Anderson) 1989-90
Margaret Jacques 1997-98
Bonnie Nicholson 1999-00
Lee Hildebrand 2000-01
Michael Madson 2002-03
Nathan Pruitt 2003-04

Julie Jackson 2004-05
Augustine Kalemeera 2006-07
Jessica Brundage (Thull) 2007-08
Shauna Fuller 2008-09
Mackenzie Goertz 2020-21
Madeline Glawe 2024-25


 

Education/Educational Policy and Leadership

 

Lester Van Gilder 1969-70
Francis Bertram 1972 (Fall)
Gerald Buck 1974-75
Michael Smith 1977-78
Raymond Scheets 1984-85
Sebastian Soosai 1986-87
Maureen Polczynski 1988-89
Candyce Chrystal 1990-91
Annette Albrecht 1991-92
Penny Krampien 1993-94

Steven Buuck 1995-96
Emmanuel Udo 2001-02
Paul Coelho, S.J. 2002-03
Christine Sauer 2002-03
Suzanne Warell 2004-05
Carrianne Hayslett 2005-06
Susan Monaghan 2009-10
Margaret Cinto 2015-16
Saul Lopez 2024-25


 

Electrical Engineering

 

Robert Johnson 1966-67
Charles Kronenwetter 1968-69
Mike Chu 1972-73
Mark Sebern 1972-73
Jean-Pierre Combot 1973 (spring)
Michael Prisco 1973-74
Patrick Castelaz 1975-76
David Drury 1977-78
Mark Polczynski 1977-78
Paul Elko 1979-80
Andrew Joong-Kil Kwon 1979-80

Michael Chilbert 1982-83
Robert Conway 1988-89
Timothy Ruchti 1990-91
Jeffrey Garside 1993-94
Frederick Isaac 1996-97
Richard Lukas 1997-98Mark Palmer 1999-00
Everton Walters 2000-01
Brian Marx 2005-06
Fan Feng 2012-13
Jennifer Bonniwell 2015-16


 

English

 

Philip Kenny 1969-70
Kathleen Cha (Kimball) 1970-71
Ann Cue (Harycki) 1971-72
Robert Yengich 1971-72
Michael Hennessy 1973-74
William Boelhower 1975-76
Patrick Bowles 1975-76
Kathleen Cain 1975-76
Lewis Livesay 1976-77
Richard Zlogar 1977-78
Mary Beshear 1978-79
James Mulvey 1978-79
Lauralee Zlogar 1979-80
Terrence Riddell 1981-82
Phyllis Carey 1982-83
Nae Heui Kang 1982-83
Matthew Naglich 1983-84
Andrew Auge 1984-85
Joanne Cutting-Gray 1985-86
Patricia Lantier 1986-87
David Sokolowski 1987-88
Lisa Terasa 1987-88
Christine Potter 1988-89
Michael Molino 1989-90
Deborah Reitz (Anderson) 1989-90
Rebecca Ferguson 1990-91

David Konitzer 1990-91
Donna Foran 1991-92
Jay Sloan 1994-95
Galina Yermolenko 1995-96
Jenny Olin-Shanahan 1996-97
Jonathan Fredrick 1997-98
Heather Mansfield (Moran) 1998-99
Michael Mattek 1998-99
Patrick Mulrooney 1999-00
Donna Decker 2001-02
Colin Irvine 2001-02
Michelle Dougherty (Ruggaber) 2002-03
Daniel Knauss 2002-03
Jennifer Heinert 2004-05
Rebecca Parker Fedewa 2006-07
Martin Brick 2007-08
Michelle Felix 2008-09
Joshua Steffey 2008-09
Colleen Fenno 2009-10
John Malloy 2010-11
Adrianne Wojcik 2016-17
John Brick - 2020-21
Matthew Burchanoski 2020-21
Michael Werning 2022-23


 

Environmental Engineering

 

Lee Kimball 2019-20

 

History

 

John Berens 1972-73
Thomas Domer 1975-76
Daniel Schmidt 1975-76
Diane Putney 1976-77
Harvey Sobocinski 1976-77
Kenneth O'Reilly 1977-78
Marc Ellis 1978-79
Kenneth Fenster 1980-81
Robert Massey 1982-83
Robert Zeidel 1983-84
James Krysiek 1984-85
Thomas Veve 1985-86
Christopher Gerard 1986-87
Richard Taylor 1986-87
Frank Buscher 1987-88
Alan Lane 1987-88
Wendell Mauter 1987-88
Stephen Leahy 1990-91
John Savagian 1991-92
Kevin Abing 1992-93
Delbert Carey 1993-94
Patrick Jung 1994-95

Cathleen Thom 1995-96
Patricia Richard (Higgins) 1996-97
Karen Kehoe 1997-98
Kathryn Galchutt 1999-00
Paul Ferguson 2000-01
John Vietoris 2000-01
Robert Donnelly 2002-03
Jodi Eastberg 2003-04
Candice Quinn 2004-05
Stephen Servais 2005-06
Jason Hostutler 2007-08
Enaya Othman 2008-09
Monica Witkowski 2009-10
Dominic Faraone 2011-12
Peter Borg 2015-16
Margaret Nettesheim-Hoffmann 2016-17
Cory Haala 2018-19
Lisa Lamson 2019-20


 

Mathematics

 

Xun-Cheng (Jim) Huang 1986-87
Colleen Vachuska 1987-88
Ondine Callan (Harris) 1990-91
Tatyana Ershova 1996-97
Ru Sheng 2007-08

 

Mechanical Engineering

 

William Hammetter 1969-70
Donald McCann 1969-70
Julius Sims, Jr. 1971-72
Martin Mataya 1974-75
Husnu Ozkan 1974-75
J.(oseph) Dawicke 1976-77
Thomas Kuech 1977-78
Jeffrey Toth 1989-90

Paul Schaefer 1992-93
Jun Su 2006-07
Brian Slaboch 2012-13
Ross Crowley 2019-20
Parisa Shabani Nezhad 2022-23


 

Nursing

 

Josie Veal 2010-11
Dora Clayton-Jones 2011-12
Cheryl Petersen 2014-15

 

Neuroscience

 

Elizabeth Paitel 2020-21

 

Philosophy

 

Thomas Audley 1963-64
Thomas Busch 1963-64
William Charron 1963-64
Ida Critelli Schick 1963-64
James Godar 1963-64
Mary Sarto Puls 1963-64
Donald Barbeau 1966-67
John Paul 1968-69
Blanche Premo-Hopkins 1971-72
Douglas Rasmussen 1974-75
Volker Kriegisch 1975-76
Vincent Colapietro 1976-77
Douglas Den Uyl 1976-77
Lisa Hermes 1977-78
Ronald Bombardi 1978-79
Dorr Henderson 1979-80
Heidi-Elisabeth Malmquist 1981-82
Michael Palmer 1981-82
Mark Schersten 1982-83
Liselotte Chamberlain 1983-84
Maria Carl 1984-85
Anne Maloney 1984-85
Kevin Sullivan 1986-87
Donna Engelmann 1988-89
James Petrik 1988-89
Mark Barber 1989-90
Vance Morgan 1990-91
Janette Blandford (Hodge) 1991-92
Robert Graham 1991-92

Beverly Lentz (Hinton) 1993-94
Theodore Di Maria, Jr. 1995-96
Alan Vincelette 1996-97
Michael Forest 1998-99
Paul Gyllenhammer 1998-99
Michael Dougherty 2000-01
John Laumakis, Jr. 2000-01
Lawrence Masek III 2001-02
Eugene Rice 2001-02
Kristin Schaupp 2002-03
Jacob Held 2003-04
Juliana Laumakis 2003-04
Christopher Ward 2004-05
Peter Chukwu 2005-06
Max Herrera 2005-06
Sebastian Kaufmann 2007-08
Melissa Mosko 2009-10
David McPherson 2010-11
Daniel Farmer 2011-12
Chad Kleist 2013-14
Trevor Smith 2013-14
John Janes 2016-17
Jennifer Marra 2016-17
J Tyler Friedman 2017-18
Marisola Xhelili Ciaccio 2018-19
Sarah Kizuk 2019-20
Philip Sutherland, S.J. 2020-21
Mehrzad Ali Moin 2023-24
Domonique Turnipseed 2024-25


 

 

Psychology

 

Heidi Beckman 1998-99
Sheila Baer 2001-02
Brianna Rohrbeck (Bartels) 2005-06
Terri deRoon-Cassini 2006-07
Kristine Chapleau 2008-09
Renee DeBoard-Lucas 2008-09
Christopher Fitzgerald 2011-12
Megan Petrik 2012-13
Kirsten Schohl 2014-15

Kelly LeMaire 2015-16
Elisabeth Vogt 2016-17
Natalie Benjamin 2019-20
Anne Malkoff 2020-21
Elyse Adler 2022-23
Meghan Bennett 2023-24
Jessica Krukowski 2023-24
Madeline Glawe 2024-25


 

 

Theology/Religous Studies

 

 

Vera Chester CSJ 1963-64
Ronald DelBene 1963-64
Paul Felton 1963-64
Thomas Frary 1963-64
Alfred Hennelly SJ 1963-64
William Kelly 1963-64
Randolph Lumpp 1963-64
Mary McGinty 1963-64
Walter Nesbit 1963-64
Virginia Ratigan 1963-64
Mary Wilker 1964-65
Charlene McCarthy 1966-67
Leo Stanford 1966-67
David Killen 1968-69
Frank Nieman 1968-69
Thomas Ommen 1969-70
Jacquelyn Kresken 1970-71
Martin Leicht, Sr. 1970-71
Joan Timmerman 1971 (Fall)
J. Alex Sherlock 1971-72
Loretta Dornisch 1972-73
William Loewe 1972-73
Eugene Szarek 1972-73
Mary Moscato 1973-74
Robert Doran 1974-75
Thomas Reynolds 1974-75
John Bigane, III 1975-76
Steven Ostovich 1976-77
Sandra Perpich (Wackman) 1978-79
Richard Peterson 1978-79
Carol Stockhausen (Kern) 1978-79
Earl Muller 1979-80
Guy Carter 1981-82
Susan Mahan 1981-82
William McInerny, Jr. 1981-82
Kevin McMahon 1981-82
Patrick Sheedy 1981-82
Joyce Little 1982-83
James Miller 1983-84
Sandra Mize (Yocum) 1983-84
Daryl Rahfeldt 1983-84
Barbara Finan 1984-85
Susan Wood 1984-85
Paul Hahn 1985-86
Melvin Lawrenz III 1985-86
Terence Nichols 1985-86
Joanne DuPont Sandoval 1986-87
Richard Steele 1986-87
David Schimpf 1987-88

John Norris 1988-89
John Grabowski 1989-90
Stephen Pattee 1989-90
Anthony Chvala-Smith 1991-92
William DiPuccio 1992-93
Margaret Causey 1993-94
Thomas Bolin 1994-95
Richard Crane 1995-96
Ian Levy 1996-97
Rodney Howsare 1997-98
Melvin Vance 1997-98
Jason Bourgeois 1998-99
Stephen Wiest 1998-99
John Voelker 1999-00
DesAnne Hippe 2000-01
Jennifer Laske (Goodwin) 2000-01
Garwood Anderson 2001-02
Andrew Grosso 2001-02
Patricia Lewis 2002-03
Michael Lopez-Kaley 2002-03
Ian Bell 2003-04
Constance Nielsen 2004-05
Susan Ramsey 2005-06
Christopher Vena 2005-06
Pamela Shellberg 2006-07
Abraham Fisher 2007-08
Matthew Gerlach 2007-08
Kristine Ruffatto 2008-09
Mark Chapman 2009-10
Christopher Ganski 2010-11
Anne Carpenter 2011-12
Geoffrey Holsclaw 2011-12
Eric Vanden Eykel 2012-13
Justin Atkins 2013-14
Jakob Rinderknecht 2014-15
Alexandre Martins 2016-17
Nathaniel Kidd 2017-18
Hans Moscicke 2017-18
Stephen Calme 2020-21
Peter Battaglia 2022-23
Daniel Mueller 2022-23
Cecille Medina-Maldonado 2023-24
Samantha Scott 2023-24