Alpha Chi awards two students $500 grants

The Waldorf College Alpha Chi Honor Society has awarded $500 grants to two of its members for undergraduate research.

Junior Lauren Trembath and senior Adam Herrick are the 2010 winners. They were among four students who submitted applications. The competition was open to Alpha Chi members and nonmembers.


Trembath will use her grant to pursue her study of creative writing this summer. She hopes to attend the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in Vermont or an artists’ colony. Trembath’s adviser is Joe Wilkins, assistant professor of English and creative writing.

Herrick will use his grant to help in his research of a molecule in a Chinese tea and the effect it may have on advancing the treatment of medical conditions, such as cancer. Herrick’s adviser is Gary Coombs, assistant professor of biology.

Entries were judged by Alpha Chi officers Chanel Childs, Elizabeth Hanson, Tiffany McNelly, Jonathan Aguilar and April DeVries.

“All of the officers found the applications to be professionally presented with clear information about the purpose of their studies and the need for funding,” said Suzanne Falck-Yi, associate professor of English and club adviser.

Grant money comes from the Alpha Chi general fund. The grants are available each year to help students pay for costs related to an undergraduate research-related expense.

Alpha Chi is a national college honor society that admits students from all academic disciplines. Membership is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution's juniors, seniors and graduate students. To learn more, e-mail Falck-Yi at falckyis@waldorf.edu, call Ext. 8218 or visit http://www.alphachihonor.org.