Mary Louise Gephart Donnell Fellowship | The Graduate School

Background

Mary Louise Gephart Donnell and her husband, John Washington Donnell, were instructors at Michigan State University. Mrs. Donnell taught in home economics. From 1960-1969, she was Chairperson of the Department, then known as the Department of Textiles, Clothing, and Related Arts.

The original purpose of the fund was to provide fellowships in the Department of Human Environment and Design in the College of Human Ecology. Since those units no longer exist, the fellowship is now open to MSU graduate students in any discipline related to human environment and design.

Application Process

Graduate students can complete the application using the button at the top of this page.

A review committee will be made up from one member of each of the following colleges:

Agriculture and Natural Resources
Arts and Letters
Communication Arts and Sciences

A maximum of six fellowships will be awarded to the recipients. Each fellowship recipient is required to express acceptance and appreciation of the award in writing within two weeks of notification of the award.

Eligibility

Enrolled MSU graduate students in good standing studying or researching any discipline related to human environment and design, including, but not limited, to interior design, retailing, and apparel and textile design are eligible to apply for the fellowship.

Recipients

2024-2025

Julia Enes Terhune
Moldir Moldagaliyeva
Priyanka Jayakodi Arachcillage
Jae Jung
Sneha Naresh
Dhawal Pradeep Sonar

2023-2024

Nidhai Kalani
Hasan Bayhan
Sneha Bang
Oliver Gomez Manon
Lei Shu
Danna Gutierrez Lanza

2022-2023

Nafisa Nowshin Ahmed
Valentina Gjocaj
Zhicheng Xu
Adeline Louise Newmann
Rafael Cavalcanti Lembi
Sahel Izadi

2021-2022

Megan Knittel
Michael McClane
Rabia Faizan
Ana Rivera
Hannah Mackey
Taylor Van Winkle

2020-2021

Kristy Kellom
Lin Li
Megan Knittel
Morna Jayne Hallsaxton
Rabia Faizan
Shruti Khandelwal