Scholar Names D-H
Daniel Davis
US University: Johns Hopkins University and Peabody Conservatory of Music
North Carolina native Daniel Thomas Davis is currently finishing his studies in the double degree
program at the Johns Hopkins University and the Peabody Conservatory of Music, where he will graduate with a B.M. in Composition, a B.A. in History, and an M.A. in American History. Faculty member at Brightstar Music Festival and founder of a free concert series in its fourth season, Mr. Davis was also named to the USA Today All-USA Academic Team in 2002. His music - recently a saxophone concerto, song settings, and chamber music - has been performed throughout the United States by professional and conservatory soloists, conductors, and ensembles. Many of Mr. Davis' works, most recently If I Were a Voice (2004), a commissioned opera based on a family of antislavery singers, draw upon his historical and literary interests.
Jennifer Devine
US University: University of Washington, Seattle
Jennifer will receive a double degree in Geography and International Studies at the University of
Washington. Her academic specialization includes critical development and gender studies, feminist
geography and qualitative methods. Her areas of research experience include rural poverty, gender
relations of Hispanic immigrants, as well as currently assisting in writing a textbook. Jennifer's
extracurricular activities include founding and chairing the NEW Leadership Alumnae Association,
being President of Tolo Chapter of Mortar Board Honor Society, traveling abroad and studying foreign
languages. Jennifer will receive a MSc in Gender, Development and Globalisation from the London
School of Economics and continue to read for a Ph.D. in Human Geography.
Ethan Eade
US University: Duke University
Ethan Eade of Timonium, Maryland will receive a bachelor's degree in computer science and
mathematics from Duke University in May. He is the recipient of the Angier B. Duke and
Barry Goldwater scholarships, the Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate
2004 Runner-up award, and Duke's 2004 Faculty Scholar award. He has pursued research in wide-area
network emulation and distributed computing, and is currently developing an overlay network modeling
framework. He has been president of Duke Robotics for the past two years, and serves as software
engineer for the autonomous underwater vehicle projects undertaken by the organization. An avid
musician, he is principal trumpet in the Duke Symphony Orchestra and orchestral supervisor for Hoof
and Horn Musical Theater, where he interleaves trumpeting and orchestral direction. Ethan plans to
pursue further research in robotics by reading for an MPhil in Information Engineering at the
University of Cambridge.
Katharine Elswit
US University: Northwestern University, Evanston
Originally from New York City, Kate graduated summa cum laude from
Northwestern University in '02 with a double major in Dance and Comparative
Literature. As an undergraduate, she received a research grant to create
and perform a one-woman show based on the life and work of Austrian artist
Egon Schiele. Since graduation, she has been a member of Hedwig Dances and
the Chicago Moving Company, and danced with Felix Ruckert (Berlin). With
students ranging from children with behavior disorders to bonds traders, she
teaches movement throughout the Chicago area. Now in the midst of creating
a new solo performance and rehearsing with Walkabout Theater, she aims to
return narrative construction to modern dance, and will begin her M.A. in
European Dance Theatre Practice at Laban in September.
Jared English
US University: Michigan State University
Jared is a student activist who has worked as lobbyist and the Co-Chairperson
of the student government. In the past he has worked with legislators, administration
officials, and students at Michigan State University on a variety of issues to better
student life. He will graduate with two degrees; one in International Relations, the other
in Finance. Recently he completed his honors thesis on the topic of the International
Monetary Fund and how its policies affect poverty reduction and economic development in
third world nations. He plans to attend the London School of Economics and read for two
Masters of Science in The Politics of the World Economy and Finance and Economics.
Scott Grinsell
US University: Williams College
Scott Grinsell of Millbrae, California, is a student at Williams College, where he is a double-major in English and
history. At Williams, Scott served on College Council, including as Co-President, helped to found an
at-risk tutoring program for students at the local high school, lived with freshmen as a Junior
Advisor, and served on a number of student faculty committees. He is the author of the book Tackling
Your First College Paper (Natavi Guides, 2001). In the summers, he has worked for Minority Leader
Nancy Pelosi and California Assembly Majority Leader Kevin Shelley. Scott is interested in the lineage
of racism in American and European history, and will take an M.Phil. in Modern European History at
Oxford University.
Adam Grogg
US University: Williams College
Adam Grogg, from Frederick County, Virginia, is a senior at Williams College
in Williamstown, Massachusetts. At Williams, he has majored in Economics
and Political Science, and has explored theoretical and practical
interpretations of equality in American politics. His independent study
investigates cross-disciplinary connections between the American landscape
and the American identity, with a particular focus on planning and land use
dilemmas in the South. Apart from his academic interests, Adam serves as
Vice President of his class, chairs the Writing Workshop, and organizes a
bi-annual bone marrow registry drive in Williamstown. He enjoys singing
everything from Benjamin Britten to U2, both solo and with good friends in
an a cappella group.
Margaret Hagan
US University: University of Chicago
A native of Pittsburgh, Margaret Hagan graduated from the University of Chicago
in 2003, with an A.B. in Comparative Literature. Her senior thesis, which was
awarded the Ignacio Martin-Baro prize by her university's Human Rights Program,
evaluated activist literature written to help Hungarian Roma.
Currently, she is completing a Masters program at the Central European
University in Budapest. Here she is researching how competition for
international aid effects Serbia's transition toward democracy. Next year, she
will continue this research on civil society funding in Northern Ireland. She
will study for an MPhil in Politics at Queen's University in Belfast.
Sondra Hellstrom
US University: Johns Hopkins University
Sondra Hellstrom, from Ellicott City, Maryland, will graduate in 2004 from Johns Hopkins University
with a double degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics, a minor in math and an arts certificate.
A 2002 Goldwater Scholar, Sondra's research interests focus on the development of novel molecular and
quantum electronic devices. Sondra is additionally an accomplished contralto, having appeared with a
variety of ensembles and as a solo performer in opera programs in the United States and in Italy.
Sondra anticipates pursuit of an MRes in Nanomaterials at Imperial College; upon return to the
United States, she looks forward to receiving a Ph.D. in applied physics and to establishing a
rewarding research career, while remaining active in music and in the making of science policy
decisions.
