Reginald H. Painter Memorial Scholarship

Ph.D. Award (~$200-1,000 Scholarship)

Reginald Painter

The Reginald H. Painter Memorial Scholarship Ph.D. Award in Entomology is open to new (within the first three semesters) Ph.D. graduate students with exceptional accomplishments enrolled in the KSU Department of Entomology. This award is intended for students in the first three semesters of their programs.

The Awards Committee will evaluate the applications and select the winner based on the overall accomplishments of the student in entomology. According to the guidelines supplied by the KSU Foundation, the final approval of the recipient will be made by the General Scholarship Committee, who will act upon recommendations made by the departmental Awards Committee.

  • A cover letter that addresses the student's specific qualifications for the award and includes the student's contact information
  • A letter of support from the major advisor or another faculty member; the letter must be submitted by the faculty member directly to the Awards Committee
  • Two-page CV, with emphasis on accomplishments in the first three semesters
  • Graduate school transcripts and grades (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
  • 1-2 page statement of student's proposed research, and any other evidence of scholarship potential in entomology

 

Scholarship Winners

Year Winners Advisor(s) Amount
2025 Jacqueline Abarca Duran Kun Yan Zhu/ Rob Morrison $400
2024 Andrés F. Holguín-Rocha Yoonseong Park $600
2023 Rupinder Singh Erin Scully/Kun Yan Zhu $500
2022 Andrea Salazar Aguirre Cassandra Olds $500
2021 Jacqueline Maille Kun Yan Zhu/Erin Scully/Rob Morrison $300
2020 Marco Ponce Tania Kim/Rob Morrison $200
2019 Hannah Quellhorst Kun Yan Zhu/Rob Morrison $600
2018 Paulina Maldonado Ruiz Ludek Zurek $800
2017 Yinping Li Raymond Cloyd $1,000
2016 Anastasia Cooper Kun Yan Zhu $400
2015 Phillip Freda Greg Ragland/Yoonseong Park $400
2014 Darren Snyder Lee Cohnstaed/Brian McCornack $400
2013 Donghun Kim Yoonseong Park