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Chancellor's Club Fellows

Image of UCI Chancellor's Club Fellowship MedalAs one of the oldest and largest support groups at the University of California, Irvine, the Chancellor's Club was founded in 1972 and celebrates over 35 years of service to UC Irvine. Members include community leaders, alumni and parents of students. Funds raised through the Club are used to fund the prestigious Chancellor's Fund for Excellence Fellowships. These fellowships are awarded to the brightest and the best graduate students at UCI who also show great promise as future leaders. Nominations are made by UCI's Deans for scholars in their respective schools. The support and generosity of the Chancellor's Club members has allowed the following promising graduate students to be designated as Chancellor's Club Fund For Excellence Fellows.

Current Scholars - AY 2008-2009

  • MICHAEL CAMPBELL

    Degrees:

    • Ph.D., Criminology, Law & Society, in progress
    • M.A., History, Indiana University, 2000
    • B.A., History, Indiana University, 1995

    Research: Sociology of Law, Criminology
    Current Position: Teaching Assistant, UC Irvine
    Student Bio

  • SO HYUN "SOPHIE" CHUNG

    Degrees:

    • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, UC Irvine, in progress
    • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Seoul National University, 2004
    • B.S., Electronics Engineering, Ewha Woman's University, 2002

    Research: Breast cancer detection and treatment monitoring using a non-invasive optical imaging technology
    Current Position: Graduate Researcher, UC Irvine
    Student Bio

  • KELSY KRETSCHMER

    Degrees:

    • Ph.D., Sociology, UC Irvine, in progress
    • M.A., Sociology, UC Irvine, 2006
    • B.A., Sociology, Oregon State University, 2003

    Research: Organizations and breakaway processes, social movements, and gender inequality
    Current Position: Graduate Researcher, UC Irvine
    Student Bio

  • RACHEL LUCAS-THOMPSON

    Degrees:

    • Ph.D., Psychology and Social Behavior, UC Irvine, in progress
    • M.A., Social Ecology, UC Irvine, 2005
    • M.A., Social Ecology, UC Irvine, 2005

    Research: Family processes, the marital relationship, and child development
    Current Position: Graduate Researcher, UC Irvine
    Student Bio

  • KATHY SCHNEIDER

    Degrees:

    • Ph.D., Modern European History, UC Irvine, in progress
    • M.A., European and Latin American History, California State University, Los Angeles, 1998
    • California Teaching Credential, Chapman University, 1989
    • B.A., History, California State University, Fullerton, 1988

    Research: Organizations and breakaway processes, social movements, and gender inequality
    Current Position: Graduate Researcher, UC Irvine
    Student Bio

  • ANDREW WARREN

    Degrees:

    • Ph.D., English, UC Irvine, in progress
    • M.A., English, UC Irvine, June 2004
    • B.A., Philosophy with Honors, Dartmouth College, June 2001

    Research: Romantic poetry, the Gothic novel, transatlantic Romanticism, and the nineteenth century; philosophy and critical theory; modernism, postcolonial theory, and the contemporary Anglophone novel
    Current Position: Teaching Associate, UC Irvine
    Student Bio

Previous Chancellor's Scholars