Grants Received

Funds totaling $225,966 were recently received by the Mary Pappert School of Music, the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

  • Dr. Rachel Whitcomb, School of Music, $10,000, from the Ruth Gordon Charitable Trust of the PNC Charitable Trusts for the Early Childhood Music Initiative.
  • Dr. Greg Barnhisel, associate professor, Department of English, McAnulty College, $50,400, from the National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for Modernism, U.S. Cultural Diplomacy and European Leftist Intellectual During the Cold War.
  • Dr. John Stolz, The Center of Environmental Research & Education, Bayer School, $40,000, from the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice for public service.
  • Brian Treveline, a student of Dr. Brady Porter, Department of Biological Sciences, Bayer School, $3,566, from the National Aviary of Pittsburgh for research.
  • SBDC, $95,000, for the 2013 Training Budget, and the SBDC Center for International Regulatory Assistance, $27,000, for program support, both from corporate funds. Dr. Mary McKinney, SBDC director, will administer the awards.