Graduate Students Awarded Fellowships
John Flynn, Steffenson Cannon Fellowship
Juli Huddleston, Tanner Humanities Fellowship
Megan Weiss, Mariner Eccles Fellowship
John Flynn, “Western Solidarity: An Environmental History of Cold War Wastelanding and Resistance
in the Great Basin”.
The Steffensen Cannon Graduate Fellowship was stablished in 1989, the Ellen Christina
Steffensen Cannon Scholarship has enabled more than 500 students to pursue excellence
in their chosen fields of education and humanities. The legacy of the scholarship
is their motto – to be your best, accomplish the most, and help the most! – which
is truly embodied by the Steffensen Cannon fellows and the alumni of the fellowship,
many of whom have gone on to influential careers in education, business, law, and
other fields.The Steffensen Cannon Fellowship was established by Hugh Cannon to honor
his mother, Ellen Christina Steffensen Cannon. This award enables Steffensen Cannon
fellows to pursue excellence in their chosen fields of Education and Humanities, without
the burden of employment.
Juli Huddleston, "Another World is Possible: Anarchist Mutual Aid in the Twentieth Century".
The Tanner Humanities Center advances humanities research and knowledge. They foster
work that crosses disciplinary and departmental boundaries, both within the College
of Humanities and across campus. They support faculty, graduate, and undergraduate
research through residential fellowships, the Tanner Topics program, and a collaborative
community where fellows and faculty can present, workshop, and celebrate their projects.
Megan Weiss, "The Daughters of Utah Pioneers: A Study in Heritage, Religion, and Gender"
The focus of the Marriner S. Eccles Graduate Fellowship is to increase the visibility
of research in political economy, highlighting the practical connection to public
policy. Fellows are expected to complete a scholarly manuscript on their unique research
topic during their fellowship appointment. During the year, Fellows will also engage
in collaborative meetings and seminars at the Marriner S. Eccles Institute for Economic
& Quantitative Analysis, where they will engage with other fellows, students, and
faculty. At the end of the appointment year, Fellows will submit a final report detailing
their accomplishments during the fellowship and provide copies of their manuscript
to be archived in the Marriner S. Eccles Library Collection.