BSOS Congratulates Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars, Mentors

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences congratulates all of the students who were recently named as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars. We also congratulate the faculty members and K-12 teachers who helped to mentor these accomplished students.  

Established in 2004 by the award's namesake friend of the university, the Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program builds a community of scholars, faculty members, and K-12 teachers who recognize and celebrate the importance of teaching and mentoring the next generation. The program provides $1,000 scholarships, which are awarded in the K-12 teacher’s name to another student from that school district who will attend UMD in the fall of 2021.

The BSOS students honored this year are:

Julia Reicin, Geographic Information Science, Psychology
Teacher Mentor: Paul Jacobson, Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD
Faculty Mentor: Julie Silva, Department of Geographical Sciences

Dhruva Someshwar, Government & Politics
Teacher Mentor: Sylvia Kim, James Hubert Blake High School, Silver Spring, MD
Faculty Mentor: Mark Forrester, English

Mary Yilma, Economics, Mathematics
Teacher Mentor: Paul Kevin Moose, Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, MD
Faculty Mentor: Jessica Goldberg, Economics

Angela Roberts, Journalism, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Teacher Mentor: Nicole Sitler, Peters Township High School, McMurray, PA
Faculty Mentor: Sean Mussenden, Journalism

For more information, and for the full list of winners, visit www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill.

Published on Wed, Nov 11, 2020 - 10:52AM