Academic Grants

2003-2004 Awards

Privately Funded

Awardee(s) Project Title Grantor Amount
Adler, Richard Speech Language Hearing Multicultural Union American Speech Language Hearing Association $16,476
Dalan, Rinita Down-hole Magnetic Instrument Bartington Instruments, LTD $2,000
Matthees, Barbara / Peterson, Judy Nursing Scholarship Dakota Medical Foundation $10,000
May-Machunda, Phyllis / Phillips, Amy Seed Mentorship Otto Bremer Foundation $7,500
May-Machunda, Phyllis / Phillips, Amy TOCAR II -  Anti-Racism Initiative Otto Bremer Foundation $87,500
Sheumaker, Helen Clay Country Minnesota Web Museum American Studies Association $3,000
Sliwoski, Len Small Business Development Center West Central Initiative Fund $10,000
Strong, Judy White Earth Mento Program White Earth Tribe $2,650
Svododny, Jim Child Welfare Grant University of Minnesota $2,250
Vellenga, Barbara / Peterson, Judy Nursing Scholarship Dakota Medical Foundation $10,000
White, Deborah New Leadership Development Network - Summer Institute Otto Bremer Foundation $15,000


Federally
Funded

Awardee(s) Project Title Grantor Amount
Chastain, Chris Crop Photosynthesis National Science Foundation $124,335
Dalan, Rinita Development of a Technique for Buried Site Detection Using a Down-hole Magnetic Instrument National Center for Preservation Technology and Training $38,739
Dalan, Rinita Hopeton Magnetic Susceptibility Study National Park Service Midwest Archeological Center $2,500
Dalan, Rinita National Park Service Course National Park Service $2,000
Dalan, Rinita Geology-Archeology National Park Service $2,000
Dalan, Rinita Geoogy-Archeology National Park Service $4,700
Melroe, Olivia American Indian Pre-Referral Minnesota Department of Education $68,806
Sliwoski, Len Small Business Development Center Federal Small Business Development Center $173,800
Sliwoski, Len Business Development in Armenia United States Department of Agriculture $11,054


State
Funded

Awardee(s) Project Title Grantor Amount
Gess, Jarilyn Bridging English: Engaging the Underprepared College Student in Writing Across the Curriculum MnSCU - Center for Teaching and Learning $5,815
Sheumaker, Helen Clay Country Minnesota Web Museum MnSCU - Center for Teaching and Learning $4,950
Sliwoski, Len Small Business Development Center Minnesota Small Business Development Center $41,000
White, Deborah Tri-College NEW Leadership Development Institute MnSCU - Center for Teaching and Learning $15,000
Williams, Kenyon Practicing Cultural Diversity: The Establishment of a Multicultural Music Ensemble at MSUM MnSCU - Center for Teaching and Learning $5,000
Wisenden, Brian / Malott, Michelle Molecular Ecology: Harmonizing Emphases in Biotechnology and Field Biology MnSCU - Center for Teaching and Learning $4,951


Locally
Funded

Awardee(s) Project Title Grantor Amount
Howell, Charles / Grineski, Steve Community Mentoring of Low-Income Youth for Students in Social Foundations Courses Roland and Beth Dille Fund for Excellence $1,500
Roberts, Bruce International Perspectives Conference Roland and Beth Dille Fund for Excellence $1,500
Segovia, Joann / Erickson, Sheri Personal Response Units for Accounting Classes Roland and Beth Dille Fund for Excellence $2,220
Street, Steven C. Development of Minnesota reading Licensure Program to Serve community Education Professionals in Securing the Minnesota reading License Roland and Beth Dille Fund for Excellence $2,000
Weisenberger, Harry / Mollerud, Dean / Benson, John MSUM/Mahnomen Multicultural Partnership Roland and Beth Dille Fund for Excellence $1,350
Williams, Kenyon The Tools for Multicultural Education: Fuego Tropical Roland and Beth Dille Fund for Excellence $1,900