Vivien Hartog Awards

Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award

Named in honor of Vivien Hartog, a WST graduate certificate student who passed away before completing her Ph.D. in Sociology, this award recognizes a graduate student who exemplifies Vivien’s lifelong commitments to social justice, activism, teaching, and learning.

• Award Amount: $3,000 (may be split between two recipients if warranted)
• Presented: At Commencement
• Application Deadline: May 5
• Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award APPLICATION

Eligibility:

• Open to all full-time PhD students in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• WGSS graduate certificate students with a teaching record in the undergraduate program may also apply
• Must have completed WST 698 (Teaching Practicum Seminar) with a grade of A- or higher
• Must have at least two years of teaching experience in the WGSS undergraduate program, including at least one course as the lead instructor
• Winter, Summer, and online courses may count
• You may apply multiple times if eligible and not previously awarded

Vivien Hartog Travel Award

This award provides financial support for PhD and MA students to attend conferences or conduct research essential to their academic development.

• Award Amount: Up to $750 (three awards available annually)
• Purpose: Travel for academic conferences or thesis/dissertation research
• Application Deadline: November 15
• Vivien Hartog Travel Award Application

Eligibility:

• Open to all currently enrolled PhD and MA students in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• You must be:
  • a) Presenting or attending* a conference within the academic year, or
  • b) Traveling for research, archives, or professional development within the academic year
• If only attending, you must explain the relevance (e.g., publishing, networking)
  Repeat applications are allowed, but priority is given to students who have not received the award previously and whose application is outstanding

Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award Recipients 

• 2006 Jessica York
• 2007 Maureen Shaiman
• 2008 Maria Prado Ballerin 
• 2009 Teri Tiso 
• 2010  Kristin Hole
• 2011   Rachel Tillman 
• 2012  Shannon Hayes 
• 2013  Timothy Johnston 
• 2014  Kimberly Cox
• 2015  Jenny Strandberg
• 2016  Joy Schaefer
• 2017   Rachel Corbman and Yalda Hamidi 
• 2018   Shruti Mukherjee   
• 2019   Andy Eicher & Melis Umut 
• 2020  Annu Daftuar, Valerie Moyer, Melis Umut      
• 2021   Carlos Vazquez       
• 2022  Ashley Barry 
• 2023  Hafza Girdap     
• 2024  Frankie Petronio
• 2025   Emillion  Adekoya  

Vivien Hartog Travel Award Recipients 

• 2010 Choonib Lee, Michelle Shepherd, Rachel Tillman 
• 2011  Ana Fernandez and Kristin Hole 
• 2012 Tim Johnston and Jeff Epstein 
• 2013  Alexis Chartashlaa and Laura James
• 2014  Briana Martino and Aihua Zhang 
• 2015  Michelle Ho
• 2016  Yalda Hamidi
• 2017  Rachel Corbman, Allyse Knox-Russell, Shruti Mukherjee 
• 2018  Rachel Corbman, Andy Eicher, Melis Umut
• 2019  Stephanie Bonvissuto, Andy Eicher, Alex Novitskaya
• 2022 Galia Cozzi-Berrondo and Kara Pernicano
• 2023  Emillion Adekoya and Frankie Petronio
• 2024  Hafza Girdap, Emillion Adekoya, Frankie Petronio