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Three CMS students earn prestigious USF Fellowships

Three incoming CMS students were awarded prestigious USF fellowships, joining eight current CMS students with similar distinctions.

Three incoming CMS students were awarded prestigious USF fellowships, joining eight current CMS students with similar distinctions. 

Written by: Carlyn Scott, Communications Manager 

The University of South Florida recently announced the recipients of the 2024 Office of Graduate Studies Fellowships, with three of the prestigious scholarships awarded to students at the College of Marine Science. These fellowships recognize students with outstanding credentials and achievements in academia.

Devin Coffey earned the Presidential Doctoral Fellowship, which brings five years of funding and awards incoming doctoral students who have made significant contributions to their field. Coffey joins the lab of Amelia Shevenell.

Jessica Sklar received the Graduate Student Success Fellowship, an award that provides financial assistance to new academically talented, first-generation doctoral students who have overcome considerable obstacles in the pursuit of a doctoral degree. Sklar is a student in the lab of Chris Stallings.

Rosanyely Santana was awarded the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship, a program that supports African American and Hispanic students in pursuit of their doctoral degrees. The goal is to promote underrepresented groups at colleges and universities in the state. Santana is a student in the lab of Frank Muller-Karger.

Current 2024 CMS fellows include Shi Jing, Presidential Doctoral Fellowship; Sophia Emmons and Kennedy Quillen, Graduate Student Success Fellowship; Angelique Rosa Marin and Naja Murphy, McKnight Fellowship; Dylan Halbeisen and Delfina Paola Navarro-Estrada, Graduate Research Fellowships Program.

Congratulations to these outstanding students for their well-deserved recognition!

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