Vivien Hartog Awards
Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award
Award Amount: $3,000 (may be split between two recipients if warranted)
Presented: At Commencement
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.
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 Graduate Student Teaching Award APPLICATION
Application Deadline: May 5
Vivien Hartog Travel Award
Award Amount: Up to $750 (three awards available annually)
Purpose: Travel for academic conferences or thesis/dissertation research
This award provides financial support for PhD and MA students to attend conferences or conduct research essential to their academic development.
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 Travel Award APPLICATION
Application Deadline: November 15
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
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