Wells H. Keddie Scholarship

In Honor of
Wells H. Keddie
May 11, 1925 - April 1, 2006

Application Information for the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship

The Wells H. Keddie Scholarship is awarded annually in honor of Wells Hamilton Keddie, who was a labor and social justice educator and activist.

Professor Emeritus of Labor Studies at Rutgers University's School of Management and Labor Relations, Wells was a stalwart in the Rutgers faculty union, a joint affiliate of the American Association of University Professors and American Federation of Teachers, serving in virtually every leadership capacity, including several terms as President.

An ardent advocate of animal rights and enemy of class, race, gender, and other systems of inequality, Wells often described himself as "Still pointed in my chosen direction and fighting like hell to get there."

Wells H. Keddie died suddenly at his home in Piscataway, NJ on April 1, 2006. He is survived by his wife Mary Gibson, daughter Heather S. Keddie, son Hamilton Keddie, brother Douglas Keddie, grandchildren, great grandchildren, grand nieces and grand nephews.

Professor Never Wavered, Article from Daily Targum on 4/4/2006

The Trustees of the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship are the following Rutgers University faculty members:

Amy Bahruth, Labor Studies, SMLR, Cook Campus, New Brunswick;
Jose Robinson, Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF), Senior Counselor Special Programs, Camden; and
Elizabeth Hull, Political Science, Newark

Wells H. Keddie Scholarship Details

The deadline for applying for the 2012 Wells H. Keddie Scholarship will be February 17, 2012.

The scholarship will be awarded to an undergraduate student who:

* is expected to have earned a total of 60-90 credits by June of the semester preceding the fellowship (normally a Junior)
* is enrolled in any of the Rutgers Undergraduate Colleges
* combines solid scholarship with social activism

The Winners of the
2011 Wells H. Keddie Scholarship

The Trustees of the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship, comprised by three faculty members, namely, Amy Bahruth Labor Program, New Brunswick; Elizabeth Hull, Professor, Political Science, Newark; and Jose Robinson, Sr., Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Counselor Special Program, Camden, are happy to announce the 2011 winners:

Dong Gu (Jack) Yoon from the department of political science in the School of Arts and Sciences who was awarded $2,000.

Amanda Griglak from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Madhuri Tirumandas from the School of Biomedical Engineering were awarded $1,000 each. 

The awards were presented at the May 18, 2011 meeting of the Executive Council of the Rutgers AAUP-AFT.

Left to right: Jose Robinson (trustee), Madhuri Tirumandas (scholarship recipient, Biomedical Engineering),
Amanda Griglak (scholarship recipient), Barry W. Jesse (nominator of Amanda Griglak), Dong Gu (Jack)
Yoon (scholarship recipient), Mary Gibson (Wells H. Keddie's widow), and John Aspray (nominator of
Dong Gu Yoon).

Previous Winners

The 2010 recipients of the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship were John Aspray, Planning and Public Policy ($2,000), and James Hughes, Biomedical Engineering (2,000).

The 2009 recipients were Martha Guarnieri, Labor Studies ($2,500); Parisa Kharazi, Middle Eastern Studies ($1,250); and Stephanie Loh, Biomedical Engineering ($750).

The 2008 recipient was Vanessa Mattes, a Political Science and Comparative Literature major. She was awarded $4,300.

The 2007 recipient was Sumia Ibrahim, a junior pursuing a double major in Political Science and Art History. Her award was $3,000. Suguna Sridhar, a junior in Political Science, was the runner-up with an Honorable Mention award and received $300.

The 2006 recipient was Celeste Barretto, a junior and Classics major at Douglass College. She received $3,000. Avianna Perez, a Sociology and Dance major at Mason Gross was chosen to receive an Honorable Mention but no monetary award could be granted.

Contributions

Anyone who wishes to contribute to the scholarship can do so by sending a tax-deductible contribution to the Wells H. Keddie Scholarship:
c/o Rae Tellefsen
Rutgers Council of AAUP-AFT Chapters
11 Stone Street, College Ave Campus
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
For more information, contact 732-964-1000

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