From 1969 to the present, there have been 65 Watson Fellows from Lawrence. Here is a list of all of our Watson winners, what they studied, and where they went:
Ronald Broomell: Ethnomusicology and Composition
Spain 1969
Howard Sell: Contemporary Theatre
Spain, France, Italy 1970
Anthony Vaughan: Poetry
British Columbia
Christopher Young: Theater
Great Britain 1971
J. Ray: Education’s Impact on Political and Economic Modernization
Europe, Asia
David Jones: Writing and Studies in Anglo-Welsh Literature
England, Wales 1972
Mark Facknitz: Writing
France, India, Mexico 1973
Susan Dean: Organ Literature and Organ Building
Germany, France, Austria, Holland
Mary Jordan: Attitudes Toward Law
Great Britain, Eastern Europe, USSR
Michael Magnusen: Musical Theater
England, USSR 1974
Jeffrey Martin: Citizen Participation in New Town Planning
England, France, Scandinavia 1975
Steven Licata: The Ethos of Sport
East & West Germany, England, Italy
Katherine Ellis: Mime and Poetry
France (Paris), England
Elisabeth Van Ingen Steward: Voice Studies
France 1976
Carol Fessler: Vocal Studies
Germany, Italy
Michael Lofton: Opera Management
United Kingdom, France
John Montgomery: Study of Hurdy-Gurdy Construction and Other String Instruments
France, 1977
James Klick: Cotton Mills and the Profitability of Slavery
England, 1978
Cynthia Estlund: Government Policy Towards Working Women
Sweden
Janet Palumbo-Lavery: Medieval and Renaissance Music
Italy, Belgium, England, West Germany, Switzerland 1979
Douglas Honnold: Settlement and Nutritional Projects for the Tuareg Nomads
Mali 1980
Michael Troy: Cognitive Development Among Belfast Youth
Northern Ireland
Christine Mollvik: Chamber Music
England, Denmark, Germany, Austria 1981
Peter Olsen: Four Schools of the French Horn
Great Britain, West Germany, East Germany 1982
Terry Moran: Economic Development in Four Irish Communities
Ireland
David Arnosti: European Perspective of the Nuclear Arms Race
West Germany, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland
Frederick Bartol: Comparison of National Railway Systems
Western Europe, Japan 1983
Emily Copeland: Refugee Relief Programs and Organizations
Switzerland, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Germany, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia
Christopher Matheus: The Impact of Industrial Robots
Japan, England
Beverly Larson: France and the Politics of Identity and Frenchness
France 1984
Laurie Hovell McMillin: Buddhist Renaissance in India
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Peter Dulak: Choral Music Education
United Kingdom
Carol Arnosti: Maritime Traditions
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, France, United Kingdom, Germany 1985
Resli Costabell: Thalidomide Victims as Adults
United Kingdom 1986
Douglas Mason: Impact of Deforestation on Bird Populations
Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica
Brian Pertl: Exploring Harmonics: Didjeridu and Tibetan Buddhist Chant
Australia, Tibet, Nepal, India 1987
Michael Youngblood: Cultures in Extreme Climates
Countries: Greenland, Sudan 1988
Eva Nell: Migration of Buddhism Along the Silk Route
India, Pakistan, China, Japan
David Worley: A Cross-cultural Study of Distance Runners
Norway, Kenya, Finland 1989
Barbara Luka: Herbal Folk Remedies
Hungary 1990
Amy Jacobs: Production & Symbolism of Turkish Carpets
Turkey, Soviet Union 1992
Cory Nettles: Prospects for Democracy
Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe 1993
Barbara Zabawa-Lodholz: Preventive vs. Curative Medicine in Public Health
United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands 1994
John Van Oss: Sturgeon Fisheries
Romania, Hungary, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Slovakia, Czech Republic 1995
Priya Udeshi: Immigration & Asylum Policies
Netherlands, United Kingdom
William Rohrbach: Art Museums and Cultural Heritage
Taiwan, China 1996
Gia Super: Exploring the Political, Economic & Social Effects of Textile Co-operatives
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Guatemala
Kira Brownell: The Role of Nature in Japanese Culture
Japan
Erica Tryon: West African Art and the Western Art Trade
Ivory Coast, Benin, Ghana, Great Britain 1997
Scott Leier: Special Economic Zones and Privatization: An Economic Miracle?
China
Matthew Magolan: A Year on Hudson Bay: Kayaking and the Discovery of Inuit Culture
Canada
Megan Ward: George Eliot’s Life as a Literary Journey
Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Austria, Hungary 1999
Kathleen Noss: African-Influenced Music and Dance in Bolivia, Peru, Hati and Belize
Bolivia, Peru, Haiti and Belize
Justin Ritzinger: Pilgrim’s Projects: Chinese Buddhist Pilgrimages
Taiwan, Singapore, People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong 2001
Julianne Carney: Modern Legacies of Historic European Violin Schools
Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, France, England 2002
Caroline Bowles: Craft and Context of Traditional Jewelry
Niger, France, Norway
Sally Schonfeld: Woman the Hunter: Connections to Land, Sea and Animal through Hunting
Chile, Tanzania, Canada 2003
Ansel Wallenfang: Conventions of Asian Music: A Study of Traditions through the Tabla and Erhu
China, India 2004
Janie Ondracek: The Corners of the Table: An Exploration of Culinary Customs and Techniques
France, India, Japan 2005
Benjamin Klein: Stirring Music’s Melting Pot: Active Innovation with the Tuba
The Netherlands, Australia, China
Kelly White: A Year on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway
Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia 2007
Micha Jackson: Treatment of Marine Resources: Conservation Across Cultures
Palau, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Australia 2008
Valeria Rojas-Infantas: Ethnic Discrimination and Social Exclusion in Latin America
Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador 2009
Madhuri Vijay: The Two “I”s in “Indian”: Writing the Stories of the Indian Diaspora
Tanzania, Fiji, Malaysia, South Africa 2010
Alex Winter: Video Game Culture Studies in East Asia
Korea, China, Japan