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The Latin American and Latino Studies Department congratulates the 2009 recipients of the Joel Frankel Memorial Scholarship!!!
Past recipients:
2008 recipients
2007 recipients
ABOUT THE JOEL FRANKEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Joel Frankel Memorial Fund awards grants to support undergraduate field study projects in Latin America or in Spanish speaking communities
within the United States. While any UCSC undergraduate may apply, priority is given to Merrill College students and Latin American & Latino Studies
majors.
The fund is named in honor of Joel Frankel, Class of 1979, a Politics major with a strong interest in Latin America and Third World Studies who
was co-founder and coordinator of the former World Studies Table.
Joel was an active member of the Merrill community. He firmly believed in the emphasis that UCSC placed on experiential learning and utilized many
of the unique programs and facilities Merrill and UCSC had to offer. Joel was particularly concerned about humanitarian struggles in Central
America and South Africa.
He traveled extensively in Latin America. While on a field study in Colombia, he wrote many letters to the Merrill Field Program which communicated
the richness and depth of his experiences. He also gathered resource materials for the Merrill College Third World Teaching Resource Center. Upon
his return to the University he met with students to share information with them about his field study and helped to create the World Studies Table
which for several years was a place where students, faculty and guest lecturers would talk of their travels and research.
Joel died of leukemia on March 31, 1982 at the age of 24. He lived a relatively short amount of time, yet his involvement, concern, and compassion
had an impact on all of those who knew him and can serve to encourage others to take more responsibility for their own lives and for the well-being
of others.
Awards from the Joel Frankel Fund are made annually. Both the quality of the project proposal and financial need will be considered. Recipients of
the Fund will be expected to make a presentation to the Merrill community, to contribute any written work and/or place any audio/visual material in
the offices of the Latin American and Latino Studies Department. The student is also expected to prepare a summary describing the outcome
of the field study.
The following are applications materials for the Joel Frankel Memorial Scholarship:
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