The Don and Barbara “Bobbie” Siegal Scholarship was created in honor of Dr. John L. Blackburn and Dr. Robert E. Witt and in memory of Dr. James Hood and Vivian Malone-Jones. It is awarded annually to a Blackburn student who has demonstrated an interest in and a concern for the promotion of cultural understanding while maintaining an active participation in the Blackburn Institute and showing a devotion to the Institute’s purpose. Applications are reviewed, and recipients are selected by a committee of Advisory Board members and Blackburn Institute staff.
Applications
Completed applications for the scholarship must be submitted via Qualtrics using the link sent in the summer student newsletter to be considered by the selection committee.
Recipients
The scholarship recipient is named at the Annual Symposium, and the $2,750 scholarship will be credited to the student’s account in October.
- 2026 Recipient – Zoi Jane Moon
- 2025 Recipient – Imani Muse
- 2024 Recipient – Emily Adcock
- 2023 Recipient – Deja Evans
- 2022 Recipient – Kaila Pouncy
- 2021 Recipient – Trinity Hunter
- 2020 Recipient – Bhavana Ravala
- 2019 Recipient – Arianna Kellum
- 2018 Recipient – Amber Scales
- 2017 Recipient – Dwyer Freeman
- 2016 Recipient – Ibukun Afon
- 2015 Recipient – Amanda Bennett
- 2014 Recipient – Leigh Terry
- 2013 Recipient – Marlan Golden
- 2012 Recipient – Carolyn Bero
- 2011 Recipient – Hannah Hicks
- 2010 Recipient – Andres Peña
- 2009 Recipient – Karis Browder