Pi Gamma Mu Won $1,000 Scholarships

SALISBURY, MD -- Two members of Salisbury University's Maryland Gamma chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, the honor society for the social sciences, have won $1,000 scholarships awarded by the international society. Pi Gamma Mu's board of trustees gives 10 scholarships a year. The recipients from SU are Doris Gelbman and Dennis J. Urban, Jr.

"Winning these scholarships is a coup because the students are competing against other Pi Gamma Mu members internationally," said Dr. Clara Small, society advisor and a professor in the SU History Department. Small is also a member of Pi Gamma Mu's board of trustees and is chancellor of the North Eastern Region, which runs from Maine to Maryland.

Gelbman, a senior history major in the Fulton School of Liberal Arts, is a native of Annapolis. Gelbman has been accepted into the New England School of Law in Boston. She plans to practice law and work with under-represented populations.

Urban, also a senior history major, is a native of Centereach, NY. He has been accepted into Columbia University's School of Education. He plans to teach history in high school and eventually become a college professor.

The Maryland Gamma chapter was officially chartered in October 1983. Since that time, its students have been the recipients of numerous scholarships. Previous winners include Nathaniel Graff (1992), Suzanne Pfulh (1995), Karen Gordy Payne (1996) and Eric Cheezum (2000). Another scholarship recipient, Lena Kasi Touleimat (1999), a graduate of Pace University, is presently a history graduate student at SU.

Pi Gamma Mu fosters excellence in the social sciences and promotes cooperation among its various disciplines. Membership is competitive.

Besides Small, advisors for the SU chapter are Drs. Richard Bowler, Michael Lewis and Melanie Perreault.