What's New
Check back often and read about what's new at the McDermott Scholars Program
April 2008
UTD Press Relase
Student is First UT Dallas Undergrad to Win Fulbright
Rachel Markowitz (2004 Scholar) won the Fulbright Award!
April 2008
UTD Press Relase
Lelia Gowland (2004 Scholar) wins the UTD Ring Award.
April 2008
UTD Press Release
Texas Senate Staffers Meet UT Dallas Innovators and Students
Jessie Harpham and Molly Wurzer (2005 Scholars), along with other UT Dallas students, met with the Austin visitors to discuss the reasons they elected to enroll in UT Dallas and their plans for the future.
April 2008
UTD Press Release
UT Dallas Student Wins Critical Language Scholarship
Molly Wurzer (2005 Scholar) was awarded a US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship. Molly will study Arabic in Tunisia during summer 2008.
April 2008
UTD Press Release
Second UT Dallas Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Austin Swafford (2005 Scholar) was named a Goldwater Scholar!
January 2008
UTD Press Release
Green Light Given to 21 Undergrad Research Ideas
Kerri West (2004 Scholar) and Austin Swafford (2005 Scholar) received undergraduate research funding.
August 2007
UTD Press Release
Museum of Nature & Science First: UT Dallas Students, Faculty Contribute to Exhibit Content
August 2007
UTD Transcript
Iris Kwong's Summer '07 Graduation Speech
June 2007
UTD Transcript
Fern Yoon's Spring '07 Graduation Speech
June 2007
Regina Leader-Post
Student accepts $125,000 scholarship
June 2007
UTD Press Release
Molly Seeligson Named New Director of UT Dallas' Eugene McDermott Scholars Program
May 2007
UTD Press Release
U. T. Dallas Names Seventh Class of Eugene McDermott Scholars
April 2007
Study Abroad Blog
Zac Cox on working in Argentinian radio
April 2007
Study Abroad Blog
Erica Neiser visits Barcelona
January 2007
Study Abroad Blog
A Mexico photo essay from Derrick Chen
November 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Erica Neiser explores the Scottish Highlands
November 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Hannah Frank tries to find the words to sum up Russia
November 2006
UTD Press Release and Dallas Morning News article
'02 Scholar Sophie Rutenbar wins the Marshall Scholarship for two years of graduate study in the UK. Sophie was recently featured in an article in the Dallas Morning News.
October 2006
Study Abroad Blog
James Fickenscher travels China
October 2006
McDermott Newsletter
2006 fall semester
September 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Liam and James explore China
September 2006
New Recruitment Presentation
Interested in learning more about the Program? The new 2007 recruitment presentation is now online and is available as a PowerPoint file, a Quicktime movie, or a slide show.
September 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Chris and Hannah's wacky Amsterdam adventures
August 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Kerri West recaps her summer in Washington, DC
July 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Jessica Harpham, Molly Wurzer, and Juliann Peterson describe their summer in Mexico
July 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Derrick Chen waxes poetic on the charms of Monterrey
July 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Adam Raw attends a baseball game in Taiwan
July 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Alyssa McMenamy describes Granada, Spain
June 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Hannah Frank reports from her European adventure
June 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Benedict Voit checks in from Frankfurt
June 2006
Study Abroad Blog
John Keese reports from his trip to Europe
June 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Derrick Chen writes from Monterrey
June 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Caitlin Dooley writes from Costa Rica
May 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Hannah Frank reports from Salzburg
May 2006
McDermott Newsletter
2006 spring semester
May 2006
UTD Press Release
U. T. Dallas Names Sixth Class of Eugene McDermott Scholars
May 2006
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
'03 Scholar Chris Affolter selected for the Rieser Fellowship. Chris is the first-ever recipient of the award from Texas.
April 2006
Arms Control Today
McDermott Scholar Chris Affolter has had an article published in Arms Control Today newsletter as part of his Archer internship at the Arms Control Association.
February 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Rachel Markowitz writes from Morocco
January 2006
Study Abroad Blog
Alyssa McMenamy spends two weeks in Mexico
December 2005
Study Abroad Blog
Clarisse Profilet describes her DC experience
November 2005
Study Abroad Blog
Caitlin Dooley visits Buenos Aires and Puerto Iguazu
November 2005
McDermott Newsletter
2005 fall semester
September 2005
Study Abroad Blog
Caitlin Dooley reports from Cordoba, Argentina
August 2005
Quick (The Dallas Morning News)
Five to Watch: The up-and-comers on college campuses (8/15/2005)
August 2005
Los Alamos National Laboratory's Daily News Bulletin
McDermott scholars tour LANSCE, other Lab facilities (8/10/2005)
August 2005
Study Abroad Blog
Abraham Rivera recounts his summer in Greece and Italy
April 2005
McDermott Newsletter
2005 spring semester
April 2005
UTD Press Release
U. T. Dallas' Kassandra McLean Wins Goldwater Scholarship
March 2005
UTD Press Release
Sophie Rutenbar Becomes U. T. Dallas' First Truman Scholarship Winner
March 2005
UTD Press Release
U. T. Dallas Names Fifth Class of Eugene McDermott Scholars
March 2004
UTD Press Release
U. T. Dallas Unveils Fourth Class of Eugene McDermott Scholars
January 2004
The Dallas Morning News
Students flourish at UTD - "College recruits district grads for prestigious scholars program" (1/8/2004)
April 2003
UTD Press Release
University Of Texas At Dallas Names Latest Class Of Eugene McDermott Scholars
March 2002
UTD Press Release
Second Class of Eugene McDermott Scholars Named By The University of Texas at Dallas
March 2002
The Dallas Morning News
"Student scholars make impact at UTD" (3/10/2002)
April 2001
UTD Press Release
First Group of Eugene McDermott Scholars Named By The University of Texas at Dallas
