Doctoral Degrees

Below is a listing of former University of Missouri McNair Scholars that have achieved a doctoral level degree and where they obtained it.

Also see our list of those MU McNair Scholars who have obtained their Master’s Degree since 1999.

189 MU McNair Scholars Program Students have obtained their doctoral degree.

NameInstitutionYear
Edward BlakeyUniversity of Missouri1995
Paul ThompsonUniversity of Missouri1995
Jason MitchellUniversity of Missouri1995
Anthony CampitiUniv. of Texas1996
Kimberly CrouchU. of Illinois – Champaign Urbana1996
Paula SchaeferUniversity of Missouri1996
Tara JensenWashington University1996
Cheryl Hendrickson CasterUniversity of Nebraska – Lincoln1996
Doris BowersUniversity of Missouri1996
Alexander JulianUniv. of Wisconsin1997
Donna NguyenU. of Illinois – Edwardsville1997
Kimberly DavisUniversity of Missouri1997
Irene LoeUniversity of Missouri1997
Luis TumialanGeorgetown Medical School1997
Nicole LoweUniversity of Missouri1997
Robert SmithUniversity of Health Sciences1997
Rustico RamosUniversity of Missouri1997
Laine Young-WalkerUniversity of Missouri1997
Kevin FergusonWashington University1998
Kristen BeerlyUniversity of Missouri1998
Joseph HensleyUniversity of Missouri1998
Tammy BrazealUniversity of Missouri1998
Barbara WotherspoonUniversity of Missouri1998
Robert VillaStanford University1998
Donald MaxwellUniv. of Kansas1998
Wilbert FortsonSt. Louis University1999
Kimberly YatesUniversity of Missouri2000
Steven SchroederUniversity of Missouri2000
Wesley MillsUniversity of Missouri2000
Ron KoderJohns Hopkins University2000
Robert Errol KolenJohns Hopkins University2000
Aalece Pugh-LillyUniversity of Missouri2000
Mehl PenroseUCLA2000
Rebeca Navarro-MckelveyUniversity of Missouri2000
Dana DurenKent State2001
Jerry BruggemanUniversity of Missouri2001
Jeanette SimmonsCA School of Professional Psychologists2001
Barrington EdwardsHarvard University2001
James BrowningWashington University2001
Samir ArmalyU. of California-Berkeley2002
Gaynell SimpsonU. of Maryland-Baltimore2002
Starla IveyUniversity of Missouri2002
Jennifer LewisUniversity of Missouri2002
Tracy FehrenbachOklahoma State University2002
Jason DurbinMidwestern University -Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine2002
Sean BreedloveIllinois Institute of Tech2002
R. Frank BakerUniversity of California-Berkeley2003
Ron IrvingU. of Illinois – Champaign Urbana2003
Leyland YoungUniversity of Missouri2003
Michelle AzuUniversity of Missouri2003
Susan RenoeUniversity of California-Santa Barbara2003
Michael BarnettNew York University2004
Raul CamachoVanderbilt University2004
Anthony JohnsonUniversity of Missouri2004
Sarita TownsendNew York University2004
Tracy DavisUniv. of Missouri – Kansas City2004
Douglas SteinleyUniv of Illinois2004
Jason HansUniversity of Missouri2004
Christine SouzaUniversity of Oklahoma2004
Paul VersluesUC – Riverside2004
Jason StewardUniv. of Minnesota2005
Robert RodriguezTexas A&M Commerce2005
Jennifer FrericksWashington University2005
Michelle StettnerUniv. of Alabama Birmingham2005
Elizabeth YepezUniv. of Chicago2005
Jack  (Eddie) MallotUniv. of Iowa2005
Mike GuzyUniversity of Wisconsin Madison2005
Ruben ValadezSt. Mary’s University2006
Ebonie Cunningham StringerPurdue University2006
Richard BolesUniversity of Kansas2006
Martha CrowleyOhio State University2006
Eryca NevilleUniversity of Missouri2006
Jessica GoinPortland State2007
Khadar AbdiDuke University2007
John (Jack) KottwitzUniversity of Missouri2007
Lisa MolixUniversity of Missouri2007
Antwaun SmithUniversity of Missouri2007
Mary StarkeUniversity of Missouri – St. Louis2007
Jennifer MeyerCreighton U2007
Anthony IyohoUniversity of Missouri2007
Robin RobertsTemple University2007
Melissa HerzogArizona State University2007
Darla TharpUniversity of Missouri2008
Sean StonekingSt. Louis University2008
Rebecca LynnUC Berkeley2008
Botswana Toney-BlackburnUniversity of Missouri2008
Marcia ChatelainBrown University2008
Sarah LancasterTexas A&M University2008
Benetta FairleyIndiana University2008
Charlotte McCloskeyUniversity of Missouri2008
Johonna McCantsUniv. of Maryland College Park2009
Odessa Roberts MatsubaraNew York University2009
Jarrett DickersonNew York University2009
Jacqueline FairleyGeorgia Tech2009
Alias SmithUCLA2009
Brian SandovalForest Instittue of Professional Psychology2009
Ryan BrunnerOhio State University2009
Emily LaiUniversity of Iowa2009
Lori WilcoxUniversity of Missouri2009
Jenny Tone-Pah-HoteUniv. of Minnesota-Twin Cities2009
Paula BoettlerUniv. of Missouri – Kansas City2010
Candace KorasickUniversity of Missouri2010
Atim EnyenihiUniversity of North Carolina – Chapel Hill2010
Taisha JonesSt. Louis University2010
Robert Mahon IIICase Western Reserve Univ.2010
Kara KeedyUniversity of North Carolina – Chapel Hill2010
Crystal BucknerUniv. of Nebraska – Lincoln2010
Mary ClarkUniv. of Birdgeport2011
Nancy OlivaresUniv. of Missouri – Kansas City2011
Jenny FlattUniversity of Missouri2012
Lauren LewisGeorge Washington University2012
Susan Curwood EckerleWilfrid Laurier University2012
Rick HendrixUniversity of Missouri Science & Technology2013
Joseph KayUniversity of Washington2013
Marcus AdairMayo Clinic Collage of Medicine2013
Michelle CarpentierNorthwestern2013
Blossom NwaneriNew York University2013
Stanley IkpeUniversity of Washington2013
Robert JinkersonColorado School of Mines2013
Renae MayesOhio State University2013
Sarah Mijares St. GeorgeUniv. of South Carolina2014
Miriam GalenasUniversity of Maryland, College Park2014
Aaron RosengrenUniv. of Colorado2014
Danielle GraefUniv. of Florida2014
Tracey LatimoreUniv. of Missouri2015
ToLoan LyUniv. of Tennessee2016
Rosalyn ReeseUniv. of Georgia2016
Catera WilderEmory Univ.2016
Christopher KirkendallUniv. of Missouri2016
Stephanie MorrissIowa State Univ2016
Stacey FrasherUniv. of Missouri2017
Darnell CageSt. Louis Univ2017
See YangUniv. of Arkansas2017
Diliana StoimenovaCreighton Univ2017
Calvin LewisUniv. of Missouri2017
Gloria SipakatiWashingon Univ. in St. Louis2017
Marc CanellasGeorgia Institute of Technology2017
Ashley ShawUniv. of Missouri2017
Lindsey LanfersieckIndiana Univ2017
Ashley PriceUniv. of Missouri2017
Jenee DuncanUniv. of Georgia2018
William Joe CochranVirginia Tech University2018
Dakota RaynesOklahoma State Univ.2018
Carmen HarjoeOregon State Univ.2018
Nicole HamsOregon State Univ.2018
David AguayoUniversity of Missouri2018
Michael McCoyCornell Univ.2018
Carolyn LaceyUniv. of Missouri2018
Akia ParksGeorgia Institute of Technology2018
Carolina EbeidUniv. of Denver2019
Bethany HenryUniv. of Arkansas2019
Lorien HaydenCornell Univ.2019
Brittani BungartPurdue Univ.2019
Cameron WilliamsLoyola Univ. Chicago2019
Paulos MengsteabUniv. of Connecticut2019
Amber BellUniversity of Alabama2019
Michelle TangUniversity of California – Davis2020
Meron GhideyBaylor University2020
Antaniece SillsUniversity of Missouri – St. Louis2020
Sital UpretyUniversity of Illinois, Urbana Chapaign2020
Vaness CoxUniversity of Michigan2020
Ashely SchulzArkansas State University2020
Darrel “DJ” JordanUniversity of Washington2020
Megan DowdleUniversity of Wisconsin Madison2020
Chanell WashingtonPenn State University2020
Jalisa ShawUniversity of Oklahoma2021
Kayla HendersonUniversity of Texas at Austin2021
Angelique TaylorUniversity of California – San Diego2021
Devin PetersohnUniversity of California – Berkeley 2021
Ngan DoUniversity of Washington – Seattle2021
Anoff “Nick” CobblahUniversity of Michigan – Ann Arbor2022
Stacy StewartDePaul University2022
Shawna RoweMichigan State University2022
Brandy PughBall State University2022
Davonya WilsonUniversity of Illinois-Chicago2022
Zakary BeachUniversity of Pennsylvania2023
Belquis ElhadiUniversity of Michigan – Ann Arbor2023
Anthony OnuzuruikeCase Western Reserve University2023
Maya WilliamsUniversity of Missouri2023
Jessee KruseUniversity of Missouri2023
Lydia Singh GhumanHarvard University2023
Hanh NgoUniversity of Missouri2023
Brittany SmothersonUniversity of Missouri2024