Prestigious Scholarships

Although John Motley Morehead's intention was primarily to attract top students to UNC, it turns out that the development of Rhodes Scholars and recipients of other prestigious scholarships and fellowships has become a fortunate by-product of his benefaction. Twenty-seven of UNC's last 30 Rhodes recipients have been Scholars.

Morehead-Cain Rhodes Recipients

Elizabeth Blair Longino '10
Henry Lawlor Spelman '10
Elisabeth Irene Yorke '09
Aisha Ihab Saad '09
Benjamin Joshua Lundin '07
Adrian Mark Johnston '06
Katherine Jennifer Harris '05
Rachel Yvette Mazyck '02
Elizabeth James Kistin '04
Karine Dubé '03
Leslie Carolyn Kendrick '98
Dacia Merle Sampson Toll '94
Ganesh Muthian Gunasekaran '93
William David Ball '92
Peter Blair Henry '91
Bryan Christopher Hassel '88
Robyn Shernita Hadley '85
Lawrence Thomas Ellis '83
Caleb Kimball King '82
Robert Allen Long, Jr. '80
Karen Leslie Stevenson '79
Hubertus Jan van der Vaart '77
James Hayes Shofner Cooper '75
Harold Brent McKnight '74
Michael Thomas Bello '71
Robert Worthington Spearman '65
Norton Fortune Tennille '62

Since 1974, when the Luce Scholarship program began, 20 of UNC's 29 Luce Scholarship winners have been Moreheads, and since the Truman Scholarship was started in 1977, 19 of UNC's 32 Truman Scholars were Moreheads. Twenty-four Morehead Scholars have received Fulbright Fellowships.

Morehead-Cain Luce Recipients

Jennifer Ellen Cimaglia '07
Ann Upchurch Collier '04
Kelley Ann Vance '02
Ali Alexandre Mehfar '01
Jennifer Ruth Kim '97
Frederick Fitzgerald Wherry '96
Jason Ralph Cox '95
Scott Block Wilkens '93
Heather Jean Lynch '92
Elisabeth Christie Blom '91
Donald Ralph Esposito, Jr. '91
Todd Christopher Hart '88
Jennifer Ivar Ayer '86
Jonathan Thomas More Reckford '84
Lucia Veronica Halpern '85
Michael Joseph Carroll '79
Alan Stewart Murray '77
Thomas Francis Darden '76
Donald Thomas Hughston '75
Peter Adams Barnes '74

Morehead-Cain Truman Recipients

Christopher Knight Sopher '11
Matthew Joseph Garza '09
Danielle Maria Allen '09
Claire Summers Young '05
David Weber Angeles '04
Monika Leigh Moore '00
Melissa Coleman Roche '98
Stacey Michelle Brandenburg '96
Cynthia Renee Greenlee '96
Jason Ralph Cox '95
Garrett David Martin '95
Susan Jennifer Lloyd '94
Dacia Merle Sampson Toll '94
Scott Block Wilkens '93
Neil Alvin Riemann '88
Sandra Lynn Rierson '88
Janie Allison Sitton '88
Lucia Veronica Halpern '85
Allen Keith Robertson '85

Morehead-Cain Fulbright Fellowship Recipients

Jennifer Ellen Cimaglia '07
John Keegan de Lancie ’08
Anna Fara Lassiter '08
Alana McAllister Wilson ’08
Emily Elizabeth Vasquez '06
Khanh-Lien Huu Nguyen '06
Kindl Alia Shinn '03
Carolyn Edith Shook '03
Michal Osterweil '01
Margaret Leighton McNairy '00
Marie Christine Hermitte '99
Matthew Joseph Van Hoose '99
Daina Bray '98
Nakia Monique Elliott '98
Alison Christina Roxby '96
Titus Pelkey Bicknell '93
Kathryn Mary Yount '91
William Harrison Ulfelder II '90
Roderick Archibald Cameron '89
Jonas Michael Rolett '85
Melani Lynn McAlister '84
Kenneth Gaines Smith '84
John Dargan Watson, Jr. '77
James Allen Medford '67

Morehead Scholars have also been winners of Marshall, Churchill, Mitchell, Mellon, Woodrow Wilson, National Science Foundation, and many other fellowships.

Two Morehead Alumni have won MacArthur Fellowships ("Genius Awards"):

Franklin Taylor Branch '68
Richard Eimer Lenski '82