The Alumnae of Northwestern University awards $125,000 in grants for Northwestern University projects.
Academic Enrichment Awards, Spring 2016
HONOR A NORTHWESTERN PROFESSOR Form
2015-16 STEM Scholars Are Announced
Three Northwestern Alumnae Granted 2015-16 Graduate Fellowships by The Alumnae of Northwestern University
Laura Stoughton, Maris Maeve O'Tierney and Anna Leenay are named Alumnae Graduate Fellows for 2015-16. Click the attachment below to read more about these outstanding women.
Fifteen Students Awarded 2026 Alumnae Undergraduate Research Grants
EVANSTON, Ill. -- The Alumnae of Northwestern University is pleased to honor 15 students who have been named as recipients of the Alumnae Undergraduate Research Grants. Funding for these grants comes from The Alumnae’s Centennial Endowment for Undergraduate Research, established in 2016 to commemorate the organization’s 100th anniversary. The Endowment, administered by the Office of Undergraduate Research, supports students from all academic areas, giving them opportunities to develop and complete independent research and creative projects across a wide range of fields.
Scott Sowerby named The Alumnae's Teaching Professorship 2026-2028
Before each lecture in his popular course Pirates, Guns, and Empires, Scott Sowerby, associate professor of history, plays a recording of a sea shanty; he ends the quarter by singing a comic song about Oliver Cromwell. These are playful examples of the rigorous primary sources that are at the heart of his courses, according to his chair, Kevin Boyle, who describes Sowerby as “quite simply, a superb teacher” who masterfully draws his students out of their comfort zone.
Scott Andrew Sowerby
Alumnae Teaching Professorship Recipient, 2026
Before each lecture in his popular course Pirates, Guns, and Empires, Scott Sowerby, associate professor of history, plays a recording of a sea shanty; he ends the quarter by singing a comic song about Oliver Cromwell. These are playful examples of the rigorous primary sources that are at the heart of his courses, according to his chair, Kevin Boyle, who describes Sowerby as “quite simply, a superb teacher” who masterfully draws his students out of their comfort zone.
Sowerby believes that the past is “a narrative that is shaped by the way we tell it,” and his goal is to get his students to see that “the past was just as complicated as the present and that there were many ways of living in it.”
Sowerby’s approach resonates. One student said, “I walked out of his final lecture the fall quarter of my freshman year and pronounced on the spot that I would study history — something my undecided self would not have fathomed just 10 weeks earlier.”
Northwestern Now, April 30 2026
He is known to Alumnae of Northwestern's students as well, after teaching for The Alumnae's Continuing Education program. For more information see his University webpage.
"The Beyond: The Vision of Georgia O'Keeffe
"The Beyond: The Vision of Georgia O'Keeffe" is a work in progress, which will be performed from May 29 through May 31, 2026, at the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts' Hal and Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, 1949 Campus Drive, Evanston campus. "The new play asks what it means to see as an artist explores through the vision of the monumental American artist Georgia O'Keeffe"
Evan Blake
Alumnae Scholarship Recipient, 2026
From Evan:
"I'm currently studying Radio/Television/Film and Black Studies with an interest in screenwriting and editing, drawn to Northwestern for the unique ways it supports both passions. I hope to one day be producing original TV shows that highlight Black stories. I enjoy working on the production side of student films on campus, gaining experience on a set that I will use in my future endeavors. I'm also a part of Fusion Dance Company, Northwestern's collegiate hip hop dance team. My Fusion family has been my number one support system, and it's been amazing to continue dancing after years of training in multiple styles, from ballet to West African."