It is with great joy that we announce the successful endowment of the Walter J. Stone Graduate Summer Fellowship. Professor Stone only recently learned of the endowment, and he received the news with his trademark humility. The endowment is a fitting way to commemorate his extraordinary contributions to our field and to so many of us personally. The endowment will pay for a summer stipend for at least one UC Davis Political Science graduate student, allowing the student to focus on their research over the summer. 

PhD student Anissa Joseph is the inaugural recipient of the fellowship, and she will use the funds this summer to advance her research on identity, politics, conflict, and Latin America. Read more here! https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/news-noteworthy/inaugural-walter-j-stone-endowed-fellowship-awarded-research-latin-american

The endowment has already received more than $120,000 in gifts and pledges, and we are hoping to reach $200,000. This amount will support at least one (and hopefully two) summer fellowships of at least $6,000. The development team will be accepting contributions to the endowment for at least the next year, toward the aim of raising the $200,000. Contributions can be spread over five years. If you’d like to contribute in any amount, please feel free to do so: https://give.ucdavis.edu/POLS/125752

Our sincere gratitude to the many people who have made this gift possible and, most of all, to Professor Stone for being an exceptional colleague, scholar, teacher, mentor, and friend.