Dr. Simon O'Meara the recipient of the first Dartmouth-AUK Fellowship Award

President of AUK Dr. Marina Tolmacheva announced the recipient of the first Dartmouth-AUK Fellowship Award on January 15, 2009. Dr. Simon O'Meara, Assistant Professor of Art History in the Division of Humanities and Arts, will take up his post at Dartmouth College during Summer 2009. During his time in Hanover, New Hampshire, Dr. O'Meara will be creating two publications.

The first is the entry on the Arab bazaar (souq) in the new multi-volume Encyclopedia of Islam in preparation by the distinguished publisher of Oriental Studies E.J. Brill. The second is a book chapter in Roads to Paradise: Eschatology and Concepts of the Hereafter in Islam, also to be published by Brill. AUK provides the recipient with travel support and a stipend.

President Marina thanked all the applicants and wished them success in their research pursuits.
The fellowship competition was open to AUK faculty members conducting research that can be facilitated by access to Dartmouth's libraries and museum collections, or to senior administrators pursuing professional development projects that can be guided by Dartmouth mentors. 

The selection criteria included the proposal's promise of research outcomes or professional development, alignment with the Strategic Planning Goals of AUK, a project timeline, and appropriate use of Dartmouth resources.
 

Dr. Simon O'Meara