The Richard S. Schultz ’60 Symposium Fellowship was established in 2017 as an endowed fund in honor of “Dick” by his wife of fifty years, Myrna L. Schultz, their children, Marni and Alan, and his classmates and friends.
The fellowship enables Norwich undergraduates, from any academic discipline, the opportunity to pursue areas of inquiry and experiences that will promote and expand their understanding of the past and how it impacts the present and future. Through research, travel, and inquiry the Schultz Fellow and faculty advisor will offer perspectives for us to face the future with better understanding and confidence.
After a wide solicitation and competitive selection process, this annual fellowship is granted by the Norwich University Peace & War Center to an undergraduate student for a single project that may involve additional Norwich undergraduate students. The award includes a $2,500 grant.
2023 FELLOW
Amrutaa Vibho, ’26
Amrutaa Vibho is a Freshman from New Delhi, India, taking junior and senior STEM courses at Norwich. She is a published First Author of Dark Matter Research endorsed by NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center and Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysics. Amrutaa is pursuing an aviation contract with the United States Marine Corps with military aspirations of serving as a Test Pilot. She aspires to be a high-energy astrophysicist and NASA Astronaut. With the Schultz Fellowship, Amrutaa is determined to study and model the ballistics capabilities of the USMC V-22 Osprey using Applied and Computational Mathematics, attempting to build a primitive, enhanced flight navigation system.
2022 FELLOWS
Gabriel Williams, ’23
“Artificial Intelligence and Electromagnetic Warfare: Creating New Capabilities on The Battlefield”
Elaina Latino '24
2021 FELLOW
Larenz Simpkins ’23
“Chilling Relations: An Examination of Potential Spheres of Conflicting Sino-Russian Interests in the Arctic”
PAST FELLOWS
2020: Nicole Navarro ’21
2019: Jason Guth ’20
2018: Thaddeus J. Booth Trudo ’19
2017: Jonathan Wriston ’18
