Johnston Scholarship
Johnston Scholarship
The James M. Johnston Scholarship was established in 1969 by the James M. Johnston Trust and is awarded to students who have outstanding academic achievement and financial need. The initial scholarships were awarded in the 1970-71 academic year. Mr. Johnston was born near Chapel Hill and was a UNC alumnus who made a fortune as an investment banker in Washington. He died in 1967. He was a WWI fighter pilot, a long-time part-owner of the Washington Senators baseball team, one of Washington’s top amateur golfers and an expert at bridge. Johnston Scholars are automatically invited to join the UNC Scholars. The Johnston Scholarship was the first scholarship at UNC to provide faculty mentoring and programming, and the UNC Scholars Program has its origins there.
Mentors
Claudio Battaglini
Professor, Director of Graduate Exercise Physiology Program, Co-Director of Exercise Oncology Laboratory
Department of Exercise and Sport Study
Current Scholars: Class of 2026
Vicki Chanon
Teaching Associate Professor, Director of the Cognitive Science Minor
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Current Scholars: Class of 2026
Hometown: Delaware
Classes Taught: NSCI 225 (Sensation & Perception) PSYC 230 (Cognitive Psychology)
Hometown: Arlington, Virginia
Research Areas: pediatric nursing, genetic conditions (Down syndrome), care coordination
Classes Taught: Pediatric Nursing, Intro to nursing skills
Tyree Daye
Assistant Professor
Department of English and Comparative Literature
Current Scholars: Class of 2024
Hometown: Vermillion, South Dakota
Classes Taught: CHEM 101: General Descriptive Chemistry I and CHEM 251: Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
Desiree Griffin
Teaching Associate Professor, Director of Undergraduate Psychology Advising
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Current Scholars: Class of 2024
Hometown: Mobile, Alabama
Classes Taught: Psychopathology (PSYC 245), Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PSYC 242), Mania and Depression (PSYC 514), Clinical Research (PSYC 528), Sports Psychology (PSYC 505)
Brian Hogan
Teaching Professor, Vice Chair of Education
Department of Chemistry
Current Scholars: Class of 2025
Hometown: Boonton, New Jersey
Classes Taught: Biochemistry
Jonathan Weiler
Teaching Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Curriculum in Global Studies
Current Scholars: Class of 2027
Hometown: New York, New York
Research Areas: Human rights, political psychology and political division, the intersection of sports and politics
Classes Taught: GLBL 210 (Globalization and Global Issues), GLBL 486 (Sports and Globalization), GLBL 181/381/394 (Great Decisions)