Providing financial support for doctoral training
to psychology students who will continue to make an impact
on the field and community
About the Fellowship
Rosemery Nelson-Gray was hired at UNCG in 1971 and established the APA-approved PHD program in Clinical Psychology 10 years later. Her accomplishments are numerous and varied, and she has been hailed as a “Trailblazer” in the field, an “Outstanding Mentor” and Research Excellence Professor” by the university, a “Dedicated Teacher and Clinical Supervisor” by the her students and the Department and a “Stalwart Community-Engaged Partner” by the Newcomer’s School.
Her Impact
Nate Kimbrel, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine
James D. Herbert, President of the University of New England
Robin Jarrett, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ian Penzel, UNCG PhD Graduate ’22
Your Gift
All donations will honor Rosemery’s 50+ years of transformational dedication to UNCG, her students and the community by providing scholarship support for the next generation of psychology doctoral students who will continue in her footsteps.
Our Goal
To reach $500,000 in donations
in order to establish a permanent $20,000 doctoral fellowship, to be awarded annually.
