Markkula Center of Applied Ethics

Student Fellows

Hackworth Fellows

The Hackworth Fellows are Santa Clara University undergraduates who provide ethics programming for students. They can be reached at 408-554-5319 or by sending an email to hackworths@scu.edu. The Fellowships are made possible by a gift from Joan and late Michael Hackworth. For further information about the program, click here.

     Patrick Coutermarsh

Patrick Coutermarsh, SCU '13, of San Jose, Calif. Patrick is a double major in Philosophy and Economics. He is starting an Ethics Bowl team to compete in Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Competitions sponsored by the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics.

   
     Aven Satre-Meloy

Aven Satre-Meloy, SCU '13, of Helena, Montana. Aven is a double major in Political Science and Environmental Studies. He is working to implement a student-initiated academic Honor Code on campus.

   
   Mary Zeiber

Mary Zeiber SCU '13 of Santa Rosa, Calif. Mary is a Theater major. An active dancer and choreographer, Mary will focus her fellowship on ethics and the arts.

   

Hackworth Business Ethics Fellows

Hackworth Business Ethics Fellows work as a team to interview working business professionals, particularly Leavy School of Business alumni, about ethical situations they've faced and how they handled them. They will compile a set of case studies based on these interviews and use them to start a conversation online and on campus about ethical issues in a business career.

     Alexis Babb

Alexis Babb, SCU '13, of Morgan Hill, Calif., is a double major in Economics and Finance. She is chapter director of the SCU Strive for Colege program and participated as the Leavey School representative at the Hatton W. Sumners Undergraduate Ethical Leadership Conference.

   
     Amanda Nelson

Amanda Nelson, SCU '13, is majoring in Economics with a minor in Philosophy. She is particularly interested in social entrepreneurship as well as green and social businesses and hopes to learn more about the intersections between ethics, business, and social justice.

   
   Saayeli Mukherji

Saayeli Mukherji , SCU '13, is a Finance major and History minor. She is vice president for finance of the Alpha Kappa Psi professional business fraternity, and has interned for UBS Financial Services.

   
   Noah Rickling

Noah Rickling, SCU '13, a San Diego native, is a double major in Philosophy and Finance. Noah spent his summer studying Philosophy in Cambridge and uses his unique blend of majors to deliver a new perspective on ethics in current business practice.

   

Honzel Fellow

The Honzel Fellowship in Health Care Ethics is awarded to an outstanding senior with a passion for ethics as it relates to health care. The Fellow serves as a peer mentor to students in the Center's Health Care Ethics Internship and develops an ethics project with particular relevance to students and alumni

     Christopher McKenna

Christopher McKenna, who participated in the 2011-12 internship, will return in the fall as the 2012-13 Honzel Fellow. Christopher is a senior, majoring in Public Health Science. After completing his undergraduate education, Christopher hopes to attend medical school. In addition to serving as a peer mentor for the 2012-13 interns, Christopher will work on the development of a Health Care Ethics Internship Facebook page for recruitment and LinkedIn page for alumni. Our hope is that this LinkedIn page will be used to build an online community of former, present, and future health care ethics interns.

   

Environmental Ethics Fellows

The Fellowship in Environmental Ethics is awarded outstanding Santa Clara University undergraduates to support a project that examines the ethical implications of an environmental topic. This year, both fellows will work with the University's Solar Decathlon team. The fellowship is supported by a gift from John and Joan Casey.

     Melissa Giorgi

Melissa Giorgi is a couble major in Sociology and Spanish Studies, with a minor in Environmental Studies. She is the co-captain of the women's rowing team.

   
     Allie Sibole

Allie Sibole is majoring in Bioengineering with a minor in Mechanical Engineering. She is active in Engineers Without Borders and is co-captain of the cross-country team.