We are delighted to announce that German Graduate student Mohammad Rafi has been awarded the high distinction of a Chancellor's Club Fellowship for his dissertation project,"Situating Germany's Impact on Iranvis-a-vis the West: Ideological Influence and Iranian Nationalism." This fellowship is intended to recognize and reward UCI's most academically superior doctoral students. Fellows for this program are selected on the basis of demonstrated academic excellence, accomplishments and leadership qualities consistent with the mission of the Chancellor's Club, to represent, develop, and support our future leaders. This named fellowship program is one of UCI's most distinguished awards and is intended to facilitate dissertation research. Congratulations Mo!