<p>Associate Professor <a href="/people/scott-magelssen">Scott Magelssen</a>, who teaches theatre history at both the BA and PhD level in the School of Drama, has been appointed to the Donald E. Petersen Endowed Fellowship. This fellowship will help support Associate Professor Magelssen's "crazy research projects," (his words) that so far have included visitations to viking ships and contemporary war zones, weightless flights, and simulated vintage 747 dining experiences, underground railroad escapes, and illegal border crossings.</p>