Elyssa Davis, Hunter Geography MA student, is a winner of the 2008/2009 Society of Woman Geographers (SWG) Evelyn L. Pruitt National Minority Fellowship. Evelyn L. Pruitt, a longtime SWG member who died in 2000, was a geographer for the U.S. Navy whose work greatly advanced the study of coastal environments and the use of remote sensing in geographical studies from the 1940's into the 1970's. Awardees of the Pruitt National Minority Fellowship demonstrate a high level of academic achievement, strong interest in geography, and promise of future accomplishments in the discipline. Elyssa is using her grant award to pursue thesis research on women's participation in improved rural water supply in the Dominican Republic.