News Release

BOISE STATE NEWS / April 22, 2009

68 Idaho High School Juniors Receive $1,000 Scholarships as Boise State Capital Scholars

Boise State University has awarded 68 Idaho high school juniors with $1,000 renewable scholarships based on academic achievements. They were eligible for scholarships through their participation in the Boise State Capital Scholars program. The scholarship program is funded by sales proceeds from the Boise State Bookstore.

The Boise State Capital Scholars program has completed its fifth year with a total of 280 scholarship recipients. The 2009 class is the second largest group of recipients.

Selection is based on college entrance examination scores and class rankings. All Idaho high school juniors who scored in the top 10 percent of the ACT, SAT or PSAT and rank in the top 10 percent of their high school classes were recognized as Boise State Capital Scholars, but they had to attend the April 14 event to receive their scholarship certificate. It is a $1,000 renewable scholarship for up to five years when they enroll at Boise State as full-time college students.

The program included a welcome from Craig Hemmens, director of the Honors College, and Michael Laliberte, vice president for student affairs; teaching demonstrations with professors Eric Landrum (psychology), Michelle Sabick (engineering), Anika Smulovitz (art) and Henry Charlier (chemistry); tours of campus featuring Albertsons Library, Honors College, university housing and the Interactive Learning Center; an academic reception; and an awards banquet with President Bob Kustra and student Rachael Knapp as keynote speakers.

Below are the scholarship recipients by hometown (with high school):

Blackfoot—Ethan Struhs (Blackfoot)

Boise—Sarah Arjona (Timberline), Jordan Bishop (Borah), Andrew Brooks (Boise), Andrea Chu (Boise), Rebecca Cook (Borah), Rachel Ellsworth (Timberline), James Finkbeiner (Timberline), Katherine Franklin (Bishop Kelly), Sarah Hoffman (Capital), Matthew Hurt (Capital), Jordan Johnson (Timberline), Adam Kinalski (Bishop Kelly), Samuel Kosydar (Bishop Kelly), Nicholas Laferriere (Timberline), Alvin Le (Timberline), Sarah Lew (Timberline), Glenn Lewis (Capital), Kinsey Lundquist (Boise), Kyle MacLean (Capital), Trevor MacLean (Capital), Jay Nair (Boise), Jeannie Ngo (Bishop Kelly), Challis Popkey (Borah), Mindi Price (Capital), Diivanand Ramalingam (Centennial), Rosalind Reynolds (Boise), Pedro Rodriguez (Bishop Kelly), Carson Stauffer (Boise), Hans Steinbrenner (Centennial), Aniket Sur (Centennial), Jeremy Thrasher (Centennial)

Burley—Sydnie Koch (Burley)

Caldwell—Megan Tustin (Vallivue)

Castleford—Allison Rodgers (Castleford)

Cottonwood—Aaron Proctor (Home School), Kyler Shumway (Prairie)

Eagle—Andrew Schrader (Eagle), Eric Steingruber (Eagle), Ivan Yanev (Eagle)

Garden Valley—Bethany Overlie (Garden Valley)

Idaho Falls –Shaughnessy Brown (Skyline), Kelleen Browning (Skyline), Hannah Holman (Skyline)

Kuna—Diana Cole (Kuna). Belinda Stierman (Kuna), Mikayla Lyman (Kuna)

Malad City—Jordan Schwartz (Malad)

Meridian—Reilly Clark (Rocky Mountain), Tyler Deroin (Mountain View), Kyle Haugland (Meridian Medical Arts Charter), Wieteke Holthuijzen (Mountain View), Jacob Nydegger (Mountain View), Tygan Shelton (Rocky Mountain), Matthew Shroll (Cole Valley Christian), Sarah Stahlecker (Mountain View)

Nampa—Jason Ash (Nampa), Emilee Baker (Skyview), Madalyn Bates (Cole Valley Christian), Christopher DeKastle (Columbia), Alexandra Dickey (Nampa), Zachary Jones (Columbia)

Pocatello—Benjamin Devaud (Century), Brian Kisling (Century)

Ririe—Michella Coles (Ririe)

Salmon—Luke Weaver (Salmon)

Shelley—Venessa Steinlicht (Shelley)

Spirit Lake—Derek Puckett (Timberlake)

For more information, contact Frank Zang, University Communications, at (208) 426-5391 or frankzang@boisestate.edu
 
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Last reviewed on Wednesday, April 22, 2009