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CALDERON NAMED AS FIRST ANNUAL KING/BURNS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Mayra Calderon, a Boise State University student who emigrated to the United States from Mexico, was selected as the first annual recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr./Meredyth Burns scholarship. Calderon is a 1998 graduate of Minico High School in Rupert. Calderon, a junior majoring in international business, was chosen for her extensive community service, particularly helping minority students and people of all ages. Among her many contributions, Calderon has participated in Latino Vote 2000, volunteered for the Idaho Migrant Council, organized church retreats for at-risk youth and served as vice-president of the Organization de Estudiantes Latino-Americanos, Boise State’s Latino student club. Calderon’s family moved to the United States at the end of her sixth-grade year because her parents wanted their children to have an education and other opportunities. "When I came to this country, it was very difficult to learn the language and adapt to a new culture, but I did," wrote Calderon in an essay she submitted to the scholarship committee. "Now my dream is to succeed, make my parents proud, and to let my parents know that their sacrifices were worth it." The scholarship will be given annually in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. and Meredyth Burns, a young civil rights activist who was killed in an accident three years ago at the age of 15. Burns, who was the daughter of Kerry Burns and Boise State affirmative action director Betty Hecker, was an avid supporter of human rights and Boise State’s Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Corporate donors to the scholarship were Albertson’s, BMC West Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Qwest Foundation, J.R. Simplot Company and The Idaho Statesman. Individual donors were: Dick and Alecia Baker, Jeanne M. Belfy, Larry Burke, Kara Burns, Charlotte Clever, Gypsey Shelley Hall, Rod and Brenda Jensen, Daryl and Ann Jones, Charles R. Kerr, Trudy and Allen Leininger, Melinda Lindsey, Christine A. Loucks, Marilyn Schuler and Lynn and Elaine Russell. The scholarship was awarded during the Boise State University Martin Luther King Jr./Human Rights Celebration in January. Contact:
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