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This year’s Boise State University Top Ten Scholars hail from
Albania to North Pole, Alaska. They will be honored at a banquet
sponsored by the Alumni Association at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April
20, in the Boise State Student Union Jordan Ballroom. Boise
State’s Distinguished Alumni will also be honored. (See separate
press release.)
The banquet is open to the public. Tickets
are $20 and are available at the Alumni Center, 1173 Grant St.
Call 426-1959 for information. The R.S.V.P. deadline is
Tuesday, April 13.
Top Ten Scholars are chosen from among the top 10 percent of
Boise State’s graduating class for 2003-04. They are selected
based on academic performance, recommendation from college deans
and club and research activities. Each student names a Boise State
professor who was particularly influential to the student’s
success. This year’s award winners, in alphabetical order, and
their honored professors are:
Joeli
Adriany, San Diego, Calif., is a senior biology major. She was
a research assistant for the departments of biology and chemistry,
an academic peer adviser, advanced biology tutor, and president of
Societas Biophilia, the university’s biology club. A member of the
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, she received the D. J. Obee Biology,
Keppler Birds of Prey, and Department of Biology scholarships.
Adriany plans to become a family nurse practitioner. Her honored
faculty member is biology professor James Munger.
Abbey
Elsberry, Meridian, graduated summa cum laude in December 2003
with a bachelor of science degree in physical education and a
cumulative grade-point average of 4.0. She was a member of Phi
Kappa Phi Honor Society, the Health and Human Performance Club,
and the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. Captain of the Boise
StateTrack and Field Team, Elsberry received All-American
recognition for both her academic and athletic achievements. Her
honored faculty member is kinesiology professor Steve Wallace.
Michelle
Fellows, Boise, graduated from Boise State with a bachelor of
science degree in psychology in December 2003. She was named to
the dean’s list for nine semesters, received the Boise State
Psychology Department Scholarship for five semesters, worked as a
research assistant within the psychology department for two years,
and is a member of Psi Chi National Honor Society. Fellows plans
to attend graduate school to study social psychology. Her honored
faculty member is psychology professor Rob Turrisi.
Chris
Grant, Boise, is a senior mechanical engineering major and a
member of the National Dean’s List and Phi Eta Sigma National
Honor Society. He worked overseas with BMW and Alstom Power and
plans to pursue an international engineering career. He served in
the U.S. Army Reserve from 1994-2002 and earned the Army
Accommodation Medal and AIT Class Honor Graduate recognition. He
also is involved with various faith-based organizations. His
honored faculty member is mechanical engineering professor James
Ferguson.
Jonathan
Greif, Buhl, is a senior graduating with dual degrees in
biology and history, with a minor in philosophy. He is a member of
Phi Kappa Phi honor society, Phi Alpha Theta history honor
society, and the Idaho Historical Society. He is a recipient of
numerous scholarships. Other awards include first place in the
2004 Wallace Kay Writing Contest. He has volunteered extensively
at the Boys and Girls Club of Ada County and the Calvary Chapel
Children’s Ministry. His honored faculty member is history
professor Shelton Woods.
Carrie
Humphreys, Kuna, a senior in the Honors College, is majoring
in political science with an international relations emphasis, and
completing a minor in French literature. She is a member of the
Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Sigma Alpha honor societies and the Boise
State Founders’ Leadership Society. Humphreys has been recognized
on the dean’s list for seven semesters, she was interviewed for
the Rhodes Scholarship, and she spent a year teaching English in
France. Her honored faculty member is political science professor
Ross Burkhart.
Dorian
Kiri, Tirana, Albania, is a senior electrical engineering
major. He is the president of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers student club and treasurer of Eta Kappa Nu
electrical engineering honor society. He was named to the dean’s
list for eight consecutive semesters. He was recently inducted
into the Boise State Founders’ Leadership Society and is a
recipient of several other prestigious scholarships and awards.
His honored faculty member is electrical engineering professor
William Knowlton.
Nichole
E. McDonald, Boise, graduated summa cum laude in December 2003
with a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology, emphasis in
archaeology, and a Native American Studies minor. She was included
on the dean’s list with Highest Honors for seven semesters. She
was a recipient of the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation
Scholarship and the Anthropology Department Scholarship. She is
also a member of the Golden Key International and Phi Kappa Phi
honor societies. Her honored faculty member is anthropology
professor Mark Plew.
Teresa
Plummer, North Pole, Alaska, is a senior psychology major and
member of Psi Chi National Honor Society with a cumulative
grade-point average of 4.0. She received two departmental
scholarships, two Undergraduate Research Initiative grants, and an
Outstanding Achievement in Undergraduate Research award. Plummer’s
research experience includes presenting several posters and
collaborating on a manuscript revision intended for publication.
She plans to begin Boise State’s master’s program in criminal
justice next year. Her honored faculty member is psychology
professor Theodore McDonald.
Alyssa
Tiedeman, Townsend, Mont., is a senior accounting major with a
4.0 grade-point average. She is a Beta Alpha Psi pledge, a member
of Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, and the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and treasurer of the Golden Key
International Honor Society. Tiedeman has received numerous
scholarships and has been involved in numerous community service
activities. She is an accountant at Little-Morris LLP, a local CPA
firm. She plans to attend graduate school at Boise State. Her
honored faculty member is accounting professor Mary Allen.
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