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February 18, 2005
Boise State Student Recognized By USA Today's All-USA Collegiate Academic Team
Boise State University student Heather Gribble, a senior majoring in graphic design with a marketing minor, was named an honorable mention winner for the All-USA College Academic Team by USA Today. Gribble is the only student from the state of Idaho to be honored by USA Today. This award recognizes her as one of the top 84 students in the nation.
�I was excited simply to be nominated for this award and the honorable mention recognition is thrilling,� said Gribble. �I think it is a credit to Boise State for me to be honored for my academic accomplishments in the same company as students from Stanford, Harvard and Yale.�
The award recognizes students who excel not only in scholarship, but also as leaders on and off campus. Judges also looked at each student�s outstanding original academic or intellectual product or endeavor. In addition to being a 4.0 GPA student, Gribble is director of the Volunteer Services Board, a student-run organization developed to promote volunteerism to students and the university community. She also coaches junior varsity volleyball at Bishop Kelly High School, where she attended high school and graduated in 2000.
In addition to her work with the Volunteer Services Board, Gribble is a Boise State Student Ambassador, and has been active in the Boise State Student Programs Board and Student Alumni Association. She is a member of the Honors College, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Golden Key National Honor Society. In summer 2002 she received a scholarship to study abroad in Reading, England.
Application for the award was open to any full-time student across the country of at least a sophomore standing. USA Today recognized 20 students as members of the first team, and 40 more as part of the second and third teams. Twenty-four students received honorable mention.
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Contact: Greg Raymond, Honors College director, (208) 426-3607, graymon@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Relations, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005