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July 27, 2006

Boise State University Names 20 Graduate Residential Scholars for 2006-07 Academic Year

Thirteen returning students and seven newcomers comprise the second cohort of Boise State University’s Graduate Residential Scholars Program (GRSP). Standout graduate students from as nearby as Boise and Eagle and as far away as China and Argentina are members of the program.

The 20 scholars are scheduled to arrive on the Boise State campus in mid-August to begin the program with the start of the fall 2006 semester.

The Graduate Residential Scholars Program provides an enriched residential experience for graduate students at Boise State. Scholars are selected using criteria aimed at assembling a graduate residential community of highly capable full-time students representing diverse academic disciplines and personal backgrounds.

Each scholar is awarded a graduate assistantship and is responsible for teaching or research activities designed to match student interests with the faculty and programs of the home academic department. A GRSP award includes an academic-year stipend, a tuition waiver, payment of resident fees, and a rent-free residence. The total annual value of each award exceeds $26,000.

The scholars will live in a new 20-person graduate residential community consisting of five four-bedroom apartments or quads in the University Square housing development.

Following are the returning members of the 2006-07 Graduate Residential Scholars Program, their degree program and area(s) of interest:
 

  • Janel Allison, Belgrade, Mont., MHS, health science
     

  • Chadwick Davis, Boise, MS, biology
     

  • Amy Douglas, West Jordan, Utah, MS, exercise and sports studies
     

  • Jennifer Eldredge, Boise, master of social work
     

  • Jordi Figueras, Barcelona, Spain, MS civil engineering, soil/water properties
     

  • Somenath Ganguly, West Bengal, India, MS geology, hydrogeologic properties and analysis
     

  • Katey Irwin, Kuna, MS biology, bioinformatics
     

  • Megan Keating, Colorado Springs, Colo., MS exercise/sports studies, sports psychology
     

  • K.C. Longoria, Pocatello, MA, bilingual education
     

  • Rayna Traneva, Sophia, Bulgaria, MS, mathematics
     

  • Marla VanSkiver, Boise, master of social work
     

  • Magdalene Wozniok, Heidelberg, Germany, MBA, marketing and health-care management
     

  • Martina Zucchini, Buenos Aires, Argentina, MS, raptor biology


    The seven new Graduate Residential Scholars for 2006-2007 are:
     

  • Sandra Esquivel, Mountain Home AFB, MA, English
     

  • Audra Hoyt, Chico, Calif., MA history, applied historical research
     

  • Patrick Callahan, Boise, MS, materials science and engineering
     

  • Prakash Periasamy, Madurai, India, MS, materials science and engineering
     

  • Trevor Jack, Eagle, MS, mathematics
     

  • Mariel Platt, Eagle, master of public administration
     

  • Zhuoli Zhou, Zhengshou, China, MBA

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    Contact: Al Dufty, Graduate College, (208) 426-3263, adufty@boisestate.edu
    Media contact: Bob Evancho, University Communications, (208) 426-1643, bevanch@boisestate.edu 

    Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and public service.
     


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Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007

 

 

 

 


 




 

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