News Release

July 30, 2007

Mountain Home Grad Earns First-Ever Frank Church Scholarship at Boise State

Matthew Maurer, a junior majoring in political science and economics at Boise State University, has been awarded the first-ever Frank Church Scholarship, worth $2,500. The scholarship is named for Idaho’s U.S. Senator from 1957-1981. Church’s name was added to The River of No Return Wilderness Area in 1984, in part to honor of his work to preserve “America’s best places.”

Maurer is a 2005 graduate of Mountain Home High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He was also an Idaho Top Scholar, a member of Boys State and a three-sport letterman. Maurer maintains a 4.0 grade point average at Boise State and is on the dean’s list with highest honors. Following graduation, he plans to pursue a graduate degree in law or political science.

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Contact: Garry Wenske, Frank Church Institute, (208) 426-2941, garrywenske@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu

Boise State University celebrates its 75th anniversary this fall. From its founding on Sept. 6, 1932, the institution has evolved from a small church-sponsored college in a downtown schoolhouse to a metropolitan research university of distinction with about 19,000 students. Visit boisestate.edu and click on the “75” button for more information.
 

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Last reviewed on Monday, July 30, 2007