Qualification
To qualify for consideration, the student must have a 3.8 or higher grade point average and be nominated by their respective deans.
Top Ten Scholars
Recognizing Excellence in the Classroom
Top Ten Scholars
Presented by the Boise State Alumni Association and Boise State Honors College, the Top Ten Scholar Award is one of the highest academic honors granted to a Boise State University undergraduate student. Each spring the recipients are recognized, along with their honored faculty, at the annual Top Ten Scholars Award Ceremony. Join us on May 2 to celebrate the 2024 Top Ten Scholars.
What Makes a Top Ten Scholar?
2024 Top Ten Award Ceremony
Join us on May 2 in the Stueckle Sky Center to celebrate the 2024 Top Ten Scholars.
Meet the 2024 Honorees
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Phoebe Cain
College of Engineering
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a certificate in Biomedical Engineering
Future Plans: Return to Washington state and work full-time as a mechanical engineer within the power and sustainability industry
Honored Faculty: Dr. Erin Mannen, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants (BABI) Lab Director
Wenatchee, WashingtonDegree: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a certificate in Biomedical Engineering
Future Plans: Return to Washington state and work full-time as a mechanical engineer within the power and sustainability industry
Honored Faculty: Dr. Erin Mannen, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants (BABI) Lab Director
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Rhys Cooper
College of Business and Economics
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Quantitative emphasis
Future Plans: Complete Masters of Science in Economics program at Boise State University while working as a Graduate Assistant
Honored Faculty: Dr. Rafael Ribas, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Morton, IllinoisDegree: Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Quantitative emphasis
Future Plans: Complete Masters of Science in Economics program at Boise State University while working as a Graduate Assistant
Honored Faculty: Dr. Rafael Ribas, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
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Grant Goertzen
College of Engineering
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Future Plans: Currently on track to graduate with an accelerated Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Boise State in December of 2024. Afterward, he intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with the long-term goal of becoming a professor.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori, Ph.D., P.E., Chair and Professor, Civil Engineering
Vancouver, WashingtonDegree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Future Plans: Currently on track to graduate with an accelerated Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Boise State in December of 2024. Afterward, he intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with the long-term goal of becoming a professor.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori, Ph.D., P.E., Chair and Professor, Civil Engineering
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Amy Johnson
School of Public Service
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies, minor in Music, German Intermediate Certificate
Future Plans: Summer 2024 Andrus Scholar internship with the Boise BLM; pursue graduate research in environmental studies
Honored Faculty: Jared Talley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, School of Public Service
Meridian, IdahoDegree: Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies, minor in Music, German Intermediate Certificate
Future Plans: Summer 2024 Andrus Scholar internship with the Boise BLM; pursue graduate research in environmental studies
Honored Faculty: Jared Talley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, School of Public Service
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Tyler McFarland
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Media and Strategic Communication with a +Business Minor
Future Plans: Work full-time at Boise State managing the first Athletics Photography Department.
Honored Faculty: Shelton Woods, Associate Dean of the Honors College and Professor of East/Southeast Asian History
Boise, IdahoDegree: Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Media and Strategic Communication with a +Business Minor
Future Plans: Work full-time at Boise State managing the first Athletics Photography Department.
Honored Faculty: Shelton Woods, Associate Dean of the Honors College and Professor of East/Southeast Asian History
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Catherine “Cat” Merrill
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical emphasis, and minors in Chemistry and Applied Data Science
Future Plans: Become a biomedical researcher to improve outcomes for cancer survivors.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Don Warner, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Boise, IdahoDegree: Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical emphasis, and minors in Chemistry and Applied Data Science
Future Plans: Become a biomedical researcher to improve outcomes for cancer survivors.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Don Warner, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Madeline Patterson
School of Public Service
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science,
Social Science, Secondary EducationFuture Plans: Become a high school teacher to instill the importance of civics.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Jaclyn Kettler, Associate Professor of Political Science
Boise, IdahoDegree: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science,
Social Science, Secondary EducationFuture Plans: Become a high school teacher to instill the importance of civics.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Jaclyn Kettler, Associate Professor of Political Science
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Tori Simon
College of Engineering
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity emphasis
Future Plans: Attend Aalto University in Finland as part of the SECCLO joint master’s program
Honored Faculty: Dr. Jerry Alan Fails, Department of Computer Science, Associate Professor
Meridian, IdahoDegree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity emphasis
Future Plans: Attend Aalto University in Finland as part of the SECCLO joint master’s program
Honored Faculty: Dr. Jerry Alan Fails, Department of Computer Science, Associate Professor
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Sevio Stanton
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Physics with double emphases in Astrophysics and Biophysics, Chemistry with emphasis in Biochemistry, Biology with emphasis in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences, and a minor in Applied Mathematics
Future Plans: Pursue a Ph.D. in Physics at University of Colorado Boulder.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Daniel Fologea, Professor, Department of Physics
Boise, IdahoDegree: Bachelor of Science in Physics with double emphases in Astrophysics and Biophysics, Chemistry with emphasis in Biochemistry, Biology with emphasis in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences, and a minor in Applied Mathematics
Future Plans: Pursue a Ph.D. in Physics at University of Colorado Boulder.
Honored Faculty: Dr. Daniel Fologea, Professor, Department of Physics
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Jocelyn Stephens
College of Arts and Sciences
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with an emphasis in Biochemistry
Future Plans: Pursue a career in medicine, specializing in sports medicine while exploring research
Honored Faculty: Dr. Ken Cornell, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Seattle, WashingtonDegree: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with an emphasis in Biochemistry
Future Plans: Pursue a career in medicine, specializing in sports medicine while exploring research
Honored Faculty: Dr. Ken Cornell, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry