On April 22, Boise State’s Graduate College celebrated graduate student achievement and faculty excellence at a virtual awards ceremony.
Twenty-two students received recognition for their excellence in the Graduate Student Showcase. Two Presidential Scholars were named. Eight received the Dean’s Award, five students were honored for their performances in the three separate Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competitions, and two faculty were recognized with the Graduate College Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award, as well as two Honorable Mentions. A total of $7,800 was awarded.
“I am so incredibly proud of our graduate students and our faculty mentors, “said Graduate College Dean Tammi Vacha-Haase. “Despite a year characterized with many hardships and challenges, including a sharp departure from our normal university life, graduate students at Boise State University remained dedicated! They completed classwork, continued to pursue professional development opportunities, and had an unwavering focus on their research and creative endeavours.”
- Mone’t Alberts, Biomedical Engineering, doctoral student
- Cathryn Gardner, Music, Performance, masters student
Graduate College Scholar Awards
- Rainey Aberle, Geophysics, masters student
- Megan Kelly-Slatten, Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, doctoral student
- Jukes Liu, Geophysics, doctoral student
- Vahid Malbouby, Biomedical Engineering, doctoral student
- Olivia Maryon, Materials Science and Engineering, doctoral student
- Nancy Murphy, Executive Educational Leadership, education specialist degree
- Derek Nesbitt, Biomedical Engineering, doctoral student
- Kevin Vallejo, Materials Science and Engineering, doctoral student
- Christopher Wertz, Educational Technology, doctoral student
- College of Arts and Sciences – First Place: Cody Wolf, Biomolecular Sciences, doctoral student
- College of Arts and Sciences – Runner Up: Sabrina Schuler, Biology, masters student
- College of Business and Economics – First Place: Sophie Croome, Economics, masters student
- College of Business and Economics – Runner up: Henry Johnson, Economics, masters student
- College of Education – First Place: Teresa Maynes, Counseling, masters student
- College of Education – Runner up: Michael Crawford, Special Education, masters student
- College of Engineering – First Place: Danielle Siegel, Biomedical Engineering, doctoral student
- College of Engineering – Runner up: Ariel Weltner, Materials Science and Engineering, doctoral student
- College of Health Sciences – First Place: Kevin McEwan, Doctor of Nursing Practice, doctoral student
- College of Health Sciences – Runner up: Rosanna Moreno, Doctor of Nursing Practice, doctoral student
- School of Public Service – First Place: Aubrey Huntsman, Public Administration, masters student
- Luke Telfer, Hydrologic Sciences, master student
- Ember Sikorski, Materials Science and Engineering, doctoral student
- Sam Haskell, Communication, masters student
- Bryan Rosenblatt, Geophysics, masters student
- Elise Overgaard, Biomolecular Sciences, doctoral student
Graduate College Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award
- Trevor Caughlin, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences
- Clare Fitzpatrick, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Mentoring Honorable Mentions
- Julianne Wenner, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Foundational Studies
- John Bieter, director of University Foundations and professor in the Department of History