UI Scholars Program Continues to Grow
Tuesday, October 13 1998
October 13, 1998^^MEDIA CONTACT: Joanne Buteau, University Communications and Marketing, (208) 885-6476 or jbuteau@uidaho.edu.^^The University of Idaho awarded another 42 top Idaho high school seniors with UI Scholar awards this fall. These new UI freshmen have each been given a four-year renewable scholarship of $3,000 per year for a maximum of $12,000. ^^The UI Scholars program was initiated in fall 1997 to give Idaho's top high school seniors an incentive to obtain their college education in the state. Students who score in the top three percent nationally on the SAT or ACT and have an outstanding high school GPA are eligible for the scholarship. ^^In its first year, the university awarded 22 UI Scholar awards, with 20 of those students continuing on at the UI in their second year. The university now has 62 UI Scholars on campus.^^Students currently participating in the UI Scholars program are:^^BOISE Megan Blackwell, general studies (new)*^^Michael Buckner, electrical engineering (new)^^Melanie Coonts, molecular biology (continuing)** ^^Cameron Dixon, physics (new)^^Jason Luttrell, computer engineering (new)^^Brian Marshall, wildlife resources (new)^^Patrick McDaniel, finance (new)^^Jonathan Metzger, mechanical engineering (new) ^^Daniel Rush, information systems ((new)^^Jeremy Ryder, computer science (new)^^CALDWELL Wayne Batt, electrical engineering (new) ^^COEUR D'ALENE Seth Gibbon, computer engineering (continueing)^^Ryan Liverman, mechanical engineering (continuing)^^Anthony Russo, general studies (new) ^^COTTONWOOD John McHugh, English (continuing) ^^CULDESAC Jason Pentzer, international studies (continuing) ^^DINGLE Jessica Skinner, agriculture education (continuing)^^EAGLE Christopher Ritter, general studies (new)^^HAYDEN LAKE Douglas Welling, mechanical engineering (new)^^IDAHO FALLS Annike Christophersen, general studies (new)^^Emily Connell, architecture (new)^^Emily Dahlgran, veterinary science (new)^^Ross Gibson, journalism (new)^^Kristy Henscheid, molecular biology (continuing) ^^Melinda Irving, general studies (new)^^Kirsten Johnson, chemical engineering (continuing)^^Alicia Olson, finance (new)^^INDIAN VALLEY David Crosby, civil engineering (continuing)^^JEROME Deborah Marshall, English (new) Douglas Otto, microbiology (new)^^KAMIAH Joel Gibler, computer science (continuing)^^LEWISTON Erik Boettcher, general studies (new)^^Romney Hogaboam, electrical engineering (continuing)^^MCCALL Briana Keafer, wildlife resources (continuing) ^^MERIDIAN Brandy Wiegers, biological engineering (continuing) ^^Timothy Wilson, mechanical engineering (new)^^MOSCOW James Bielenberg, journalism (new)^^Elizabeth Herbst, mathematics (new)^^Justin Horn, music (new)^^Joshua Johnson, chemical engineering (continuing) ^^Jared Miller, computer science (new)^^Raymond Thomson, architecture (new)^^MOUNTAIN HOME Kathryn Hoffman, animal science (continuing)^^NEW PLYMOUTH Sidney Strong, general studies (new)^^PAYETTE J.P. Diener, molecular biology (continuing) ^^PIERCE Sarah McIntosh, mathematics (new)^^POCATELLO Holly Akersten, music (new)^^Eric Anderson, physics (new)^^Christopher Burley, electrical engineering (new)^^Keith Howe, computer engineering (continuing) ^^PRESTON Steven Bennett, veterinary science (new)^^Christina Curtis, secondary history (new) ^^PRINCETON Forrest French, mechanical engineering (new)^^RIGBY Gregory Allred, biology (new)^^Jodi Smith, mathematics (new)^^Sarah Thompson, general studies (new)^^SANDPOINT Peter Davis, mathematics (continuing) ^^ST. ANTHONY Kristopher Grows, chemical engineering (new)^^TWIN FALLS Beau Barry, civil engineering (new)^^WEISER Nicholas Toennis, computer science (continuing) ^^WILDER Jeremy Slawson, civil engineering (continuing) ^^_______________^^* New = UI Scholar fall 1998^^* Continuing = UI Scholar fall 1997 ^^- 30 -^^jb-10/12/98-HOS==^
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