Chancellor Richard Byyny and the Boettcher Foundation have announced that 15 Boettcher Scholars have chosen to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder for their undergraduate studies, the highest number of any Colorado institution.
The Boettcher Scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious merit-based scholarship available to graduating high school seniors in the state of Colorado. Forty Boettcher Scholars are selected annually to attend any of the 16 four-year accredited colleges and universities in Colorado.
Sixty-six Boettcher Scholars are currently enrolled at CU-Boulder, or slightly more than 40 percent of the total enrolled statewide. CU's total is also the highest total in the state. The new Boettcher Scholars graduated from 15 different Colorado high schools.
"One of the underlying tenets of the Boettcher Scholarship program is to develop students who have the potential to make useful contributions to the people of Colorado after they graduate," said Eric Doepel, the campus liaison to the Boettcher Foundation. "These students go well beyond that by making contributions to CU-Boulder in their everyday interactions with other students, our faculty and our staff. They are truly assets to our campus."
According to Katie Kramer, Boettcher Foundation Scholars Program director, "Some of the reasons for CU-Boulder's popularity with our Boettcher Scholars include unique campus programs such as the President's Leadership Class, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience and the Norlin Scholars Program. In addition, a variety of residential academic programs offer a sense of community among a small group of students with similar interests and similar academic goals."
Rod Beall, of Steamboat Springs, is one such new Boettcher Scholar who chose to attend CU-Boulder because of the Presidents Leadership Class. "It was a large factor because it will create a small college feel inside the larger university. Boulder just feels right to me, and with the Boettcher Scholarship I can afford my undergraduate degree and still have options to attend the medical school of my choice."
Beall plans on a biology pre-med major and aspires to become a small-town family physician, like his grandfather. In addition to his studies, he intends to play intramural soccer and basketball, and to join an a cappella choir group, such as CU's Buffoons.
Awardees receive full tuition and fees to any accredited four-year Colorado institution, an annual living stipend of $2,800, a book allowance and the opportunity to apply for both an international education grant of $5,500, for study abroad, and an enrichment grant of $4,000.
The Boettcher Scholarship was conceived by long-time Colorado businessmen Charles and Claude Boettcher and established in 1952. In its 50 years of existence, the program has awarded 1,962 scholarships totaling $33.9 million.
For more information on establishing student scholarships at CU-Boulder, contact Eric Doepel at (303) 735-3755 or eric.doepel@cufund.colorado.edu.
2002 Boettcher Scholars Attending CU-Boulder
Name High School
Brook Allison Columbine
Alicia Anderson Bishop Machebeuf
Rodney Beall Steamboat Springs
Kevin Chang Lakewood
Joshua Destree Pomona
Jenny Guo John F. Kennedy
David Hall Akron
Amy Kramer Littleton
Andy Livingston Smoky Hill
Alexander Oshmyansky Dakota Ridge
Ryan Patterson Grand Junction Central
Libby Pelican Palmer
Nicholas Sandoval Fruita-Monument
Elizabeth Severy Aspen
Lindsey Weaver Greeley Central