Editors: Please note students from your community.
Eighteen undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder have received the prestigious Jacob Van Ek Award for outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the university and Boulder communities.
The recipients were honored May 6 along with faculty members they named as mentors. The award was established in 1973 to honor Jacob Van Ek, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at CU-Boulder from 1929 to 1959. Van Ek died in 1994 at the age of 97.
Following is a list of the 18 Jacob Van Ek Award recipients from 2004, their major fields of study and faculty mentors. Each student also received a $400 award.
COLORADO
Aurora: Anthony W. Orvedahl, molecular, cellular and developmental biology, mentor Ding Xue of molecular, cellular and developmental biology.
Boulder: Erika D. Anderson, psychology, mentor L. Michael Bell of English.
Denver: Carolyn R. Gentile, art history and women's studies, mentor Joanne Belknap of sociology.
Georgina P. Salomon, psychology and sociology, mentor Joanne Belknap of sociology.
Clara A. Wilbrandt, women's studies, mentor Mary C. Churchill of women's studies.
Fort Collins: James Y. Chiu, political science, mentor Thaddeus J. Tecza of political science.
Jennifer M. Fox, distributed studies, mentor Cathy Comstock of the Farrand Residential Academic Program.
Lafayette: Heidi "Cameron" Whitley, sociology, mentor Fred Pampel of sociology.
Littleton: Adrian Clark, mathematics, economics and philosophy, mentor Lisa K. Barlow of the Baker Residential Academic Program.
Lyons: Eno Compton IV, Chinese, mentor Paul W. Kroll of Chinese.
Pagosa Springs: Katherine Martinez, sociology, mentor Fred Pampel of sociology.
Trinidad: Cynthia L. Diaz, ethnic studies, mentor Elisa Facio of ethnic studies.
Westminster: Amy Ho, Chinese and business management, mentor Madeline K. Spring of Chinese.
ARKANSAS
Jonesboro: Lauren Panneck, sociology, mentor Seana Lowe of sociology.
FLORIDA
Orlando: Rhonda K. Scott, humanities and fine arts, mentor Cathy Comstock of the Farrand Residential Academic Program.
MARYLAND
Frederick: Candice M. Lopez, psychology and women's studies, mentor Joanne Belknap of sociology.
MISSOURI
St. Louis: Gavriel Weiner, studio arts, mentor Seana Lowe of sociology.
PENNSYLVANIA
Kennett Square: Ian M. Cairns, English literature and philosophy, mentor Cathy Comstock of the Farrand Residential Academic Program.