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 5 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 this year's 18 Jacob Van Ek Award recipients, their major fields of study and faculty mentors. Each student also received a $400 award.
COLORADO
Aspen: Katharine E. Whipple, distributed studies, mentor Cathy Comstock of the Farrand Residential Academic Program.
Aurora: Rebecca M. Pallas, anthropology, mentor Donna Goldstein of anthropology.
Castle Rock: Adam M. McCloskey, economics, mentor Robert McNown of economics.
Colorado Springs: Reyna Perez-Oquendo, political science, mentor Claudia Van Gerven of the Honors Program.
Durango: Jeunesse K. Grenoble, communication, mentor Cindy H. White of communication.
Englewood: Alexis N. Bencze, molecular, cellular and developmental biology, mentor Seana Lowe of INVST Community Studies program.
Jamie S. Goodman, psychology, mentor Dennis Van Gerven of the Honors Program.
Jessica R. Kaplan, international affairs, mentor Lauri H. McNown of political science.
Shalini Swaroop, women's studies and psychology, mentor Joanne Belknap of sociology.
Golden: Peter J. Hutchings, English, mentor Jill Heydt-Stevenson of comparative literature and humanities.
Grand Junction: David E. Meens, philosophy and humanities, mentor Cathy Comstock of the Farrand Residential Academic Program.
Lakewood: D. Maren Gauldin, sociology, mentor AnnJanette Rosga of sociology.
Monument: Sean Baran, biochemistry, mentor R L Widmann of English.
ALASKA
Anchorage: Sara M. Hering, women's studies and political science, mentor Joanne Belknap of sociology.
CALIFORNIA
Aliso Viejo: Karyn Wells, ethnic studies and anthropology, mentor Adrian Gaskins of ethnic studies.
Walnut Creek: Samuel C. Kary, English and Spanish, mentor Frederick Lius Aldama of English.
IDAHO
Nampa: Megan B. E. Brandel, dance, mentor Onye Ozuzu of theater and dance.
CANADA
Vancouver: Alex E. Snyder, integrative physiology, mentor David E. Sherwood of integrative physiology.