Seven undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder have received the prestigious Jacob Van Ek Award.
The recipients were honored this month for outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the university and Boulder communities. The faculty members the students named as mentors also were recognized.
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 Jacob Van Ek Award recipients, their majors and faculty mentors. Each student also received a $400 award.
COLORADO
Colorado Springs: Stefanie Gibbs, English and Germanic studies, mentor Assistant Professor Patrick Greaney of Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures.
Elizabeth Pelican, psychology, mentor Associate Professor Mark Whisman of psychology.
Denver: Tatsuko Go Hollo, psychology and molecular, cellular and developmental biology, mentor Associate Professor Tim Curran of psychology.
Fort Collins: Amy Vreeland, international affairs and anthropology, mentor Cathy Comstock of the Farrand Residential Academic Program.
Grand Junction: Amy Hutmacher, political science, mentor Seana Lowe of the INVST Community Studies program.
Thornton: Michele Loi, chemistry and biochemistry and humanities, mentor Cathy Comstock of the Farrand Residential Academic Program.
WASHINGTON
Olympia: Michele Buckley, political science and Chinese, mentor Assistant Professor Vanessa Baird of political science.