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LAWRENCE -- Five recent graduates of the University of Kansas have won National Science Foundation fellowships that provide a total of more than $64,000 for three years of graduate study.
In addition, three KU graduates and a KU senior received honorable mention in the national competition for these awards.
The KU winners of NSF fellowships and honorable mentions are:
- Shawn Arellano, Newton, fellowship to study marine biology at the University of Oregon in Eugene
- Marvin Decker, Pittsburg, fellowship to study mathematics at Texas A&M University in College Station
- Laurelin Evanhoe, Derby and Towanda, fellowship to study ecology at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
- Cheryl Hill, St. George, fellowship to study anthropology and biology at Penn State University in University Park
- Michelle Lynn Gill, Sutton, Neb., fellowship to study biochemistry at Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
- Donald J. Box, Kansas City, Mo., senior, honorable mention
- Daniel Hernandez, Emporia, honorable mention
- Mark Andrew Rice, Olathe, honorable mention
- Erin Simpson, Overland Park, honorable mention
KU Chancellor Robert Hemenway said: "Once again this semester I have the honor of congratulating students, most of whom are recent graduates, for an achievement that not only distinguishes them but also brings distinction to their university, their school districts and especially to their parents and families.
"I am happy to join the KU faculty and staff who have worked with these fellows and honorable mention candidates in recognizing their students' successes. Kansans in general can be proud of the superb record of national achievements by the state's top students this semester." Hemenway referred to previous announcements this spring that KU students have won a Mellon fellowship, two Udall scholarships and four Goldwater scholarships in addition to these five NSF fellowships.
The National Science Foundation graduate fellowship program in Oak Ridge, Tenn., announced 900 fellows for the 2002-2003 academic year. The fellowships provide $21,500 a year for three years of graduate study.
The fellowships provide for graduate study leading to research-based master's or doctoral degrees in the mathematical, physical, biological, engineering, and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science and the philosophy of science, and to research-based doctoral degrees in science education.
Candidates must be U.S. citizens or nationals or permanent resident aliens of the United States. Fellowships are intended for individuals in the early stages of their graduate study. In most cases, an individual has three opportunities to apply: during the senior year of college, the first year of graduate school and the beginning of the second year of graduate school.
Recipients and honorable mention candidates are listed online at www.nsf.gov/grfp.
The new NSF fellows with bachelor's degrees from KU and their hometown addresses are:
BUTLER AND SEDGWICK COUNTIES
From Towanda and Derby
Laurelin Evanhoe is a May 2001 graduate in biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary biology. She is the daughter of Barbara Evanhoe of Towanda and Charles Evanhoe of Derby, and she is a Derby High School graduate. At KU, she presented her research project, advised by Helen Alexander, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, at the 2001 undergraduate research symposium. Evanhoe is working as a research technician in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. This fall, she will begin graduate study at Cornell, focusing on pollination biology, plant population biology and invasive plant ecology with conservation and resource-management applications. She plans a career in applied ecological research and science education outreach.
CRAWFORD COUNTY
From Pittsburg
Marvin Decker is a May 2000 graduate in mathematics and a Goldwater scholar. He is the son of Linda Decker, 9552 N.E. Highway 69, and is a Pittsburg Senior High School graduate. At KU, he presented his undergraduate research, advised by Rodolfo Torres, associate professor of mathematics, during the 1999 symposium for undergraduate research.
HARVEY COUNTY
From Newton
Shawn Arellano is a December 2000 graduate in cellular biology and organismal biology. She is daughter of Sharon and Tom Arellano, 200 S.W. 9th St., and is a Newton High School graduate.
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY
From St. George
Cheryl Hill is a May 1999 graduate in anthropology and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hill, 12820 Hillside Drive. At KU, she presented her research project, advised by David Frayer, anthropology professor, at the 1999 undergraduate research symposium. She is a graduate of Rock Creek Junior-Senior High School in St. George.
NEBRASKA
From Sutton
Michelle Lynn Gill graduated in May 2001 with degrees in biochemistry and in microbiology and was a Goldwater scholar. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Sippel, 703 W. Maple St., and is a Sutton High School graduate and a first-year graduate student at Yale. At KU, she presented her undergraduate research, advised by David Benson, chemistry associate professor, and Charles "Russ" Middaugh, distinguished professor of pharmaceutical chemistry, at the 2001 undergraduate research symposium.
Candidates receiving NSF honorable mention from KU are:
LYONS COUNTY
From Emporia
Daniel Hernandez, summer 2001 graduate in environmental studies, is the son of Oscar and Susan Hernandez, 2525 Laguna Court, and is an Emporia High School graduate. He plans to study at the University of Minnesota.
JOHNSON COUNTY
From Olathe
Mark Andrew Rice, May 2000 graduate in chemical engineering, is the son of Ralph Rice, 1905 E. Frontier Lane, and an Olathe South High School graduate. He plans graduate study at the University of Colorado.
From Overland Park
Erin Marie Simpson, May 2001 graduate in political science and international studies. She is the daughter of Jenny Lollis, 15514 Reeds Road, and a graduate of Shawnee Mission Northwest High School. Simpson is studying political science at Harvard University.
MISSOURI
Kansas City
Donald J. Box, senior in physics, is the son of Linda Box, 315 Oakley. He earned a GED. He plans to attend graduate school at the California Institute of Technology in physics and theory. At KU, Box received an undergraduate research award for his neutrino project, "Radio Ice Cerenkov Experiment," advised by David Besson, associate professor of astronomy.
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