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Top Ten Scholars

Recognizing Excellence in the Classroom

Top Ten Scholars

Presented by the Boise State Alumni Association and Boise State Honors College, the Top Ten Scholar Award is one of the highest academic honors granted to a Boise State University undergraduate student. Each spring the recipients are recognized, along with their honored faculty, at the annual Top Ten Scholars Award Ceremony. Join us on May 2 to celebrate the 2024 Top Ten Scholars.

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What Makes a Top Ten Scholar?

Qualification

To qualify for consideration, the student must have a 3.8 or higher grade point average and be nominated by their respective deans.

2024 Top Ten Award Ceremony

Join us on May 2 in the Stueckle Sky Center to celebrate the 2024 Top Ten Scholars.

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Meet the 2024 Honorees

  • Cain_Phoebe

    Phoebe Cain

    College of Engineering

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a certificate in Biomedical Engineering

    Future Plans: Return to Washington state and work full-time as a mechanical engineer within the power and sustainability industry

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Erin Mannen, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants (BABI) Lab Director

    Wenatchee, Washington

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering with a certificate in Biomedical Engineering

    Future Plans: Return to Washington state and work full-time as a mechanical engineer within the power and sustainability industry

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Erin Mannen, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants (BABI) Lab Director

  • Rhys cooper

    Rhys Cooper

    College of Business and Economics

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Quantitative emphasis

    Future Plans: Complete Masters of Science in Economics program at Boise State University while working as a Graduate Assistant

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Rafael Ribas, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

    Morton, Illinois

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a Quantitative emphasis

    Future Plans: Complete Masters of Science in Economics program at Boise State University while working as a Graduate Assistant

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Rafael Ribas, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

  • Grant Goertzen

    Grant Goertzen

    College of Engineering

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

    Future Plans: Currently on track to graduate with an accelerated Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Boise State in December of 2024. Afterward, he intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with the long-term goal of becoming a professor.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori, Ph.D., P.E., Chair and Professor, Civil Engineering

    Vancouver, Washington

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

    Future Plans: Currently on track to graduate with an accelerated Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Boise State in December of 2024. Afterward, he intends to pursue a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with the long-term goal of becoming a professor.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori, Ph.D., P.E., Chair and Professor, Civil Engineering

  • amyjohnson

    Amy Johnson

    School of Public Service

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies, minor in Music, German Intermediate Certificate

    Future Plans: Summer 2024 Andrus Scholar internship with the Boise BLM; pursue graduate research in environmental studies

    Honored Faculty: Jared Talley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, School of Public Service

    Meridian, Idaho

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies, minor in Music, German Intermediate Certificate

    Future Plans: Summer 2024 Andrus Scholar internship with the Boise BLM; pursue graduate research in environmental studies

    Honored Faculty: Jared Talley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, School of Public Service

  • Tyler McFarland

    Tyler McFarland

    College of Arts and Sciences

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Media and Strategic Communication with a +Business Minor

    Future Plans: Work full-time at Boise State managing the first Athletics Photography Department.

    Honored Faculty: Shelton Woods, Associate Dean of the Honors College and Professor of East/Southeast Asian History

    Boise, Idaho

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Media and Strategic Communication with a +Business Minor

    Future Plans: Work full-time at Boise State managing the first Athletics Photography Department.

    Honored Faculty: Shelton Woods, Associate Dean of the Honors College and Professor of East/Southeast Asian History

  • CatMerrill

    Catherine “Cat” Merrill

    College of Arts and Sciences

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical emphasis, and minors in Chemistry and Applied Data Science

    Future Plans: Become a biomedical researcher to improve outcomes for cancer survivors.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Don Warner, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Boise, Idaho

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical emphasis, and minors in Chemistry and Applied Data Science

    Future Plans: Become a biomedical researcher to improve outcomes for cancer survivors.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Don Warner, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

  • Madeline Patterson

    Madeline Patterson

    School of Public Service

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science,
    Social Science, Secondary Education

    Future Plans: Become a high school teacher to instill the importance of civics.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Jaclyn Kettler, Associate Professor of Political Science

    Boise, Idaho

    Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science,
    Social Science, Secondary Education

    Future Plans: Become a high school teacher to instill the importance of civics.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Jaclyn Kettler, Associate Professor of Political Science

  • Tori Simon

    Tori Simon

    College of Engineering

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity emphasis

    Future Plans: Attend Aalto University in Finland as part of the SECCLO joint master’s program

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Jerry Alan Fails, Department of Computer Science, Professor

    Meridian, Idaho

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a Cybersecurity emphasis

    Future Plans: Attend Aalto University in Finland as part of the SECCLO joint master’s program

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Jerry Alan Fails, Department of Computer Science, Professor

  • Stanton_Sevio

    Sevio Stanton

    College of Arts and Sciences

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Physics with double emphases in Astrophysics and Biophysics, Chemistry with emphasis in Biochemistry, Biology with emphasis in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences, and a minor in Applied Mathematics

    Future Plans: Pursue a Ph.D. in Physics at University of Colorado Boulder.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Daniel Fologea, Professor, Department of Physics

    Boise, Idaho

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Physics with double emphases in Astrophysics and Biophysics, Chemistry with emphasis in Biochemistry, Biology with emphasis in Cellular, Molecular, and Biomedical Sciences, and a minor in Applied Mathematics

    Future Plans: Pursue a Ph.D. in Physics at University of Colorado Boulder.

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Daniel Fologea, Professor, Department of Physics

  • Jocelyn

    Jocelyn Stephens

    College of Arts and Sciences

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with an emphasis in Biochemistry

    Future Plans: Pursue a career in medicine, specializing in sports medicine while exploring research

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Ken Cornell, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

    Seattle, Washington

    Degree: Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with an emphasis in Biochemistry

    Future Plans: Pursue a career in medicine, specializing in sports medicine while exploring research

    Honored Faculty: Dr. Ken Cornell, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry