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. Each applicant is then rigorously reviewed based on academic breadth of coursework, research, creative works and publications, presentations at professional meetings or conferences, and community and campus service.
2022
| Emma Cameron | Grace Hall | Chi Nguyen |
| Ally Orr | Audrey Parker | Annika Rift |
| Sierra Sandison | Cade Solich | Claire Vaage |
| Kate Weis | - | - |
2020
| Tyler Chapman | Kaelee Novich. | Emily Pape |
| Kendra Noneman | Austin Lamb | Tonglin (Tanya) Lu |
| Daniele Moro | Erica Korbel | Savannah Willits |
| Georgia Jaye Zacest | - | - |
2019
| Cierra Abellera | Nardos Ayele Ashenafi | Jaraka Ball |
| Alecia Fox | Samantha Headley | Marinda Hollar |
| Sarah Knue | Nitya Bhargavi Nukala | Elena Paz Muñoz |
| Janice Witherspoon | - | - |
2018
| Micah Buckmiller | Andres Correa Hernandez | Sienna George |
| Anna Holdiman McDonald | Karyn Levin | Mackenzie Moss |
| Makenzie Peake | Timothy Le Phero | Jake Robertson |
| Jessica Rohm | - | - |
2017
| Jennifer Domanowski | Cynthia England | Katherine Hollar |
| Lauren L. Hosek | Junlin Huang | Riley Hunt |
| Amanda J. Lofthus | Chantal Martinez | Océane Pelloille |
| Samantha Wicks | - | - |
2016
| Alex M. Belisle | John Everingham | Karla Gonzalez Juarez |
| Timothy Hibbard | Alaggio B. Laurino | Abigail Joanne Lipschultz |
| Brianna Oswald | Lacie Rasley | Sarah Finn |
| Frederick Swanstrum | - | - |
2015
| Lauren Bramwell | Vanesa Braun | Amanda Erikson |
| Trae Field | Justin Wyatt Gause | Kate Jette |
| Ivana Müllner | Hailey Plumb | Iva Stojkovska |
| Kevin Warburton | - | - |
2014
| Nicole Ankenbrandt | Megan Beck | Abraham Calderón |
| Courtney Hollar | Lauren Lucas | Jamie Lundergreen |
| Lillian McKinley | Evan Rust | Cassandra Sullivan |
| Zachary Turk | - | - |
2013
| Alyssa Babcock | Elizabeth Brunelle | Marianna Budnikova |
| Nick Gaudioso | Makala Knutson | Ngoc Luong |
| Farhad Mangal | Sara Palma | Mason Shaw |
| Nikki A. Weihe | - | - |
2012
| Concepcion Yeng Chi Martinez | Amy Jo Claffey | George Fenton |
| Carly Gerard | Jessica Minick | Anjannette Monroe |
| Eric Schuler | Aaron Smith | Amy Tompkins |
| Efren Velazquez | - | - |
2011
| Guisela Bahruth | Stephanie Barnes | Debra Bonkoski |
| Clifford “Cliff” Csizmar | Cade Hulbert | Lilia Juarez |
| James “Jimmy” Matsuura | Mo Nguyen | Alexandra Ornelas |
| Tabatha Renz | - | - |
2010
| Regan Charlton | Shatakshi Goyal | Bianca Jochimsen |
| Cindy McCrea | Martha Mendoza | Bonnie Powers |
| Nathan Spann | Eric Standley | Randi Walters |
| Lisa Young | - | - |
2009
| Nicolás Diaz | Landon Grange | Pankhuree Dube |
| Wade Lanning | Emma McInturff | Mallory Sullivan |
| Dan Simenc | Dane Vanhoozer | Jessica Verbanac |
| Hailey Wilson | - | - |
2008
| Isaac Barrett | Kylie Boggess | Heather Carlson |
| Julie Carr | Ryan Cooper | Briana Flaherty |
| Brian Honan | Christopher Ohge | Patrick Price |
| Hope Weston | - | - |
2007
| Kersti Harter | Kim Lock | Lisa McKinley |
| Jamie Montgomery | Megan Penner | Cory Reche |
| Jennifer Rice | Michelle Skinner | Katherine Street |
| Karen Wadley | - | - |
2006
| Deborah Allen | Simon Billinge | Kendall Burgemeister |
| Lisa Burns | Deniza Constantinescu | Michael Hagler |
| Nancy Henke | Jessie Nilo | Christine Pearson |
| Kasey Reed | - | - |
2005
| Ayush Goyal | Scottie “Bree” Draper | Elisa Carlson |
| Jared Hoskins | Megan Jensen | Melody Sky Eisler |
| Nichole Billetz Moos | Rachael Corey | Stephanie Davison |
| Wendy Mercer | - | - |
2004
| Joeli Adriany | Abbey Elsberry | Michelle Fellows |
| Chris Grant | Jonathan Greif | Carrie Humphreys |
| Dorian Kiri | Nichole E. McDonald | Teresa Plummer |
| Alyssa Tiedeman | - | - |
2003
| Malissa Adams | Erica Crockett | Katherine Jo Crozier |
| Jeremy Egbert | Matthew Leslie | JoLynn Montgomery |
| Melissa Ray | Joni Siu | Kylee (Williams) Wiscombe |
| Kimberly Woods | - | - |
2002
| Tami Bromley | Amee Broumand | Jennifer Harmon |
| Ann Keidel | Jenny Mattravers | Angelina Metcalf |
| Heather Michaud | Megan Sorvaag | Michael Vanderbeek |
| Andrea Webb | - | - |
2001
| Aireus Christensen | Robert Fisher | Rashelle Gussner |
| Amy M. Hepworth | Valeri Kiesig | Keli A. Mabbott |
| Sarah Mahwhirter | Rebecca J. Turner | Elizabeth Vandernoot |
| Rachel Wheatley | - | - |
2000
| Matthew B. Bott | Dominik Brueckner | Lance E. Evenson |
| Heather Gaston | Ronald S. Jones | Annette G. Magee |
| Thomas Minnick | Jason R. Morgan | Aminda M. Smith |
| Lacey Turner | - | - |
1999
| Michele Dunlop | Goren Goepfrich | Ryan Graves |
| Ravi Gupta | Carman Hernandez | Ryan Mallett |
| Kathryn Newman | Karin Sschmidovaí | Ross Tally |
| Michelle Williams | - | - |
1998
| Ancel Schoberg | Dallas Hightower | Marcella Hurtado Gomez |
| Jamie Page | Randall F. Reese | Lois R. Hine |
| Kelly P. McColly | Douglas A. Mitchell | Justin Allen |
| Colleen P. Lowder | - | - |
1997
| Wendy Adams | Bernadette Choutchourrou | Joshua James Cory |
| Melissa Cozad | Melissa Farnsworth | Katrina French |
| Beau Hansen | Zeynep Kocabiylk | Pamela McPhie Mulcock |
| Timothy “Joe” Relk | - | - |
1996
| Jason “Brooks” Aberg | Renee Kindler | Laurie Bower |
| Jason Ellsworth | Myra Flitcroft | Fong Chee Koh |
| Dan McKay | Rebecca Phillips | Tiffany Seely |
| Justine Aberg | - | - |
1995
| Ginger M. Beall | George Georgilakis | Claudia Hixson |
| Linda K. Jochum | Eric C. Lincoln | Amber Mecham |
| Julie Moore | Robert Narus | Tamara E. Ormond |
| Gail M. K. Straker | - | - |
1994
| Clinton Burgess | Amy Fischer | John Joswik |
| Karin Persons | Susan Peterson | Tristan Purvis |
| Darla Rankin | Peter Sinclair | Carretta Swearingen |
| Swee Kean Tan | - | - |
1993
| Noyam Hale | Marshall High | Evelynn R. McCain |
| Pamela Belle Carlson | Kristie Ann Wood | Gaylen Norine Pack |
| Anne M. Tibbetts | Philip B. Sheridan III | Rebecca L. Shuster-Cordell |
| David Tingstad | - | - |
1992
| Laura L. Chamberlain | Kristine J. “Tina” Crawford | Sandra A. Johnson |
| Crystal Norman | Brenda F. Proctor | Cynthia M. Sapp |
| Carri Spencer | Sandra Tagg | Heidi Wammack |
| Rosemary L. Wimberly | - | - |
1991
| Michael Baldner | Kelly Leonard | Nicole Brollier |
| Lou Ann Furey | Michael Haddon | Katie Croft Lamm |
| Kathy Moore | James Pugh | Linda Fraise |
| Lori Waugh | - | - |
1990
| Natalie J. Anderson | Jean A. Bishop | Diane Gilbert |
| Laura M. Hobbs | Lucy V. Kimbro | Deborah A. Mason |
| Brandie G. Maurer | Deborah K. Prescott | Kevin D. Satterlee |
| Michael M. Stark | - | - |
1989
| Jerry B. Cowley | Lisa K. Geisler | Lisa Kimball |
| Mari L. Knutson | Suzanne Mark | Debra L. Mathews |
| Claudia Moberly | Pamela Noble | Jonell Strough |
| Debra D. Zillner | - | - |
1988
| David J. Kennedy | Julie A. Feeler | Karen J. Kuklinski |
| Lisa Sorenson | Robert Orlo Woodbury | Ms. Vicki J. Smith |
| Brian E. Ancell | Tarey Ann Rudd | Kerilynn Erland |
| Elaine Whitley | - | - |
1987
| Anne Boylan | Michael Davis | Karen Erbland |
| Brenda Hollingsworth | Doughal Johnson | Andrew King |
| Margaret Lewis | Janice Patton | Heidrun Toomey |
| Eileen Wright | - | - |
1985
| Marla Curtis | Patricia A. Davis | Randal L. Hardy |
| Daniel P. Johnson | Denise Kechter | Laronna Kueny |
| Fae A. Riegert | Debra S. Robinson | Terry D. Walker |
| Tom Zimmerman | - | - |
1984
| Donna M. Bagley | Shannon Cromwell Bunch | Elana Elor |
| Kenneth Ferguson | Frances Chi Chuifung | Paul Edwin Keller |
| Laurie J. Kirk | James M. Obenchain | Cheryl M. Schonhardt |
| Laura Pound Windham | - | - |
1983
| Sheryl A. Bos | Ann Brannam | Melody Capener |
| Staci Jalyn Jensen Hart | Kathleen Hoffman | Jerry Jensen |
| Carol E. Rhodes | Suzanna Sexauer | Mary Burns Sweeney |
| James W. Woodall | - | - |
1982
| Karen L. Mills | Becky Reed | Cari J. Countryman |
| Jacqueline (Jakky) Joan Mohr | Ketha J. Parsons | Cheryl D. Batt |
| Jerri J. Henry | Marjorie L. Oakes | Kathryn J. Spence |
| David G. Bean | - | - |
Sources:
The Arbiter/University News: April 6, 1987. March 18, 1991. May 4, 1993. April 24, 1996. April 16, 1997. May 6, 1998. April 28, 1999. April 6, 2006. April 20, 2007.
Boise State Websites
Commencement Programs: 2006. 2009.
FOCUS: March 1982
University Archives, RG 218 and 405
Compiled by Rachel Taylor, Summer 2019 intern