Welcome to the 2024 Graduate College Awards! We are excited to celebrate the graduate scholarship conducted at Boise State.
Over $17,000 was awarded across three disciplines: Three Minute Thesis, Graduate Mentoring, and Graduate Student Showcase.
Below is the list of the awards presented and award winners.
Awards List
Presidential Scholar Awards
Presidential Scholar – Poster Presentation Award: Mone’t Sawyer
Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D.
Presidential Scholar – Performance and Visual Arts Award: Ayotola Tehingbola
Creative Writing, MFA.
Presidential Scholar – Visual Poster Presentation: Sara Weelborg
Nursing Practice, DNP.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Boise State Finals
1st Place: Haley Bridgewater — Biomolecular Sciences, Ph.D.
2nd Place: Jianna Gimenez — Public Health, MPH
3rd Place: Matt Peck — Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D.
Audience Choice: Caleb Merritt — Creative Writing, MFA.
Graduate Mentoring Awards
Graduate College Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Mitch Wieland — Department of Theatre, Film, and Creative Writing
Dr. Rebecca Som Castellano — Department of Sociology
Honorable Mentions
Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori — Department of Civil Engineering
Dr. Leonora Bittleston — Department of Biological Sciences
Graduate College Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Awards
Calvin Jones — Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D. — Dr. Sophia TheodossiouÂ
Jet Taylor — Kinesiology, M.S. — Dr. Mariane Bacelar
Graduate College Scholar Awards
Graduate College Scholar – Dean’s Award Winners
Maria Pou — Biomolecular Sciences. Ph.D. — Dr. Cheryl Jorcyk
Caitlin Nguyen — Business Administration, MBA — Dr. Nicole Cundiff
Laci Whipple — Counseling, M.A. — Dr. Mary Pritchard
Holly Olvera — Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D. — Dr. Erin Mannen
Anita Suljic — Public Health, MPH — Dr. Kirk Ketelson
Makayla Butler — Criminal Justice, M.A. — Dr. Lucas Alward
College of Arts and Sciences (COAS)
College of Arts and Sciences Award Winners
Damyn Chipman — Computing, Ph.D. — Dr. Donna Calhoun
Sierra Haile — Biology, M.S. — Dr. Cheryl Jorcyk
Anna Shuey — Biomolecular Sciences, Ph.D. — Dr. Owen McDougal
John M. A. Wojahn — Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, Ph.D. — Dr. Sven Buerki
Skye Bensel — Hydrologic Sciences, M.S. — Dr. Qifei Niu
Mason Bull — Geoscience, M.S. — Dr. Anna Bergstrom
Benjamin Hunt — Visual Arts, MFA — Lily Lee
Maria Rosado — Biomolecular Sciences, Ph.D. — Dr. Denise Wingett
College of Business and Economics (COBE)
College of Business and Economics Award Winners
Michael Whitney — Business Administration, MBA — Dr. Kent Neupert
Chad Champion — Economics, M.S. — Dr. Kelly Chen
College of Education (COED)
College of Educatio Award Winners
Brette Stephenson — Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D. — Dr. Raissa Miller
Rebecca Dickinson — Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D. — Dr. Raissa Miller
Matt Peck — Counselor Education and Supervision, Ph.D. — Dr. Aida Midgett
Mindy Haws — Counseling, M.A. — Dr. Raissa Miller
Quinn Bentzen — Counseling, M.A. — Dr. Shelby Gonzales
Hailey McCormick — Counseling, M.A. — Dr. Aida Midgett
Lizzie Blackwell — Executive Educational Leadership, Ed.S. — Dr. Heather Williams
Edson Valdisimo — Educational Technology, MET — Dr. Norm Friesen
College of Engineering (COEN)
College of Engineering Award Winners
Sandeep Dhakal — Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. — Dr. Brian Jaques
Sabrina Mead — Mechanical Engineering, M.S. — Dr. Erin Mannen
Juan Rengifo — Mechanical Engineering, M.S. — Dr. Todd Otanicar
Grant Goertzen — Civil Engineering, M.S. — Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori
Michael Curtis — Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D. — Dr. David Estrada
Mabin Dahal — Civil Engineering, M.S. — Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori
Nina Nikitina — Biomedical Engineering, Ph.D. — Dr. Gunes Uzer
Ocean Islam — Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D. — Dr. Eklas Hossain
Michael Wendell — Computer Science, M.S. — Dr. Jerry Fails
Mariola Diawara — Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning, M.S. — Dr. Lisa Giacumo
College of Health Sciences (COHS)
College of Health Sciences Award Winners
Nic Hunt — Biomedical Engineering. Ph.D. — Dr. Tyler Brown
Adrián Rodriguez — Public Health, MPH — Dr. Taylor Neher
Rheza Agtarap – Nursing Practice, DNP. — Dr. Katherine Doyon
Kaydin Griffin — Public Health, MPH — Dr. Megan Smith
Macy Jordan — Public Health, MPH — Dr. Ellen Schafer
Nikki Graham — Nursing Practice, DNP — Dr. Katherine Doyon
Delmy Flores — Public Health, MPH — Dr. Ellen Schafer
Life Ilunga — Public Health, MPH — Dr. Ellen Schafer
School of Public Service (SPS)
School of Public Service Award Winners
Maddy Orcales — Public Administration, MPA — Dr. Jared Talley
Hali Higgins — Criminal Justice, M.A. — Dr. Jacqueline Lee