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2003-2004

College of Arts and Sciences
Scholarship Recipients

Anna Barnett; Biology;
The Mildred Braaten Archibald Scholarship
“Anna has interests and expertise in many aspects of the arts and sciences, making it a joy to interact with her. She thinks creatively and lucidly about her science and has an extraordinary ability to communicate complex ideas.”
—Peggy Saks, Biology

Meghan Madden; Political Science and Romance Languages;
The College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship
“Meghan has done a great job of identifying and gathering data that I am using to evaluate environmental treaty effectiveness. Her excellent, thorough, and careful work has produced results that have helped move my research forward quickly.”
Ronald Mitchell, Political Science

Professor Gina Psaki and Sarah Holmes Countryman

Professor Gina Psaki and Sarah Holmes Countryman

Sarah Holmes Countryman; Italian;
The Dorothy Jane and William Joseph Green Foreign Languages Scholarship
“She was an active discussant in class and a really positive element in many ways. She was not only motivated and always prepared, but she studied regularly with two other students who were not native speakers of English.”
Gina Psaki, Department of Romance Languages

Zeb Cooley; Economics;
The Mary Chambers Brockelbank Endowed Assistance Fund
“My best judgment says Zeb, measured by knowledge and intellect, ranks easily in the top 5%—possibly in the top 1%—of the 8,000-10,000 undergraduates I’ve taught or advised.”
Ed Whitelaw, Economics

Xavier Kyablue; Physics and Chemistry;
The College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship
“He tends to grasp the ‘big picture’ immediately. He thinks about the ideas of physics creatively.”
Ray Frey, Physics

Jen Erickson

Jen Erickson

Jen Erickson; Anthropology;
The Risa Palm Graduate Fellowship
“Erickson is a very impressive student for several reasons: she has done extraordinary original research, she is highly motivated, and she has already published her work.”
Carol Silverman, Anthropology

Carey Benom; Linguistics;
The John L. and Naomi Luvaas Graduate Fellowship
“Carey Benom did the first survey ever to be completed of Tibetan dialects spoken in SE China, traveling around the countryside entirely on his own.” —Spike Gildea, Linguistics

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