Department of Physics and Astronomy

Washington State University

Scholarship Report

Claire May Band Scholarship

The Claire May Band Scholarship in Physics was established in 1989 to recognize outstanding individuals interested in the physics program at Washington State University. The Claire May Band scholar receives a certificate and a cash award in addition to any other support. The application deadline for the yearly award is early spring. Recipients include:

Student Name	Year Awarded	Previous School Attended
Dina Poga	1989	B.S. 1988, Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Melanie Asaki	1990	B.S. 1989, Walla Walla College, College Place, Washington
Susanne Wood	1991	B.S. 1989, Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington
Karen Garvey	1992	M.S. 1987, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Tess Hoard	1992	B.S. 1992, Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana
Nicole Dawson	1992	Hudson's Bay High School, Vancouver, Washington
Anh Phuong Pham	1993	Pasco High School, Pasco, Washington
Julia Diane Plummer	1993	Joel E. Ferris High School, Spokane, Washington
Jennifer Susanne Reece	1993	Central Valley High School, Spokane, Washington
Colette Ann Sacksteder	1993	Ingraham High School, Seattle, Washington
Nicole Wilson-Spence	1993	Orofino High School, Orofino, Idaho
Charlotte Yeomans	1994	Lewis and Clark High School, Spokane, Washington
Nicole Riccelli	1994	Hudson's Bay High School, Vancouver, Washington
Leslie Miles	1994	Pullman High School, Pullman, Washington
Julia Plummer	1994	Joel E. Ferris High School, Spokane, Washington
Jennifer Hille	1994	Central Valley High School, Spokane, Washington
Colette Ann Sacksteder	1994	Ingraham High School, Seattle, Washington
Kristina Kimbrough	1995	University High School, Spokane, Washington
Michelle Repp	1995	Snohomish High School, Snohomish, Washington
Reneé Cummings	1995	Sumner High School, Sumner, Washington
Dana Honn	1996	St. John/Endicott High School, St. John, Washington
Brooke C. Bafus	1997	St. John/Endicott High School, St. John, Washington
Terra Lynn McInerney	1997	Mead High School, Spokane, Washington
Susan Richardson	1997	Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
Melissa Skala	1998	Selah High School, Selah, Washington
Stephanie Alexander	1999	Hanford High School, Richland, Washington
Erin Craig	1999	Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Melanie Bersaas	Sp 2000	Prairie High School, Brush Prairie, Washington
Kelli Weed	Fall 2000	Port Angeles High School, Port Angeles, Washington
Katherine Hegewisch	2000 - 2001	M.S. Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Aubrey España	Fall 2001	Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Karen Roberts	2001 - 2002	Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Kelly Nelson	Fall 2001	University of Montana, Missoula, Montana
Terah Anderson	2002 - 2003	Walla Walla High School, Walla Walla, Washington
Laura Tarbox	2002 - 2003	Omak High School, Omak, Washington
Jaime Gilbert Megan Reynolds Andrea McEvoy	2003-2004 2003 - 2004 Fall 2004	Central Kitsap High School, Poulsbo, Washington Columbia High School, Burbank, Washington Senior, Double Major, Washington State University
Bobbie Riley Julianna Simon	2005-2006 2005 - 2006	Cheney High School, Spokane, Washington Cascade high School, Leavenworth, Washington
Katrina Epperson	2006-2007	Stanwood High School, Stanwood, Washington

Paul A. and Dian Bender Freshman Physics Scholarship

This scholarship is for students intending to major in physics. The scholarship is competitive and awarded annually by the department to an incoming freshman student. The award covers the equivalent cost of in-state tuition at WSU for one semester. The winner will be selected on the basis of the high school grade point average, one or two letters of recommendation from high school teachers, and a short statement of interests and goals. The application deadline for the yearly award is early spring. Recipients include:

Student Name	Year Awarded	Previous School Attended
Daniel Gunther	1990	C. F. Adams High School, Clarkston, Washington
Jason Gillilan	1991	West Valley High School, Spokane, Washington
Paul Ewert	1992	Centennial High School, Meridian, Idaho
John Paul Hunt	1993	Woodrow Wilson High School, Tacoma, Washington
Nathan Probst	1993	Selah High School, Selah, Washington
Nathaniel Hicks	1994	Cheney High School, Cheney, Washington
Reneé Cummings	1995	Sumner High School, Sumner, Washington
Jeffrey Hall	1995	Colfax High School, Colfax, Washington
Daniel Paul Michael	1996	Ephrata High School, Ephrata, Washington
Nathaniel W. Teigen	1997	Lewiston High School, Lewiston, Idaho
Erin Craig	1998	Mead High School, Spokane, Washington
Melanie Bersaas	1999	Prairie High School, Brush Prairie, Washington
Brandon Hoff	2000	New Century High School, Olympia, Washington
Neill Bafus	2001- 2002	Endicott High School, St. John, Washington
Jason Busse	2002 - 2003	Marysville-Pilchuck High School, Marysville, Washington
James “Trevor” Rockney	2002 - 2003