UHP students are not only at the heart of the honors community: their academic success and their engagement with civic service distinguish them across campus and beyond the University of Idaho.

This page presents profiles of some of the outstanding members of the University Honors Program who have received recognition for their achievements, often including excellence in scholarship, funded research, leadership, and service.

See, for example, the accompanying narrative accounts of UHP alumna and teacher, Jessica Lipschultz [photo above]. Jessica completed her undergraduate studies, including a University Honors Program Certificate, with funding support from winning a national Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Scholarship. She completed master's degree graduate studies in education at Stanford University with support from a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship. She is one of approximately 65 scholars chosen nationwide from a field of nearly 1300 seniors and recent graduates who were nominated by their respective universities for the 2005 competition. One of the world's most generous scholarships, the graduate award covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition, living expenses, required fees, and books for the graduate degree chosen. The amount and duration of awards vary by student based on the cost of attendance and the length of the graduate program as well as other scholarships or grants received. The maximum available per student is $50,000 per year and the maximum length is six years.

Here is an excerpt from a recent press release about another UHP member, Joshua Pohlman , recognized by the national Goldwater Foundation.

Goldwater Scholars Enhance University of Idaho Status in Math, Science

April 3, 2008

MOSCOW, Idaho – Two University of Idaho students are among 321 students across the nation – and the only individuals in Idaho – to receive 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, one of the most prestigious awards available to undergraduates.

Since 1991, University of Idaho students have garnered 22 Goldwater scholarships given nationwide, the most in the state. Outside of the University of Idaho, there have only been five Goldwater awards given to Idaho college students over the past 17 years.

Bryan J. Wilson of Boise, a mathematics major, and Joshua R. Pohlman of Grand Forks, N.D., a natural resources major and member of the University Honors Program, will receive the $7,500 scholarships.

“Receiving this scholarship means my academic achievements at the University of Idaho are competitive on a national scale, which means more to me than the financial portion of the scholarship,” said Pohlman, a University of Idaho honors program student.

Wilson and Pohlman were chosen from among 1,035 applicants nominated by colleges and universities nationwide and are the only recipients studying in Idaho. Pohlman credits Mark Warner, associate professor of anthropology and associate director of the university’s honors program, as well as the faculty and staff at the College of Natural Resources, for with helping him receive the scholarship.

Pohlman, who is studying ecology and biochemistry, plans to pursue a doctorate in environmental health sciences and then conduct research related to worldwide environmental conditions and disease. He plans to travel to China for the summer to conduct research in environmental health.

"The successes of our students in a national competition such as this are a testament to the quality of the students and faculty at the University of Idaho,” Warner said.

UHP Member and UI Student Body President Jon Gaffney's Commitment to Public Service

Honors Student Lissa Firor Receives National Udall Scholarship

Christopher Chandler Wins Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, Heads to South Africa

Anna H. Makowski Receives National Fulbright Scholarship to Teach in Columbia, South America

Honors Students Receive National Goldwater Scholarships

Examples of Student Achievement 2007

Recent Examples of Student Achievement

HSAB Member Leah Schwisow to Volunteer at Olympic Games in Beijing

Jared Zook wins National Phi Eta Sigma Undergraduate Scholarship

Ted Yamamoto's Research and National Scholarship

Danielle Pals Wins National Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship

Rose Keller Receives Highest Student Award in CLASS

Casper Bendixsen/Research, Rice U., and Rodeo

Cynthia Reynaud Wins National Journalism Fellowship

Matt Benke Wins National NIATT Student of the Year Award

Julia Brumer and Christi Fowler Help Lead Students in Hurricane Katrina Volunteer Efforts on Trip to Mississippi

Cami Johnson and Jenn Miller on Engineering Design Team in Kenya to Bolster U.N. World Water Day Goals

Hanne Beener, Martin Institute Scholar

Mackenzie Shardlow's Wilderness Internship

Jacob Parker Receives Recognition at International Conference

Bryan Haney Wins National Goldwater Scholarship

Hillary Metz, National Institutes of Health Scholarship [October, 2005 press release]

Shingis Madakhmetov, Phi Eta Sigma National Scholarship [May, 2005 press release]

Examples of Student Achievement 2005

Examples of Student Achievement 2004

Profiles of UHP Students