The Smittcamp Family Honors College at California State University, Fresno has selected 50 high-achieving high school graduates who will receive full scholarships for the 2004-05 academic year.

The freshmen, who come from throughout California, were selected from more than 600 applicants, said Dr. Stephen Rodemeyer, Honors College director. They will be welcomed to the university at a dinner hosted by Fresno State President and Mrs. John D. Welty on Aug. 17.

Each student receives a President’s Honors Scholarship, which covers in-state registration fees, a $200 book allowance, full room rent for those who choose campus housing in a residence hall and use of a laptop computer.

In addition, they receive priority registration and other campus privileges, enroll in several specially designed honors classes which have a 25-student limit and participate in a weekly colloquium with guest speakers and discussions.

The Smittcamp Family Honors College is unique in the California State University

system in that scholarship students are admitted as a group, take a series of specially

designed honors courses and interact in educational and social activities.

Honors College applicants must score 1200 or above on the (P)SAT, be in the upper 10 percent of their graduating class or have a minimum GPA of 3.6 in college preparation classes.

Smittcamp Family Honors students are required to volunteer 30 hours of community service in their first year and 20 hours in subsequent years. To remain in the program, a student must enroll in at least 12 units and earn a 3.0 GPA as a freshman, 3.25 as a sophomore and 3.4 as a junior.

The Smittcamp Family Honors College began in 1998 with a $1 million gift from Earl and Muriel Smittcamp and family, a prominent agribusiness family and longtime supporters of Fresno State.

2004-05 students admitted and their hometowns:

Akel Ameen Clovis Buchanan HS

Albert Shanna Firebaugh Firebaugh HS

Allen Bradley Manteca Manteca HS

Bailey Megan Green Valley Desert Christian HS

Bautista Skylar Reedley Reedley HS

Brown Jocelyn Fresno Washington Union HS

Bufete Tristan Los Angeles Birmingham HS

Cary Patrick Tollhouse Sierra HS

Chow Stefanie Fresno Washington Union HS

Coppler Matthew Fresno Clovis HS

Cox Courtney Riverdale Riverdale HS

Cuadros Erik Kingsburg Kingsburg HS

Ewart Joy Redding Shasta HS

Forsythe Jennifer Fresno Buchanan HS

Gepner Amanda Three Rivers Woodlake HS

Gomes Mathew Fresno Clovis West HS

Holland Erik Hanford Lemoore HS

Hudson Kimberly Smith River Del Norte County HS

Jacobsen Megan Fresno Washington Union HS

Kahn Ellen Fresno Edison HS

Karby Amanda Kingsburg Kingsburg HS

Kleinberg Kristi Palmdale Paraclete HS

Kwock Christina Madera Madera HS

Maddox Jessica Riverdale Riverdale HS

Mahajan John Fresno Clovis West HS

Malakkla Nanditha Fresno Clovis West HS

Matas Kathleen Modesto Thomas Downey HS

McAllister Christine Sanger Sanger HS

McCarthy Brodie Upper Lake Upper Lake HS

McQuone Lauren Prather Sierra HS

Norton Mitchell Sutter Creek Argonaut HS

Oliver Carly Clovis Sierra HS

Ortiz Matthew Parlier Parlier HS

Paredes Veronica Fresno Edison HS

Pires Andrea Tulare Tulare Western HS

Polk Daniel Morongo Valley Yucca Valley HS

Rankin Brenda Fresno Edison HS

Ravanbakhsh Samine Fresno Clovis West HS

Reimer Tiffany Reedley Reedley HS

Reyes James Fresno Edison HS

Schnee Jacqueline Fresno Clovis West HS

Schultz Daniel Tehachapi Tehachapi HS

Stillmaker Aaron Fresno Buchanan HS

Stillmaker Lucas Fresno Buchanan HS

Torres Patricia Porterville Porterville HS

Trembley Stephen San Ramon California HS

Turner Randall Santa Cruz Soquel HS

Waterworth Lauren Chula Vista Bonita Vista HS

Williams Harrison Fresno Edison HS

Zucchi Kaitlyn Tulare Tulare Union HS

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