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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