The Smittcamp Family Honors College at California State University, Fresno has admitted its 10th entering class of high-achieving high school graduates who will receive scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year.
The Honors College has become so highly regarded that applications increased to more than 500 this year. In honor of the 10th anniversary, the number of admitted students was increased to 58 from the usual 50, said Dr. Stephen Rodemeyer, Honors College director.
Students accepted for admission receive an annual President’s Scholarship for their undergraduate degree program up to a maximum of eight semesters, which will cover in-state registration and fees, a laptop stipend and an optional credit for a two-person, community-style room in university housing. Additional financial benefits include free Internet access, free campus student parking and extended library checkout privileges.
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 1,800 or above on the SAT, be in the upper 10 percent of their graduating class or have a minimum GPA of 3.6.
Smittcamp Family Honors College 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.
For more information on the Smittcamp Family Honors College, please go to the following Web site: http://honors.csufresno.edu/
The 2008-09 Smittcamp Family Honors College students are:
Last name, First name
Hometown
High School
Alamri, Leila
Selma
Selma HS
Aldern,Jacqueline
Fresno
Buchanan HS
Ali, Ismail
Fresno
Edison HS
Andreasen, Kristen
Fresno
San Joaquin Mem.
Andres, Disney
Reedley
Reedley HS
Bachicha, Natalie
Reedley
Reedley HS
Bane, Brianna
Fresno
Buchanan HS
Banevedes, Steven
Hanford
Hanford HS
Barretto, Kathryn
Fresno
Edison HS
Battles, Eric
Fresno
Clovis West HS
Becker, Geoffrey
Bakersfield
Foothill HS
Blake, Adam
Winton
Atwater HS
Cantido, Jenneva
Fresno
University HS
Combs, Elizabeth
Lodi
Lodi HS
Cruz, April
Fresno
San Joaquin Mem.
Davidson, Elizabeth
Clovis
Clovis HS
Dunn,William
Porterville
Monache HS
Fagundes, Michael
Merced
Buhach Colony HS
Farnesi, Selena
Fresno
Bullard HS
Findley, Brooke
Dinuba
Immanuel HS
Franklin, Rebekah
Fresno
Bullard HS
Garispe,Ashley
Dinuba
Dinuba HS
Geering, Gregory
Phoenix, AZ
North Canyon HS
Granata, Robert
Fresno
Bullard HS
Grossman, Chelsie
Fresno
Clovis West HS
Hamilton, Jeffrey
Antelope
Oakmont HS
Harmon, Jessica
McKinleyville
McKinleyville HS
Harmon, Jennifer
Visalia
Golden West HS
Harrison, Kelley
North Fork
Yosemite HS
Howden, Katie
Madera
Madera HS
Kennedy, Victoria
Modesto
Modesto HS
Kersey, Kayla
Stockton
Ronald E. McNair HS
Kimura, Nicole
Fresno
Clovis West HS
Kuipers III, John
Meadow Vlly.
Quincy HS
Leu, Nicole
Newman
Orestimba HS
Maddox, Melanie
Riverdale
Riverdale HS
Mahfoud, Miriam
Kingsburg
Kingsburg HS
Masuda, Kelly
Livingston
Atwater HS
McCullough, Minda
Arbuckle
Pierce HS
Mealer, Matthew
Clovis
Buchanan HS
Musselman, Lynda
Fresno
Clovis HS
Peel, Samantha
Fresno
Bullard HS
Peterson, Ben
Fresno
Washington Union HS
Petrucci, Mika
Madera
Madera HS
Rowan,Landon
Barstow
Barstow HS
Rowell, Temperance
Lodi
Tokay HS
Russell, Lyndsie
Redding
Enterprise HS
Rutledge, Bradley
Chowchilla
Chowchilla Union HS
Salvador, Jon-Paul
Visalia
El Diamante HS
Santillan, Jessica
Bakersfield
Foothill HS
Smith, Joline
Madera
Liberty HS
Soemali, Tristan
Fresno
Clovis West HS
Sook,Roman
Hanford
University HS
Takeda, Tracy
Fowler
Fowler HS
Urabe, Katherine
Livermore
Livermore HS
Voris, Erica
Atwater
Buhach Colony HS
Wahlberg, Clifton
Fresno
Bullard HS
Walker, Kramer
Clovis
Clovis East HS