KSU Undergraduate Research Scholars Program

1. To encourage highly qualified students to pursue careers as Ph.D's or M.D.'s in biomedical research.
2. To provide such students with the faculty guidance and financial support to obtain both an early and in-depth research experience.

There is a competition in January of each year to identify a new class of HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholars.  Students so named are chosen on the basis of academic performance to date and an expressed interest in participating in biomedical research and undertaking post-graduate training in this field.Students agree to engage in 450 hours of research each year and must present their work at the annual Undergraduate Student Research Forum.They receive stipends of $3500 plus research and travel support.

Fourteen freshman and sophomore students were selected as HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholars in January 2003.  The 2003 scholars were:

Ethan Baughman, Kourtney Bettinger, Bronwen Bridge, Jessica Engler, Nathan Heckerson, Katrina Kiefer, Dustin Kruse, Amy Misak, Sheena Nagaraja, MacKenzie Ostmeyer, Jennifer Ranum, Patrick Simpson, Tiffany Tinkum, Mary Ward

The 2004 class of HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholars were selected in February 2004.  These scholars were:

Kaylee Cocke, Rachel Eddy, Meg Fasulo, Chad Geri, Wade Greening, Erica Hutfless, Kyle Jansson, Daniel Kuhlman, Samuel Lobell, Rachel Louis, Chad Maurer, Bridget McGuire, Ashley Smit, Suzanne Steffens, Maria Wittman, Stepanie Yeager

The 2005 class of HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholars was selected in February 2005.They were (with majors and hometowns listed in parentheses) are:Alyson Adams (Biology; Manhattan), Jennifer Buseman (Biology; Overland Park), Ashley Casey (Biology; New London, MO), Leah Cox (Biology; Halstead), Michelle LeCluyse (Biology; Leawood), Jason Manes (Biology; Kanopolis), Allie Moore (Biology; Oberlin), Lauren Philips (Biology; Olathe), Bethany Powers (Biology; Thayer), Laura Snyder (Biology; Ponca City, OK), Jessica Strafuss (Biology; Collierville, TN), Amy Twite (Chemistry and Microbiology; Olathe), Cole Worley (Biology; Conway Springs), and Alison Young (Chemical Engineering; Effingham).

Nine freshmen and sophomore students were selected as the 2006 class of HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholars in February 2006.  These students are (with majors and hometowns listed in parentheses) are:  Michael Albrecht (Microbiology and Music; Herington, KS); Tamara Fischer (Microbiology; Olathe, KS); Stacy Johnson (Biology; Concordia, KS); LeAnn Kearney (Biology; Wakarusa, KS); Jenna Kennedy (Biology; Hoxie, KS); Leah Kuhlman (Biology; Kensington, KS); Renee Lackey (Microbiology; Sabetha, KS); Kerry Alyssa Mattox (Biology; Tecumseh, KS); and Austin Rogers (Biology; Derby, KS).

The 2007 Scholars include:  Aubrey Bamford (Biology and Pre-Health, Wichita), Kyle Crow (Biology and Spanish, Shawnee), Ryan Gallagher (Microbiology, Olathe), Diana Hylton (Biology/Nutrition Science, Tecumseh), Olga Martinez (Biology, Dodge City), Mathew McGowan (Microbiology, Shawnee), Mark McHaney (Biology, Manhattan), Will Poulson (Biology, Leawood), Jennifer Stegman (Biochemistry, Salina), Maureen Ty (Microbiology, Manhattan), Jacob Willis (Biology, Overland Park).

HHMI Scholars present their research at the annual KSU Division of Biology Undergraduate Research Scholars' Forum held each April.  To view the participants in the April 2005 scholars' forum, click here.

If you have questions about the HHMI Undergraduate Research Scholars Program, please contact one of the program co-directors:

Dr. Larry G. Williams                   Dr. Beth Montelone
Division of Biology                       College of Arts & Sciences
233 Ackert Hall, KSU                 117B Eisenhower Hall, KSU
phone:  532-5718                        phone:  532-6900
e-mail:  larryw@ksu.edu               e-mail:  bethmont@ksu.edu

Precollege and Outreach Component

ACTIVITIES:

• Teachers partner with a K-State research scientist in their area of interest
• Teacher-scientist partners will work together to develop a standards-based classroom activity that integrates research
• Develop a lesson plan for this activity 
• Deliver your presentation/classroom activity to other teachers and K-State faculty
• Receive evaluative feedback on learning module from K-State science and education faculty members, as well as peer participants in the program

• Development of a successful approach to integrate research modules into high school and middle school curriculums.
• Graduate credit in EDCI 786 (Topics/Research Activity Development). 

Kansas State University
April 18, 2007