Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry selects spring grant recipients
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017
MANHATTAN — Several Kansas State University students are getting a boost with their undergraduate research efforts through a spring semester 2017 Research Award or Travel Grant from the university's Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry.
The awards and grants, for up to $1,000, support travel associated with research, such as attending or presenting at a conference, or for assistance with a research project.
The following students are recipients of a Research Award or Travel Grant from the Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry:
Bridgett Kelly, senior in elementary education, Effingham, Research Award; Stephanie Goering, senior in vocal music education, Ellinwood, Travel Grant; MaRyka Smith, Hoyt, senior in animal sciences and industry, Travel Grant; Logan Caywood, senior in vocal music education, Travel Grant, and Garrett Wilkinson, senior innutritional sciences and microbiology, Research Award, both from Hutchinson; Samantha White, senior in apparel and textile design, Leavenworth, Research Award; Madelin Greer, senior in psychological sciences, Lenexa, Travel Grant; Carrie Carlson, senior in food sciences and industry, Lincolnville, Research Award; Alicia Jackson, senior in music education, Longford, Travel Grant.
From Manhattan: Kaitlyn Bradshaw, senior in biology, Travel Grant; Timothy Hepler, senior in kinesiology, Research Award and Travel Grant; and Vaithish Velazhahan,junior in biochemistry and microbiology, Research Award.
Johnathan Dallman, junior in chemistry, Silver Lake, Travel Grant; Alec Butenas, senior in kinesiology, Stilwell, Research Award; Nicholas Bouzianis, sophomore innutritional sciences, Topeka, Research Award; and Trevor Elwell-Cuddy, senior in biology and chemistry, Research Award, and David Warnky, senior in kinesiology, Research Award, both from Wichita.
From out of state: Christine Vavra, junior in instrumental performance-flute, Gresham, Nebraska, Travel Grant.
The next round of OURCI grants and awards for summer 2017 are due Feb. 10. For more information regarding the Office of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry, the OURCI Research Award or Travel Grant, and for access to the grant application, please visit http://www.k-state.edu/undergradresearch/.
