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2023-24 Emerging Scholars

Deadline

Submissions due by April 1, 2024

Awards

Students will be awarded in each of the schools of instruction. Each student will receive one $1,000 scholarship to be applied towards their tuition at CWI for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The Emerging Scholars Award program exists to recognize outstanding students for their commitment to learning, demonstration of excellence in their discipline or program, creative approaches to assignments, and other qualities. Selection is based on perseverance, innovative thinking, and professionalism both in and outside the classroom—not primarily on academic status. Students are nominated by faculty. 

Eligibility

CWI students must plan to enroll in 6 or more credits for the following academic year in both fall and spring semesters and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher.

2023-2024 Emerging Scholars

  • Alyssa Banga
    nominated by Jana McCurdy
  • Jennyfer Berg
    nominated by Diana Rhinehart and Cathy Carson
  • Kaila Boeck
    nominated by Angela Zaugg
  • Griffin Dance
    nominated by Jolie Hultner
  • Breanna Fink
    nominated by Alix Olsen
  • Kristin Friesen
    nominated by Jolie Hultner
  • Cassie Gaylord
    nominated by Liza Long
  • Megan Gibb
    nominated by Megan Nichols
  • Eliot Johnson
    nominated by Cathy Carson
  • Rye Johnson
    nominated by Janel Holt
  • Jared Kipping
    nominated by Cathy Carson
  • Jennifer Lowry
    nominated by Jana McCurdy
  • Maxwell Moxley
    nominated by Joel Gladd
  • Kmwee Paw
    nominated by Liza Long and Alix Olsen
  • Sabrina Payne
    nominated by Jolie Hultner
  • Alex Pless
    nominated by Hollie Leavitt
  • Derek Prano
    nominated by Liza Long
  • Heidi Schaeffer
    nominated by Alix Olsen
  • Stephanie Shinafelt
    nominated by Ben French
  • Jessica Tisch
    nominated by Heather Schoenherr
  • Elijah Vorse
    nominated by Heather Schoenherr
  • Bennet White
    nominated by Kate Medred
  • Michelle Wooton
    nominated by Mel Henderson

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Kaila Boeck

Thanks to instructors and resources at CWI, Occupational Therapy Assistant student, Kaila Boeck, is on her way to pursuing her passion of helping others.

Students around a computer desk | Emerging Scholars Nominations

Students selected as 2024 Emerging Scholars will each receive a $1,000 scholarship to be applied toward their tuition for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Collage of photos of the 2023 Emerging Scholars

Congratulations to this elite group of students recognized for their commitment to learning, perseverance, innovative thinking, leadership, and professionalism.

2021 Emerging Scholars

Congratulations to this elite group of students recognized for their commitment to learning, perseverance, innovative thinking, leadership, and professionalism.

2020 Emerging Scholars

Students, nominated by faculty, were recognized for their commitment, perseverance, innovation, leadership, and professionalism.

2019-2020 Emerging Scholars

Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Emerging Scholars.