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Bob and Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards

Championed by UNC friends Bob and Bonnie Phelps Family, the CAP Awards recognize students whose lives demonstrate an exceptional and exemplary personal commitment to:

  • Contribute… by volunteering time and personal skills, talents, abilities, experience and passion around issues in service to the community.
  • Achieve… by displaying a bias toward action and performance, overcoming obstacles and setbacks, and accomplishing goals.
  • Pay-it-forward… by impacting the lives of others in meaningful and positive ways through random and planned acts of kindness, caring, and “giving back.”

For the 2024-2025 scholarship year, the Bob & Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards recognized two students who met the aforementioned criteria with a $10,000 scholarship and award plaque.

For the 2025-2026 scholarship year, the Bob & Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Award will again recognize two students who met the criteria with a $10,000 scholarship and award plaque which will be presented at the 2025 U-Engage Honors Banquet.

2024 Bob and Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards Recipients

The University of Northern Colorado through the Office of Undergraduate Academic  Engagement is proud to announce the 2024 winners of The Bob & Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards.

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Marjorie (Jorie) Burnes,
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Read Jorie's essay 

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Alejandra Eduardo Nunez
Biology
Read Alejandra's essay