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Spring 2021 McNair Scholar Graduates


May 10, 2021

Congratulations to these 10 McNair Scholars who graduated this past weekend. These students have worked incredibly hard to reach this point and we could not be more proud of them. We wish them luck in graduate school and all future endeavors!

Andrea White

Mentor: Dr. Cassendra Bergst
Graduate School:
Will be attending the University of Northern Colorado and will be studying Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Bella Cordon

Mentor: Dr. Marilyn Welsh
Graduate School:
Received offers from the Erikson Institute and the University of Northern Colorado

Bianca Ramos

Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Beals
Graduate School:
Will be attending the University of Northern Colorado and will be working towards a MA in Sociology

Casey Montoya

Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Gilbert
Graduate School:
Will be attending the University of Florida’s Masters of Public Health program

Collin Slutzky

Mentor: Dr. Mark Eiswerth
Graduate School: Will be attending the University of New Mexico and will be working towards a PhD in Economic

Daniela Mburunyeme

Mentor: Dr. Cliff Leek
Graduate School: Will be attending the University of Denver School of Social Work

Dawson Budke

Mentor: Dr. Yuyan Han
Graduate School: Received acceptances/funding offers from UConn, University of Arizona, and UC-Davis. Accepted a fully-funded Fellowship offer from UC-Davis for the Ph.D. program of Nutritional Biology

Jasmine Poblano

Mentor: Dr. Dennis Aguirre
Graduate School: Masters of Library and Information Sciences Archives and Special Collections at the University of Washington

Yessica Berumen Martinez

Mentor: Dr. Kyle Anne Nelson
Graduate School: Received offers from the University of Central Florida, New Mexico State University, and the University of Minnesota. Will be attending the University of Minnesota for a Ph.D. in Anthropology

Zach Gonzales

Mentor: Dr. Chris Talbot
Graduate School: Received two offers, one from SUNY Stonybrook and another from New School for Social Research