EWU McNair Alumna Lizeth Bañuelos Presents to Scholars

Alumna Lizeth Bañuelos Visits our Grad AppLication Process Course

We recently had EWU McNair Alumna Lizeth Bañuelos visit our Graduate Application Process Course via Zoom. Lizeth is currently attending Arizona State University’s Master of Counseling (MC) program. Lizeth generously shared her experiences in the McNair program and applying for graduate school in a slideshow and offered advice to our scholars.    Lizeth was able … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Awarded Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Awarded Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos! In Spring 2021, Lizeth was selected to receive the Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award. This award is presented to exceptional students who have shown a commitment to their education by demonstrating outstanding academic achievement with a minimum of a 3.75 GPA in their previous four quarters … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson Contributes to BlackPast.org

EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson was invited to contribute to BlackPast.org as part of their STEM internship program, after connecting with Tam’ra-Kay Francis, Ph.D. from University of Washington’s Chemistry Department at the 2021 Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership & Advocacy Symposium.   From the BlackPast.org Factsheet: BlackPast.org, founded on February 1, 2007, is broadly conceived … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Seth McCullough Awarded Cheney Environmental Association Scholarship

Seth has been awarded the Cheney Environmental Association Scholarship.

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Seth McCullough! Seth has been awarded the Cheney Environmental Association Scholarship. The scholarship benefits Environmental Studies majors, with selection based on a combination of scholarship, merit, and financial need.   Seth is pursuing a double major in Environmental Science and Biology. He is a research assistant in Dr. Justin Bastow’s lab … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson Awarded Robert and Joan Morgan Nelson Scholarship

Christina has been awarded the Robert and Joan Morgan Nelson Scholarship.

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson! Christina has been awarded the Robert and Joan Morgan Nelson Scholarship. The scholarship benefits a History or Humanities Major at EWU.   Christina is double majoring in English Studies and Africana Studies, with a minor in Religious Studies. Christina researched The Characterization of African Religion with Dr. Okera Nsombi for her summer … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Ashley Destin Awarded Marjorie Benedict-Holman Scholarship

EWU McNair Scholar Ashley Destin Awarded Marjorie Benedict-Holman Scholarship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Ashley Destin! Ashley has been awarded the Marjorie Benedict-Holman Scholarship. The scholarship benefits undergraduate single parents.   Currently, Ashley is finishing a Biology major at Eastern Washington University. She recently completed research on Size Scaling in the Skull of North American Felids as Adaptations for Prey Acquisition with Dr. Judd A. Case. … Read more