EWU McNair Program
EWU McNair Scholar Gloria Bravo Awarded Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship
Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Gloria Bravo! Gloria was nominated by her departments and has been selected by the College of Social Sciences to receive the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is in honor the life of Dr. Jeffers W. Chertok, who worked at EWU for more than 34 years and left a legacy of … Read more
EWU McNair Scholars Continue Summer Research Despite COVID-19
Soon after the shelter in place began in Washington state, EWU McNair started hearing reports from our colleagues that summer research internships were being cancelled across the country. We cringed knowing that several of our students had received prestigious summer research internships or were still waiting to hear back from those they’d applied to. Fortunately, … Read more
EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico Awarded Scholarship by the Spokane Regional Council of Beta Sigma Phi
Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico! Rachael has been selected by the Spokane Regional Council of Beta Sigma Phi to receive scholarships from the Lucille Wood Memorial and the Frances Ida Fourtner Campbell Memorial. Both women were great believers in supporting women in education and the scholarship committee was impressed at Rachael’s dedication to her … Read more
EWU McNair Scholar Darlene Gilroy Selected for Second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Darlene Gilroy! Darlene has been selected a second time for an EWU McNair Summer Research Internship. Darlene Gilroy studies Geology and is currently working on an independent research project investigating the chemical weathering of volcanic sediments. She presented on this project, with the mentorship of Dr. Carmen Nezat, at the … Read more
EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee Selected for Second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee! Theresa has been selected a second time for an EWU McNair Summer Research Internship. Theresa Lee is majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She is interested in studying reentry challenges faced by convicted offenders. She presented a poster of her research at the … Read more
