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A
total of 202 applications were received for consideration in the '03 RTP.
The
Pre-screening Committee completed their review at 6:45 p.m. Monday, 3
February 2003. All application folders were reviewed, including incomplete
folders. The committee nominated 142 semi-finalists (70%) for forwarding
to Scientific Evaluators serving on the Scoring Committee. Following
a final check, the semi-finalist listing was released and posted on the
web at 11:15 p.m. that same day. Following
is a listing of the semi-finalists.
The Scoring Committee
is composed of seventeen members from the NMNH scientific staff. There
are ten review teams with one or two reviewers per team. Semi-finalists
review set were determined based on several criteria including advisor
selected and discipline. Review set varied in size from 11 to 18 folders
per set. Review sets were released to evaluators Tuesday, 4 February 2003.
Most semi-finalist were scored by two different reviewers. Evaluators
completed a 100 point score sheet for all application folders in their
set. Elements considered during scoring included:
- ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
- (10 points possible)
- ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
- (10 points possible)
- NATURAL HISTORY
BACKGROUND - (10 points possible)
- MOTIVATION TO PARTICIPATE
- (15 points possible)
- CAREER GOALS -
(10 points possible)
- CAREER POTENTIAL
- (10 points possible)
- CAREER IMPACT -
(15 points possible):
- LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
- (10 points possible)
- COMPENSATING CHARACTERISTICS
- (10 points possible)
IMPORTANT: This posting
of semi-finalist status is not definitive. Due to regular adjustments
in review sets, circumstances often dictate a change in status. No applicant
should consider themselves completely eliminated from consideration for
a position in the RTP until the final status is released and award notices
are mailed - 8 March 2003.
Statistics:
The '03 semi-finalists included 75% women. The majority of '03 applicants
were in their Junior year (37%) and most applicants (44%) express an Anthropology
focus. The most requested advisor was Rick Potts. Following is a summary
of the 2003 applicant pool. For a complete listing, go to statistics.
CITIZENSHIP:
The semi-finalists include 103 US citizens from 35 different states
and 37 foreign students representing 20 different countries plus
the United States (2 semi-finalists did not
identify their citizenship).
GENDER:
The
semi-finalist list includes 76% women and 24% men.
YEAR
IN SCHOOL:
The majority of the semi-finalists, 54, or 38% are currently in their
Junior year.
DISCIPLINE:
Most semi-finalists, 67, identified Anthropology as their preferred
placement.
UNIVERSITY
ATTENDING:
The semi-finalist set includes students from 111 different colleges
and universities.
ADVISOR:
Applicants selected 52 different potential advisors. The most popular
research advisor selected is Rick Potts with 34 semi-finalists identifying
him as their top choice.
ETHNICITY:
There are 39 semi-finalists who self identified through an optional
questionnaire that they consider themselves an ethnic minority. Of
these, 16 are US undergraduate students representing an ethnicity
under-represented in the sciences.
The
RTP '03 Semi Finalists: 142
| Last
Name |
First
Name |
| Adcock |
Megan |
| Aldabe |
Joaquin |
| Alexandrakis |
Catrina |
| Anderson |
Kristin |
| Avalos |
Omar |
| Ball |
Joan |
| Barreiro |
Maria |
| Bell |
Alyssa |
| Berdan |
Emma |
| Bhagat |
Alisha |
| Bieberach |
Carlos |
| Bignell |
Terrell |
| Blair |
Mary |
| Bollwerk |
Elizabeth |
| Brewster |
Elizabeth |
| Brooks |
Christina |
| Brugler |
Jessica |
| Brunson |
Tiffany |
| Buckley |
Martha |
| Capriles |
Jose |
| Cashin |
Phillipa |
| Cass |
Amanda |
| Cedeno |
Marcos |
| Chang |
Skye |
| Che |
Judy |
| Checa |
Maria |
| Chesser |
Elizabeth |
| Conerly |
AnJela |
| Cook |
Jamie |
| Cooper-Jenkins |
Anthony |
| Copes |
Lynn |
| Craig |
Katherine |
| Cranford |
Angela |
| Crown |
Kimberly |
| Davis |
Steve |
| Dawson |
Claire |
| de
Wolfe |
Juliette |
| Diaz |
Raul |
| Diggle |
Rebecca |
| Dixson |
Jennifer |
| Dobrzycka |
Adriana |
| El
Mubarek |
Hind |
| Escalona |
Hermes |
| Fernandez |
Miguel |
| Fields |
Deanna |
| Forsburg |
Elizabeth |
| Fung |
Jenny |
| García
Mancuso |
Rocío |
| García
Olaso |
Felipe |
| Gignac |
Paul |
| Gregoricka |
Lesley |
| Gutierrez |
María |
| Halverson |
Melissa |
| Hamm |
Christopher |
| Hawkins |
Kirsten |
| Hawrysz |
Alexa |
| Hayden |
Brittany |
| Hostetler |
Caroline |
| Hwang |
Brian |
| Ii |
Suzanne |
| Jennings |
Julia |
| Johnson |
Jocelynn |
| Johnson |
Rebecca |
| Johnson |
Stephanie |
| Jolly |
Stephanie |
| Kamada |
Daigo |
| Kissoon |
Ian |
| Krinsky |
Benjamin |
| Kwiatkowski |
Ania |
| Layne |
Sarah |
| Lucas |
Miranda |
| Lyons |
Jennifer |
| Maher |
Anne |
| Maloney |
Jennifer |
| Manic |
Jelena |
| Martin |
Stephanie |
| Masaya |
Lucrecia |
| Matuszewski |
Joseph |
| Meagher |
Brittany |
| Megella |
Marcy |
| Mehta |
Sahil |
| Melillo |
Stephanie |
| Menard |
Katrina |
| Molina |
Carlos |
| Moore |
Abigail |
| Motter |
Arianne |
| Nieves |
Julitza |
| Nowak |
Matt |
| O'Brien |
Lauren |
| Okebiro |
David |
| Olori |
Jennifer |
| Pagliani
S. Di Dario |
Bruna |
| Palchik |
Dalia |
| Pellew |
Randy |
| Peña |
Gloria |
| Peoples |
Fatima |
| Perosino |
Maria |
| Petrites |
Anthony |
| Plank |
Terra-Dawn |
| Price |
Nancy |
| Rasmussen |
Sara |
| Riguero |
Alejandra |
| Rivera |
Tiffany |
| Roache |
Amy |
| Roberts |
Erica |
| Rosario
Lopez |
Vanessa |
| Royer |
Danielle |
| Ruiz |
Maria
Luisa |
| Ruiz
Yantín |
Maria |
| Sackin |
Allison |
| Sarmiento |
Maria |
| Schiszik |
Lauren |
| Secada |
Laura |
| Senft |
Sarah |
| Sertich |
Joseph |
| Sheehan |
Michael |
| Sherman |
Amy |
| Singer |
Amy |
| Sinick |
Robyn |
| Sinnett |
Daniel |
| Soika |
Jennifer |
| Stanley |
Benjamin |
| Stockins |
Joyce |
| Strickland |
Lesley |
| Sullivan |
Cherese |
| Swafford |
Laura |
| Szymcek |
Phillip |
| Tallyn |
Ashley |
| Taylor |
Robert |
| Tello |
Juan |
| Thomas |
Toccarra |
| Tibbetts |
Michael |
| Tong |
Wenfei |
| Tymkiw |
Elizabeth |
| VanFossen |
Jennifer |
| Vinueza |
Carlos |
| Wallace |
Eliza |
| Westropp |
Rachel |
| Winnick |
Dinah |
| Yarnell |
Amy |
| Young |
Frances |
| Zimet |
Nicholas |
Research
Training Program
Semi-finalist List Pool Statistics
2003
Gender
Male
34 - (24%)
Female 108- (76%)
TOTAL: 142
Ethnicity
Asian
American 5
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic American 17
Native Hawaiian 1
Other 5
TOTAL: 39
Year in School
Freshman
7
Sophomore 45
Junior 54
Non-graduating Senior 17
Graduating Senior 19
TOTAL: 142
Citizenship
Not
Stated 2
Not US Citizen 37
US Citizen 103
TOTAL: 142
Country of Citizenship
Argentina
4
Bolivia 2
Brazil 2
Canada 5
Chile 1
Ecuador 5
Guatemala 1
Guyana 2
Italy 1
Kenya 1
Mexico 2
New Zealand 1
Nicaragua 1
Peru 3
Serbia 1
Singapore 1
Sudan 1
United Kingdom 1
Uruguay 3
Venezuela 1
TOTAL: 20
NMNH Discipline
Not
Stated 1
Anthropology 67
Botany 7
Entomology 10
Invertebrate Zoology 4
Mineral Science & Geology 13
Paleobiology 12
Vertebrate Zoology 28
TOTAL: 142
State of Residence
California
8
Colorado 1
Connecticut 2
District of Columbia 2
Florida 1
Georgia 2
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 3
Indiana 2
Kansas 1
Louisiana 1
Maine 1
Maryland 10
Massachusetts 4
Michigan 3
Minnesota 2
Mississippi 1
Missouri 2
Montana 1
New Hampshire 2
New Jersey 1
New Mexico 1
New York 1
North Carolina 1
Ohio 6
Oregon 2
Pennsylvania 7
Puerto Rico 3
Tennessee 1
Texas 1
Utah 1
Virginia 8
Washington 1
West Virginia 2
TOTAL: 35
University Attending
Not
Stated 1
Albany State University 1
Alcorn State University 1
Alfred University 1
Beloit College 1
Bennington College 1
Binghamton University 1
Bloomsburg University 1
Boston University 1
Bowling Green State University 1
Bryn Mawr College 4
California State University, Fresno 2
Carnegie Mellon University 2
Case Western Reserve University 2
Catholic University of Quito-Ecuador 1
Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University 1
Chepkoilel Campus, Moi University 1
College of William and Mary 4
College of Wooster 1
Colorado State University 1
Columbia University 3
Concordia 1
Cornell University 2
Del Valle University of Guatemala 1
Denison University 1
Earlham College 1
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FaCEN) 1
Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de la R.O.U 1
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República 2
Faculty of Biology 1
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Buenos Aires. 1
Fort Lewis College 1
Geroge Mason University 1
Gettysburg College 1
Guayaquil School of Biology 1
Hiram College 1
Homerton College of Cambridge University 1
Howard University 1
Humboldt State University 1
Indiana University 2
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1
Linfield College 1
Macalester College 1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1
Michigan State University 2
Middle Tennessee State University 1
Morgan State University 1
Mount Holyoke College 1
Muskingum College 1
Northern Illinois University 1
Northern Virginia Community College 1
Oberlin College 1
Oxford College of Emory University 1
Pennsylvania State University 1
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 2
Princeton University 1
Reed College 1
Richard Stockton College of NJ 1
Saint Louis University 1
Smith College 1
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 1
St. Cloud State University 1
Swarthmore College 2
Texas A&M University at Galveston 1
Tufts University 1
Tulane University 2
Tuskegee University 1
Universidad Central de Venezuela 1
Universidad Mayor de San Andres 1
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés 1
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México 2
Universidad Nacional de La Plata 2
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 1
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia 1
Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP 1
University of Alabama in Huntsville 1
University of Arizona 1
University of California, Berkeley 2
University of California, Riverside 1
University of California, Santa Barbara 1
University of California, Santa Cruz 1
University of Chicago 1
University of Connecticut 1
University of Guayaquil 1
University of Guyana 2
University of Hawaii, Manoa 1
University of Kentucky 1
University of Manitoba 1
University of Maryland 3
University of Massachusetts 1
University of Missouri-Columbia 1
University of Montana 1
University of North Carolina, Charlotte 1
University of North Texas 1
University of Notre Dame 2
University of Nottingham 1
University of Pennsylvania 1
University of Pittsburgh 1
University of Puerto Rico 2
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus 1
University of Rochester 1
University of Toronto 1
University of Utah 1
University of Western Ontario 1
Univesidad Nacional de La Plata 1
Unviersity of Kansas 1
Victoria University of Wellington 1
Washington State University 1
Washington University, St. Louis 2
West Chester University 1
West Virginia University 2
Yale University 3
TOTAL: 111
Requested Advisor
Not
Stated 1
Mary Jo Arnoldi 1
John Brown 2
Bruce Collette 1
Kevin de Queiroz 4
William DiMichele 2
Robert Emry 6
Terry Erwin 3
Robert B. Faden 2
Richard Fiske 1
William Fitzhugh 1
Mercedes Foster 3
Bruno Frohlich 7
Vicki Funk 3
Alfred Gardner 2
Ives Goddard 2
Gary Graves 1
M.G. Harasewych 1
Tom Henry 1
Robert Hoffmann 1
Brian Huber 1
Adrienne Kaeppler 1
Robert Laughlin 2
Mark Littler 1
James F. Luhr 4
Wayne Mathis 1
Tim McCoy 1
James Mead 1
William Melson 1
Storrs Olson 1
Donald Ortner 2
Stephen Ousley 4
Douglas Owsley 2
John Pandolfi 1
Lynne Parenti 1
Jeff Post 1
Richard Potts 34
Robert K. Robbins 2
Klaus Ruetzler 2
Ted R. Schultz 1
Bruce Smith 2
Sorena Sorensen 2
Dennis Stanford 1
William Sturtevant 4
Paul Taylor 3
Richard Thorington 7
Douglas Ubelaker 3
Michael Vecchione 2
Don Wilson 2
Scott Wing 2
Mike Wise 2
Neal Woodman 1
Melinda Zeder 2
TOTAL: 52
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