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May 2005 - 6 August 2005
A
total of 15 undergraduate students are anticipated to join
RTP Class of '05, including 2 students from the Notre
Dame partnership program.
As
the result of a catastrophic web server crash on 9 February 2005 resulting
in the irretrievably loss of all data, the 2005 session of the RTP was
canceled.
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There
were 176 applications received for consideration in the '05 RTP. All documents
were received on-line through the SOLAA (Smithsonian On-Line Academic
Administration) system. Prescreening was conducted by on-line with each
application reviewed by two different screeners. One prescreener was located
off-site (California). The Prescreening Committee (Elisa Maldonado and
Wendy Wiswall) completed their review at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, 2 February
2005. All application folders were reviewed, including incomplete folders.
The committee nominated 96 semifinalists (56%) for further evaluation
by scientific reviewers serving on the Scoring Committee
Following
a final assessment and selection of review sets the semifinalist listing
was released to evaluators at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, 2 February 2005. The
scoring committee is composed of research staff and professionals from
the NMNH scientific community as well as individuals from NMNH affiliated
agencies and one former RTP participant. The
semifinalist list was posted on the web at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, 3 February
2005. Following is a listing
of the semifinalists
The Semifinalist review
sets were determined based on several criteria including advisor selected
and discipline. Review set vary in size from 12 to 22 folders per set.
Each application was to be reviewed and 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 semifinalist status is not definitive. Due to regular adjustments in
review sets, circumstances often dictate a change in status. This year
in particular the percent of semifinalists interested in placement in
the anthropological sciences exceeds the placement capacity. We anticipate
conducting another, outside, review of applicants interested in placement
in the biological and geological sciences. It's likely that some applicants
interested in placement in the biological and geological sciences but
not currently listed as a semifinalist will be forwarded to the finalist
set to more closely match the review set to placement potential. 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 2005.
Statistics:
The '05 semifinalists includes 80% women. The majority of '05 applicants
in the semifinalist set are in their Junior year (49%) and most semifinalists
(40%) express an anthropology focus. For a complete listing, go to statistics.
CITIZENSHIP:
The semifinalists include 77 US citizens from 37 different states
and 19 foreign students representing 14 different countries.
GENDER:
The
semifinalist list includes 80% women and 20% men.
YEAR
IN SCHOOL:
The majority of the semifinalists, 47, or 49% are currently in their
Junior year. There are slightly more underclassmen (freshman and sophomores),
25, selected for the semifinalist set than upperclassmen (seniors),
24.
DISCIPLINE:
We anticipated placing 2 students in the anthropological sciences,
4-5 in the geological sciences, and 5-6 in the biological sciences.
Most semifinalists, 38, identified anthropology as their preferred
placement. The biological sciences are represented by 36 semifinalists
and the geological sciences by 22 semifinalists. Thus:
UNIVERSITY
ATTENDING:
The semifinalist set includes students from 86 different colleges
and universities.
ADVISOR:
Applicants selected 44 different potential advisors, many of whom
are not available to host a student during the '05 RTP summer session.
ETHNICITY:
There are 15 semifinalists who self identified through an optional
questionnaire that they consider themselves an ethnic minority. There
were 39 (41%) semifinalists who did not identify their ethnicity.
The
RTP '05 Semi Finalists:
| Last
Name |
First
Name |
| Addleman |
Kristi |
| Antram |
Alexis |
| Bachmann |
Amanda |
| Banik |
Tenley |
| Barton |
Melissa |
| Baty |
Jenica |
| Bazzaglia |
Ariana |
| Bianco |
Briana |
| Biren |
Marc |
| Blas |
Kevin |
| Botero |
Sergio |
| Briscoe |
Laura |
| Byrnes |
Jennifer |
| Carpenter |
Mary |
| Clavijo-Baquet |
Sabrina |
| Cockrell |
Bryan |
| Del
Vecchio |
Silvana |
| Dopfel |
Erin |
| Dougherty |
Erin |
| Falzareno |
Erin |
| Felz |
Mary |
| Foutch |
Amy |
| Fox |
Caroline |
| Francke |
Ines
Cristina |
| Frank |
Brittany |
| Gittens |
Diana |
| Golias |
Christopher |
| Gomez |
Carolina |
| Hakuta |
Sayaka |
| Hammer |
Samantha |
| Hannah |
Patrick |
| Hendrickson |
Holly |
| Hill |
Daniela |
| Hilton |
Karen |
| Hofrichter |
Michael |
| Hopp |
Katie |
| Howard |
Tara |
| Hughes |
Jennifer |
| Hunt |
Sydney |
| Huynh |
Hai
Minh (Howie) |
| James |
Jessica |
| Jayalath |
Hewage |
| Job |
Jayme |
| Johnson |
Teresa |
| Keating |
Daniel |
| Kessler |
Anna |
| Kincaid |
Karen |
| Knapp |
Martina |
| Kochanowsky |
Amy |
| Kurnick |
Sarah |
| Lammers |
Amber |
| Larson |
Jodi |
| Layton |
Erika |
| Lepore |
Taormina |
| Lewin |
Nora |
| Loraas |
Erik |
| Mack |
Akiko |
| Martin |
Justin |
| Mason |
Stephanie |
| Michael |
Amy |
| Minjares |
Maria |
| Morsch |
Amy |
| Moses |
Sylvia |
| Moss |
Rachel |
| Mukthar |
Saffiya |
| Muller |
Celia |
| Munroe |
Margaret |
| Musilova |
Zuzana |
| Nikolic |
Jelena |
| O'Hara |
Kathleen |
| Phillips |
Jennifer |
| Pierce |
Elizabeth |
| Popovic |
Zeljko |
| Rasmussen |
Nick |
| Rivas |
Dena |
| Rohde |
Alexandra |
| Salviati |
Victor |
| Sanford |
Jane |
| Scott |
Lily |
| Smith |
Adrian |
| Sommer |
Lindsey |
| Stimmel |
Jennifer |
| Strupp |
Dustin |
| Stuber |
Stephanie |
| Tarabrella |
Cathy |
| Thomer |
Andrea |
| Trainor |
Lindsey |
| Van
Woert |
Amanda |
| Vance |
Emily |
| Vasilyan |
Davit |
| Venechuk |
Elizabeth |
| Waselkov |
Katherine |
| Wertz |
Paxton |
| Wexelman |
Beth |
| Wolff |
Sarah |
| Woolley |
Dana |
Research
Training Program
Semi-finalist List Pool Statistics
2005
Gender
Male
19 - (20%)
Female 77- (80%)
TOTAL: 96
Ethnicity
Asian
American 1
American Indian or Alaskan Native 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic American 7
Native Hawaiian 0
Other 4
TOTAL: 15
Year in School
Freshman:
6
Sophomore: 19
Junior: 47
Non-graduating Senior: 22
Graduating Senior: 2
TOTAL: 96
Citizenship
Not
US Citizen 19
US Citizen 77
TOTAL: 96
Country of Foreign Citizenship
Armenia
1
Austria 1
Brazil 1
Canada 1
Colombia 3
Czech Republic 1
Ecuador 1
El Salvador 1
Guyana 1
Japan 1
Mexico 1
Serbia 2
Sri Lanka 2
Uruguay 1
TOTAL: 14 different
countries
NMNH Discipline
Anthropology
38
Botany 4
Entomology 7
Invertebrate Zoology 6
Mineral Science & Geology 10
Paleobiology 12
Vertebrate Zoology 10
Vertebrate Zoology - Amphibians & Reptiles 2
Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes 2
Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals 5
TOTAL: 96
State of Residence
Alabama
1
California 4
Connecticut 1
Delaware 1
District of Columbia 2
Florida 2
Georgia 1
Guam 1
Hawaii 1
Idaho 1
Illinois 1
Indiana 2
Iowa 2
Kansas 1
Kentucky 1
Louisiana 1
Maine 2
Maryland 4
Massachusetts 1
Michigan 4
Minnesota 1
Mississippi 1
Nebraska 1
Nevada 1
New Jersey 1
New York 3
North Carolina 1
North Dakota 1
Ohio 1
Oregon 3
Pennsylvania 8
Rhode Island 1
Texas 3
Virginia 5
Washington 1
Wisconsin 1
Wyoming 1
TOTAL: 37 different
states
University Attending
Armenian
State Pedagogical University 1
Augustana College 1
Ball State University 1
Bates College 1
Brandeis University 2
Bryn Mawr College 1
Case Western Reserve University 1
Central Michigan University 1
Charles University 1
Chatham College 1
Clemson University 1
College of the Atlantic 1
College of William and Mary 1
Colorado College 2
Drew University 1
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Republica 1
Florida State University 1
George Mason University 2
George Washington University 1
Hamilton College 1
Haverford College 1
Humboldt State University 1
Iowa State University 1
James Madison University 2
Kansas State University 1
Longwood University 1
Louisiana Tech University 1
Luther College 1
Miami University 1
Minnesota State University, Moorhead 1
MiraCosta Community College 1
Mount Holyoke College 1
Oklahoma State University 1
Orange Coast College 1
Our Lady of the Lake University 1
Pacific Lutheran University 1
Penn State University 1
Penn State University, Berks campus 1
Pennsylvania State University 1
Princeton University 1
Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2
Rice University 1
Saint Vincent College 1
Scripps College 1
Smith College 1
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1
SUNY Geneseo 1
Trinity University 1
Tufts University 1
U. of Novi Sad, School of Science and Mathematics 1
Universidad de Antioquia 1
Universidad de El Salvador 1
Universidad de Guayaquil 1
Universidad de Los Andes 2
Universidade Estadual de Campinas 1
Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP 1
University of California, Berkeley 2
University of Delaware 1
University of Evansville 1
University of Florida 1
University of Guyana 1
University of Iowa 1
University of Maryland, College Park 1
University of Massachusetts 1
University of Michigan 2
University of Mississippi 1
University of Nevada, Reno 1
University of North Florida 1
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences 1
University of Pittsburgh 1
University of Rochester 1
University of Texas, San Antonio 1
University of Toronto 1
University of Vermont 1
University of Vienna 1
University of Virginia 1
University of Wisconsin 1
University of Wyoming 1
Vassar College 2
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universit 1
Washington and Lee University 2
Washington College 1
West Virginia University 1
Western Kentucky University 1
Williams College 1
Yale University 1
TOTAL: 86 different
universities
Requested Advisor
Not
Stated 3
Pedro Acevedo 1
Anna K. Behrensmeyer 1
William Billeck 3
John Brown 2
Matthew Carrano 3
Jonathan Coddington 1
Bruce Collette 3
Kevin de Queiroz 4
William DiMichele 2
Terry Erwin 1
Robert Faden 1
Maria Faust 1
Richard Fiske 1
William Fitzhugh 11
Bruno Frohlich 1
Alfred Gardner 4
Ives Goddard 1
M.G. Harasewych 1
Brian Huber 1
Robert Laughlin 1
James F. Luhr 1
Tim McCoy 2
Roy McDiarmid 1
James Mead 2
William Merrill 1
Douglas Owsley 2
Lynne Parenti 1
David Pawson 1
Richard Potts 4
Ted R. Schultz 1
M. Alma Solis 1
Sorena Sorensen 3
Dennis Stanford 1
Daniel Stanley 1
Ellen Strong 3
William Sturtevant 7
Paul Taylor 1
Richard Thorington 1
Ed Vicenzi 1
Don Wilson 1
Scott Wing 4
Mike Wise 2
Melinda Zeder 6
George Zug 1
TOTAL: 44 different
advisors
|
2005
|
Applicant
Pool
|
Semi-
finalist
|
Finalist
Set
|
Student
Participants
|
| Academic
Status |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
Freshman |
12
|
7%
|
6
|
6%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Sophomore |
32
|
18%
|
19
|
20%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Junior |
66
|
38%
|
47
|
49%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Non-graduating Senior |
31
|
18%
|
22
|
23%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Graduating Senior |
8
|
4%
|
2
|
2%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Recent Graduate |
7
|
4%
|
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Graduate student |
2
|
1%
|
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Unknown |
18
|
10%
|
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Research
Discipline |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
Anthropology |
69
|
39%
|
38
|
40%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Botany |
8
|
4%
|
4
|
4%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Entomology |
8
|
4%
|
7
|
7%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Invertebrate Zoology |
9
|
5%
|
6
|
6%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Mineral / Geo-Sciences |
17
|
10%
|
10
|
10%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Paleobiology |
16
|
9%
|
12
|
13%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Vertebrate Zoology - Birds |
1
|
1%
|
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - Fishes |
2
|
1%
|
2
|
2%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - Herps |
2
|
1%
|
2
|
2%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - Mammals |
10
|
6%
|
5
|
5%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - general |
22
|
13%
|
10
|
11%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
General
/ Unknown |
12
|
7%
|
-
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
Minority
status* |
40
|
23%
|
15
|
15%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
African American
|
3
|
8%
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Asian American
|
8
|
20%
|
1
|
6%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Hispanic American
|
16
|
40%
|
7
|
47%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Native American
|
5
|
12%
|
3
|
20%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Native Hawaiian
|
0
|
20%
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Other
|
8
|
-
- -
|
4
|
27%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Not declared |
80
|
45%
|
39
|
41%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Unknown
or Non-minority* |
56
|
32%
|
42
|
44%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sex |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
Male |
42
|
24%
|
77
|
20%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Female |
134
|
76%
|
19
|
80%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Not reported |
-
-
|
|
- -
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Citizenship |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
US citizen |
124
|
70%
|
77
|
80%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
non-US citizen |
52
|
30%
|
19
|
20%
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Unknown |
-
-
|
|
- -
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Physically
Challenged* |
-
-
|
|
- - |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL |
176
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
anthropological
sciences: 40%
