Updated:
7 February 2008
Finalist
List
54
Applicants Selected
Review
Summary
There
were 120 applications evaluated as semifinalists.
A panel of 7 judges, representing each discipline
(NMNH department), reviewed applications from
their set and nominated top candidates for forwarding
as finalists. Review sets:
Anthropology:
34 applications
Botany: 11 applications
Entomology: 6 applications
Invertebrate Zoology: 5 applications
Mineral Science & Geology: 13 applications
Paleobiology: 19 applications
Vertebrate Zoology: 32 applications
Semifinalist
evaluation began at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, 5 Feb
08 and was completed by 3:00 p.m. Thursday,
7 Feb 08. Reviewers worked independently. Reviewers
nominated 54 candidates for forwarding as finalists.
Unlike
previous years, this year there was no advisor
review conducted and no overall evaluation of
all applicants not nominated by judges as finalists.
Only, but all, those applicants identified by
Department reviewers were forwarded to the finalist
set.
The
review of finalist candidates began Thursday,
7 Feb 08 at 4:00 p.m. and the listing of finalists
was released to the web site at 8:00 a.m. the
following day.
The
posting of 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 posted - 8 March 2008.
Research
Training Program
Finalists - 2008
Finalists:
54
ADAMS
, Kristin
ANDERSON , Damon
BAILEY , Tawny
BARDEN , Phillip
BENTLEY , Kerin
BERRYMAN , Eleanor
BITTNER , Noelle
CAMAK , David
CAMEROTA , Diana
CASTILLO , Cristina
CELY SANTOS , Sandra Marcela
CHAN , Christine
CHEE , Christine
DAVIS , Kristin
DEL TORO , Israel
ESKRIDGE , Caryne
FELICE , Ryan
FLOREZ RUEDA , Ana Marcela
FRABLE , Benjamin
GIBBS , David
GROOT , Sebastian
GUNDA , Thushara
HAYES , Malorie
HOFFMANN , Maureen
HURTADO , Andrea
KAZIMER , Katherine
KING , Leigha
KROHN , Alexander
MAHDALLY , Sarah
MARX , Felix
MATTSON , Raquel
MITCHELL , Jonathan
MOSTO , Maria
NAGENDRA , Uma
NICHOLS , Teresa
NIEH , Alice
ORTIZ , Patrick
POWERS , Dustin
ROGERS , Charlotte
ROMINGER , Andrew
SALISBURY , Daniel
SANIN , Camilo
SCHWABE , Kathleen
SKVARIA , Michael
SMITH , Rachel
STEPHENS , Ryan
STRADER , Anne
SUN , Catherine
TRAVIS , Matthew
TSANG , Susan
WAGNER , Leila
WALTER , Molly
WEEKES , Amber
YANG , April
Research
Training Program
Finalist Statistics
2008
Gender
Male
- 19 (35%)
Female - 35
(65%)
TOTAL: 54
Year in School
Not
Stated: 0
Freshman: 1
Sophomore: 21
Junior: 22
Non-graduating Senior: 5
Graduating Senior: 5
Graduated: 0
Other: 0
TOTAL: 54
Citizenship
Not
US Citizen: 7 (13%)
US Citizen: 47 (87%)
TOTAL: 54
Country of Citizenship
Argentina
Austria
Canada
Colombia (4)
TOTAL:
4
different countires
NMNH Discipline
Anthropology:
10
Botany: 6
Entomology: 5
Invertebrate Zoology: 3
Mineral Science & Geology:
6
Paleobiology: 8
Vertebrate Zoology - Amphibians
& Reptiles: 5
Vertebrate Zoology - Birds:
1
Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes:
4
Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals:
6
TOTAL: 54
State of Residence
Arizona
(2)
California (4)
Colorado
Deleware
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana (2)
Massachusetts
Maryland (2)
North Carolina (2)
New Hampshire
New Jersey (4)
New Mexico (2)
New York (5)
Ohio (3)
Pennsylvania (3)
South Carolina
Texas (2)
Virginia (5)
Washington
Wisconsin (2)
TOTAL:
22
different states
University Attending
Appalachian
State University
Arizona State University
(2)
Bowling Green State University
Brooklyn College
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
California State University,
Chico
College of Saint Benedict
College of William and Mary
(2)
Cornell Unversity
Erskine College
Illinois Wesleyan University
McGill University
Millersville University
New School for General Studies
New York University
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Skidmore College
Smith College
South Dakota School of Mines
and Technology
Southeastern Louisiana University
Stanford University
SUNY Geneseo
Swarthmore College
Temple University
Tulane University
Universidad de Los Andes
(2)
Universidad Industrial de
Santander
Universidad Militar Nueva
Granada
Universidad Nacional de
la Plata
University of Bristol
University of California,
Berkeley (2)
University of Delaware
University of Iowa
University of Maryland
University of New Mexico
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puget Sound
University of Texas, Austin
University of Texas, El
Paso
University of Virginia
University of Washington,
Seattle
University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin,
Whitewater
Vanderbilt University
Yale University
TOTAL:
50
different colleges/universities
Requested Advisor
Arnoldi,
Mary Jo
Baldwin, Carole (3)
Brady, Sean
Brown, John
Caranno, Matt (6)
Castro, Jon (2)
Collette, Bruce
Cottrell, Liz
deQueiroz, Kevin (4)
DiMichele, Bill (2)
Erwin, Terry
Faden, Bob (2)
Funk, Vicki
Goddard, Ives
Kress, John
Lingafelter, Steve
McCoy, Tim (2)
McDiarmid, Roy
Mead, Jim
Norenburg, Jon
Scherer, Joanna (8)
Schultz, Ted
Thorington, Dick (2)
Vecchione, Mike (3)
Wise, Mike
Woodman, Neal (2)
Wurdack, Ken (2)
Zug, George
TOTAL:
28
diffferent advisors selected
|
2008
|
Applicant
Pool
|
Semi-
finalist
|
Finalist
Set
|
Student
Participants
|
| Academic
Status |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
Freshman |
10
|
6%
|
7
|
6%
|
1
|
2%
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Sophomore |
45
|
27%
|
38
|
32%
|
21
|
39%
|
3
|
23%
|
| |
Junior |
63
|
37%
|
52
|
43%
|
22
|
41%
|
7
|
54%
|
| |
Non-graduating Senior |
12
|
7%
|
12
|
10%
|
5
|
9%
|
2
|
15%
|
| |
Graduating Senior |
19
|
11%
|
10
|
8%
|
5
|
9%
|
1
|
8%
|
| |
Recent Graduate |
10
|
6%
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Other |
2
|
1%
|
1
|
1%
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
Unknown |
8
|
5%
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Research
Discipline |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
Anthropology |
44
|
26%
|
34
|
28%
|
10
|
19%
|
2
|
15%
|
| |
Botany |
13
|
8%
|
11
|
9%
|
6
|
11%
|
2
|
15%
|
| |
Entomology |
8
|
5%
|
6
|
5%
|
5
|
9%
|
2
|
15%
|
| |
Invertebrate Zoology |
9
|
5%
|
5
|
5%
|
3
|
6%
|
1
|
8%
|
| |
Mineral / Geo-Sciences |
17
|
10%
|
13
|
11%
|
6
|
11%
|
1
|
8%
|
| |
Paleobiology |
22
|
13%
|
19
|
16%
|
8
|
15%
|
3
|
23%
|
| |
Vertebrate Zoology - Birds |
2
|
1%
|
2
|
1%
|
1
|
2%
|
1
|
8%
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - Fishes |
8
|
5%
|
7
|
6%
|
4
|
7%
|
0
|
-
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - Herps |
14
|
8%
|
10
|
8%
|
5
|
9%
|
0
|
-
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - Mammals |
24
|
14%
|
13
|
11%
|
6
|
11%
|
1
|
8%
|
| |
Vertebrate
Zoology - general |
-
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| |
General
/ Unknown |
8
|
5%
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Ethnicity |
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| |
Minority
status* |
26
|
15%
|
24
|
20%
|
13
|
24%
|
5
|
38%
|
| |
African American
|
3
|
12%
|
3
|
13%
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
| |
Asian American
|
10
|
38%
|
9
|
38%
|
7
|
54%
|
4
|
80%
|
| |
Hispanic American
|
7
|
27%
|
6
|
25%
|
4
|
30%
|
1
|
20%
|
| |
Native American
|
2
|
8%
|
2
|
8%
|
1
|
8%
|
0
|
-
|
| |
Native Hawaiian
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
-
|
| |
Other
|
4
|
15%
|
4
|
16%
| |
