Semi-Finalist
List
120 Applicants
Selected
Semi-finalist
List |
Statistics
There
were 170 review folders created based on application
documents received by the application deadline
of Friday, 1 February 2008. One additional
folder was mistakenly created. The final applicant
pool included 169 applicants. All were
reviewed.
To serve as a courtesy communication tool only,
application receipt and status was updated (manually)
and posted on the web
based on submissions received via e-mail, mail,
fax, and personal delivery.
Beginning
in January, the "Folder Status" column conveyed
submission comments from the system administrator.
A
"C" status indicated a COMPLETE application
folder, "I" indicated an INCOMPLETE folder with
parts missing or not acceptable. Staff added
information to the comment section to further
communicate problems identified.
Traditional
RTP review procedure follows a seven set process
beginning with a prescreening of the entire
application set by two separate reviewers who
are familiar with the RTP program. Application
folders were ready for evaluation by noon, Saturday,
2 February 2008. Prescreening officially began
at 9:00 a.m. Monday, 4 February 2008 and was
completed by 9:00 a.m. the following day. Pre-screeners
worked independently. All 169 applications
were reviewed and 120 selected for forwarding
as semifinalists. The list of RTP '08 semifinalists
was released Tuesday, 5 February 2008, at 2:00
p.m.
Pre-screeners
agreed on forwarding 107 applications as semifinalists
and removing 43 from further consideration.
They disagreed on placement of 19 applications.
These were evaluated by a third reviewer for
final decision. Of these 19, the secondary evaluation
removed 6 from further consideration and forwarded
the remaining 13 as semifinalists. In addition,
there was 1 application originally agreed by
the initial pre-screeners to remove from further
consideration, that was reevaluated by the third
reviewer and this forwarded as a semi finalist;
there was one applicant initially marked by
the pre-screeners for forwarding as a semi finalist
but further review determined that they were
not eligible for participation and therefore
removed from further consideration.
The
role of the prescreener is to identify and remove
from further consideration those applicants
not eligible for participation in the program
and those that will not be competitive through
the final review process. Factors considered
during prescreening include:
1.
Incomplete folder resulting in inability to
successfully review the candidate including:
cover letter missing and/or lacking necessary
information; recommendations missing and/or
lacking necessary information; RTP application
form and/or lacking critical information.
2. Ineligible for participation including: academic
status (status no longer considered undergraduate);
participation focus (not targeting full participation
in the goals and curriculum of the RTP session);
language proficiency; availability (unavailable
for adequate participation).
3.
Poor recommendations and/or reference
selection.
4.
Poor academic record and no adequate justification
provided.
5.
Career goals inconsistent with participation
in the RTP.
The
2008 RTP Semi-finalists
ADAMS
, Kristin
ALLEN , Natalie
AMES , Heidi
ANDERSON , Damon
ASPDEN , Daniel
BAILEY , Tawny
BAKAS , Kelsey
BARDEN , Phillip
BARTON , Jamie
BENTLEY , Kerin
BERGMANN , Emily
BERRYMAN , Eleanor
BITTNER , Noelle
BROWN , Hannah
BROWNING , Hilary
CALDERON-ACEVEDO , Camilo
CAMAK , David
CAMEROTA , Diana
CASTILLO , Cristina
CEDILLO , Emmanuel
CELY SANTOS , Sandra Marcela
CERIO , Donald
CHALATI , Laila
CHAMBERS , Candice
CHAN , Christine
CHEE , Christine
CHIMERA , Matthew
CHISHOLM-SIMS , Danza
CHUNG , Grace
DAVENPORT , James
DAVIS , Kristin
DEAN , Katharine
DECAMARGO , Luiza
DEL TORO , Israel
DOLGUSHINA , Tatiana
ESKRIDGE , Caryne
FELICE , Ryan
FIRNSTAHL , Aaron
FLOREZ RUEDA , Ana Marcela
FRABLE , Benjamin
FRANK , Sarah
FRIEL , Anna
GARZA , Chelsea
GIBBS , David
GIBSON , Juanita
GOAD , Monika
GORMAN , Mark
GROOT , Sebastian
GUEVARA-NIETO , Hedda
GUNDA , Thushara
HASNAIN , Sarah
HAVENS , Janette
HAYES , Malorie
HOFFMANN , Maureen
HORN , Tara
HURLBERT , Christopher
HURTADO , Andrea
JARET , Steven
JAYASINGHE , Vatsala
JOHNSON , Courtney
KAZIMER , Katherine
KEEN , Susan
KING , Leigha
KROHN , Alexander
LAIDLAW , Gillian
LAUER , Rebecca
LEIBOWITZ , Pamela
LEWIS , Jamie
LIAO , Irene
LIN , Charlotte
MAHDALLY , Sarah
MARTIN , Whitney
MARX , Felix
MATTSON , Raquel
MCINTOSH , Jessica
MELO , Julliane
MEYER , Jillian
MIRAN , Sara
MITCHELL , Jonathan
MOSTO , Maria
NAGENDRA , Uma
NICHOLS , Teresa
NIEH , Alice
ORTIZ , Patrick
PANTING , John
POWERS , Dustin
REDDY , Bhavya
RICCI , Jamie
ROGERS , Charlotte
ROHDE , Alison
ROMINGER , Andrew
ROONEY , Kelsey
SALISBURY , Daniel
SANIN , Camilo
SCHLAGEL , Elizabeth
SCHMITT , Emma
SCHWABE , Kathleen
SIMMS , Michael
SKVARIA , Michael
SMITH , Rachel
SOROFMAN , Katherine
STEARNS , James
STEPHENS , Ryan
STERN , Jeremy
STERNER , Katherine
STRADER , Anne
STUDEBAKER , Elizabeth
SU , Susan
SUN , Catherine
TRAVIS , Matthew
TSANG , Susan
VERDE-RAMIREZ , Angeles
WAGNER , Leila
WALTER , Molly
WEEKES , Amber
WEHRLE , Beck
WILLIAMS , Janna
WRIGHT , April
YANG , April
YANG , Melinda
Research
Training Program
Applicant Pool Semi-Finalist Statistics
2008
Gender
Male
- 35 (29%)
Female - 85 (71%)
TOTAL: 120
Year in School
Not
Stated: 0
Freshman: 7
Sophomore: 38
Junior: 52
Non-graduating Senior: 12
Graduating Senior: 10
Graduated: 0
Other: 1
TOTAL: 120
Citizenship
Not
Stated: 0
Not US Citizen: 21
US Citizen: 99
TOTAL: 120
Country of Citizenship
Argentina
Austria
Brazil (2)
Canada (6)
Colombia (6)
Mexico (2)
Sri Lanka
Ukraine
United Kingdon
TOTAL: 9
different countires
NMNH Discipline
Anthropology:
34
Botany: 11
Entomology: 6
Invertebrate Zoology: 5
Mineral Science & Geology: 13
Paleobiology: 19
Vertebrate Zoology - Amphibians & Reptiles:
10
Vertebrate Zoology - Birds: 2
Vertebrate Zoology - Fishes: 7
Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals: 13
TOTAL: 120
State of Residence
Arkansas
Arizona (4)
California (11)
Colorado (2)
District of Columbia (2)
Deleware
Georgia (2)
Iowa (2)
Illinois (4)
Indiana (2)
Kentucky
Louisiana (3)
Massachusetts
Maryland (9)
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
North Carolina (3)
New Hampshire
New Jersey (4)
New Mexico (2)
New York (9)
Ohio (5)
Oregon
Pennsylvania (6)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas (2)
Virginia (10)
Washington (2)
Wisconsin (3)
TOTAL: 32
different states
University Attending
Appalachian State University
Arizona State University (3)
Arkansas Northeastern College
Augustana College
Averett University
Bowling Green State University
Brooklyn College
Bryn Mawr College
Bucknell University
California State University, Chico
Calvin College
College of Saint Benedict
College of the Holy Cross
College of William and Mary (2)
College of Wooster
Cornell University (2)
Cuyahoga Community College
Eckerd College
Erskine College
George Washington University
Grinnell College
Hunboldt State University (2)
Illinois Wesleyan University
Johns Hopkins University
Knox College
McGill University (2)
Middlebury College
Millersville University
New College of Florida
New School for General Studies
New York University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Old Domonion University
Pennsylvania State University (3)
Princeton University
Purchase College
Purdue University
Queen's University
Skidmore College
Smith College
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Southeastern Louisiana University
St. Olaf College
Stanford University
SUNY Geneseo
Swarthmore College (2)
Temple University
Tulane University (2)
Univerdidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Universidad de Antioquia
Universidad de Los Andes (3)
Universidad Industrial de Santander
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Notre
University of Arizona
University of Bristol (2)
University of California, Berkeley (4)
University of California, Davis (2)
University of Colorado (2)
University of Delaware
University of Evansville
University of Findlay
University of Illinois
University of Iowa (2)
University of Kentucky
University of Maine, Farmington
University of Maryland
University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
University of Montana
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina, Asheville
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puget Sound (2)
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Texas, Austin
University of Texas, El Paso
University of Toronto (4)
University of Virginia (3)
University of Washington, Seattle
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Virginia Tech
Yale University
TOTAL: 93
different colleges/universities
Requested Advisor
Arnoldi,
Mary Jo (3)
Baldwin, Carole (5)
Blackman, Jim
Brady, Sean
Brown, John
Caranno, Matt (11)
Castro, Jon (3)
Collette, Bruce
Cottrell, Liz (3)
deQueiroz, Kevin (8)
DiMichele, Bill (4)
Erwin, Doug (2)
Erwin, Terry
Faden, Bob (3)
Fauchald, Kristian
Fitzhugh, Bill
French, Bevan
Funk, Vicki (2)
Gardner, Al
Goddard, Ives
Hunt, Dave
Kress, John (2)
Krupnick, Gary
Laughlin, Bob
Lingafelter, Steve
MacIntyre, Ian
McCoy, Tim (4)
McDiarmid, Roy
Mead, Jim
Munroe, Tom
Norenburg, Jon
Ortner, Don (2)
Peterson, Paul
Potts, Rick
Scherer, Joanna (22)
Schultz, Ted
Sorensen, Sorena
Stanley, Dan
Thorington, Dick (3)
Ubelaker, Doug
Vecchione, Mike (4)
Wise, Mike (2)
Woodman, Neal (8)
Wurdack, Ken (2)
Zug, George (2)
TOTAL: 45 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%
|
1
|
8%
|
0
|
-
|
| |
Not declared |
|
|
|
|
|
|
