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Dargatz Student Teaching Scholarship

Dargatz Student Teaching Scholarship

The Dargatz Student Teaching Scholarship was established in 1991 by Barbara and Robert Dargatz. Barbara started her teaching career at Boise High School and then helped open both Borah and Capital High Schools. Eventually, Barbara and Robert decided to move to...

Darin T. Fralick Biology Scholarship

Darin T. Fralick Biology Scholarship

The Darin T. Fralick Biology Scholarship was established in 1995 in memory of the late Darin Fralick. Darin loved to hunt and hike in the Idaho mountains, he took part in bicycle racing for Spoke n’ Wheel and played football in the Optimist program. He is...

Darren J. Kyle Endowed Scholarship

Darren J. Kyle Endowed Scholarship

The Darren J. Kyle Endowed Scholarship was established by Darren Kyle. Darren is a very successful businessman since graduating from Boise State University with a degree in accounting. Darren believes assisting students fund their education is the best way he can...

Daryl & Ann Jones English Scholarship

Daryl & Ann Jones English Scholarship

The Daryl and Ann Jones English Scholarship was established in 2004. Daryl Jones began his career with Boise State in 1986 as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and ended his career in 2004 as the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. He was...

David Groebner Scholarship

David Groebner Scholarship

The David Groebner Scholarship was established in 2004. Over his years with Boise State Dave made a huge contribution to the field of operations management. He served as the director of the MBA program and gave structure to the program as well as seriously upgraded...

David S. and Kathy W. Wali Endowed Scholarship

David S. and Kathy W. Wali Endowed Scholarship

Established in 2008, the David S. & Kathy W. Wali Endowed Scholarship is for students and faculty in the College of Business and Economics. David Wali is an investment specialist with Colliers International in Boise. He graduated from Boise State with a degree in...

Deloitte & Touche Scholarship

Deloitte & Touche Scholarship

The Deloitte & Touche Scholarship was established in 1999 by COBE alumni employed at Deloitte & Touche. They wanted to reward deserving accounting students and give back to the college in a small way. As of June 2011 there have been more than 40 different individual...

Dennis Bassford Entrepreneurial Management Scholarship

Dennis Bassford Entrepreneurial Management Scholarship

The Dennis Bassford Entrepreneurial Management Scholarship was established in 2001 by Dennis Bassford. Dennis is CEO of Money Tree Inc., a Seattle based check cashing company he founded in 1983 with his brother and sister-in-law. Today the company is a leader in...

Department of Literacy Scholarship

Department of Literacy Scholarship

The Department of Literacy Scholarship was established in 2008 by the Department of Literacy. Faculty and staff of the department continue to contribute to this fund.

Diane Schooley-Pettis Business Scholarship

Diane Schooley-Pettis Business Scholarship

The Diane Schooley-Pettis Business Scholarship was established in 2004. Diane came to Boise State right out of grad school. She started as a finance professor but has also served as both associate dean and interim dean of the College of Business and Economics.

Dick Payne Endowed Scholarship

Dick Payne Endowed Scholarship

The Dick Payne Endowed Scholarship was created in 2004 to honor Dick Payne, a beloved economics professor for 34 years (1970-2004). During his career Dick was chosen as a Top Ten Faculty member six times. Mr. Payne’s wish is for the scholarship go to an economics...

D.J. Obee Biology Scholarship

D.J. Obee Biology Scholarship

The D.J. Obee Biology Scholarship was established in 1986 by Donald J. Obee. Obee’s relationship with Boise State started in 1946 when he became a teacher at Boise Junior College. When he retired in 1976, he had seen it change to Boise State College and finally to...

Dorothy J. Engles Scholarship Endowment

Dorothy J. Engles Scholarship Endowment

The Dorothy J. Engles Scholarship was established in 2014. Dorothy passed away in July 2004, but will always be remembered by her daughter, Dr. Denise English, Professor of Accountancy at Boise State University, for the strong work ethic and resolve she had to make...

Doyle Heaton Business Scholarship

Doyle Heaton Business Scholarship

The Doyle Heaton Business Scholarship was established in 2005 by Doyle Heaton. Doyle was a graduate of Boise Junior College in 1961 and then went on to found his own company, Delco Builders and Developers.

Dr. John Keiser Public Affairs Scholarship

Dr. John Keiser Public Affairs Scholarship

The Dr. John Keiser Public Affairs Scholarship fund was established in 2006 to provide scholarship support to full-time students with a declared major in political science. Dr. Keiser was a professor within the Political Science Department as well as president of...

Dr. Margaret Peek Endowed English Scholarship

Dr. Margaret Peek Endowed English Scholarship

The Dr. Margaret Peek Endowed English Scholarship was established in 2007 by Brian and Karen Ballard. Dr. Margaret Peek Maguire is a former English Department faculty member.

Dr. Ross Vaughn Presidential Endowed Scholarship for Kinesiology

Dr. Ross Vaughn Presidential Endowed Scholarship for Kinesiology

The Dr. Ross Vaughn Presidential Endowed Scholarship for Kinesiology was established to honor Dr. Vaughn. Dr. Vaughn served Boise State University for 40 years in a variety of roles, including associate dean, department chair, faculty member, mentor, advisor, coach,...

Dr. Sherman Button Memorial Scholarship for Kinesiology

Dr. Sherman Button Memorial Scholarship for Kinesiology

The Dr. Sherman Button Memorial Scholarship for Kinesiology was established in 2012. Dr. Sherman (Sherm) Button was an Idaho native who spent the final 25 years of his teaching career at Boise State University in the Department of Kinesiology (1977-2002). Prior to...

Drs. John & Trudy Comba  Sch. - Spec Ed. & Early Childhood Studies

Drs. John & Trudy Comba Sch. - Spec Ed. & Early Childhood Studies

The Drs. John & Trudy Comba Scholarship for Special Education & Early Childhood Studies was established in 2013. The Comba’s three daughters, Ann Margaret Winn, Kathryn Metcalfe and Michelle DeGhetto, established this scholarship to honor their parents and their...

Dr. Willard M. Overgaard Political Science Endowment

Dr. Willard M. Overgaard Political Science Endowment

The Dr. Willard M. Overgaard Political Science Endowment was established in 1988 by Willard Overgaard. Dr. Overgaard came to Boise State University in 1972 and during his time here he helped to organize and then chair the Department of Political Science, introduced...

duPont Foundation Veterans Graduate Scholarship

duPont Foundation Veterans Graduate Scholarship

The duPont Foundation Veterans Graduate Scholarship was established in 2011. The gift came from the Chichester duPont Foundation Inc. to go toward a veteran who is enrolled in a COBE graduate program. The Chichester duPont Foundation was brought to our attention by...

Edith Quigley Memorial Scholarship

Edith Quigley Memorial Scholarship

The Edith Quigley Memorial Scholarship was established in 2010 by Ted Quigley in honor of his mother. Ted Quigley is a strong advocate of education of young people. He especially wants to be able to provide financial support in to help individuals complete their...

Elizabeth M. Weaver ADK Endowed Scholarship

Elizabeth M. Weaver ADK Endowed Scholarship

The Elizabeth M. Weaver ADK Endowed Scholarship was established in 2012 by Connie E. Weaver (daughter) and James A. Smith (son-in-law) in memory of the late Elizabeth M. Weaver. After receiving her degree in education, Weaver began her teaching career in small...

Ella Judith James Memorial Scholarship

Ella Judith James Memorial Scholarship

The Ella Judith James Memorial Scholarship was established in 1992 in honor of the late Judy James. Judy was the first in her family to finish high school. After high school she joined a teacher’s agency and accepted her first teaching job in North Dakota. ...

Ella Mae (Kelly) Winans & Ron Winans Scholarship in Arts & Sciences

Ella Mae (Kelly) Winans & Ron Winans Scholarship in Arts & Sciences

Why did you choose to create your scholarship at Boise State University? We wanted to help potential students with their expenses for education so they wouldn’t have to borrow money. The Winans’ both believe that education is an important part of finding...

Ellis Lamborn Economics Scholarship

Ellis Lamborn Economics Scholarship

The Ellis Lamborn Economics Scholarship was established in 1989 by Ellis Lamborn, to establish a scholarship for the Business and Economics Department. Ellis Lamborn is a former instructor of business and economics at Boise State University, donated from payment for...

Ernest & Alice Bennett Endowed Scholarship

Ernest & Alice Bennett Endowed Scholarship

This fund is established by Dr. Lisa B. Harris, Vice President for Student Affairs, in memory of her parents, Ernest and Alice Bennett. This scholarship honors the legacy that they instilled in their children that the educated person is the better citizen. Ernest...

Ernest & Carol Hoidal Alumni Business Scholarship

Ernest & Carol Hoidal Alumni Business Scholarship

The Ernest & Carol Hoidal Alumni Business Scholarship was established in 2001. Because of their strong belief in the importance of scholarships, Carol and Ernest Hoidal created the Alumni Business Scholarship. It is one of four scholarships they have created at Boise...

Eugene and Jackie Fuller Biology Scholarship

Eugene and Jackie Fuller Biology Scholarship

The Eugene and Jackie Fuller Biology Scholarship was established in 2000 by Eugene and Jackie Fuller. Eugene was a faculty member for the Biology Department at Boise State and wanted to establish a scholarship to give back to the University.

Executive MBA Class of 2008 Scholarship

Executive MBA Class of 2008 Scholarship

The EMBA Class of 2008 Endowed Scholarship was established in 2008 by the first group of graduates from Boise State University’s two-year Executive MBA program. The EMBA program is a rigorous, two-year executive education program designed to prepare participants for...