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Scholarship Tips from All the Wisdom and None of the Junk: Geek Out

Far too often applicants shy away from sharing the most interesting parts of themselves. As a result, their applications are flat and generic – nothing like the intriguing and multi-dimensional people writing them. Lest you hesitate to fly your geek flag and fully embrace your quirks...

20 September, 2017 / 0 Comments

Alumni Board Current Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2016 Scholar Benjamin Swift

Members of the Boettcher Scholar Alumni Board are interviewing their fellow Boettcher Scholars to help the community get to know one another better. The following Q&A was compiled by Boettcher Scholar Gergana Kostadinova. Scholar Year: 2016 Hometown: Crested Butte College(s), Degree(s): Colorado College ‘21 What are you currently interested in pursuing after...

19 September, 2017 / 0 Comments

Denver Post: Seen: Boettcher Foundation celebrates Tim Schultz on his retirement

By Joanne Davidson The Denver Post Tim Schultz was no stranger to public service when, in 1995, he became president and executive director of the Boettcher Foundation. The Grand Junction native had served as a Rio Blanco County commissioner before going on to become the state’s commissioner of agriculture,...

15 September, 2017 / 0 Comments

Scholarship Tips from All the Wisdom and None of the Junk: Be Specific and Detailed

Specific wording can make or break a college or scholarship application. Avoid the widespread mistake of over-generalizing or leaving too much to interpretation by shifting your perspective to that of the reviewers. Think about it: while you may know exactly what you contributed to an activity...

15 September, 2017 / 0 Comments

Alumni Board Scholar Profile: Q&A with 1994 Scholar Angelique Diaz

Members of the Boettcher Scholar Alumni Board are interviewing their fellow Boettcher Scholars to help the community get to know one another better. Scholar Year: 1994 Hometown: Denver College(s), Degree(s) and Graduation Year(s): Colorado School of Mines - B.S. Chemical and Petroleum Refining Engineering (1998), M.S. Environmental Science and...

14 September, 2017 / 0 Comments

Boettcher Foundation Awards $690,000 for Community Enrichment Projects

DENVER, Sept. 6, 2017 — Fifteen capital projects that will help enrich communities throughout Colorado have been awarded grant funding from the Boettcher Foundation. The Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees awarded a total of $690,000 in capital grants to projects that promote arts and culture,...

06 September, 2017 / 0 Comments

Margaret Myers: 1968 Boettcher Scholar, Army Colonel and Director of Cyber Security

Margaret Myers, a 1968 Boettcher Scholar from Denver South High School, worked her way up the ranks of the U.S. Army, ultimately retiring from the Army Reserve as a colonel. Now the director of the Institute for Defense Analyses Information Technology and Systems Division, Margaret...

23 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

2017 Boettcher Investigator Research Summaries

The following individuals were selected as Boettcher Investigators for 2017. For detailed profiles of their research, click on their names. Colorado School of Mines Andrew Petruska, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering – Magnetic manipulation for medical applications Colorado State University Erin Osborne Nishimura, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of...

21 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

Colorado Public Radio: How Do You Keep Teachers In Rural Ignacio? You Grow Your Own

By Jenny Brundin Colorado Public Radio Colorado needs teachers. Thousands of them. Colleges in state are graduating 25 percent fewer licensed teachers than they did six years ago. The crisis is most acute in rural Colorado, where turnover is high. Which brings us to Dusty Mars of Ignacio. After...

15 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

Alumni Board Current Scholar Profile: Q&A with 2014 Scholar Elizabeth Hoffner

Members of the Boettcher Scholar Alumni Board are interviewing their fellow Boettcher Scholars to help the community get to know one another better. Scholar Year: 2014 Hometown: Center College(s), Degree(s): University of Denver – finance major, leadership and psychology minors What are you currently interested in pursuing after graduating? My current work with...

14 August, 2017 / 0 Comments

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