A
native of Columbia, Maryland, Nick will graduate with a B.S. in
Environmental Science--including a concentration in Atmospheric
Science--and an M.S. in Geography from the University of Delaware,
where he holds a Eugene duPont Memorial Distinguished Scholarship. His
master's research uses an atmospheric general circulation model to
examine the effects of Great Plains snowcover on European winter
climates. This work builds upon two summers of inquiries into numerical
modeling: first at UD, and subsequently at the Imperial College in
London. He is a Senior Writing Fellow at UD, and is actively involved
in the Presbyterian Campus Ministry. Nick will read for a Ph.D. in
Meteorology at the University of Reading.
Stacey
Kowal, of Almont, MI, is a senior at Alma College studying Mathematics
and Public Health. Her extensive volunteer work with environmental
organizations, political campaigns, women's shelters, and community
health research groups have defined her commitment to public health.
Stacey's AIDS investigations in Washington D.C. and Brazil and
biostatistics studies at University of Wisconsin have earned numerous
academic distinctions, including being named both a Truman and Udall
Scholar. Stacey will study Public Health at the London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and, upon completing medical school,
plans to aid in the design and implementation of international health
policy.
In
2005, Krysiek will graduate from the Mercyhurst College Honors Program
with majors in intelligence studies and Russian and post-Soviet
studies. As a 2003 Boren Scholar, he studied at St. Petersburg State
Polytechnic University in the Russian Federation. Born in the Lake
District of northern England, Krysiek is honored to return to the
United Kingdom as a Marshall Scholar. He will read for a MLitt in
Middle East and Central Asian Security Studies at the University of St.
Andrews. At Mercyhurst, Krysiek serves as Honors Council President and
an Ambassador. He enjoys ice hockey, skiing, Russian literature, and
foreign films.
Joanna
Kuo, better known as Didi, grew up in Alpharetta, Georgia and is a
senior at Emory University. She will graduate in with a B.A. in both
political science and history. Didi is a nationally-ranked debater,
interned in the House of Representatives, and volunteers with
pro-choice and grassroots political campaigns. She has developed
federal funding strategies for the urban debate league and has worked
on anti-death-penalty initiatives. Didi minors in Latin and spent a
summer studying classical history in Italy. She will read for an MA in
politics at Essex, focusing her studies on electoral participation and
civic engagement.
Mary
E. Larew is a native of Iowa City, Iowa. Now a senior music composition
major at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Larew has studied
composition with Lewis Nielson and violin with Kyung Sun Lee. Larew's
greatest passion is Medieval and Renaissance music. At Oberlin, she is
a member of the Collegium Musicum Oberliniense and is co-founder of the
a cappella consort Uncloistered. Larew has directed productions of
medieval music-dramas "Ordo Virtutum" and "Ludus Danielis," with
performances in Oberlin, Cleveland, and Boston. She has also performed
with Ciaramella, and can be found on their CD War ich ein Falk, on the
Naxos label. Larew plans to study early vocal performance practice and
ensemble singing with Dr. John Potter at the University of York.
Jessica
comes from San Mateo, California; she studies at MIT, where her
undergraduate research focuses on the genetics of viruses that infect
marine cyanobacteria. A Biology major and Chemistry minor, she is
fascinated by the science of cooking, and spends more waking hours in
the kitchen than in her own room. She is also a self-professed
environmentalist and, after graduating in 2005, plans to study for an
MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at Oxford. Jessica
competes in ballroom dance, does road cycling for fun, listens to
Baroque music, and speaks French and German (and is working on Chinese).
Scott
Douglas MacIntyre, 19, began playing piano by ear at age 3. He has
trained classically and composed since age 5, overcoming congenital
blindness. Internationally profiled on CNN, Headline News, Global
Television Network, local news and radio programs as pianist, vocalist,
and composer, he has studied on full scholarship at Boston University
Tanglewood Institute, Universitat Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, Royal
Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada, and Arizona State University.
As recipient of numerous top prizes and awards for piano, composition,
and vocal performance, he has performed for a host of festivals,
conventions, charities, international concerts, and numerous times as
the featured soloist with prominent symphony orchestras. He has
released 5 original CD's ranging from classical to original pop/rock.
Elected to the All-USA Academic First Team (USAToday, Feb,17,2005) and
Dean's List 2004.
Gabriel
is a student at the University of Pennsylvania, pursuing a business
degree from the Wharton School and a double-major in international
studies and urban studies. In May 2003, Gabriel began ongoing research
with a housing microfinance organization in Xalapa, Mexico. Four months
later, he spent a semester studying urban and labor sociology at the
University of Havana and playing salsa trombone in Cuba. Currently, he
is working for a community development corporation, developing an urban
revitalization project in West Philadelphia. He plans to spend two
years studying housing and Latin American comparative politics at the
London School of Economics.
Brian
Mazzeo, a Davie, Florida, native, braved the New England snow to attend
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he will graduate
with a degree in Electrical Engineering in June. After his freshman
year, Brian spent two years serving as a missionary for The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. At MIT, Brian
is an officer in the Eta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor
Society and the Latter-day Saints Student Association. He also plays
violin in the Chamber Music Society. Brian has conducted research at
the MIT Media Laboratory, Milliken Research Corporation, and he is
currently working with Professor Akintunde Akinwande on electronic
devices and materials, which he will continue to study at the
University of Cambridge. Brian most
enjoys spending time with his wife, Maren.