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Boller AwardWinner
The Boller Award Competition recognizes
outstanding student presentations. Faculty
judges select the winner from a group of
finalists.
2017 Winner:
Gunnar Nystrom
Biology, College of Science & Engineering
Cause for Concern: Biological Implications of
Heavy Metal Contamination in Kazakhstan’s
Syr Darya River
Supervising Professor: Marlo Jeffries
2017 Honorable mentions:
Kelsey Ritchie
Journalism, Bob Schieffer College of
Communication
The Syrian Refugee Crisis: Media Coverage
and Humanitarian Aid
Kathryn Jaslikowski
Spanish & Hispanic Studies, AddRan
College of Liberal Arts
Women’s Education in Francoist Spain: How
to Be an Actor for the State
HonorsAccolades
Fulbright Scholars
The Fulbright Program is one of the top
scholarships in the world, and TCU had
three Fulbright recipients this year—two of
whom are from Honors.
Philip Antinone
’16
, an Honors Laureate with a bachelor’s in
music education, will teach English in Italy.
Nicholas Barnette
, an English and Film,
Television and Digital Media double major,
will teach performance and theatre to young
students in Greece. “The application process
for this scholarship is rigorous, and these three
students—as well as our recent winners—
worked diligently to identify countries and
opportunities that fit their educational goals,
skills and training,” said Dr. Ron Pitcock,
director of prestigious scholarships at TCU.
“Their success speaks volumes about how TCU
faculty support and educate their students.”