Idaho
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	Year: 1977 Monica C. Smith Mountain Home , ID, Mountain Home High School College Plans: Oregon State University   Attended Oregon State University on a Navy scholarship and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy. Retired and reside in Boise Idaho
	Year: 1978 Bruce N. Reed Coeur d' Alene, ID, Coeur d' Alene Senior High School
	Year: 1986 David J. Thompson Plummer, ID, Plummer Junior-Senior High School College Plans: B.S. Electrical Engineering, Seattle Pacific University   Following college, began career in electronics, presently managing new product development in the telecommunications arena. Earned MS in Engineering Management from Washington State University in 2000.
	Year: 1989 Tamara E. Felton Post Falls, ID, Post Falls High School College Plans: Purdue University   All of my friends from the Presidential Scholars Program will be happy to know that I achieved my dream of working in Mission Control. I left NASA because I felt a deep need to make the world a better place. I am now the Founder and Director of an organization called Strong Mothers Against Child Molesters (SMAC'M). We will have Chapters all across the U.S. Each Chapter will buy micro surveillance video systems, and make them available, free of charge, to anyone who suspects their child is being abused.
	Year: 1989 Brian K. Ledbetter Boise, ID, Boise High School College Plans: Yale University   After graduating from Yale, Brian plans a career as an industrial design engineer. An accomplished cellist, he was president of the school orchestra and principal cellist in the Boise Youth Symphony. He earned the Volunteer of the Year award for his hospital work, volunteered in the 1988 Presidential GOP campaign and as the VIP telephone spokesperson for the Easter Seals Telethon, and is a calligraphy instructor. Brian’s writing skills have earned him many awards and he was layout editor of his school’s literary magazine. Living in a log cabin in the mountains, Brian says, allows him to see the city’s fast pace during the day and deer, elk and porcupines at night.
	Year: 1994 James R. Dalton Jerome, ID, Jerome High School College Plans: University of Idaho (Moscow, ID) / Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah)   I attended the University of Idaho, studying Civil Engineering, but graduating with a general degree and a minor in Spanish. While at the University, I was elected Student Body President and worked as a lobbyist representing the University to the Idaho State Legislature. I subsequently accepted a job as a speech writer and special assistant to Dirk Kempthorne, then governor of Idaho. I worked for Governor Kempthorne over a period of six years until my graduation from law school at Brigham Young University and the governor's appointment by President George W. Bush as U.S. Secretary of the Interior in 2006. I am now an Associate in the Dallas office of Jones Day, a large international law firm. Immediately prior to joining Jones Day, I served as a deputy city prosecutor in my hometown and also worked on behalf of abandoned, abused, or neglected children in southern Idaho as a guardian ad litem attorney. I am married and have three beautiful daughters, who are and will ever be my greatest achievement.
	Year: 1996 Janet Halverson Rupert, ID, Minidoka County High School College Plans: BYU and Utah State University   I graduated from BYU in December 1998 with Honors with a BS in Sociology. I then completed a MS in Family Relations and Human Development at Utah State University. I am currently an at-home mom of three wonderful little boys.
	Year: 1999 Stewart A. Campbell Boise, ID, Boise High School College Plans: Stanford University   Steward Campbell's variety of experiences range from volunteering in Kenya with the Medical Benevolence Foundation to attending a summer debate institute at Northwestern University. He was elected Senior Class President, Editor-in-Chief of the nationally recognized yearbook, and was a member of the varsity debate team, eventually competing in the Policy National Tournament of Champions. He was an All-Conference member of the Varsity Football and Baseball teams. He served as President of the Key Club, Co-President of the History Club and a member of the National Honor Society. Stewart will attend Stanford University.
	Year: 2000 Alex J. Gorman Orofino, ID, Orofino High School   Alex was born in Boise to Patrick Costello and Jeanette Gorman. He moved to Orfino, a small town in northern Idaho in 1990. While spending his senior year as a foreign exchange student in Tokyo, Alex learned how to speak Japanese and became part Japanese. His passion is writing of any type; he also enjoys wrestling, reading, and judo. Alex believes that the most important things in life are improving one's self and enjoying one's self- not necessarily in that order. Alex wonders why he wrote this in the third person.
	Year: 2000 Kathleen A. Morey Idaho Falls, ID, Idaho Falls High School   A2000 valedictorian of Idaho Falls High School, Kathleen will attend the University of Dallas to pursue a degree in chemistry. She ultimately aspires to a career in medicine. A 2000 National Merit Scholar, Kate was also one of 50 students selected from the US and abroad to participate in the 1999 Telluride Association Summer Programs. At school, Kate was an Idaho Girls State delegate, President of the French Club. and a member of the swim and the debate teams, as well as the scholastic team, which represented Idaho at the 2000 National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C. Outside of school, most of Kate's time is spent volunteering in the hospital ER, and training for figure skating competitions. Fun stuff includes movies and just being with friends.
	Year: 2001 Joseph A. Elias Idaho Falls, ID, Idaho Falls High School   Throughout my life, two basic principles have guided my actions. "Always do your best," my father used to tell me, lovingly brainwashing me into an assiduous student. The work ethic I have learned has helped me accomplish my best in academics, music, athletics, and community activities. In addition to practicing diligence, I have learned the value of compassion for others. From tutoring children after school at the Salvation Army, to ministering to the homeless at the local soup kitchen, to simply stopping to say "Hi" to students at my school who are sometimes ignored by others, I find great joy in touching people's lives. My desire for excellence, compassion for people, and interest in science have helped mold my decision to serve others as a medical doctor.
	Year: 2001 Emily A. Ochoa Boise, ID, Centennial High School   Emily was born in Phoenix, Arizona and has lived in Boise for most of her life. She recently graduated from Centennial High School where she enjoyed taking classes in science and math, as well as involving herself in numerous extracurricular activities. In her free time, she enjoys playing tennis and reading, especially philosophical novels. She believes in the power of the mind and considers learning to be her life's objective. Emily will attend Stanford University in the fall as a member of the Class of 2005.
	Year: 2002 Kathryn M. Elsbury Peck, ID, Orofino High School College Plans: Stanford University   Katy is a National Merit Scholar with a 4.0 GPA who made the final valedictory address at her graduation ceremony and a hammer-thrower ranked among the top five high-school women in the country. She is also a free spirit who accepted her diploma with red nail polish on her bare feet and ribbon roses made by her little brother on her cap, a 6-foot 190-pound Amazon who won the limbo contest at her graduation party, and the only member of our local quilt guild under the age of 40. Her talent demonstration in the Junior Miss competition was "How to Field-Dress a Deer;" yes, she hunts, and she's never wasted a bullet. Despite all this, she believes that her most important accomplishments are the relationships she maintains with family, friends, and neighbors: she is as beloved by the quilt ladies as by her teachers, peers, and little brothers.
	Year: 2002 Luke J. Lindley Kimberly, ID, Kimberly High School College Plans: Stanford University   I have been lucky; my life has not been difficult. There are no great injustices I can claim to have overcome, no unfortunate circumstances over which I have triumphed. My life has, so far, been relatively easy; and for that, I am both thankful and slightly resentful. For if it is true that greatness or genius is predicated upon the existence of adversity, then certainly I can justifiably claim neither. Yet if such a statement is not true, which I fervently hope, then perhaps there remains potential in my disparate activities: my writing (I am now completing my first novel); my interests in medicine (I hope to become a cardiologist); and my volunteer work. I will attend Stanford in the fall, where I will truly see if I can compete with those who have known everything in lifethat I have not.
	Year: 2003 Ryan L. McCarthy Ketchum, ID, Community School College Plans: Harvey Mudd College   I enjoy diverse and eclectic activities. Stretching the limits of my abilities in all aspects of life is a perpetual goal. I have competed in gymnastics, archery, soccer and snowboarding; most recently in BoarderCross and Halfpipe at the USSA National Championships in Aspen, Colorado. I actively challenge my physical capability with Soo Bahk Do, a Korean martial art. My other passions include kayaking, mountain biking and all-season wilderness camping. I complement my physical interests with a significant commitment to musical, theatrical, community and academic oriented pursuits. I am a tenor in a local Choral group and our latest community concert encompassed music of American composers. My long time participation in Boy Scouting and 4-H has graced me with many community service and outdoor opportunities. My long-term goal in Scouting, completing the requirements for Eagle Scout Rank, was accomplished this year. My ambition is to pursue diverse interests throughout my lifetime.

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