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2012
Spencer Carpenter-Carter Wake Forest University	Jaqueline Chyr University of Miami
Aaron Gingerich Western Kentucky University	Alyssa Grube Juniata College
Kai Hillman Iowa State University	Olivia LaFond University of Dallas
Christine Lopez UNC Willmington	Joyce Ohiri University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jennifer Okpala North Carolina State University	Kareem Osman Brown University
Julia Ronecker Elon University	Vishwajith Sridharan UNC - Chapel Hill

2011
Macarena Aloi Cal State University, Fullerton	Abby Becherer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Janelle Ikard University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Bolivia Hurtado De Mendoza Columbus State University
Chelsea Moriarty Smith College	Nicole Negbenebor Yale University
Samantha Summers Penn State University

2010
Kaylyn Carpenter High Point University	Eli Darnell Earlham College
David Davila Pomona College	LaDawn Dupree Louisiana State University
Daphne Guinn Ashland University	Nathan Harris Oberlin College
Jonathan Hughes University oif Mississippi	Kalada Kienka University of Shaw
Amanda Moore Loyola University, Chicago	Amanda Rosett Susquehanna University
James Shellhammer Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Garner Soltes Iona Colleg

2009
Matthew Bramble Stevenson University	Kenneth Coggins Wabash College
Eli Darnell Earlham College	Sarah Koon College of Saint Scholastica
Andrea Lewis University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Elizabeth Nagle Syracuse University
Marldine Nganteh Chatham University	James Ruble Grand Valley State University
Alexander Suihkonen College of Saint Scholastica	Courtney Sutphen University of Puget Sound
Kerwin Vega Brandeis University	Phillip Wages Ashland University

2008
Janine Bernardo The College of New Jersey	Ashley Clark UNC- Pembroke
Dallis Clendeninn Pomona College	James Davison University of Minnesota
Charnise Goodings University of Virgin Island	Amanda Hackenmueller College of Saint Scholastica
Sarah Hengel College of Saint Scholastica	Virginia Lamb Emory and Henry College
Chad Riggsbee UNC-Pembroke	Kristen Sagliani UNC-Charlotte
Sam Snider Columbia University	Nathan VanDusen Ferris State University
Sarah Wetzel SUNY Binghamton	Maralisi Rivera University of Puerto Rico
Ivette Tapia University of Puerto Rico

2007
Saed Abokor Fayetteville State University	Emily Anderson Centre College
Judson Craft Wofford College	Ejiofor Ezekwe University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Eddie Howell, III Norfolk State University	Kristin Krum Albion College
Amelia Lindgren The College of William and Mary	Lauren Richard The College of William and Mary
Melissa Ruiz The College of William and Mary	Peter Sudmant University of Waterloo
Wallace Thompson Erskine College

2006
Martha Burch Knox College	Peter Cao University of Houston
Michelle Dudevoir Allegheny College	Kate Fuhrmann The College of William and Mary
Karen Lackerman Scripps College	Diana Ntontolo Winston Salem State University
Taiwo Oki Shaw University	Ashley Pridon University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kisha Scarlett Clark Atlanta University	Jason Silverman Ursinus College
William Slade Concord University	Tony Smith Translyvania University
Elizabeth Wayne University of Pennsylvania	Grace Wheeler Carnegie Mellon University

2005
Jeffrey Brodin - College of Saint Scholastica	Anna Davis - Geneva College
Sarah Eiman - Loyola Marymount University	Matthew Kelberg - Pomona College
Marvin Lai - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Thomas Lewis - Queens University of Charlotte
Eric Mayer - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Melvin Omodan - Truman State University
Amanda Powell - Shaw University	Verah Valakh - Rensselaer Polytachnic Institute
Peggy Vorwald - Fort Lewis College	Nasen Zhang - Boston University

"I really enjoyed the SURE program in both the work and the people I met. My mentor treated me as part of the lab and I felt as though I accomplished a lot in 10 weeks. Most importantly to me, I realized that graduate school is really what I want to do after college. I feel really prepared both as an applicant and for the lab work in grad school. In addition to being a part of a great lab for 10 weeks, the friends I met down in Chapel Hill are ones that I still keep in touch with months later. It was awesome to explore Chapel Hill with people from all over the country. I've already been back to visit my lab and have made plans to see the friends I've made. I might even be back to UNC for grad school! I applied to a bunch of summer programs, but I have no regrets about choosing to go to UNC. It was a great experience with great people."--Erika Paden, 2003 SURE Program

"I couldn't imagine a better way to spend this summer - with colleagues that share the same enthusiasm for science and with a lab that I have at times considered my second family, in a town ideal for a learning, and finally with an absolutely outstanding program staff that made all this possible. I remember the experience like it was yesterday. From spending all-nighters with my peers at GRAW to exploring Chapel Hill on the weekends to extensively evaluating published papers, I can only wish that I could have this same opportunity once more." --Peter Cao, 2006 SURE Program

"In activities from journal clubs to mock interviews to graduate school workshops, we received direction and instruction in all the important areas of being a young scientist. These inculde advice on how to deal with the highs and lows of graduate school and research in general, what to look forward to upon finishing a graduate program, and how to understand the difference between great science, good science, and bad science. In our journal clubs we got a chance to observe some of these issues first hand. For example, we critiqued many papers and could examine mistakes, make suggestions and even think of experiments to solve unanswered questions. But most importantly, I learned how fun and challenging it can be to conduct research on a personal level with my in-lab experiences, triumphs and failures.."--Ejiofor Ezekwe, 2007 SURE Program