The following is a comprehensive list of the 54 students supported under the LaSPACE undergraduate Scholarship Program (1991-2001). This program was replaced with LURA (LaSpace Undergraduate Research Assistantship) Program beginning with the 2000-01 academic year. Alexander, Dennis C., b. 11/26/70 A native of Slidell, LA, attended Slidell High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 12/93. Allgood, Daniel C., b. 9/4/75 A native of Baton Rouge, LA, attended Bethany Christian High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/98. Was selected as a LaSPACE Fellow at LSU. Authement, Jamie P., b. 2/13/78 A native of Chauvin, LA, attended South Terrebonne High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Physics. STATUS: Terminated. Bollinger, James M., b. 10/13/71 A native of McAlester, OK, attended McAlester Public Schools, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Biomedical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/95. Bottom, Karen E., b. 6/12/75 A native of Silver Spring, MD, attended Paint Branch High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/97, Summa Cum Laude; pursuing graduate study at MIT. Broussard, Shane A., b. 11/17/98 Resides in Morse, LA, attended Midland High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Chemistry. STATUS: Graduated 5/99; to pursue graduate studies. Brown, Jason R., b. 9/22/76 Resides in Longview, TX, attended Carthage High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University studying Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. STATUS: Graduated 5/98. Callens, Eric L., b. 10/30/69 A native of Ruston, LA, attended Ruston High School and Brigham Young University, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/94, Magna Cum Laude; to pursue graduate study. Carver, Jeffrey C., b. 1/17/75 Resides in Baton Rouge, LA, attended Baton Rouge High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Computer Science. STATUS: Graduated 5/97, Magna Cum Laude. Carver, Robert L., b. 12/18/98 Resides in Baton Rouge, LA, attended Baton Rouge High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Physics. STATUS: Graduated 5/01, Summa Cum Laude with a perfect 4.0 average. Pursuing graduate studies at Rice University in Houston. Catarella, Alison M., b. 4/19/75 Resides in Slidell, LA, attended Slidell High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Civil Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 12/97. Chelette, Kelly, b. 10/13/74 A native of Brusly, LA, attended Brusly High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University of Louisiana studying Chemistry. STATUS: Graduated 5/97. Clark, Michele, b. 2/5/75 A native of St. Francisville, LA, attended West Feliciana High School, was enrolled at Northeast Louisiana University studying Computer Science. STATUS: Graduated 5/96, Summa Cum Laude; to attend graduate school. Darrat, Farag A., b. 7/3/78 Resides in Ruston, LA, attended Ruston High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Pre-Med and Chemistry, but left to study Pharmacy. STATUS: Terminated. DeHart Rabuck, Angela H., b. 9/24/73 A native of Abbeville, LA, attended Abbeville High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University of Louisiana studying Mathematics. STATUS: Graduated 5/96, Summa Cum Laude; to pursue graduate study. Dominick, Wendy D., b. 6/17/76 A native of Lafayette, LA, attended St. Thomas More Catholic High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University to study Chemistry. STATUS: Graduated 5/99. To pursue graduate study at LSU. Dugas, Joseph P., b. 3/2/74 A native of Convent, LA, attended Lutcher High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University to study Physics. STATUS: Graduated 5/97, Magna Cum Laude; pursuing graduate study at Washington University in St. Louis. Dunn, Jamylah K., b. 8/12/78 A native of New Orleans, LA, attended Benjamin Franklin High School, was enrolled at Tulane University studying Psychology. STATUS: Graduated May 2000. Ensminger, Joseph W., b. 11/10/76 A native of Jigger, LA, attended Fort Necessity High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University to study Chemistry. STATUS: Resigned. Foster, Sarah W., b. 7/25/78 A native of Baton Rouge, LA, attended Baton Rouge High School, was enrolled at Loyola University studying Physics. Spent the 1998-99 academic year at the University of Bristol, England. STATUS: Graduated May 2000. Gajcowski, Nicholas H., b. 6/29/73 A native of Leesville, LA, attended Leesville High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University in Mathematics and Computer Science. STATUS: Graduated 5/95, Summa Cum Laude. Gardner, Kenneth H., b. 5/3/69 A native of Opelousas, LA, attended Belmont Academy, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Industrial Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/93; entered graduate school at ULL. Gaubert, Ann M., b. 6/7/74 From Metairie, LA, attended Archbishop Chapelle High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/97, Cum Laude; accepted position as Procurement Engineer at Compaq Computer Corporation in Houston, TX. Gutmark, Iris, b. 12/4/78 Resides in Baton Rouge, LA, attended Burroughs High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Microbiology. STATUS: Graduated 5/00; Summa Cum Laude. Attending medical school at Johns Hopkins. Harrell, Katherine L., b. 6/3/74 A native of Prairieville, LA, attended St. Amant High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Physics. STATUS: Terminated. Hausgen, Paul Eugene, b. 1/3/71 A native of Jonesboro, LA, attended Jonesboro-Hodge High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/93, Magna Cum Laude; entered graduate school. Hooge, Paul, b. 7/11/73 Resides in Longview, TX, attended Hallsville High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/98. Horton, Kristen A., b. 7/24/74 A native of St. Francisville, LA, attended West Feliciana High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Terminated. Howard, Meredith E., b. 2/10/76 A native of New Orleans, LA, attended Benjamin Franklin High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Physics. STATUS: Graduated 5/99; to attend graduate school in Colorado. Hubbard, Angeline M., b. 6/19/71 A native of Greenville, MS, attended T. L. Weston High School, was enrolled at Northeast Louisiana University studying Computer Science. STATUS: Graduated 5/94; to attend graduate school. Huey, LaQuieta L., b. 8/22/77 Resided in Ruston, LA, attended Grambling High School, was enrolled at Grambling State University studying Physics. STATUS: Graduated 12/00; to attend graduate school. Hynes, Shelly F., b. 1/11/75 A native of Edmond, OK, attended OS High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University studying Physics and Chemistry. STATUS: Graduated December 1999; entered graduate school. Kaiser, Richard A., b. 7/8/72 A native of Bossier City, LA, attended Parkway High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University studying Mathematical and Physical Sciences. STATUS: Graduated 5/94, Summa Cum Laude. Keller, Quandra K., b. 2/23/74 A native of Zachary, LA, attended Northeast High School, was enrolled at Southern University studying Electrical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/97, Cum Laude. Lanier, Travis P., b. 5/12/73 A native of Hammond, LA, attended Hammond High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University in Electrical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 12/95, Cum Laude. LeBoeuf, Steven F., b. 10/3/74 A native of Gray, LA, attended H. L. Bourgeois High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. STATUS: Graduated 5/96, Summa Cum Laude; to attend graduate school. Lizana, Christina A., b. 9/24/76 A native of Raceland, LA, attended Central Lafourche High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University in Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/98. Lord, Amanda R., b. 7/11/73 A native of Haughton, LA, attended Haughton High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University of Louisiana studying Physics. STATUS: Terminated. Magee-Lavergne, Robin D. T., b. 8/16/76 A native of Lake Charles, LA, attended Washington-Marion High School, was enrolled at Southern University to study Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Expended scholarship in 1998. Matherne, Melanie L., b. 4/21/74 A native of Lockport, LA, attended Central Lafourche High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/98. Miller, Joshua M., b. 9/18/74 A native of Lockport, LA, attended Central Lafourche High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Terminated. Mock, Leslie N., b. 8/27/78 Resides in Baton Rouge, LA, attended Runnels School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Astrophysics. STATUS: Graduated 5/00. Attending Law School at LSU Mondragon, Tony R., b. 5/6/69 A native of Leesville, LA, attended Highland Falls High School (NY) and Leesville High School, was enrolled at Northwestern State University of Louisiana studying Mathematical and Physical Sciences. STATUS: Graduated 5/93, Magna Cum Laude. Attended graduate school. Oubre, Christopher D., b. 3/20/78 A native of Houma, LA, attended South Terrebonne High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Physics. STATUS: Graduated 5/00. Will attend graduate school at Rice University in Houston, TX. Parker, Brent C., b. 9/6/75 A native of Houma, LA, attended Vanderbilt Catholic High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Physics. STATUS: Graduated 5/97. Pham, Hang, b. 5/28/79 Resides in Gretna, LA, attended Edna Karr High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Engineering. STATUS: Terminated. Rabalais, Bruce W., b. 4/19/66 A native of Walker, LA, attended Walker High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University in Physics. STATUS: Graduated 12/95, Magna Cum Laude. Shaw, Jesse L., b. 9/9/74 A native of Oakdale, LA, attended Oakdale High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Terminated. Shipley, Jeffry J., b. 7/3/63 Resides in Greenwell Springs, LA, attended Central High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Professional Aviation. STATUS: Graduated 8/97. Smith, Leigh A., b. 1/23/78 Resides in Houma, LA, attended Ruston High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Geology, Mathematics and Technical Writing. Attended the Goddard NASA Academy during Summer 1999. STATUS: Graduated 5/00, Cum Laude. To attend graduate school at UCLA. Tamburello, David A., b. 12/24/76 Resides in Mandeville, LA, attended Mandeville High School, was enrolled at Louisiana Tech University studying Mechanical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/99 Magna Cum Laude; pursue graduate studies at Georgia Tech. Thomas, Tracee W., b. 1/9/76 A native of Baton Rouge, LA, attended Scotlandville High School, was enrolled at Louisiana State University studying Chemical Engineering. STATUS: Graduated 5/99. Tran, Phuong H., b. 7/21/70 A native of Pass Christian, MS, attended Steel Valley High School (PA) and Pass Christian High School, was enrolled at Loyola University studying Mathematical Sciences. STATUS: Graduated 5/94; Commissioned in the Air Force.

Scholarships		NASA Academy		KC-135 Flight		LURA Participants
Former Scholars		Academy Awardees				USRP Awardees