Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS)

Picture of graduate student Kaitlin Witherell in a lab.
Kaitlin Witherell Grad Student

Overview

In 1999, Washington State University Graduate School was designated as an ARCS recipient school. The first ARCS Fellowships were awarded to the College of Veterinary Medicine through the Seattle Chapter of ARCS. The Seattle Chapter is one of twelve chapters of the ARCS Foundation which has supported graduate education in the natural sciences, medicine, and engineering.

By offering financial incentives to graduate students, the ARCS program further encourages the study of science, medicine, and engineering at the most prestigious universities in the United States. Since 1958, the ARCS Foundation has awarded over $66 million to support research in the fields of science and technology. Nationally, 14 ARCS chapters support graduate fellowships at 43 universities. ARCS Foundation Fellows possess outstanding scholastic records and proven abilities and receive multiple offers to study at other top national universities.

For more information about ARCS, please visit, the Seattle Chapter (ARCS).

Learn More about our Current Scholars

ARCS Cohort

Jeffery Badigian in a lab coat smiling for a picture.

Jeffery (Tanner) Badigian

Molecular Biosciences
Washington Research Foundation (133rd)
Julianna Gilson posing for a picture in front of a greenhouse and plants.

Julianna Gilson

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
ARCS Light in honor of Kitti Lile
Yongjun Kwon posing for a picture.

Yongjun (Joseph) Kwon

Chemical Engineering
WSU Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education
Chloe Lean posing for a picture below a stairway.

Chloe Leach

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Janis Mercker
Taydin Macron smiling in front of mountains and hills in the background.

Taydin Macron

Entomology
Zevenbergen Capital Investments
Alyssa Main in a forest holding a bug and smiling.

Alyssa Maine

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Alicia and Jeff Carnevali in Honor of Sophia R. Carnevali (3rd)
Kylie McCracken smiling with the ocean in the background.

Kaylie McCracken

Chemistry
WSU Pullman Chancellor
A black and white photo of Peter Moughan smiling.

Peter (Wes) Moughan

Crop and Soil Sciences
Cassa Hanon (2nd)
Caitlin Ottaway smiling in front of a canal in a city.

Caitlin Ottaway

Neuroscience
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Karina Pastrana smiling for a photo in front of plants.

Karina Pastrana

Molecular Biosciences
Washington Research Foundation (134th)
Claire Riley smiling and posing in front a tree.

Claire Riley

Chemistry
ARCS Seattle Chapter
Mary Steele smiling with a beach and ocean in the background.

Mary Steele

Plant Pathology
Alice Gautsch Foreman (1st) with Missy and Kurt Zumwalt (2nd)
Brayden Young in a kayak surrounded by water.

Brayden Young

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Jenny and Scott Wyatt (4th) with Debbi and John Wilson (4th)

Hannah Cook holding a vial and wearing a lab coat.

Hannah Cook

Entomology
Jeff & Jana Foushée Family ARCS Endowed Fellowship, Second (3rd)
Cameron Coyle posing in front of trees with fall colors.

Cameron Coyle

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Eve and Chap Alvord (2nd)
Samantha Dilday holding her dog.

Samantha Dilday

Entomology
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Augusta Finzel poses in front of a potted tree.

Augusta Finzel

Molecular Plant Sciences
Pendleton & Elisabeth Carey Miller Foundation (8th)
Kailie Franco smiling and posing on a bench.

Kailie Franco

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Rick & Jacque Doane ARCS Endowed Fellowship (6th)
Siena Glenn poses and smiles while holding her cat.

Siena Glenn

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Mani Barrier (7th)
Mathew Heaney posing for a picture.

Mathew Heaney

Chemistry
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Tia Hoisington smiles and holds up a cut specimen.

Tia Hoisington

School of Molecular Biosciences
Zevenbergen Capital Investments (33rd)
Paul Martinez poses next to a snow man.

Paul Martinez

Crop and Soil Sciences
Ronald and Darlene Howell ARCS Endowed Fellowship, WSU
A photo of Haley Masterson in front of a green background.

Haley Masterson

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Jim & Trish Rogers ARCS Endowed Fellowship (7th)
Meg Southard smiling in front of waterfalls.

Meg Southard

Neuroscience
Washington Research Foundation (128)
Natalie Strum smiles while holding a shovel with soil on it.

Natalie Strum

Crop and Soil Sciences
Washington Research Foundation (129)
Marita White smiles behind a tree.

Marita White

Molecular Plant Sciences
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter

Kaylie Barton

Kaylie Barton

School of Molecular Biosciences
Lock Anderson & Allyn Perkins
Kristen Bullough

Kristen Bullough

Plant Pathology
Aven Foundation
Evan Domsic

Evan Domsic

Crop and Soil Sciences
Lyndi and Robert Taylor
Picture of Steven Edmonds with a lake background

Steven Edmonds

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Catherine Mee
Picture of Kyra Parker on the lake with a life jacket on

Kyra Parker

Neuroscience
Karen Cameron
Picture of Danny Powell

Alyxandria “Danny” Powell

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Marcia McGreevy Lewis/ Connie Niva
Picture of Molly Sayles with a bug on her arm

Molly Sayles

Entomology
Karyl & Elias Alvord
Picture of Camille Wagstaff potting a plant in soil

Camille Wagstaff

Molecular Plant Sciences
Judy Rogers
Picture of Ashley Warren next to goats

Ashley Warren

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Kathy & Brooks Simpson
Picture of Natalie Yaw in a chemistry lab

Natalie Yaw

Chemistry
Washington Research Foundation
Kaylee Vosbigian smiling infront of a tree

Kaylee Vosbigian

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Lynn and Mikal Thomsen

Kevin Baird

Kevin Baird

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Naseeha Cardwell

Naseeha (Nas) Cardwell

Chemical Engineering
Washington Research Foundation
Photo of Allison Herrick posing with a cow in a field

Allison Herrick

Animal Sciences
Cassa Hanon
Picture of Hope Lackey with her dog

Hope Lackey

Chemistry
Loch Anderson & Allyn Perkins
Picture of Colin McDowell with his dog

Colin McDowell

Molecular Biosciences
Washington Research Foundation
Picture of Nadia McLean with her dog

Nadia McLean

Integrative Physiology & Neuroscience
Washington Research Foundation
Picture of Grace Lindsay Miller with her dog

Lindsay (Gracie) Miller

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Picture of Janice Parks with mountains in the background

Janice Parks

Molecular Plant Sciences
Ellen Look & Tony Cavalieri
Picture fo Peter Schmuker holding a pumpkin

Peter Schmuker

Crops and Soils
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Picture of Katie Tseng holding her dog

Katie Tseng

Global Animal Health
Alicia & Jeff Carnevali in honor of Sophia R. Carnevali

Picture of Alexander Batson.

Alexander Batson

Plant Pathology
Pendleton and Elisabeth Carey Miller Foundation
Picture of Robert Christian.

Robert Christian

Neuroscience
Washington Research Foundation
Picture of Holly Drankhan.

Holly Drankhan

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Rick & Jacque Doane Endowment
Picture of Ashley Eberly.

Ashley Eberly

Chemistry
ARCS Foundation Seattle
A picture of Elizabeth (Elis) Fisk.

Elizabeth (Elis) Fisk

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Joanne and Bruce Montgomery
A picture of Brenden Fraser-Hevlin.

Brenden Fraser-Hevlin

Chemical Engineering
WSU President’s Award
Picture of Andrew Herr.

Andrew Herr

Molecular Plant Sciences
WSU Graduate School Dean Award
A picture of Stephanie Johnson.

Stephanie Johnson

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Patty and Jimmy Barrier
Picture of Brianne Jones.

Brianne Jones

Molecular Biosciences
Washington Research Foundation
Picture of Lance Merrick.

Lance Merrick

Crop Science
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Picture of Coleen Monahan.

Colleen Monahan

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Jeff and Jana Foushée
Picture of Kiersten Ritchie.

Kiersten Ritchie

Entomology
Eve and Chap Alvord
Picture of Anthony Savoy.

Anthony Savoy

Chemical Engineering
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter

Shannon Allen holding a dog and standing in front of a lake

Shannon C. Allen

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Aven Foundation
Rowan Calkins posing in front of a city

Rowan J. Calkins

Neuroscience
Washington Research Foundation
Elizabeth Campbell in a canoe on a river

Elizabeth Campbell

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Lynn & Mikal Thomsen
Shane Carrion in a Chinese garden

Shane Carrion

Animal Science
Catherine Mee
Mitchell Caudill posing with a koala

Mitchell T. Caudill

Anatomic Pathology/ Veterinary Medicine
Elizabeth Goldsmith working in a lab

Elizabeth (Liz) W. Goldsmith

Anatomic Pathology
Lynn and Mikal Thomsen
Dowen Jocson taking notes in front of a whiteboard

Dowen Jocson

Entomology
ARCS Foundation Seattle Chapter
Matthew King holding a cat

Matthew A. King

Chemistry
Merri Metcalfe holding bread dough in an industrial kitchen

Merri Metcalfe

Food Science
Debbie Girder & Dave Cutler
Katherine Naasko working in a field

Katherine Naasko

Crop and Soil Science
Amy & Matt Rudolf
Miguel Rosas holding an enormous stuffed monkey

Miguel Rosas

Plant Molecular Sciences
Laura & Bruce Bailey
Eduardo Diaz in a lab coat

Eduardo J. Sánchez Díaz

Chemical Engineering
Washington Research Foundation
Kayla Spawton holding an orange mushroom

Kayla A. Spawton

Plant Pathology
Judy & Floyd Rogers

Graduate student Brent Arnoldusssen on a tractor

Brent Arnoldussen

Plant Pathology
Graduate student Megan Asche holding honey bee

Megan Asche

Entomology
Student Rachel Bone with baby goats

Racehel M. Bone Relat

Anatomic Pathology
Student Cody Cockreham in front of European village

Cody Cokreham

Chemical Engineering
Sedelia Dominguez, veterinary student in foreign country

Sedelia Dominguez

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
graduate student Amanda Foreman holding exotic bird

Amanda Foreman

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
graduate student John Hadish in Ecuador

John Hadish

Molecular Plant Science
graduate student Ellis Hammond-Pereira studying object

Ellis Hammond-Pereira

Chemical Engineering
graduate student Lee Opdahl holding small fish in fingers

Lee Opdahl

Crops and Soils
graduate student Gregory Pearson standing in front of poster

George Pearson

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Graduate student Kelly Ramsay holding baby goat

Kelly Ramsay

Global AnImmunology and Infectious Diseases
graduate student Matthew Romero with toddler son

Matthew Romero

Immunology and Infectious Diseases
graduate student Jessa Thurman holding large moth

Jessa Thruman

Entomology
Graduate student Joel Velasco portrait with purple tie

Joel Velasco

Molecular Plant Sciences
graduate student Halle Weimar in laboratory

Halle Weimar

Neuroscience

ARCS Scholar Lori Bedient holding a dog

Lori Bedient

Anatomic Pathology
ARCS Scholar Jacob Bray headshot

Jacob Bray

Chemical Engineering
ARCS Scholar Jonathan Eagle posing with two crabs in his hand

Johnathan Eagle

Plant Pathology
ARCS Scholar Rachel Gewiss playing the violin outside

Rachel Gewiss

Molecular Biosciences
ARCS Scholar Noe Gomez holding a lamb on a farm

Noe Gomez

Animal Sciences
ARCS James Hepler kneeling down next to a plant

James Hepler

Entomology
ARCS Scholar Benjamin Lee posing with a book open in the library

Benjamin Lee

Entomology
ARCS Scholar Becky Lee posing in Nurse scrubs holding a puppy

Becky Lee

Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology
Graduate Student Olson Alice in a lab coat

Alice Olson

Molecular Plant Sciences
ARCS Scholar Nikayla Strauss selfie in a cavern

Mikayla Strauss

Crop and Soil Sciences
ARCS Scholar Kaitlin Witherell

Kaitlin Witherell

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Grad Student Tara Burke Lewis presenting her research

Tara Burke Lewis

Crop Sciences
ARCS Scholar Christal Clements

Christal Clements

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
Grad Student Rachel DeTar posing in winter gear on top of rocky terrain

Rachael DeTar

Molecular Plant Science
ARCS Scholar Matt Marcec kneeling down in front of plants

Matt Marcec

Molecular Plant Science
Grad student Ryan Oliveira preparing to perform an ultrasound on a cat

Ryan Oliveria

Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
ARCS Scholar Nick Pokorynski posing in his lab

Nicholas Pokorzynski

Molecular Biosciences
entomology graduate student Joseph Taylor

Joseph Taylor

Entomology
ARCS Scholar Jenny Voss is kneeling down and posing in front of her car's license plate

Jenny Voss

Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
Grad Student Naomi Wallace looking at brain activity

Naomi Wallace

Neuroscience
Graduate Student Breanna Wong in the lab

Brenda Wong

Chemical and Biological Engineering
Jessica Wong is in doctor scrubs holding an animal

Jessica Wong

Anatomic Pathology

2014

Liam Eugene Broughton-Neiswanger
Bushana N. Piryanka
Gregory B. Colllinge
Seanna L. Hewitt
Jeffry M. Hoyt
Nicholas R. Jaegers
Erica Kruse
Alisha T. Massa
Jessica McCrea
Brigid Meints
Robert Orpert
Annie Pollard
Brittney Wager
Laura Beth Artz Williams

2013

Korey Brownstein
Zack Frederick
Andrea Garfinkel
Kathy Kelling
Aileen Helsel
Jessica Higginbotham
Tessa Lecuyer
Adan Medina
Paul Mihalyov
Craigen Nes
Drew Neyens
Elena Skornyakov
Nicole Tatuges

2012

Christian Aguilar
Jacob Elder
Cory Gall
Kendra Gregory Jernigan
Rebecca Holcomb
Kristen Janusz
Shao Lu
Aaron Mahoney
Yvonne Manning
Kathleen McKeever
Nicholas Mueth
Gabrielle Pastenkos
Darin Weed

2011

Aaron Agostini
Lindsay Fry
Kimberly Honn
Benjamin Kilian
Michael Gonzalez
Nevin Lawrence
Gracen Smith
Jacquelyn Stone
Jonathan Watcher

2010

Sierra Beecher
Ryan Boyd
Allison Eavey
Margaret Highland
Erik Landry
Diana Short
Lauren Wise

2009

Zachary Gallaher
Gena Hammac
Scott Schaeffer
Brian Schwartz
Alexa Wakley
Berkley Walker

2008

Katie Boland
Jenny Browning
James Clinton
Steven Ford
Jeremy Jewell
Brian Lee
Atom Lesik
Kaitlyn Morse
Twila Seefeldt
Jasmine Ware

2007

Erin Getzin
Amber Hauvermale
Tyson Koepke
James Murnighan
Robert Olsen
Kristina Podelnyk
Kerry Sondgeroth
Jane Stewart
Sandra Taylor
Laura Wayne

2006

Kyle Cares
Jeremy Dahmen
Shannon Donahoe
Caroline Herndon
Amy Hetrick
Crystal Montoya
Lindsay Muir
Joshua Neumiller

2005

Willow Lindsay
Jessica Milhollan
Danielle Nelson
Marisa Olson
Elizabeth Schramm
Joshua Tompkins
Kenny Wells

2004

Andrew Allen
Tracy Back
Michelle Beck
James Costello
Sushan Han
Seth Harris
Jason Hogaboam
Crystal Lawson Putnam
Ryan Rice

2003

Homer Adams
Shawn Berens
Mary Biddle
Scott Bright
Abbey Davis
Sunshine Lahmers
Job Lopez
Jon Oatley
James Peters
Evan Sleipness
James Stanton