Menzie Yezak Among Participants In National Institutes of Health Student Science Programs

2012 Sep 18

The University of Kansas Office of Diversity in Science Training hosted its sixth annual Welcome Reception honoring students and faculty mentors at KU and Haskell participating in 2012-2013 programs funded by the National Institutes of Health to encourage underserved students to pursue careers in biomedical science, including Menzie Yezak, of Bremond, Texas.

The director of KU's Office for Diversity in Science Training, James Orr, recognized 50 students who are returning and newly selected participants in five NIH-supported programs at KU and Haskell: Bridges to the Baccalaureate, Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD), Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA), Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) and Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE).

Honorees included Menzie Yezak, RISE, of Bremond, Texas. Yezak is a senior in natural science at Haskell Indian Nations University and member of the Lower Brule Sioux tribe. She is mentored by Jerry DeNoylles, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

The reception was Sept. 10 at the Adams Alumni Center.