Eight Research Grants were awarded. Recipients are:

Principal Investigator: Dr. Alicia Betsinger
Institution: Southwestern University
Award Amount: $21,733
Proposal Title: One Ranking to Rule Them All: Modeling U.S. News & World Report’s Predicted Graduation Rate
Grant Program: NCES
Forum Presentation: Betsinger 282
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Betsinger 2008

Principal Investigator: Dr. John Cheslock
Institution: University of Arizona
Award Amount: $39,960
Proposal Title: A Nonparametric Examination of the Prices Low-Income Students Face and the Payment Strategies They Utilize
Grant Program: NPEC and NCES
Forum Presentation: Cheslock 402
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Cheslock 2008

Principal Investigator: Dr. Joy Gayles
Institution: North Carolina State University
Award Amount: $39,781
Proposal Title: Effects of College on Degree Attainment: Women/Underrepresented Minorities in Sciences at Four-Year Colleges and Universities
Grant Program: NPEC and NCES
Forum Presentation: Gayles 162
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Gayles 2008

Principal Investigator: Dr. Xiaoxia Newton
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Award Amount: $40,000
Proposal Title: Making the Connection: High School Mathematics Course Taking and Pathways into Postsecondary STEM
Grant Program: NCES
Forum Presentation: Newton 549
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Newton 2008

Principal Investigator: Dr. Amaury Nora
Institution: University of Houston
Award Amount: $39,988
Proposal Title: Determinants of Transfer, Persistence and Degree Attainment among Hispanic Students who Enroll in Developmental Courses
Grant Program: NPEC and NCES
Forum Presentation: Nora 426
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Nora 2008

Principal Investigator: Dr. Anne-Marie Nunez
Institution: University of Texas at San Antonio
Award Amount: $40,000
Proposal Title: Predicting Latino Students' College Participation: State, School, and Individual Effects
Grant Program: NPEC and NCES
Forum Presentation: Nunez 161
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Nunez 2008

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gregory Palardy
Institution: University of California, Riverside
Award Amount: $40,000
Proposal Title: The Effect of High School Social Compositions on Student Educational Attainment
Grant Program: NPEC and NCES
Forum Presentation: Palardy 547
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Palardy 2008

Principal Investigator: Dr. Nicholas Wolfinger
Institution: University of Utah
Award Amount: $40,000
Proposal Title: Mid Career and Beyond in Academia
Grant Program: NSF
Forum Presentation: Wolfinger 329
Final Paper: Final Research Paper Wolfinger 2008

Five doctoral students were awarded Dissertation Grants, including two designated grants for best proposal. Recipients are:

Principal Investigator: Carla Davey
Institution: University of Utah
Award Amount: $20,000
Title: A Historical and Predictive Examination of High School Extracurricular Participation
Grant Program: NPEC
Forum Presentation: Davey 284
Final Dissertation: Final Dissertation Davey 2008

Principal Investigator: David Horton
Institution: University of Florida
Award Amount: $19,999
Proposal Title: Persistence and Academic Success of Students Receiving Athletically-Related Aid from the Community College
Grant Program: NPEC
Forum Presentation: Horton 285
Final Dissertation: Final Dissertation Horton 2008

Principal Investigator: Sridhar Sitharaman
Institution: Claflin University
Award Amount: $20,000
Proposal Title: Analysis of Faculty Salaries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Grant Program: NCES
Forum Presentation: Sitharaman 312
Final Dissertation: Final Dissertation Sitharaman 2008

Principal Investigator: Deborah Warnock
Institution: University of Washington
Award Amount: $20,000
Proposal Title: Money Matters: Parental Awareness of Financial Aid and Students' College Expectations, Preparedness, and Enrollment
Grant Program: NCES
Forum Presentation: Warnock 160
Final Dissertation: Final Dissertation Paper Warnock 2008
*Recipient of the Cameron L. Fincher Award*

Principal Investigator: Kristen Williams
Institution: Ball State University
Award Amount: $19,661
Proposal Title: From Aspirations to Access: The Role of Place in Postsecondary Education for Urban and Rural Students
Grant Program: NPEC and NCES
*Recipient of the Charles I. Brown Award*
Forum Presentation: Williams 550
Final Dissertation: Final Dissertation Williams 2008

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