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Bob and Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards

Championed by UNC friends Bob and Bonnie Phelps Family, the CAP Awards recognize students whose lives demonstrate an exceptional and exemplary personal commitment to:

  • Contribute… by volunteering time and personal skills, talents, abilities, experience and passion around issues in service to the community.
  • Achieve… by displaying a bias toward action and performance, overcoming obstacles and setbacks, and accomplishing goals.
  • Pay-it-forward… by impacting the lives of others in meaningful and positive ways through random and planned acts of kindness, caring, and “giving back.”

In 2023 the Bob & Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards recognized 3 students who meet the aforementioned criteria with a $7,000 scholarship and award plaque presented at the annual UNC Fall Symposium, November 10, 2022.

For the 2024-2025 scholarship year, the Bob & Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Award will recognize two students who meet the aforementioned criteria with a $10,000 scholarship and award plaque which will be presented at the 2024 Honors Banquet.

2023 Bob and Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards Recipients

The University of Northern Colorado through the Office of Academic Community Engagement is proud to announce the 2023 winners of The Bob & Bonnie Phelps Family CAP Awards.

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Riley Carlson
Elementary Education

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Madison Gremillion
Biological Sciences

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Angelica Valdez
Mexican-American Studies

Read Angelica's essay