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AllanT.Scholz,Ph.D.
Departmentof Biology
258 Science Hall
EasternWashingtonUniversity
Cheney,WA 99004
Telephone:(509) 359-6397
Email:ascholz@ewu.edu Re: Michelle Warren:
Dear Evaluator:
I am delightedtowrite thisletterinsupportof MichelleWarren’sapplicationforyourposition. I
have knownMichelle forabouttwoyears. She wasa studentinmyIchthyologyclass,tooka directed
studyclassfrom me that resultedina presentationatthe National Council forUndergraduate Research
(NCUR) national symposiumthispastspring, andhasworkedforme ona varietyof fisheries research
projectsbothas a volunteerandpaidstudenthourlyassistant. Throughthisvarietyof interactionsI
have observedMichelle asastudentand researcher,soIam in a goodpositiontoevaluate herpotential
for yourposition. Ithinkshe isan excellentprospectandendorse herapplicationenthusiastically.
Michelle isabright,thoughtful,industriousandconscientiousyoungwoman. She hadgoodabilityto
take informationthatshe learnedaboutinclassandapplyit to solvingnovel problemsonessayexams.
She has an excellentcommunicatorandconfidentspeaker. She isan articulate writer. Hertermpapers
were well organizedandshowedanexcellentcommandof Englishgrammar,punctuationandspelling.
She chose wordswithprecise meaningsthatcontributedtothe concisenessof herreports.
Michelle isadependable worker. She arrivedtoworkontime,an importantconsiderationwhenwe
setout on fieldtripsat6:00 AM. She isa careful and accurate data collectorandnote taker. She
workedhardat honingherNCUR presentationuntil the informationcontainedinitwasexceptionally
clearlypresented. Michelle obviouslycaresenoughaboutwhatshe doestodo the bestjobshe possibly
can. She has performedconsistentlyinsucha mannerinall the work she has done forme.
Michelle ispersonable andgotalongwell withgroupsof peersandcoworkers. She iscontagiously
enthusiasticandhad the abilityto communicate thisexcitementtootherstudents. She hasa good
sense of humor. In summary, Michelle hasmany personal attributesthatmake heran excellent
candidate foryourposition. Iconfidentlyrecommendhertoyou.
Sincerely,
AllanT. Scholz
AllanT.Scholz,
Professorof Biology