Women's Basketball: Davis Named McNair Scholar
April 13, 2007 02:59 PM | General
April 13, 2007
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Women’s basketball sophomore guard Sparkle Davis is one of 17 West Virginia University students named a 2007 Ronald E. McNair scholar.
The prestigious national award named after astronaut Ronald McNair, who was killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion in 1986, assists first-generation college students in minority and under-represented groups for graduate school programs. Scholars receive academic stipends, faculty mentors, professional development opportunities and graduate placement assistance. The program is open to full-time, WVU students in their sophomore year with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Davis, a Decatur, Ga., native and a double business major in management and marketing, will participate in the McNair Summer Research Institute May 21-June 29. The six-week project will provide her with an opportunity to visit numerous college campuses, learn about graduate programs and meet with faculty and graduate students from the programs.
Davis, who currently holds a 3.9 GPA, will also be enrolled in two McNair sponsored research classes and attend the National McNair Research Conference at State University of New York at Buffalo in July. During the conference, first-year McNair Scholars will observe presentations by other McNair scholars from across the country and second-year scholars will present their research projects at the conference.
This past season Davis averaged 8.6 points and 3.1 rebounds while starting 28 of WVU’s 32 games.
