Towers resident dies after collapsing on field trip

Towers dormitory resident, Tamie Krischuck, died on Sunday following a collapse from a brain aneurism while on a Biology 100 Service Learning field trip.

According to Frank Zang, director of communications and marketing at Boise State, Krischuk collapsed on Friday at Deer Flat Wildlife Refuge.

She was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Nampa, and then transported to St. Alphonsus in Boise for emergency treatment.

University students organized a 24-hour vigil at Krischuk’s side until her family arrived from Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday.

“The only thing [the family] asked was someone stay by Tamie. Students stayed by her two at a time all night,” said Zang. “It has been a very sad and tragic loss for the campus community. Even a university of our size is touched personally by the loss of one of our students … the University has tried to be as supportive as possible.”

Tower’s residents and Krischuk’s friends organized a memorial service on Monday night which Krischuk’s family, BSU President Bob Kustra, Mark Wheeler, and other faculty and staff members attended.

BSU is providing grief counseling through the Health and Wellness Center.

Ginny Eggleston
News Writer

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