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Sixteen Phi Kappa Phi Members Named Goldwater Scholars
Friday, April 24, 2009
Of the 278 Goldwater scholarships awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year, sixteen Phi Kappa Phi members were among the list.
Goldwater Scholars are selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,097 mathematics, science, and engineering students nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide.
The one and two-year scholarships, awarded to undergraduate sophomores and juniors, will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.
Goldwater Scholars have very impressive qualifications that have garnered the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was established in 1986 and designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields.
The sixteen Phi Kappa Phi members named Goldwater Scholars are:
- Joseph M. Azzarelli, Montana State University
- Kevin Roy Burgio, University of Connecticut
- Carmeline Joan Dsilva, Carnegie Mellon University
- Aleksey Dvorzhinskiy, University of Delaware
- Rebecca Getman, University of Kansas
- Shatakshi Goyal, Boise State University
- Rachel Mary Lee, University of Arkansas
- Rebecca Long, University of Alabama
- Alexander Jacob Meeske, University of Connecticut
- Goran Micevic, Iowa State University
- Matthew Charles Naglak, University of Arkansas
- Aaron Thomas Neal, University of Alabma-Birmingham
- Joshua Ryan Niska, Arizona State University
- Miorel Lucian Palii, University of Florida
- Swati Varshney, Carnegie Mellon University
- Elana Viola, University of Rhode Island
See the official site for more information on the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program.
