Sean Kearney: 2012 Goldwater Scholarship Winner
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Sean Kearney, last year's Outstanding ABE Sophomore, has been chosen to receive a Goldwater Scholarship. Additional article available here.
March 2012
GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Mrs. Peggy Goldwater Clay, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, announced today that the Trustees awarded 282 scholarships for the 2012 – 2013 academic year to undergraduate sophomores and juniors from the United States.
The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,123 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. One hundred seventy-four of the Scholars are men, 108 are women, and virtually all intend to obtain a Ph.D. as their degree objective. Twenty Scholars are mathematics majors, 194 are science and related majors, 58 are majoring in engineering, and 10 are computer science majors. Many of the Scholars have dual majors in a variety of mathematics, science, engineering, and computer disciplines.
The one and two year scholarships 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 academic qualifications that have garnered the attention of prestigious post-graduate fellowship programs. Recent Goldwater Scholars have been awarded 78 Rhodes Scholarships, 112 Marshall Awards, 104 Churchill Scholarships and numerous other distinguished fellowships.
The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established by Public Law 99-661 on November 14, 1986. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was 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.
Since its first award in 1989, the Foundation has bestowed over 6200 scholarships worth approximately 39 million dollars. The Trustees plan to award about three hundred scholarships for the 2013 – 2014 academic year.
Officers and Trustees
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Mrs. Peggy Goldwater Clay |
Dr. Hans Mark
Mrs. Lynda Hare Scribante |
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Hon. Arne Duncan (Ex Officio) Hon. Carl Levin Hon. John McCain Hon. Ralph M. Hall Ms. Gwendolyn E. Boyd Dr. Marcos Edward Galindo |
Mr. Charles R. Korsmo Dr. Laurie A. Nichols Ms. Maria E. Regifo-Ruess Dr. Charles P. Ruch Dr. John H. Yopp |
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Ms. Lucy S. Decher |
Mr. Jeffrey H. Smith, Esq. |
Col. Gerald J. Smith |
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
and Excellence In Education Foundation
6225 Brandon Avenue, Suite 315
Springfield, VA 22150-2519
Phone: 703/756-6012
Fax: 703/756-6015
goldh2o@vacoxmail.com
The full list of winners by state can be found at http://www.act.org/goldwater/sch-2012.html