Two University of Richmond Students Named Goldwater Scholars
March 31, 2004
Two University of Richmond students, Rebecca R. Pompano of Hanover, Va., and Timothy Ferguson of New Windsor, Md., have been named Goldwater Scholars for 2004-05.
Peggy Goldwater Clay, chair of the board of trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, today announced the nationwide winners for 2004-05. The Goldwater scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. Nearly all of the winners intend to obtain Ph.D. degrees.
Goldwater trustees awarded 310 scholarships on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,113 students nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. The scholarships may be used for tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.
Both Pompano and Ferguson are also Ethyl and Albemarle Science Scholars at Richmond. The highly competitive scholarship awards full tuition, room and board for four years of full-time undergraduate study and a one-time $3,000 grant for summer undergraduate research.
Pompano is a junior chemistry major who has conducted chemistry research since she was a freshman, both at Richmond and for a summer at Columbia University. Ferguson is a sophomore mathematics major who has conducted mathematical research that has applications to problems in physics such as heat diffusion and electrical charge. Both Pompano and Ferguson have received support through the National Science Foundation.
The Goldwater foundation, established in 1986 to honor the late Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, has awarded 4,272 scholarships worth approximately $42 million. The trustees plan to award about 300 scholarships for the 2005-06 academic year. Goldwater Scholars also have been awarded 56 Rhodes Scholarships, 66 Marshall Awards and numerous other distinguished fellowships.