Two juniors receive Goldwater Scholarships
Two University of Richmond juniors have been named winners in the 2006-07 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships competition.
Michael Pohl, a computer science and mathematics double major from Cross, S.C., and Sarah Remmert, a chemistry and biochemistry double major from Memphis, Tenn., were among only 323 scholars selected nationwide from more than 1,000 nominations to receive Goldwater scholarships. The one- and two-year awards cover tuition, fees, books, room and board up to $7,500 a year.
Richmond has had nine Goldwater Scholars (including Pohl and Remmert) since 2000, said William Ross, Richmond's Goldwater Scholarship representative.
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Mike Pohl and Sarah Remmert will receive Goldwater Scholarships. |
"The Goldwater Scholarship is one of the most recognizable undergraduate science scholarships in the United States," said Ross. "It is important for Richmond since it is an independent recognition from a national organization of something that we already know-University of Richmond science students are superb."
Pohl, who attended Warwick High School in Newport News, Va., plans to study network security at a research institution, government or commercial research program after he receives his bachelor's degree. Remmert, who attended Prince of Wales Collegiate in St. John's, Newfoundland, hopes to conduct graduate research at the interface between chemistry and physics, using the fundamental principles of physical chemistry to answer important scientific questions.
"I am very honored to receive the Goldwater Scholarship," said Remmert. "While this recognition is personally gratifying, it is also a reflection of very competitive programs in the sciences and mathematics at the University of Richmond. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement that I have received from all of my professors, especially my research advisors Dr. (Samuel) Abrash and Dr. (Carol) Parish."
Goldwater scholarships honor the late Arizona senator by encouraging outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. A Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields.
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