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Two Connecticut College students awarded Goldwater Honorable Mentions
April 01, 2008
NEW LONDON, Conn. - Two Connecticut College juniors, Audrey Davis and Stephen Rossiter, have been awarded 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship honorable mentions. This prestigious honor is awarded to students who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, authorized by the United States Congress is 1986 in honor of Senator Barry M. Goldwater, pays tribute to his leadership, courage and vision, and fosters and encourages excellence in science and mathematics through an endowed recognition program.
Davis, a biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology major from Hinsdale, Mass., plans to pursue a Ph.D. in cellular and developmental biology. She is particularly interested in studying the role of tissue remodeling in organogenesis - the development of internal organs - and tumorigenesis, or the development of tumors. Eventually, she hopes to become a professor at a research university.
Rossiter, an environmental studies major from Circle Pines, Minn., plans to pursue a Ph.D. in conservation biology. His goal is to be able to design and implement management plans to lessen the ecological impacts of climate change and the increasing human population.
Davis and Rossiter were nominated for the Goldwater award by Marc Zimmer, the Barbara Zaccheo Kohn ´72 Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut College. Zimmer said he is very proud of both students and that the honorable mention award is a great honor for an undergraduate science major.
Within the context of a premier liberal arts curriculum, Connecticut College offers a dynamic science program that combines instruction from award-winning professors, opportunities for students to co-author articles for academic journals and present at national and international conferences, hands-on experience with state-of-the art equipment and funded internships and study-away opportunities that are the hallmark of a Connecticut College education.
Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 71 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.
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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu