Six HHC Students Honored

Six Hutton Honors College undergraduates are the recent recipients of prestigious scholarships. All six are students in IU Bloomington's College of Arts and Sciences.

"We are delighted that the intelligence, creativity, and plain hard work of these terrific students have been recognized," said HHC Interim Dean Jean Robinson.

	Biochemistry student Anthony Bowen and biology student Ellen Weinzapfel are Beckman Scholars Program award winners. Both Bowen and Weinzapfel are participants in the IU STARS program, which provides young scientists-in-training with extensive research training. Bowen is from Fort Wayne and Weinzapfel is from Mt. Vernon, Ind.
	Biochemistry student Livia Wilz and chemistry student Yun William Yu are winners of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. Yu entered IU in 2005 as a Wells Scholar. He is currently studying abroad in Freiburg, Germany. Wilz, from Brookville, Ind., is studying abroad in Florence, Italy.
	Mariah Coley and Nicholas Marshall are winners of the Palmer-Brandon Prize. Coley, from Jasper, Ind., is majoring in both theater and drama and classical civilization with minors in French and Art History. Marshall, from Fort Wayne, Ind., is majoring in philosophy and religious studies.

The Beckman Scholars Program is an invited program for accredited universities and four-year colleges in the United States. It provides scholarships that contribute significantly in advancing the education, research training and personal development of select students in chemistry, biochemistry, and the biological and medical sciences. The sustained, in-depth undergraduate research experiences and comprehensive faculty mentoring are unique in terms of program scope, content and level of scholarship awards ($19,300 for two summers and one academic year).

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress in 1986 to honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S. Senate. The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields.

The Palmer-Brandon Prize is given annually to outstanding full-time College of Arts and Sciences students who are majoring in the humanities.

"We applaud these outstanding students for what they have already accomplished as well as what they are likely to accomplish in the future," said College of Arts and Sciences Dean Bennett I. Bertenthal.

"These six students are testimony to the continuing relevance of a strong liberal arts education," HHC Dean Robinson said. "Their superb undergraduate achievements reflect the challenging academic programs they pursued through the College of Arts and Sciences and the Hutton Honors College. Their honors make us all proud!"