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Four UGA students receive Goldwater Scholarships

By Chuck Toney
ctoney@uga.edu

The university has four students on the list of 2002-03 Goldwater Scholars, the maximum number awarded to any single school. This is the second year in a row that four UGA students have been recognized. Nationwide, 1,155 students were nominated for 309 scholarships. This year’s Goldwater Scholarship recipients at UGA are Jennifer M. Srygley, a genetics/interdisciplinary major; John H. Woodruff, a cell biology/biochemistry and molecular biology major; Kathryn G. Smith, a genetics major; and Jennifer J. Gibson, a cell biology/psychology major.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering and to foster excellence in those fields. Four-year institutions can nominate up to four students who are sophomores or juniors. The scholarship covers eligible expenses for tuition, fees, books and room and board, up to $7,500 annually. The program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1986 to honor Barry M. Goldwater, who served for 30 years in the U.S. Senate.
“Winning the maximum number of Goldwater Scholarships two years in a row is extraordinary. I am particularly delighted that all four of this year’s recipients are students in the Honors Program,” says Jere Morehead, associate provost and director of the Honors Program. “Our faculty committee, under the leadership of Karl Espelie, prepared these students very well for this prestigious competition. I also am appreciative of the excellent work done by Else Jorgensen, the Honors Program scholarship coordinator, in helping prepare the applications of these outstanding students.”
Other institutions with four Goldwater Scholars include Johns Hopkins University, the University of Michigan, Georgetown University, Cornell University, Duke University and Washington University in St. Louis.
• Jennifer Srygley is a junior from Tallahassee, Fla., who intends to earn either a medical degree or a doctorate in genetics. She wants to conduct biomedical research into new methods of investigating and treating genetic diseases.
• John Woodruff is a junior from Thomasville who plans to earn either a medical degree or a doctorate in immunology. He hopes to develop sustainable and affordable public health interventions, including vaccines, for treating disease in the developing world.
• Kathryn Smith is a sophomore from Wadmalaw Island, S.C., who plans to earn a doctorate in cellular and molecular biology and teach and conduct research.
• Jennifer Gibson is a junior from Knoxville, Tenn., who plans to earn a medical degree or a doctorate in immunology/parasitology. She wants to become a research professor at a major medical university and serve internationally as a medical volunteer and researcher.

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