Recent Awards Recipients

Laurence Lewis (2008) was recognized as the 2006-2007 Outstanding Junior Physics Major.

Casey Boutwell (2008), Eric Hoppmann (2008) and Laurence Lewis (2008) received awards from the Physics Department during the 2007 Spring Symposium and were inducted into Sigma Pi Sigma.

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Katherine Kross and Ryan Powanda

Katherine Kross a senior biology major, was one of 317 students from across the country selected for a Goldwater Scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year. Kross is enthusiastic about lab research and has co-authored a paper with Dr. Kathryn Layman, an assistant professor of chemistry and former Goldwater scholar. Kross is interested in both medicine and medical research. This is the second time that Kross applied for the scholarship. She received an honorable mention last year. Goldwater scholars were chosen based on academic merit from a field of 1,110 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by faculty from colleges across the country. The scholarship program honors Senator Barry M. Goldwater and was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.

Ryan Powanda,a junior majoring in integrated science and technology, was among 80 students selected for a Morris K. Udall Scholarship. Powanda is the founder and leader oof the JMU Clean Energy Coalition and a member of the EARTH Club, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Environmental Business Club, and the Association of Energy Entrepreneurs. He is interested in working as a researcher in the renewable energy field or working as a liaison between the scientific community and policy makers. The 80 scholars were selected from among 434 applicants nominated by 221 colleges across the country. Udall scholars were chosen on the basis of their commitment to careers in the environment, health care or tribal public policy, leadership potential, and academic achievement.

Adam Carpenter was selected to receive a grant from the Freeman-Asia Program. Carpenter, who is majoring in psychology and is completing a minor in Asian studies, is participating in a JMU exchange program to Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan in the fall 2007 semester. He has studied two years of Japanese and a year of Chinese. He plans to establish a Japanese interest club at JMU when he returns. The Freeman-Asia Program supports American undergraduates who are planning to study overseas in East or Southeast Asia.