Each year, two scholarships are funded by the Department of Physics & Astronomy to provide full in-state tuition for entering Freshmen. To be eligible, the student must apply to JMU by January 1, take the scholarship exam, and clearly indicate that Physics is their intended major. 

2008: Nora Swisher and Matthew Chamberlin

2007: Alex Burant and Benjamin Foltz

2006: Jamey Szalay and Christopher Ambler

2005: Lok-Kun Tsui and Ethan Rosenthal 

2004: Stephen Mondschein and Daniel Amon

2003: Matthew Musgraven and Martin Lehman 

2002: Steven Andrews and Elisa Ahern 

2001: Michael Motal and Seth Henshaw

2000: Kevyn Adams and Eric Stofferahn

1999: Karen Bland and Andrew Werner 

1998: Gordon Banks and Alex Elahi

1997: Peter Colosi and Richard Massaro

1996: Daniel Beckstrom and Nicholas Maldonado

1993: Geoffrey Williams and Jason Tilly 

1992: Samantha Arnette and Jeffrey Driscoll 

1991: Lisa Christianson and Darrin Moxin

1990: Elizabeth Crisfield and Rea Hiser

1989: Blake Reid and Brian Robinson

1988: Michael Fox and Jeffrey Avellanet

1987: Kevin Healy and Michael (Shane) Rogers

1986: Joe Howard and Leroy Tyler 

1983: Ajena Casona and Marie Butler

1982: Douglas Huber and David Gloss

1981: Walter Lutz and George Smith III