Goldwater Scholar Emily Willard '99 Named Goldwater Scholar Emily Willard '99 is one of only 316 students nationwide chosen to receive a scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. Now she's a double major in biological sciences and statistics, which she describes as a perfect mix.
Evolutionary biology unifies a large number of areas in biology and can be quite philosophical.
Statistics, which can be applied across the board, then help to make evolutionary thinking less ambiguous by quantifying levels of uncertainty. She, too, is interested in many things, some of them far removed from scientific work. Willard danced professionally as a high school student and continues dancing here. She is secretary of the math club and part of the Study Corps. Willard is also an upperclass academic adviser and plays the piano regularly.