Russell and three other students were recently awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a federally funded award created by Congress to encourage people to pursue careers in math, science and engineering. Beth Powers, scholarship adviser, said the award will not only help students financially during the last part of their college career, but will also give them other opportunities for graduate school, research and career plans for the future. We are looking for students who have succeeded in a challenging curriculum, and somebody who has an in-depth interest in one of the three areas has shown that. Powers said students who have a minimum 3.0 grade point average, a major in math, science or engineering and research experience are eligible to apply.
Students also are commonly involved in other campus activities.
However, she said research is the prime factor. This shows that the students are willing to go above and beyond and go more in-depth in their major. It is evidence of a real commitment to science, math or engineering. Russell said she was happy when she learned she had received the Goldwater. She said she hopes to do research in the pharmaceuticals industry or cancer research after graduate school, and that she has received a lot of experience at K-State that will help her reach that goal.