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THREE UCSD UNDERGRADUATES AWARDED GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIPS

Three undergraduate students at the University of California, San Diego have been selected to receive scholarships for the 2000-2001 academic year from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

Megan C. Bowers, Larry A. Chen and Aaron S. Wang are among 309 students selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,176 mathematics, sciences and engineering majors who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide.

Bowers is majoring in molecular biology at UCSD, Chen in biochemistry and cell biology and Wang in bioengineering. The Goldwater scholarships will cover tuition, fees, books and room and board up to $7,500 per year for each student recipient.

Because of their superior academic qualifications, Goldwater scholars have garnered the attention of post-graduate fellowship programs. Recent Goldwater scholars have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships, Marshall Awards, as well as Churchill, Fulbright, Hughes, National Science Foundation and other distinguished fellowships.

The Goldwater Foundation, based in Springfield, Va., is a federally endowed agency whose scholarship program honors Senator Barry M. Goldwater. The scholarship program was designed to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields.

In its 12-year history, the Goldwater Foundation has awarded 3,021 scholarships totaling approximately 31 million dollars.