March 6, 1997
Coveted Space Grant scholarships to study at the UW are awarded to 28 top students from across the state
Twenty-eight Washington high school students have been awarded Space Grant scholarships to study at the University of Washington. The awards, which are renewable for up to four years, will enable the students to study math, science or engineering.
Seven of the students have won scholarships for up to $4,500 a year, divided between tuition and room and board. Four other students have won scholarships that pay full tuition. A year’s tuition for a full- time student at the UW for a Washington resident is $3,249.
The scholarship winners, are: David Abadir, Seattle Prep (full tuition), and Martin Smith, Garfield, Seattle (full tuition); Brant Robertson, Lake Washington ($4,500), Paige Randall, Issaquah ($4,500), Sarah Beal, Issaquah ($500), Lindsay Davis, Forest Ridge, Bellevue ($1,500), Jessie Hirsch, Redmond ($3,500), Michael Vargas, Redmond ($1,500), Janice Wu, Sammamish ($1,500); Kelsey Baber, Auburn ($500), Justin Merle, Kentridge, Kent ($500); Daniel Forshee, Thomas Jefferson, Federal Way ($1,500), Mohana Kumar, Mount Rainier, Des Moines ($1,000); David Dorwin, Puyallup ($3,000); Kristoffer Gauksheim, Mount Vernon ($500) and his twin sister Kathrina Gauksheim, Mount Vernon ($500); Christopher Snow, Edmonds Woodway ($4,500); Anne Thompson, Lake Stevens ($1,500); Tim Wilbur, Anacortes ($500).
Also: Akil Hollis, South Kitsap, Port Orchard ($500); Jessica Hughes, Central Kitsap, Silverdale ($500); Anthony Korolis, Sequim (full tuition); Jessica Trantham, Waterville (full tuition); Grace Williams, West Valley, Yakima ($1,500); Rachel Stotts-Johnson, North Central, Spokane ($3,500), Christiana Pierce, Lewis and Clark, Spokane ($1,600); Brian Peck, Newport ($4,000); Marilee Glenn, Charles F. Adams, Clarkston ($500).
The Space Grant scholarships, now in their sixth year, are funded by the NASA Space Grant Program at the UW, with support from three endowments: Mary Gates, Sigurd-Olsen and Donnergaard. They allow the winning students, assuming they maintain good grades, to renew their awards every year for four years.
The winners were selected from 250 high school seniors from around the state. They were judged on their academic records and on their aptitude for science, math or engineering.
The scholarships allow the students join the Space Grant scholars, a group that meets weekly for peer support. The winners also enroll in the Space Grant mentor system, which provides each student with both a faculty and graduate student mentor for four years. The students will also be able to do research under the Space Grant’s summer research program in one of the many science and engineering laboratories on campus.
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