KU Chemical Engineering Student Wins Goldwater Scholarship
Mary Sevart, a junior in chemical engineering, is among the record number of five KU juniors to earn a Barry M. Goldwater scholarship, recognizing their achievements in the STEM fields.
Five Goldwater Scholarships represent the maximum possible awards that a single school can receive, and KU has never celebrated five awards in one year before. The award is regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics.
KU is one of five institutions across the country this year that received five scholarships, joining the University of Michigan, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University, according to the KU Office of Fellowships, which coordinates the application process for students each year.
KU’s other winners:
- Bryce Gaskins, a junior majoring in biochemistry and Spanish
- Jessica Miears, a junior majoring in physics & astronomy
- Sarah Noga, a junior majoring in biochemistry
- Kade Townsend, a junior majoring in microbiology
“We’re absolutely thrilled this year to receive five Goldwater Scholarships, and I’m happy to be able to celebrate with our outstanding recipients. Each of them has demonstrated a remarkable capacity to come up with new ways to tackle some of our planet’s greatest challenges,” said Chancellor Douglas A. Girod. “I congratulate all of them on achieving this recognition, and I’m proud of the members of our university community who helped them along the way, allowing them to continue on to even greater heights.”