Outstanding year for prestigious scholarships T he Honors College has 31 national scholars this year. Particularly impressive is USC tying for No. 1 in the nation with the University of Maryland at College Park for producing the most NOAA Hollings Scholars. Of the nine USC Hollings Scholars, seven are SCHC students. Brown University was the top Ivy League school, with four Hollings Scholars; Stanford had three. USC has produced 34 Hollings Scholars during the 11 years of the program, with 16 in the past two years. Other notable scholars include David Wolfer (’15, nursing, Rotary), Riley Brady (’16, marine science, Goldwater), Klara Milojkovic (’17, chemistry, Mount Vernon Leadership), and Clinton Welsh (’16, biomedical engineering, U.S. Department of State Critical Languages). Winning the Fulbright Grant are seniors Rachel Harrison (comparative literature, Russian and Spanish),
and Andrew Kovtun (international business, marketing and economics). Recipients of National Science Foundation fellowships are 2015 graduates Connor Bain (computer science, math) and Anna Kirkpatrick (math). Alumni NSF winners are Drew DeLorenzo, Kathryn Kingsmore, and Hilde Oliver (2014); Kimberly McCormack (2013) and Katrina Phillips (2007). Additionally, Elizabeth Moore (’16, biomedical engineering) is a Truman finalist and recipient of a Goldwater Honorable Mention. Haley Yaw (’17, exercise science) is a Mount Vernon Leadership finalist. Pictured (from left): Phillip Key, Justin DuRant, Melaina Dyck, Kaitlyn Bretz, Alexandra Golden (Hollings Scholars); Andrew Patterson (NSF Honorable Mention), Anna Kirkpatrick, and Connor Bain (NSF Fellows). Absent: Angela Korabik, Anna Lynn (Hollings)
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