MaryJo Nelson has always been a master at combining her interests in nontraditional ways. That creativity paid off when the sophomore was recently named a Goldwater Scholar, the 14th MSUM student to earn the honor in the past 20 years. “Being at MSUM, I’ve had so much opportunity to do research, write grants and take on leadership roles,” she says. “I work […]
MaryJo Nelson has been named a 2022 Goldwater Scholar. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue research careers in the fields of the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. The Goldwater Scholarship is the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in these fields. From an estimated pool of over 5,000 college […]
Congratulations to 2021 Goldwater Scholarship nominees, Aujanae Eubanks (Psychology), Bridgett Grosz (Geosciences), Carlan Haugrud (Health and Medical Sciences), and Anna Madsen (Biochemistry & Biotechnology and Cellular & Molecular Biology). The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program is a nationally recognized and prestigious program designed to provide support to highly qualified students who are planning on pursuing careers in science, math and […]
The Goldwater Scholarship Foundation is pleased to announce that 396 new scholarships are being awarded for the 2020 competition. The Goldwater reviewers faced the difficult task of selecting scholarship recipients from a pool of 1,343 outstanding undergraduates nominated by 461 institutions, and this year MSUM’s own Kelsey Leach was selected as a scholar. Congratulations, Kelsey! Kelsey is a double major […]
Congratulations to 2020 Goldwater Scholarship nominees, Abigail Bormann (Chemistry), Elizabeth Erber (Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Health & Medical Sciences), Kelsey Leach (Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, and Chemistry) and Joshua Schmiess (Physics and Sustainability). The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program is a nationally recognized and prestigious program designed to provide support to highly qualified students who are […]