BME undergraduate student John Sheppard receives the 2009 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education
Program was established by the United States Congress in 1986 to
honor Senator Barry M. Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years
as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years of service in the U.S.
Senate. The creation of this program pays tribute to the leadership,
courage, and vision of Senator Goldwater and establishes in his name
an endowed recognition program to foster and encourage excellence in
science and mathematics.
The purpose of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in
Education Foundation is to alleviate a critical current and future
shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and
engineers.The Foundation is supported by the Barry M. Goldwater
Scholarship and Excellence in Education Fund, which has been
established in the Treasury of the United States. With the support of
this scholarship, John Sheppard will study the network hub behavior
in the brain via graph theoretical analysis.
