Two YSU students selected as Goldwater Scholars

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University juniors Andrew Morgan of Vienna and Jenna Wise of Hubbard have been selected as Goldwater Scholars for the 2016-17 academic year, marking a first in YSU history for two students to receive the prestigious award in the same year.

In all, only 11 Ohio residents were chosen.

Selected on the basis of academic merit, Morgan and Wise are two of 252 total sophomores and juniors in the United State chosen from a field of 1,150 mathematics, science and engineering students from 415 colleges and universities.

YSU sophomore Zack While of Austintown was recognized as a Goldwater Honorable Mention.

“Since 1997, we’ve had seven students, all members of YSU Honors, named Goldwater Scholars, along with four honorable mentions,” said Amy Cossentino, director of the YSU Honors College. “It really speaks to what outstanding potential our students continue to have in the STEM fields.”

Established in 1986, the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program is named in honor of the former U.S. senator who served for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate.

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