ARCS Drives Innovation, Research
Fifteen students were recognized for their achievements in scientific fields.
The San Diego chapter of Achievement Rewards for Colleges Scientists foundation donated $112,500 for student scholarships at a recent ceremony on campus.
The foundation, which funds SDSU graduate students studying natural sciences, bio-medicine and engineering, presented students with scholarships for $7,500 to further their research.
Members of the ARCS chapter, campus leaders and President Elliot Hirshman attended the event and celebrated the achievements of the scholarship recipients.
"ARCS shares our vision of the importance of scientific achievement," Hirshman said. "Over the past 26 years, ARCS has supported more than 85 SDSU students in the STEM fields with scholarships totaling more than $2.6 million. Together, SDSU and ARCS recognize the critical importance of training our next generation of scientists and engineers."
Scholarship recipients
- Vincent Berardi, computational science
- Peter Calhoun, computational science
- Daniel Cuevas, computational science
- David Curran, engineering
- Bryan Hancock, cell and molecular biology
- Sean Maddox, chemistry and biochemistry
- Paul Maier, evolutionary biology
- Megan Monsanto, cell and molecular biology
- Timothy Montgomery, chemistry and biochemistry
- Erik Paulson, chemistry and biochemistry
- Stephen Rice, evolutionary biology
- Kelly Ross, cell and molecular biology
- Julia Rossi, computational science
- Colette Smirniotis, computational science
- Winston Stauffer, cell and molecular biology
About ARCS
Since the San Diego chapter began in 1985, awards totaling more than $7 Million have been allocated to students attending San Diego universities.
The foundation’s San Diego Chapter, one of 17 chapters across the country, has provided continued support of SDSU students studying to complete degrees in science and engineering since 1988.
The nonprofit, all-women, volunteer organization is dedicated to helping the best and brightest U.S. graduate and undergraduate science, engineering and medical students. The organization was formed nationally in 1958 in response to Sputnik and the lack of U.S. supremacy in the technology race.
All of the members contribute funds toward scholarships which are awarded to local universities.
