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Science students honored with scholarships | ||||
March 3, 2004 |
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When Sputnik I, the world's first artificial satellite, was launched in 1957 it started more than the now legendary "space race" between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. It prompted four Los Angeles women to bolster science education and create the Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation, which decades later continues to support science students at universities such as SF State. The highly selective ARCS scholarships are awarded at only 45 colleges and universities in the U.S., and only seven in Northern California. SFSU has participated in the scholarship program since 1991, receiving about a half dozen awards annually. This year, seven master's students in the College of Science and Engineering (COSE) were honored with Northern California ARCS Foundation scholarships of $5,000 each at an awards luncheon held Feb. 6 in San Francisco. The scholarship recipients -- who were recommended to ARCS by COSE faculty based on strong academic records and needs -- represent the departments of mathematics, physics and astronomy, chemistry and biochemistry and biology. They are:
Since its founding in 1971, the Northern California ARCS chapter has raised nearly $10 million for 1,726 scholars attending seven northern California universities. In addition to San Francisco State University, the Northern California institutions include Stanford University, University of San Francisco, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCSF and UC Santa Cruz.
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