‘Berg Students Receive Academic Awards
Nine Muhlenberg students and alumni were either chosen as recipients or named honorable mentions for prestigious academic awards over the course of the 2008-2009 academic year.Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:22 AM
Ryan Chapoteau ’08, of Jamaica, N.Y., received the Minority Corporate Council Association Lloyd M. Johnson Scholarship, which awards $10,000 and is intended to assist outstanding individuals from minority backgrounds in their first year of law school. While at Muhlenberg, Chapoteau majored in political science, and he currently attends Boston University Law School.
Steven Epting ’09, of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., was given the Pennsylvania Chapter of Wildlife Society Frank Felbaum Scholarship, which is awarded to students with a distinguished academic record and demonstrate a commitment to wildlife. Epting was an environmental science major and a French minor.
Patrick Fligge ’10, of New Ringgold, Pa., majors in environmental science and is a Muhlenberg Scholar. He earned an honorable mention by the Morris K. Udall program, which rewards students who exhibit a strong commitment to pursue a career in environmental science.
David Gasalberti ’11, of Stirling, N.J., and Jake Herb, of Honey Brook, Pa., each received honorable mentions from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, a program that rewards students who have performed independent research and plan to pursue a Ph.D. in science or math. Gasalberti is a Dana Scholar who majors in biochemistry and minors in economics. Herb is a chemistry major.
Sara Imperiale ’10, of Hillsborough, N,J., received a $5,000 undergraduate scholarship from Udall. She is an R.J. Fellow, a political science major and a French minor.
Beth Irwin ’07, of Lancaster, Pa., was granted a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, which includes a $30,000 per year stipend and a $10,500 cost-of-education allowance. Irwin was a biology major at the College and currently studies chemical ecology at Pennsylvania State University.
Ben Mervis ’11, of Merion, Pa., was awarded a $17,000 scholarship from the St. Andrew’s Society to study abroad in Scotland at the University of Glasgow. Mervis is a philosophy and history double major.
Laura Sheard ’07, of Jim Thorpe, Pa., receive d an honorable mention from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. At Muhlenberg, she was a neuroscience major and an R.J. Fellow. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience at the University of Washington.
