Quinn Kolt, a fourth-year applied mathematics student from Solon, Ohio, has been named a 2021 Goldwater Scholar.
Rochester Institute of Technology student Quinn Kolt has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate research scholarship in the fields of math, natural sciences, and engineering in the United States.
The fourth-year applied mathematics and computer science double major from Solon, Ohio, was selected as one of 410 scholars from a pool of 1,256 nominees by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, in partnership with the Department of Defense National Defense Education Programs. Since 2005, RIT has had 30 Goldwater Scholars and seven honorable mentions.
Teen is 1st Black valedictorian in her school s 152-year history
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City School District of Albany
Onovu Otitigbe-Dangerfield is the first Black student to be named valedictorian at Albany High School in New York s 152-year history. Onovu will graduate in June with a 4.0 GPA.
This 17-year-old is the first Black valedictorian in her New York high school s 152-year history.
Onovu Otitigbe-Dangerfield will graduate in June from Albany High School with a 4.0 GPA. It s overwhelming and really surreal to me, especially hearing from Black girls from other schools that it inspired and motivated them, reaching out to me [saying] it was so nice to see one of us in there, Onovu told Good Morning America. It s not really a win for just me, it s a win for my community. I feel a responsibility now. I m not only representing myself. I m representing a group of people.
City School District of Albany(ALBANY, N.Y.) This 17-year-old is the first Black valedictorian in her New York high school's 152-year history. Onovu Otitigbe
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CANTON – St. Lawrence University will receive a $1 million grant from the Eisner Foundation, founded in 1996 by foundation president Jane (Breckenridge) Eisner ’64 and her husband Michael D. Eisner, then-chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.
The money will be applied to the endowed fund that supports the Fox Center for Academic Opportunity, said a press release from SLU.
The recently renamed center honors SLU’s president, William L. Fox ’75, and his commitment to every student’s ambition and life preparedness.
The Eisner Foundation identifies and sponsors innovative programs that unite multiple generations for the enrichment of local communities.
CANTON â St. Lawrence University will benefit from a $1 million grant made by the Eisner Foundation to the endowed fund that supports the Fox Center for Academic Opportunity. The recently renamed center honors President William L. Fox and his commitment to studentsâ ambitions and life preparedness.
The Eisner Foundation was founded in 1996 by Foundation President Jane (Breckenridge) Eisner â64 and her husband Michael D. Eisner, then-chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, in order to focus their familyâs philanthropic activities.
âTo know Jane Eisner as a wonderful friend through our shared connections to St. Lawrence is a cherished gift to me personally,â said President Fox in a prepared statement. âShe is an extraordinary leader and inspiration, an exemplar of Laurentian habits of serving important causes with her depth of intelligence and unassuming joy. With her sons and husband, I will always look up to Jane.â