UA names five Sturgis Fellows for 2006
Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006
FAYETTEVILLE — Five students have been named 2006 Sturgis Fellows, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has announced. Each Sturgis Fellow receives $ 50, 000, or $ 12, 500 per year. The fellowship pays for tuition, room and board, and provides discretionary funds for computers, musical instruments, professional journals and trips to conferences. The trust has also endowed a second program, the Sturgis Honors Scholars Grants, which fund research and study abroad programs for non-Sturgis Fellows enrolled in the college’s Honors Program. The newest Sturgis Fellows are:
Kristin Watson of Benton. Watson was a member of the science club, French club, drill team, student council and junior Rotarian club at Benton High School. She has served as a camp counselor and as a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and the Mayor’s Youth Council. She plans to major in physics and hopes to become an astronaut. Matthew Sample of Gentry. Sample, a home-schooled student and National Merit finalist, has studied piano for nine years and has traveled to Russia, Great Britain, Italy and Mexico. He created and managed a landscape business as well as managed his own stock portfolio. He also created computer-based blueprints and elevations for construction of a new church in his community. He plans to major in biological sciences and philosophy. Nathan Rowe of Hot Springs. Rowe, a Hot Springs High School 2006 class valedictorian who was voted most likely to succeed, works at the Garland County Library and tutors students. He writes music and short stories. He plans to major in English.
Monica Madey of Little Rock. Madey, a Mount Saint Mary Academy graduate and a National Merit finalist, was a member of the state championship team that won the Odyssey of the Mind competition. She has traveled to Germany, France and Italy on a 12-day European Experience tour sponsored by the Mount Saint Mary Academy history department. She plans to major in English and European Studies.
John Scott of Pikeville, Ky. Scott, a discus record holder at Pikeville High School, was also a member of the marching, concert and jazz bands and portrayed Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music. He has traveled to Scotland, England, Ireland, Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, Germany and Japan. He plans to major in English.
The Sturgis Fellowship is made possible by an endowment from the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust of the Bank of America.
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