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 Angela
B. Pell, a junior geology major at Millsaps College, has been selected
as a Goldwater Scholar for 2004-05.
This year, Pell is the only Millsaps
student to receive a Goldwater Scholarship, only one of two from
Mississippi to receive this award and only one of seven geology
majors. The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic
merit from a field of 1,113 mathematics, science and engineering
students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities
nationwide.
A graduate of Tara High School in Baton
Rouge, Angela attended Louisiana State University before transferring
to Millsaps College in the fall of 2002, where she has consistently
been on both the dean’s and president’s lists. In addition,
Pell works at the U.S. Geological Survey field office in Pearl,
Miss., near Jackson. Her ultimate goal is a Ph.D. in Geology.
“I hope to go into geophysics
and seismic studies in graduate school,” Pell said. “I
feel really lucky to get the award. James Harris, who is chair of
the geology department, came to me with the scholarship information
and he and Lee Lewis, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry,
helped me fill out the application and were a big help all around.
It’s technically a one-year scholarship, since I’ll be
a senior next year.”
“I knew she would be competitive
for this award,” Harris said. “She’s extraordinarily
gifted when it comes to the interpretive aspects of geology, and
she is a very determined and mature student.”
Angela is married to Jason Pell and
the couple has a four-year old daughter, Jane.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
and Excellence in Education Program was established by Congress
in 1986 to honor the late Arizona senator who served his country
for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the
U.S. Senate.
The purpose of the Goldwater Foundation
is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists,
mathematicians and engineers by awarding scholarships to college
students who intend to pursue careers in these fields. The one-
and two-year scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees,
books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.
One hundred sixty-one of the Scholars
are men, 149 are women, and virtually all intend to obtain a Ph.D.
as their degree objective. Twenty-nine Scholars are mathematics
majors, 223 are science majors, 44 are majoring in engineering,
12 are computer science-related majors, and 2 are in other related
fields. Many of the Scholars have dual majors in a variety of mathematics,
science, engineering and computer disciplines.
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