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September 12, 2003

Computer science department rewards incoming freshman scholars

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue University Department of Computer Science has awarded 17 scholarships to incoming freshmen based on academic merit and personal interviews.

The scholarship awards ranged from $1,000 to $14,000. Diana Wu, of Chelmsford, Mass, received the maximum award of $14,000 in Guidant and Zimmerly scholarships. Maria Davis, of Zionsville, Ind., received a $12,000 Boeing Scholarship. Elizabeth Hamill, of Chelmsford, Mass.; Bryan Copus of Sheridan, Ind.; Christopher Mims, of Indianapolis; and Taylor Venable, of Fort Wayne, Ind., each received scholarships of $10,000.

Paul Marks of Clarkston, Mich., received a $3,000 Boeing Scholarship, while Neal Gettling, of Portland, Ore., received a $2,500 Dodson Scholarship. David Horton of Zionsville, Ind., received the $2,000 Young Scientist Scholarship.

Bret Bavar, of Mishawaka, Ind.; Dean Eiger, of Lewis Center, Ohio; Paul Feldmann, of Lakeside Park, Ky.; Alexander Hanna, of Newburgh, Ind.; Kevin Hassett, of Aurora, Ind.; Garett Johnson, of Plainfield, Ind.; Joseph Martin, of West Harrison, Ind.; and Jeremy Porath, of Leavenworth, Ind.; each received $1,000 Corporate Partners Program scholarships.

Writer: Marydell Forbes, (765) 496-7704, mforbes@purdue.edu

Source: Mary-Ann Neel, (765) 494-6025, maneel@cs.purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu


City State Zip Student Name Class School/major Award/honor Address

Aurora IN 47001 HASSETT, Kevin 01 Computer Science Corporate Partners Program Scholarship

Fort Wayne IN 46835 VENABLE, Taylor 01 Computer Science Rosen Scholarship

Indianapolis IN 46219 MIMS, Christopher 01 Computer Science Microsoft Scholarship

Leavenworth IN 47137 PORATH, Jeremy 01 Computer Science Corporate Partners Program Scholarship

Mishawaka IN 46544 BAVAR, Bret 01 Computer Science Corporate Partners Program Scholarship

Newburgh IN 47630 HANNA, Alexander 01 Computer Science Corporate Partners Program Scholarship

Plainfield IN 46168 JOHNSON, Garett 01 Computer Science Corporate Partners Program Scholarship

Sheridan, IN 46069 COPUS, Bryan 01 Computer Science Guidant Scholarship

West Harrison IN 47060 MARTIN, Joseph 01 Computer Science Corporate Partners Program Scholarship

Zionsville IN 46077 DAVIS, Maria 01 Computer Science Boeing Scholarship

Zionsville IN 46077 HORTON, David 01 Computer Science Young Scientist Scholarship

Lakeside Park KY 41017 FELDMANN, Paul 01 Computer Science Corporate Partners Program Scholarship

Chelmsford MA 01824 HAMILL, Elizabeth 01 Computer Science The Grace Hopper Scholarship

Chelmsford MA 01824 WU, Diana 01 Computer Science Guidant and Zimmerly Scholarships

Clarkston MI 48348 MARKS, Paul 01 Computer Science Boeing Scholarship

Lewis Center OH 43035 EIGER, Dean 01 Computer Science Two Corporate Partners Program Scholarships

Portland OR 97229 GETTLING, Neal 01 Computer Science Dodson Scholarship


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