Rita Czako, a sophomore biology major from Columbia; Alisha Epps a junior experimental psychology major from Gilbert; and Chris Mitchell, a junior geology and economics major from Kingsport, Tenn., each will receive scholarships of up to $7,500.

Czako, Epps, and Mitchell are among 320 Goldwater Scholars selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,091 students majoring in mathematics, science, and engineering who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide.

Goldwater Scholarships are designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields.

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