Student named Hollings Scholar

Jamie Ann Cogliano Shutta, a junior marine science major from Bethesda, Md, has been named a 2008 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholar.

Shutta is the fifth Carolina student to win the NOAA Hollings Scholarship, which was established in 2005 to expose rising juniors and seniors to the mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and to the nation's long history of ocean and atmospheric stewardship. Hollings Scholars are expected to become one of the scientists, policy-makers, or educators in the future U.S. oceanic and atmospheric workforce.

Shutta holds the Cooper Scholarship and is an Honors College student. Active in undergraduate research, she works as an assistant in the Satellite Oceanography Lab of geology professor Subrahmanyam Bulusu. Shutta is a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, a freshman honor society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

Hollings Scholars receive up to $8,000 of academic assistance per school year for full-time study during the junior and senior years. A required, 10-week, paid summer internship, including travel and living expenses, is also included.

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