Three rising juniors at the University of South Carolina have been chosen as 2017 Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholars. This year's recipients are Alexis Bantle, Casey Brayton, and Patrick McKenzie.

Bantle is a member of the South Carolina Honors College, with a Biology major and a Chemistry minor. As a student in Dr. Beth Krizek's lab conducting research on plant genetics

McKenzie is a member of the South Carolina Honors College, majoring in Biology and Geography with a minor in Spanish. He conducts ecology and evolution research under Dr. Dudycha.

Brayton is majoring in Marine Science & Geophysics, with a minor in Geography. She conducts physical oceanography research with marine scientists Dr. Alexander Yankovsky and Dr. Ryan Rykaczewski.

Congratulations!

This is wonderful.

For more information see: https://www.sc.edu/ofsp/news/2017-Hollings.shtml

 

posted July 18, 2017