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BGSU student receives Goldwater Scholarship BOWLING GREEN, O. -- For the sixth year in a row, a Bowling Green State University student has received a Barry M. Goldwater
Scholarship, one of the nation's most prestigious awards for students studying mathematics, natural sciences or engineering.
Michelle Cook, a junior biology major from Vandalia, is one of 15 students from Ohio to win the scholarship this year.
Rising juniors and seniors who hold at least a 3.0 grade point average and rank in the upper one-fourth of their class are
eligible to be nominated for the award by the universities or colleges they attend. Only 300 of the scholarships, which cover
up to $7,500 in tuition, fees, book, housing and boarding costs, were awarded nationwide.
Cook holds the Suzanne K. Miller Undergraduate Research Assistantship in the Department of Biological Sciences for the current
academic year. Since her freshman year, she has worked in the University's Sensory Ecology Lab, which focuses on how organisms
acquire and respond to information about their environment. Working with Dr. Paul Moore, a professor of biological sciences,
she is currently researching eco-toxicology, particularly how toxins in the environment can affect crayfish.
A member of the Beta Beta Beta biology honor society, Phi Eta Sigma freshman honor society, the Honors Program, the Honors
Student Association and the Marine Biology Association, she also volunteers in the Marine Biology Lab on campus. After graduation,
she plans to study marine biology on the graduate level.
The Goldwater Scholarship Program honors Goldwater and his service to the nation as a soldier and U.S. senator.
(Posted May 03, 2003 )
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