Chris Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
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| Bryan Stringham |
GARDEN CITY, Utah.
April 18, 2014. Bryan Stringham, youngest son of Mark and Kathy
Stringham of Garden City, has been named the 2014 valedictorian for the College
of Engineering at Utah State University.
There are three departments in the college, Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering. Bryan will graduate from
the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department in two weeks with a B.S.
degree. He entered Utah State with a
Presidential Scholarship
Bryan also completed a 2 year mission for the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in England after his freshman year at USU.
In addition to the valedictorian award for academic
excellence as an undergraduate, Bryan has just received a very significant $44,000
annual multi-year NSF (National Science Foundation) Fellowship to continue
graduate engineering study at any university of his choice. These scholarships are highly competitive and
very hard to earn, which provides additional evidence of the Bryan’s
exceptional academic achievement. NSF received over 14,000 applications for the
2014 competition, and made 2,000 fellowship award offers according the National
Science Foundation website http://www.nsfgrfp.org
From the website: “The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Program (GRFP) is the country's oldest fellowship program directly supporting
graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.
Since 1952, NSF has funded more than 46,500 graduate
research fellowships out of more than 500,000 applicants. Fellows receive an
annual stipend, opportunities for international research and professional
development, and have the freedom to conduct their own research at any
accredited U.S. institution of graduate research they choose.
The GRFP has a long history of selecting recipients who
achieve high levels of success in their future academic and professional
careers. The reputations of GRFP follows its recipients and often helps them
become lifelong leaders who contribute significantly to both scientific
innovation and teaching.”
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