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Nine Recipients of NSF 'Noyce' Scholarship Named at Dowling College
Award Program Aids Students Pursuing Science/Math Teacher
Certification
Nine Long Island residents have been awarded up to
$10,000 and $20,000 scholarships through the National Science Foundation
(NSF) Robert Noyce Scholarship Program at Dowling College. The funds
were made available by a four-year $500,000 grant awarded to Dowling in
August of 2003.
 | | NSF Noyce Scholarship recipients and mentors are
pictured from left to right: (bottom row) Ana Morales, Mary Hines,
Constance Chiraz; (middle row) Dr. Sandra Monteferrante, Dr. Lori
Zaikowski, Paula Frischberg, Annette Renner; (top row) Russell
Ainbinder, David Brad Kenedy, and E. Christopher Williams. |
The Noyce Scholarship, named after Intel founder Robert Noyce, is
awarded to a student who is pursuing New York State teacher
certification in one or more areas of math or science. The NSF grant
provides up to $10,000 per year for junior and senior undergraduate
science and math majors in Dowling's teacher training program. In
addition, awards of up to $10,000 were given to "career changers",
individuals with undergraduate math, computer science or science degrees
who pursue their teacher certification at Dowling on the graduate level.
Recipients will obtain New York State teacher certification in one or
more areas of math or science and are required to complete two years of
teaching in a school district that has a high need for math and science
teachers for each year of scholarship or stipend.
Russell Ainbinder of Calverton was awarded a $20,000 scholarship
($10,000 each year for two academic years). One-year scholarships of up
to $10,000 were awarded to Constance Chiraz of Nesconset, Paula
Frischberg of Smithtown, Mary Hines of Stony Brook, David Brad Kenedy of
Brightwaters, Ana Morales of Brentwood, Annette Renner of West Islip, E.
Christopher Williams of Bay Shore, and Russell Wolf of Nesconset in the
category of "career-changers."
Dr. Lori Zaikowski, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Natural
Sciences, is Director of the program at Dowling, and mentor for the
science recipients. Dr. John A. Craven, Associate Professor of Human
Development and Learning, advises the scholars in regards to education
requirements. Dr. Sandra Monteferrante, Professor of Mathematics,
serves as mentor for the mathematics scholars.
About Dowling College
Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at
its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre
Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk
border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor′s, Master′s, and Doctoral degrees in several
disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.
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