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Ten Recipients of NSF 'Noyce' Scholarship Named at Dowling College
Ten 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.
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 $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. For each year of scholarship or stipend awarded, recipients are required to complete two years of teaching in a school district that has a high need for math and science teachers.
David Erlanger of Oakdale, Anne Marie Glaser of Lindenhurst, Lou Reynolds of Calverton, and Elicia Selvaggio of Smithtown were each awarded a $20,000 scholarship ($10,000 each year for two academic years). One-year scholarships of $10,000 were awarded to Laurie Anne Burgois-Grange of Bethpage, Kristen Coppola of Selden, Nina Lurie of East Setauket, Stanley Rocke of Stony Brook, Christopher Tam of Coram, and E. Christopher Williams of Bay Shore, who are 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.
Scholarship applications are being accepted for the 2006-2007 academic year. Forms may be obtained at the Dowling College website (www.dowling.edu/noyce) or by contacting the Office of Enrollment Services.
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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