Hanna Rodriquez, STEM Scholar
STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2024
Hanna Rebecca Rodriguez, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (WCAS), from El Paso, Texas, is a member of the class of 2026. She seeks a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in neuroscience and global health. Her ultimate ambition is to pursue a career as a physician with her current interests spanning surgery, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics and emergency medicine. She has a deep desire to contribute meaningfully to the advancement of healthcare.
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Sophia Jedziniak, STEM Scholar
STEM Scholarship Recipient, 2024
Sophia Jedziniak, (McC) from Montgomery, Ill., is a member of the class of 2026 with a major in civil engineering. She is seeking both bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her focus is on structural engineering as it pertains to architecture. Due to our changing climate, she is concerned about the resilience of infrastructure and ways in which to mitigate the effects of climate instability. She is also passionate about education and the possibilities of teaching as a career.
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Sixteen Students Awarded Alumnae Undergraduate Research Grants
pam.james
30 July, 2024 09:50 AM
EVANSTON, Ill. --- The Alumnae of Northwestern University is pleased to honor 16 students who have been named as recipients of the Alumnae Undergraduate Research Grants for 2024. Funding for these grants comes from The Alumnae Centennial Endowment for Undergraduate Research, established in 2016 to commemorate the organization’s 100th anniversary. The Endowment, administered by the Office of Undergraduate Research, supports students from all academic areas, giving them opportunities to develop and complete independent research and creative projects across a wide range of fields.
Ten Northwestern Students Granted 2024-25 STEM Scholarships By The Alumnae of Northwestern University
pam.james
22 July, 2024 09:52 AM
Evanston, Ill.—The Alumnae of Northwestern University has selected ten students to receive the 2024-2025 Alumnae STEM Scholarships, which are awarded to students who excel in a STEM discipline: including science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Criteria for selection include academic excellence, honors achieved, and financial need. The intent of this scholarship is to free rising juniors from work commitments so they may more vigorously pursue their chosen area of study and other university projects.
The Alumnae Awards Seven Academic Enrichment Grants for 2024-25
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06 June, 2024 11:32 AM
EVANSTON, Ill. --- The Alumnae of Northwestern University has awarded funding for seven projects that will bring guest artists and distinguished scholars and speakers to campus to enhance the undergraduate experience during the 2024-2025 academic year. The grants, totaling more than $29,000, are funded with earnings from the Academic Enrichment Endowment, established in 1990 as one of The Alumnae’s 75th Anniversary gifts to the University.
Mirabella Johnson
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2024
Mirabella Johnson completed her BA in cognitive science with an adjunct major in global health. She will begin her master’s in public health in June. She was accepted into the highly competitive APHP (Accelerated Public Health Program) her junior year. Mirabella appreciated the multidisciplinary nature of both cognitive science and global health during her undergraduate career where she excelled, making the Dean's List all undergraduate quarters and receiving the Mirabella co-founded and co-lead the group NU Students Demand Action for Gun Safety.
Mirabella continues to be a strong student with a diverse set of interests. She hopes to use her MPH to work in the areas of gun safety, violence prevention, and community-based health policy. One of her professors ranks her "among the top 2-3% undergraduate students that I have worked with over my career as a professor." He considers her a "tremendously bright and talented young scholar."
Courtney Sindelar
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2024
Courtney Sindelar will be receiving her BA in Cognitive Sciences this June and will pursue her master of science degree in speech, language, and learning in the School of Communication in the fall. The Alumnae has recognized Courtney's outstanding academic commitment previously, by awarding her grants through both SIGP and STEM scholarships during her time as an undergraduate at Northwestern. Courtney's interest in Speech and Language Pathology (SLP) began in middle school volunteering for children with special needs and she has been working towards that as her career goal ever since. She made the Dean's list throughout her time at Northwestern, received the Carl F. Dill NUMB Alum Award, and served as a researcher in the Child Language Lab. She also volunteered with Books and Breakfast, working with local elementary schools to support student achievement.
Courtney hopes to use her master's degree to specialize in treating fluency disorders in children with diverse language backgrounds. Her support letters describe her as a "stellar student" who is "highly motivated, independent and thoughtful."
Eden Stargardt
Graduate Fellowship Recipient, 2024
Eden Stargardt is a first-year graduate student in the Bienen School of Music. She will receive her master of music degree in 2025, where she is majoring in horn. She completed a dual degree program in German and Music in 2023, graduating with honors. Her senior thesis will be published this spring. As an undergraduate, she left Northwestern for two quarters of treatment for a chronic illness, then returned to campus to maintain a 4.0 GPA, while attending classes and rehearsals, working, and continuing medical treatment. She has been financially independent since moving off campus her junior year and has supported herself by working multiple jobs.
Currently Ms. Stargardt attends school full time and is a graduate assistant for her studio professors, as well as working as a program assistant at the Center for Education, Efficacy, Excellence, and Equity. Her recommendations, by prominent professors who are also noted symphonic horn players, raved about her musical abilities, her creativity, and her diligent work in and outside of the department. Her long-term career goals are playing in a professional orchestra and teaching a studio of students.