NDSU student Jordan M. Dahl has received the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. He was among 317 undergraduate sophomores and juniors from across the United States to receive the award for the 2007-08 academic year.
Dahl is a junior from Streeter, N.D., majoring in electrical engineering. His career goal is to earn a doctorate in electromagnetics, and then teach and conduct research to apply advances in physics disciplines to engineering, including the possibility of developing new energy sources.
Considered the premier undergraduate award of its type, the Goldwater scholarship covers the cost of tuition, room and board, fees and books up to $7,500 per year. The program encourages outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,110 mathematics, science and engineering students nominated by the faculties of 441 colleges and universities nationwide.
"Your selection as a Goldwater Scholar is a commendable achievement for you and for NDSU," R.S. Krishnan, associate vice president for academic affairs, wrote in a letter to Dahl informing him of his selection. "I join in congratulating you on your scholarship, richly deserved."
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation is a federally endowed agency honoring Sen. Barry Goldwater. In its 19-year history, the foundation has awarded 5,202 scholarships worth approximately $51 million.