Mike Reppert (Manhattan) and two other K-State students are among 317 students nationally to win 2007 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. They were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,110 mathematics, science and engineering students nominated by the faculties of their colleges and universities. The scholarship provides up to $7,500 annually for a student's final one or two years of undergraduate studies.
Mike Reppert is majoring in chemistry/biochemistry. His career goal is to earn a Ph.D. in biophysical chemistry and to work at a university where he would conduct research on fundamental physical and chemical principles as they apply to biological systems.
Reppert is a junior in chemistry, biochemistry and mathematics. He is conducting undergraduate research focused on photosynthetic reactions under Prof. Dr. Ryszard Jankowiak, professor of chemistry, and Nhan Dang, a K-State research associate. Reppert has been recognized as a National Merit Scholar, received the Phi Lambda Upsilon award for academic performance as a sophomore and is a member of both Phi Eta Sigma and Golden Key honor societies. At K-State he has been awarded the Presidential Scholarship, the William and Melissa Harold Memorial Scholarship, the Dow K-State Alumni Association Scholarship, the Travis W. Miller Memorial Scholarship, the Jack and Betsy Lambert Scholarship and the College of Arts and Sciences Excellence Scholarship. He served as a peer minister for the Baptist Campus Center, is a member of the K-State Juggling Club and has received a black belt in Kung Fu from Master Stan Wilson of Manhattan. Reppert is the son of Jay and Sue Reppert, Manhattan.
K-State students have won 60 Goldwater Scholarships, making K-State first in the nation among state universities. Among all universities, public and private, K-State is tied for third place with Duke. Princeton has 65 and Harvard has 64 Goldwater scholars. The Goldwater scholarship is for students who major in science, mathematics or engineering and plan a career in research. |
