Published by the MIT News Office at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Published by the MIT News Office at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
Diverse and ExcitingÏ Burchard Scholars Named Twenty-one sophomores and juniors have been selected as 1991 Burchard Scholars in the School of Humanities and Social Science. The awards, named after the School's first dean, John E. Burchard, are given to students who show unusual abilities and academic excellence in areas embraced by the School. "These students are from exciting and diverse backgrounds and are a wonderful group of gifted young scholars," Professor Philip S. Khoury, who chaired the selection committee, noted. Professor Khoury, who is acting dean of the School, said this was the sixth year of the competition. The Burchard Scholars and a rotating group of faculty members will be invited to a series of dinners beginning in February. At each dinner a faculty member, visiting scholar or Burchard scholar will present work in progress for discussion. In addition to collegiality, the dinners give the students an opportunity to engage in the kind of intellectual exchange that characterizes scholarship, Professor Khoury said. The emphasis throughout is interdisciplinary. This year's Burchard Scholars are: Jee Yung Ahn, a sophomore in management from Knoxville, Tenn. Lisa Kay Arel, a junior in biology from Lee's Summit, Mo. Stacy Au, a junior in mechanical engineering from New York City. David Mark Berman, a junior in biology from Houston, Texas. Mary Frances Brodie, an undesignated sophomore from Whitman, Mass. Maya N. Federman, a junior in political science from Santa Barbara, Calif. John P. Ito, a sophomore in humanities and science from Chicago, Ill. Saeed Nawaz Jaffer, a junior in electrical engineering and computer science from San Marino, Calif. Zarah Kherani, a sophomore in economics from Grafton, Ohio. Lerothodi Lepula Leeuw, a junior in physics from Pampierstad, South Africa. Laurel Jean Mahoney, a junior in political science from Woburn, Mass. Kenneth Neil Ricci, a sophomore in physics from Chatsworth, Calif. Nancy Joy Schondorf, a sophomore in materials science and engineering from Riverside, Ct. Jennifer Singer, a junior in brain and cognitive science from Greenwich, Ct. Joanna E. Stone, a junior in urban studies and planning from New York City. Rajiv Suri, a junior in humanities and engineering from Greenbelt, Md. Michael Ming Ting, a junior in mathematics from Bridgewater, N.J. Daniel Tunkelang, a junior in mathematics from New York City. Alison June Williams, a junior in aeronautics and astronautics from Ocean, N.J. Noah Zamdmer, a sophomore in physics from New York City. Eric John Zylstra, a junior in chemistry from Alburnett, Iowa. In addition to Dean Khoury, the selection committee included: Professors Samuel J. Keyser, associate provost; Ellen Harris, associate provost for the arts; Harriet Ritvo of the Writing Program, and Richard Samuels of political science.