Record number of Clemson students named NSF fellows

Published: April 23, 2012

CLEMSON — Eleven Clemson students have received National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships and six others earned honorable mentions in the national fellowship competition. This is a record number of NSF fellows for Clemson.

National Science Foundation Fellows receive three years of support for their graduate studies: an annual stipend of $30,000, a $10,500 allowance for tuition and fees and opportunities for international research and professional development. The program recognizes and supports outstanding students who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. Clemson’s 2012 awardees are:

• Sarah Cisewski, bioengineering graduate student from Isle of Palms
• Benjamin Cousins, a senior mathematics major from Columbia
• Allison Foreman Godwin, engineering and science education graduate student from Columbia
• William Dylan Hale, senior biological sciences major from York
• Austen Hayes, computer science graduate student from North Charleston
• Kevin Keith, senior bioengineering major from Blythewood
• Brynna Laughlin, chemistry graduate student from West Carrollton, Ohio
• Ryan Need, senior ceramic and materials engineering major from Cornelius, N.C.
• Daniel Showers, senior mechanical engineering major from Nashville, Tenn.
• Muriel Steele, environmental engineering and science graduate student from Jones, Okla.
• Laura Wiles, senior bioengineering major from Wendell, N.C.

Students receiving honorable mention were:

• Brian Bowers, mathematics senior from Summerville
• Cheryl Howell, biochemistry graduate student from Starr
• Amanda King, mechanical engineering graduate student from Travelers Rest
• Andrew Lisicki, civil engineering senior from Folly Beach
• Andrew Ouzts, computer science graduate student from Charleston
• Christie Sampson, biological Sciences graduate student from Clarkston, Mich.

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