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WPI Students Again Recognized for Scholarship

For the second consecutive year, a WPI student has been named a Marshall Scholar. Three other undergraduates were named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, bringing to eight the number of Goldwater Scholarships won by WPI students (seven since 2000).

WPI's second Marshall Scholar is Ian Bonzani '04 of New Haven, Conn., a biomedical engineering major who will study for a master's in tissue engineering at Imperial College in London. In 2003, he worked at Johns Hopkins Medical School with a National Science Foundation research fellowship, and says his aspiration is to become a pioneer in the field of bone tissue engineering.

Bonzani is already something of a pioneer on the basketball court, where he became the first WPI freshman since 1949 to lead the team in points scored and scoring average. A four-year starter and two-year co-captain, he led the NEWMAC conference in scoring in his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Bonzani was one of 44 American college students to receive Marshall Scholarships in 2003-04, the 50th year of the program. The scholarships, established as a British gesture of thanks to the people of the United States for the assistance received after World War II under the Marshall Plan, enable American students to study at British universities. WPI's first Marshall Scholar, Nicholas Baker '03, is studying digital games technology at Liverpool John Moores University (see Game Plan, page 28).

Matthew J. Black '05 (chemical engineering), Helen Hanson '06 (physics), and David J. LeRay '05 (mechanical engineering and mathematics) are WPI's latest Goldwater Scholars. They were among 310 students chosen from 1,113 applicants to receive 2004 awards. Goldwater scholarships are awarded to sophomores or juniors who have records of outstanding academic performance and who have a demonstrated potential for and commitment to a career in research in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.

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