The story of how Tessa Peters ended up snagging one of the nation’s first graduate fellowships in organic plant breeding begins in an unlikely place: the middle of the ocean. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics, she set out as a geophysicist, mapping the ocean floor aboard a large ship. During her time off, she traveled widely and stumbled upon her new career path.
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Katrina Van Dyke- Discovering Her True Calling
Academics and a family tradition of attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison drew Katrina Van Dyke to the state’s flagship university. And she arrived with a plan. Finish a genetics major in four years and continue in the graduate program in genetics counseling.
Experiencing the World
Rachel Glab was in Montserrat on bird business-specifically, researching how to protect the Montserrat oriole, a species facing various threats. International travel would have been beyond her means without funding from the CALS Study Abroad Scholarship Fund.
Robert Wiedenhoeft- A Badger for Life
Attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison was Robert Wiedenhoeft’s first choice since he watched Ron Dayne break the NCAA rushing record at Camp Randall Stadium.Wiedenhoeft, from Franklin, Wisconsin, also knew choosing the UW-Madison was the best way for me to hold onto his Wisconsin roots and be well prepared to become a teacher.
Alexandra Branscombe Receives Two Prestigious Scholarships
Alexandra Branscombe, a fifth-year senior in LSC, has received the J.W. Watt Agricultural Journalism Memorial Scholarship and the Douglas D. Sorenson Scholarship.