Honors College junior Stephanie Campbell has been nominated for the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

The Goldwater Scholarship Program was established to provide scholarships to outstanding students who intend to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. Each scholarship covers eligible expenses up to a maximum of $7,500 annually for undergraduate tuition, fees, books and housing. In awarding scholarships, the foundation of trustees considers the nominee’s field of study and career objectives, along with the extent to which that individual has the commitment and potential to make a significant contribution to the field of science or engineering.

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Stephanie Campbell |  Image provided by Auburn Athletics

Ms. Stephanie Campbell, from Wildwood, Missouri, is pursuing a double major in Animal Sciences and Microbial, Molecular and Cellular Biology. In addition to her studies, she is also a middle-blocker on the Auburn Volleyball team. For the past two years Stephanie has worked under the direction of Dr. Terry Brandenbourg, Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences investigating clock gene expression in porcine adipose and pituitary tissue in lean and obese pigs. Her research will play a role in better understanding the development of obesity. Stephanie has presented her research findings at national and regional conferences and she has a co-authored journal article under review.

Among her many awards and honors, she was a Cellular, Molecular and Biological (CMB) Summer 2014 Research Scholar; she was elected to membership to the national honor society of Phi Kappa Phi last spring; she was named the 2015-2016 SEC Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year; since her freshman year she has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll; and she was named to the 2014-2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District 1st Team.

Congratulations Stephanie.