8 Purdue students receive full ride with graduate school option

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Eight incoming students have been awarded the Beering Scholarship, which covers full educational expenses for a bachelor's degree and the opportunity to pursue two other graduate degrees at Purdue University.

The students were selected based on high school credentials and leadership skills, said Catharine Patrone, student services director in Purdue's Honors College.

The recipients can pursue one bachelor's degree, one master's degree or an MBA, and one doctoral degree at Purdue or medical school through Indiana University. The program also covers related educational expenses and a one-semester study abroad opportunity.

The 2016 Beering Scholars are:

* Maya Black, Imperial, Pennsylvania, studying animal sciences.

* Paul Dawley, Crown Point, Indiana, studying first-year engineering.

* Noah Franks, Brentwood, Tennessee, studying computer science.

* Brian Helfrecht, Batavia, Illinois, studying first-year engineering.

* Nisreen Islaih, Fishers, Indiana, studying biochemistry.

* Garrett Jacoby, Rossville, Indiana, studying first-year engineering.

* Andrew Santos, Valparaiso, Indiana, studying physics.

* Noah Smith, Westfield, Indiana, studying first-year engineering.

  The Beering Scholarship program was created by Purdue's ninth president, Dr. Steven C. Beering, who raised private funds for the endowment.

An invitation to apply for the program is sent to the highest achieving high school seniors who are admitted by mid-December by the Office of Admissions. A committee reviews applications and determines the scholarship recipients.  

News Service contact: Greg McClure, 765-496-9711, gmcclure@purdue.edu 

Source: Catharine Patrone, 765-494-2906, cpatrone@purdue.edu