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August 30, 2001 Purdue awards prestigious science scholarship to Lothian student WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University has named a graduate of Northfield High School a School of Science Distinguished Scholar. Jeffrey Meekins of Lothian, Md., will receive a four-year scholarship, worth approximately $16,000, provided he maintains a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale). The scholarship is funded by Ed and Antoinette Shapiro of Hanover, N.H. Ed Shapiro received his doctorate in chemistry from Purdue in 1942. He is a retired board member of Du Pont and the founder of the New England nuclear utility. Source: Marilyn Thrush, (765) 494-1990; marilyn.s.thrush.1@purdue.edu Writer: Marydell Forbes, (765) 463-0189, mforbes@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page