Adam Hasz of Schaumburg receives Udall Scholarship

ST. LOUIS, MO (05/03/2011)(readMedia)-- Adam Hasz, son of Pamela and Russell Hasz of Schaumburg, Ill. (60194), recently received a Morris K. Udall Scholarship for the 2011-12 academic year.

Hasz is among three Washington University in St. Louis students who were awarded prestigious national scholarships, with a fourth receiving an honorable mention. Two students received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Hasz, an environmental studies and urban studies major, won the Udall Scholarship.

Winners of the Goldwater Scholarship are Arts & Sciences juniors Alex G. Anderson, a mathematics and physics major, and Suchita Rastogi, a biology major on the molecular biology and biochemistry track. Martin Y. Fan, a junior chemistry major, received honorable mention in the Goldwater competition.

"I believe the success of our students in winning these extremely competitive national awards is really grounded in the excellent faculty mentoring each of these students has received from very early on in their undergraduate careers," says Joy Z. Kiefer, PhD, assistant dean in the College of Arts & Sciences and associate director of the Office of Undergraduate Research.

"This in-depth faculty mentoring is a hallmark of the undergraduate experience here at Washington University, and I am very happy to have us represented so well on the national stage," says Kiefer, the campus fellowship adviser for current students and recent alumni interested in competitive fellowship and scholarship programs.

Udall scholarships are granted to those who demonstrate a commitment to fields related to the environment or to Native American or native Alaskan students in fields related to health care and tribal public policy.

It covers tuition, fees, books and room and board to a maximum of $5,000 per year.

The U.S. Congress established the Morris K. Udall Foundation in 1992 to honor Morris K. Udall, who served in the House of Representatives for 30 years.

The Udall Scholarship program is administered by the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation.

A total of 80 Udall Scholars were selected from 510 candidates nominated by 231 colleges and universities. This prestigious scholarship has generated 1,234 Udall Scholars since the first awards in 1996.

Hasz

A Florence Moog Fellowship in the Biological Sciences recipient, Hasz is a member of the university's Pathfinder Program, a four-year educational experience researching environmental sustainability.

He has been involved with a variety of groups on campus and within the St. Louis community, serving as a grassroots organizer with the 1Sky campaign and the Sierra Student Coalition.

Hasz is the former president of WUSTL's Green Action student group and the former vice president of the Missouri Student Environmental Coalition. He studied in India as part of the "System Dynamics Winter Institute" class of Gautam Yadama, PhD, associate professor of social work, and he is currently studying in Washington, D.C.