Drexel Student and Harrisburg Resident Kevin Knehr Receives Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

PHILADELPHIA, PA (04/13/2011)(readMedia)-- Harrisburg resident Kevin Knehr, a Drexel University junior majoring in mechanical engineering, has been named a recipient of the 2011-12 Goldwater Scholarship. The award, named for Senator Barry M. Goldwater, was created to foster and encourage students to pursue careers in fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.

Knehr was one of three Drexel University Pennion Honors College students that received the prestigious Goldwater scholarship. His ambition is to conduct research in renewable energy storage systems to improve the efficiency and cost of renewable energy. He plans to pursue a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering.

The Goldwater Scholars were selected on a basis of academic merit from 1,095 mathematics, science and engineering students nominated. Of the 1,095 students nominated only 275 scholarships were awarded to undergraduate sophomores and juniors for the 2011-12 academic year. The one and two year scholarships will cover student's tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to $7, 500 per year.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Foundation is a federally endowed agency that was established on November 14, 1986. The Scholarship is the leading undergraduate award of its kind and has bestowed over 6,600 scholarships worth approximately $50 million since its first award in1989.

News Media Contact: Jasmin Sosa, Drexel News Bureau Assistant at 215-895-2705 or jms555@drexel.edu

Posted Wednesday April 13, 2011 at 04:09 pm by Drexel University
Last Updated Wednesday April 13, 2011 at 04:53 pm