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Seibel Wins Scottish Philosophy Prize Senior chemistry major Zara Seibel capped off a “fantastic” spring semester abroad by winning the Daniel Garrad Prize from the University of Edinburgh Department of Philosophy. The award recognizes distinction in the philosophy of science. “One of the cool things about studying philosophy in Edinburgh,” Seibel reported, “was that many of the famous philosophers we learned about, such as David Hume, also studied there.” Seibel said the British educational system requires a lot of independent study, with grades In addition to classes, Zara Seibel ’11 found resting largely, sometimes time to travel to Scotland, including a trip to a sheep dog farm in the highlands. entirely, on the final exam. Fortunately, she found her Harvey Mudd experience enabled her to handle the work easily, leaving plenty of time for traveling and sight-seeing.
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Senior Andrey Sergeivich Shur is among 20 recipients nationwide of the 2010–2011 Astronaut Scholarship, the country’s largest monetary award based solely on merit for science, math and engineering undergraduates and postgraduate students. Shur, a Los Angeles native, is pursuing a joint chemistry and biology major with plans Andrey Sergeivich Shur ’11 for a career in biochemistry research. He enjoys robotics, mechanical engineering and drawing. The awards are granted by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1984 by the six surviving original Mercury astronauts. The foundation provides scholarships for college students who exhibit motivation, imagination, and exceptional performance in these fields.
Junior class president Hayden Hatch is the winner of the $500 Dean Chris Sundberg Prize, established by Dana Mohammed ’06, to recognize a junior who demonstrates exceptional leadership and exerts a positive impact on the HMC community, upholding the mission statement and honor code, and creating an enhanced college experience Hayden Hatch ’12 for others. Nominated by his fellow students, Hatch was a mentor for the HMC Summer Institute and has for two years served on the Honor Board and as co-editor-in-chief of The Muddraker student newspaper.
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Muddraker and Mentor Earns Leadership Award
