Kia Johnson has won both a Goldwater and a MERCK scholarship

Hometown: Saint Paul Major: Biology (minor in Chemistry and Spanish) Research summary while at UST: summer research in organic chemistry with Dr. Ippoliti Activities while at UST: Volleyball, Basketball (1 year), Organic Chemistry Research, Learning Community Leader (Biology and Calc II)  Post-graduate plans: Graduate School

Goldwater Scholarship

The Goldwater Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields. The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,123 mathematics, science, and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide.

MERCK Scholarship

UNCF/ Merck Undergraduate Science Research Scholarship Awards are intended to help African American undergraduate students who are interested in science to further their science education and potentially pursue science and engineering careers.  The UNCF /Merck awards provide tuition support and opportunities for research experience in a state-of-the-art research facility.