WSU Honors College student John Bussey lands Goldwater Award to support STEM studies
grant.yenneyWSU Honors College student John Bussey lands Goldwater Award to support STEM studies
June 21, 2022
MEDIA CONTACT: April Seehafer, Director, WSU Distinguished Scholarships Program, seehafer@wsu.edu
Beverly Makhani, Director, DAESA Communications and Marketing, makhani@wsu.edu
PULLMAN, Wash.—The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has announced that Honors College student John Bussey is one of three at Washington State University to receive this year a $7,500 award to support his education.
Prestigious, nationally competitive Goldwater distinguished scholarships are given to high-achieving undergraduates intending to pursue careers in math, the natural sciences, or engineering (STEM). These latest awardees bring WSU’s total number of Goldwater recipients to 48 since the first in 1990.
Bussey, a sophomore from Olympia, is an Honors College student majoring in materials science and engineering, minoring in environmental and resource economics and mathematics, and seeking a nuclear materials certificate.
Bussey’s undergraduate research mentors include John McCloy, Marc Weber, and Jacob Leachman at WSU’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Brian Wright at Olympia High School.