<p>Winston</a> Churchill Scholars 2011-2012</p>
<p>Winston</a> Churchill Foundation Scholarship Information</p>
<p>The Winston Churchill Foundation has announced the Churchill Scholars for the 2011-2012 year. This year, fourteen of the most talented college seniors in the nation, each of whom shows exceptional ability and outstanding achievement in engineering, mathematics or the sciences, was offered a one year full scholarship to pursue graduate studies at Cambridge University in England. </p>
<p>Northwestern led the nation this year with two Scholars. Princeton and Harvard each had one and were the sole representatives of the Ivy League. </p>
<p>Since the earliest class in 1963, Princeton has had 39 Churchill Scholars and leads the nation. Harvard is nearly tied at 38.</p>
<p>There are 103 leading universities in the country which participate in the program. All of the Ivies, Stanford, MIT, CalTech and numerous other schools, including most of those with strong science programs are eligible. This year, in addition to Northwestern's two Scholars, the following schools each had one: Princeton, Harvard, WUSTL, Case Western, Pomona, UCSD, Carnegie Mellon, Ohio State, U. of Michigan, U. of Maryland, Harvey Mudd and USC.</p>
<p>Princeton's 2011-2012 Churchill Scholar was Emma Yates '11.</p>
<p>"Princeton University senior Emma Yates has won a prestigious Churchill Scholarship, which provides support for study at the University of Cambridge to students who show great promise in research.</p>
<p>Yates, a chemistry major from Coconut Creek, Fla., is one of 14 students nationally to be awarded the scholarship by the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States. </p>
<p>"Emma is an outstanding student who is absolutely passionate about scientific research," said Peter Bogucki, associate dean for undergraduate affairs in Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science and chair of the University's Churchill Nomination Committee. "She has already carried out accomplished research in the Department of Chemistry with a remarkable degree of initiative and resourcefulness for an undergraduate, and the many professors with whom she has worked think that she has tremendous promise for major scientific discoveries. Emma also recognizes that science has a human side and that research has complex ethical implications, hence her involvement in the Student Bioethics Forum as its president."</p>
<p>Princeton</a> University - Yates wins Churchill Scholarship</p>
<p>Total Churchill Scholars Since Founding of Program
(all schools with 10 or more)</p>
<p>39----Princeton
38----Harvard</p>
<p>[gap]</p>
<p>24----Duke
21----Cornell
20----U. of Illinois, Yale
19----CalTech
17----Michigan State
16----Harvey Mudd
14----UNC Chapel Hill
12----U. of Chicago, U. of Michigan
11----Brown, JHU, MIT, Purdue, U. of Rochester
10----Stanford</p>