Daniel Lecoanet an honors student majoring in Physics and Mathematics and a student member of the Faculty Honors Committee and Honors Advisory Board has been named one of 14 Churchill Scholars from around the country.
Lecoanet is the first UW student to win this prestigious award in 30 years.
Lecoanet, originally from Madison, is one of only 14 Churchill Scholars from across the country, including five from public institutions.
He will spend the 2010-11 academic year at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, taking part in a renowned mathematical program that has produced great thinkers such as Sir Isaac Newton and William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.
Since 1963, the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States has awarded more than 430 Churchill Scholarships to American college graduates who have demonstrated extraordinary talent and outstanding achievement in the sciences, engineering, or mathematics.
The award is worth up to $50,000 and covers all tuition and fees, a living allowance and travel.
Congratulations to Daniel!
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