Evan Mast, an undergraduate student studying economics and mathematics, is one of three students in the UW System to win the fifth annual UW System Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition.
Mast is the only student to win from UW-Madison this spring for his essay, The Importance of Cartography.
The College of Letters & Science is proud to see such an great example of a liberal arts student putting into words the value of his degree and area of study.
The essay competition, which was established to support and promote liberal education throughout the state's public university system, invited students to discuss the transformative nature of their educations by focusing on an experience that changed how they viewed themselves and the world.
The competition, which is funded by private funds, is part of the UW System's Liberal Education Initiative, which seeks make the goals and outcomes of liberal arts education accessible and valuable to all UW students, regardless of major or degree program.
Winners will each receive a $2,000 scholarship to help fund the remainder of their undergraduate education.
The awards were also briefly mentioned in The Capt Times.