2011 - 2012 Scholarship Awards

· Jordan Nicole Carnes of Huntington, IN, the granddaughter of Richard G. Carnes who served with the Division in World War II. Jordan will be attending Purdue University where she will major in Pre-Veterinary Medicine. She plans to become a mixed practice veterinarian and to eventually open her own clinic. Among Jordan's interests are showing beef cattle, photography, genealogy and American History.

· Christopher Lowrimore of Sandy, UT, the grandson of Charles Thoma who served in HHC, 2/28 in Vietnam. Christopher will be attending Gonzaga University majoring in Human Physiology. Christopher is a fan of soccer, football, hockey, baseball and basketball and his personal interests include hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, camping and reading. He was the five-year captain of the Blue Knights Premier Soccer Club and will play for Gonzaga University.

· Spencer Rhodes of Columbia, TN, the grandson of Curtis A. Rhodes who was killed in Vietnam while serving with the Big Red One in the 3rd Ordinance Battalion. Spencer will attend Union University and will major in Biology/Pre-Med. Spencer's father, Chet Rhodes, received a DePuy Scholarship in the early 1980s. Spencer enjoys reading, studying economics and politics, playing guitar, playing Ultimate Frisbee and soccer. He has been a Special Olympics Volunteer for five years.

· Jennifer Uehling of Glenside, PA, the granddaughter of Spencer M. Bennion who served with the Division in World War II with the 18th Infantry Regiment. Jennifer will attend the University of Chicago and will major in Environmental Studies and Biology. She hopes to work on the protection of endangered and native species and/or the development of sustainable approaches to agriculture and forestry. Jennifer maintains a life list of the birds she has spotted and has at least one postcard from every continent except Antarctica. She holds her high school record for the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relays for track.

· Adam M. Vogel of Clarkson, NE, the son of Kenneth C. Vogel who served with the Division in the 1st Maintenance Company in 1972-73 at Fort Riley, KS. Adam will attend the University of Nebraska at Omaha and will major in Electrical Engineering. He would like to design robots to perform jobs that are too dangerous for humans to complete for the military, and the mining industry in order to help save human lives. Among Adam's hobbies are reading, taking apart mechanical and electronic objects to see how they work, woodworking, designing create projects and math and science.

We congratulate all of these outstanding students on their academic achievements and we wish them much success in the years ahead.