GFF Sponsorship Recipients—Where Are They Now?
The Garwin Family Foundation (GFF) is thrilled to introduce a new feature on our website: “Where Are They Now?” This section of our website will share the successes of our prior GFFers as they follow their educational and career paths—and make a difference in the...
The Garwin Family Foundation Announces Its 2018 Sponsorees
The 2018 scholarship winners for the GFF’s CCHS Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in the Arts, Sciences, and Math are: (Back Row) Ian Kinsel, Eli Tsung, Gabriela Benyas, (Front Row) Charlie Du, Maya Benyas, and Aisha Ruperto. Six outstanding...
GFF and CCHS Representatives Share Student Sponsorship Program Successes with Statewide Education Administrators
Dr. Marsha Garwin and Ms. Kit Ryan engage with members of the audience, following presenting to the 85th Annual Joint IASB/IASA/IASBO Conference. Representatives of the Garwin Family Foundation (GFF) and Carbondale Community High School (CCHS) shared the...
Peter Reflects on Academic and Life Lessons Learned at Stanford
Peter Huh shares the highlights of his three weeks at Stanford University’s Pre-Collegiate Institutes, where he studied particle physics, made friends with like-minded peers, and practiced Taekwondo with collegiate athletes. Read more about Peter’s academic, social,...
Zeyad Explains His Biomedical Engineering Project and His Daily Experiences at STARS
Zeyad Moustafa returned from STARS with a new appreciation for the scientific process and a new research credentials, which include scientific report writing. Through STARS, Zeyad garnered many laboratory and life skills. Read about his project and his days at STARS...
Jaden Lucas Reflects on His Astrochemistry Course in the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Institutes
Jaden Lucas gives us a window into three weeks of learning and living at the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Institutes, where he was enrolled in “Astrochemistry: The Study of Life in Space.” Not only did Jaden study astrochemistry, he also learned about how to conduct...
Gabriela Benyas Describes Learning and Performing at the Midwest Young Artists Chicago Chamber Music Workshop
Gabriela Benyas spent two weeks in rehearsal and performance as part of the Midwest Young Artists Chicago Chamber Music Workshop (MYA). This was her second enrichment program of the summer sponsored through the Garwin Family Foundation’s Student Sponsorship Program...
Gabriela Benyas Details Her Music Immersion at the Lamont Summer Music Academy
Violinist Gabriela Benyas experienced a summer of intensive music instruction and performance through the Garwin Family Foundation’s Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in the Arts, Sciences, and Math. Her first enrichment program was the Lamont Summer...
Ian Kinsel Shares His Structural Engineering Experience in the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Institutes
Ian Kinsel spent three weeks engaged in the hands-on application of physics concepts during the structural engineering course at the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Institutes. In his report, Ian explains the effective academic instruction, which combined both classroom and...
Peter Huh Reports on His Yong In University Taikwando Training Immersion
Peter Huh took advantage of a unique opportunity to advance his skills in the martial art of Taekwondo by training at Yong In University alongside members of the South Korean Taekwondo Olympic Team. In his report, Peter shares how this immersion with elite athletes in...
Five Carbondale Community High School Students Earn Garwin Family Foundation Scholarships for 2017 Summer Enrichment Opportunities
The 2017 scholarship winners for the Garwin Family Foundation’s Carbondale Community High School (CCHS) Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in the Arts, Sciences, and Math are (left to right): Ian Kinsel, CCHS sophomore; Jaden Lucas, CCHS junior; Zeyad...
CCHS Sponsorship Program: 2016
The 2016 scholarship winners of the Garwin Family Foundation’s CCHS Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students
Julian Reports on His Percussion Immersion at Interlochen
Julian Springer, a 2016 scholarship recipient of the Garwin Family Foundation’s CCHS Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in Arts, Sciences and Math, is now back home from the Interlochen Percussion Institute, where he experienced a compact foray into...
Ananth Reports on His Biomedical Lab Immersion in the STARS Program
Ananth Panchamukhi, a three-time scholarship winner of the Garwin Family Foundation’s CCHS Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in Arts, Sciences and Math, returned home from the Students and Teachers as Research Scientists program in St, Louis, where was...
Ryder Reports on His Summer Mentorship Model Internship in Culinary Arts
Ryder Hales, a 2016 scholarship winner of the Garwin Family Foundation’s CCHS Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in Arts, Sciences and Math, just completed his Mentorship-Model Internship in the Culinary Arts under the guidance of Chef Lasse Sorensen of...
Rea Reports on Her Summer Research Experience at Brown University
Rea Yoh, a 2016 scholarship winner of the Garwin Family Foundation’s CCHS Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in Arts, Sciences and Math, recently returned home from the Summer@Brown Pre-College Program in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was immersed...
Ian Reports on His Immersion in the Michigan Math and
Science Scholars Program at the University of Michigan
Ian Kinsel, one of the 2016 scholarship recipients of the Garwin Family Foundation’s CCHS Student Sponsorship Program for Talented Students in Arts, Sciences and Math, recently returned home from the Michigan Math and Science Scholars Program at the University of...