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Samantha Ormsby
  • mathematics and art and art history
  • Class of 2017
  • Tupper Lake, NY

Samantha Ormsby Awarded a St. Lawrence University Fellowship

2016 Jun 24

Samantha E. Ormsby of Tupper Lake has been awarded a St. Lawrence University Fellowship for a summer 2016 research project.

Ormsby is a member of the Class of 2017 and is majoring in mathematics and fine arts. Ormsby attended Tupper Lake Middle High School.

Her project is titled "Symmetry in Mathematics and Art" and she will be mentored by Amy Hauber, associate professor of art and art history. Ormsby received the Donald K. Rose University Fellows Endowment.

The St. Lawrence University Fellows program aims to provide new opportunities for student intellectual growth. The program promotes close student-faculty collaboration and enables students to begin their academic research, laying the foundation for integrative, credit-bearing activity during the next academic year. Students awarded a University Fellowship will work with a faculty mentor and receive a stipend and housing allowance during the summer session.

About St. Lawrence University:

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