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  Claire Lochner and Christopher Llop have won prestigious national scholarships. Photo: Douglas Levere

By ARTHUR PAGE

Published: May 6, 2009

Two students in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have won prestigious national Morris K. Udall and Barry M. Goldwater scholarships.

Christopher J. Llop, a junior pursuing a double major in electrical and industrial engineering, has been selected as a 2009 Morris K. Udall Scholar.

Claire M. Lochner, a sophomore pursuing an electrical engineering major, has been selected as a 2009 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar.

Llop was selected as a Udall Scholar on the basis of his commitment to a career in the environment, his leadership potential and academic achievement. The scholarship program is very competitive; Llop is one of only 80 scholars selected from 510 candidates from across the United States. He is the fourth UB student in the past four years to be awarded the Udall scholarship.

The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to sophomores and juniors who have outstanding potential and intend to pursue advanced degrees in mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. Lochner is one of 320 scholars chosen from 1,097 candidates from across the United States. The very competitive program recognizes more juniors than sophomores; Lochner’s selection as a sophomore speaks to her excellent academic and service credentials.

Anny Caceres, a junior pursuing a degree in pharmacology and toxicology, was recognized by the Goldwater Foundation with an honorable mention. She is one of 175 students honored with this distinction.

UB also had a finalist for a 2009 Harry S. Truman Scholarship—Emily A. Bauer, a junior pursuing a biological sciences degree with an environmental design minor. That program supports students preparing for careers in public service. Bauer is one of 194 finalists selected from more than 600 candidates from across the U.S.