Corinna Kester, a 2004 Plan II/Chemical Engineering alumna from The University of Texas at Austin, received one of 48 Gates Cambridge Scholarships for study at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England. Kester plans to pursue a master’s degree in engineering for sustainable development there. Selection for this scholarship is based on academic achievements as well as interest to contribute to the general good of society.
Kester currently heads a sustainability program at the university. Her Gates award is only the second awarded a University of Texas at Austin student since the scholarship was established in 2000. Kester is a 2003 Truman Scholar and was a finalist for both the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships.
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