An IUP student from Home has received the 2019 Dr. Patricia Hilliard Robertson Memorial Scholarship for Outstanding Female Science Student.
The award was part of the Dr. John J. and Char Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 14th annual Women in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Program on April 1.
The Hilliard Robertson award was presented to Mariah Sinan, a physics and pre-engineering major. The daughter of Milos and Alissa Sinan, she is a 2017 graduate of Marion Center Area High School.
In addition to the Hilliard Robertson scholarship, Sinan is a Sutton Scholarship recipient. She is a member of the IUP Physics Club and participated in the Physics Olympics event, and is a dean's list student and provost scholar.
The Hilliard Robertson scholarship was established as a living legacy for Robertson, a 1985 graduate of IUP from Homer City who died May 24, 2001, in Houston. Robertson had been assigned as a crew-support astronaut for the Expedition Two crew that was preparing for service aboard the International Space Station in 2001.