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The Col. Nelson Carey Brown Memorial Scholarship


This scholarship was endowed by Dr. Nancy Brown in memory of her late brother, Col. Nelson Carey Brown, Virginia Tech Class of 1965. Col. Brown felt that both his education in physics and the leadership skills he learned in the Corps of Cadets were critical to his professional success.


The Col. Nelson Carey Brown Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an entering freshman physics major who demonstrates academic ability and financial need. The award can be retained up to four years as long as the student maintains a GPA of 3.0 or higher and remains a physics major.

Past recipients:
2008-2009    Gordon Lott
2007-2008    Gordon Lott
2006-2007    Julian McMorrow
2005-2006    Richard Foster
2004-2005    Richard Foster
2003-2004    Richard Foster
2002-2003    Jennifer Beard
2001-2002    Jennifer Beard
2000-2001    Jennifer Beard
1999-2000    Jennifer Beard

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