Caitlan Zlatos '06, of Crownsville, Md. studying geology and environmental science, received the prestigious Andrew Mutch Scholarship from the St. Andrews Society of Philadelphia in spring 2004. She will be attending the University of St. Andrews this year. She is the 11th Juniata student to receive this award since Juniata's affiliation with the program in 1979.

Zlatos also was awarded the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship in April. Zlatos has participated in several water quality research projects during her time at Juniata. During the 2003-04 school year she was a student researcher for a water-quality monitoring project along Spruce Creek, one of Pennsylvania's most renowned trout streams, and one of its tributaries.

Another Juniata student, Leslie Vogt '05, a junior from Venice, Fla. Studying chemistry, also received the scholarship. Leslie Vogt has been part of a chemistry research team since her sophomore year. She worked with Paul Schettler, professor of chemistry, on a project that used computer modeling to predict chemical separation in gas chromatography. Both students will apply the $7,500 scholarship toward tuition. Vogt and Zlatos were chosen from a field of 1,113 students from 477 colleges and universities. About 300 scholarships are awarded each year.

The scholarship program honoring the late Sen. Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering.