UNA Math Major Named 2015 National Space Club Scholarship Recipient
May. 11, 2015
By Bryan Rachal, University Communications
FLORENCE, Ala. – University of North Alabama math major Tori Davis has been named a recipient of the 2015 National Space Club scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is awarded to students pursuing a career in the science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) fields, and is based on academic strength and public speaking ability. Davis will be among the honorees at the annual Dr. Wernher von Braun Memorial Dinner, Oct. 29, 2015.
This prestigious event at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration draws more than 750 attendees each year. The event celebrates space exploration with the people who have helped make the country, the state, and the community so influential and successful in the national space program.
The National Space Club is a non-profit organization devoted to fostering excellence in space activity through interaction between industry and government and through a continuing program of educational support.
For more information on UNA’s Dept. of Mathematics: https://www.una.edu/math/
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Human Sciences, and Nursing. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals. UNA also operates a renowned collegiate athletic program in NCAA Division II's Gulf South Conference. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age or national origin.