Local student named Rensselaer Medal winner
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TROY – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has announced the winners of
the Rensselaer Medal. Jenna Miller, of Richfield Springs, is this
year’s honoree. She is the daughter of Marjorie and Leslie Miller of
Richfield Springs.
The Rensselaer Medal, the oldest prize of its kind in the United
States, is awarded by more than 2,000 secondary schools throughout
North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. This award is given to
students who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science.
To be honored with the Rensselaer Medal, a student must be a member of
the junior class and the high school’s single most promising science
and mathematics student.
Each medalist who is accepted and subsequently enrolls at Rensselaer
receives a scholarship of $60,000, payable in four yearly awards of
$15,000 each.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1824, is the nation’s
oldest technological university. The school offers degrees in
engineering, the sciences, information technology, architecture,
management, and the humanities and social sciences.
Institute programs serve undergraduates, graduate students, and
working professionals around the world. Rensselaer faculty members are
known for prominence in research conducted in a wide range of research
centers that are characterized by strong industry partnerships.
The Institute is especially well known for its success in the
transfer of technology from the laboratory to the marketplace so that
new discoveries and inventions benefit human life, protect the
environment, and strengthen economic development.
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