Where are they now: The first class of Stamps Scholars

Where are they now: The first class of Stamps Scholars

The Stamps Scholarship was born at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan, the alma maters of benefactors Roe and Penny Stamps. Twenty-seven students made up the first class of Stamps Scholars in 2006 — 10 Georgia Tech Scholars and 17...
Georgia Tech alumnus Nicholas Selby’s path to kidney donation

Georgia Tech alumnus Nicholas Selby’s path to kidney donation

Georgia Institute of Technology Stamps Scholar alumnus Nicholas Selby was listening to a podcast about kidney donation when a thought occurred to him: Why couldn’t he give this vital organ to someone in need? Selby said, “I was on the subway on the way to get a...
Six Stamps Scholars Win 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholarship

Six Stamps Scholars Win 2021 Barry Goldwater Scholarship

May 28, 2021 ATLANTA – Claire Bunn (University of Georgia), Ryan Kreiser (United States Military Academy, West Point), Veronica Lucian (West Point), Ashley Peake (Wake Forest University), Ian Stiehl (Dartmouth College), and Felita Zhang (West Point) are recipients of...
Illinois Scholars to Host Virtual Stamps Symposium

Illinois Scholars to Host Virtual Stamps Symposium

ATLANTA, GEORGIA ‚ March 26, 2021– Like many college students, Stamps Scholars have had to change plans for study abroad and research and adapt to remote options for learning, internships, and enrichment. The Stamps Scholar National Convention was set to take...
Two Stamps Scholars win 2021 Rhodes Scholarship

Two Stamps Scholars win 2021 Rhodes Scholarship

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — December 10, 2020 — Stamps Scholar Aryemis Brown (United States Air Force Academy) and Amytess Girgis (University of Michigan) are recipients of the 2021 Rhodes Scholarship, joining 11 Stamps Scholars who have previously received the scholarship....