CEE Program Alumni Receive Prestigious Scholarships

MCLEAN, Va. - July 25, 2022 - PRLog -- The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is pleased to announce that recent program alumni have received prestigious scholarships. Allen Lin, a 2021 alumnus of CEE's Research Science Institute (RSI), has received The Gates Scholarship, and Bhav Jain, a 2018 alumnus of the Center's USA Biolympiad (USABO), has received the Truman Scholarship.

"Allen and Bhav both personify excellence," said Joann P. DiGennaro, CEE President. "The Center is so proud of their exemplary accomplishments."

Allen Lin is a graduate of the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He served as a mathematics tutor, the co-president of chess club and a member of math club. During. the 2021 RSI he worked with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) faculty on an original math research project about circular symmetrization. He plans to major in mathematics at MIT.

As a recipient of The Gates Scholarship, Allen will receive funding for college that covers the full cost of attendance not already covered by other financial aid.

Bhav Jain is a recent graduate of MIT, graduating with a BS in brain and cognitive sciences management. He is interested in global health care delivery and transforming clinical care as a future physician-policymaker. His research spans oncology delivery, health disparities, and health systems transformation, and has been published in several outlets. He is President and Co-Founder of The Connected Foundation, which forges intergenerational connections between youth and seniors. He competed in the 2018 USABO National Finals, earning a bronze medal. He graduated from Franklin Regional Senior High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

As a Truman Scholar, Bhav will receive up to $30,000 toward graduate studies in the United States, as well as access to development programs such as the Truman Scholars Leadership Week, the Summer Institute, and other Truman Fellows events.

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About the Center for Excellence in Education

CEE, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center's mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to encourage collaboration between and among scientific and technological leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), USA Biolympiad (USABO), Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP), and STEM Lyceums. CEE programs are provided cost-free to participating students and teachers. The Center works closely with educational institutions, private foundations, corporations, government agencies, and individuals. For more information, visit www.cee.org.