Department of Biology

Indiana University has selected 20 freshmen and two seniors for this year's class of Herman B Wells Scholars.

The prestigious and competitive award, created to honor the late IU Chancellor Herman B Wells, guarantees the full cost of attendance for up to four years of undergraduate study on the Bloomington campus and includes support for up to one year of overseas study.

According to the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, "The Wells program emphasizes close interaction with faculty and offers special seminars, academic and career advising, and alumni networking opportunities. The program additionally provides support for a summer research, service, or creative project; opportunities for public service; and access to a wide range of extracurricular events and activities, including contact with distinguished campus visitors."

Two freshman students in the Department of Biology, Emma Hand and Joye Tracey, are in the 2018 class of Wells Scholars. Emma is from Munster High School in Munster, Ind., and will hold the Ross Jennings scholarship. Joye is a "local," having graduated from Bloomington High School North, and will hold the Henry Hudson Wells scholarship.

Freshman Wells Scholars are nominated by their high schools or the IU Office of Admissions and selected for having demonstrated exceptional qualities of character, leadership, and distinction both inside and outside the classroom. Internal Wells Scholars are nominated by IU Bloomington faculty and selected for similar qualities.