Established in 2012 by Jean Robinson Peters to honor the memory of her father, Sid Robinson, an Olympic track star who became an internationally famous exercise and environmental physiologist. The scholarship was first awarded in 2016.
Must have a declared major in the IUB Department of Biology. Students who will be at least sophomores in the Fall 2016 semester.
Minimum G.P.A. of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.
$4,000 and might be renewable for two additional academic years, provided the student remains in good academic standing and is making progress towards the degree.
Application for this award is by invitation only to College of Arts and Sciences Direct Admit Students who have a declared major from the IUB Department of Biology.
Students will not be invited to apply for this scholarship during the spring 2017 semester.
The recipient of this award will be recognized at a student awards ceremony held on Friday, April 28, 2017, at 3:30 p.m.
Submit all materials listed on the application instructions. A letter of support must be submitted separately by a faculty member.
Sunna Ahmad is our first Sid Robinson Scholar. While in high school, Sunna participated in IU’s Jim Holland Summer Enrichment Program. She was invited back the following summer to participate in a second-year program that allowed her to work in a virology lab with Associate Professor Tuli Mukhopadhyay.
Sunna enrolled at IU and continued her work with Dr. Mukhopadhyay as part of the Integrated Freshman Learning Experience and the IU Science Technology and Research Scholars programs. She continues to work in the Mukhopadhyay lab, and her main project is to characterize deglycosylated Sindbis virus in both mammalian and mosquito cells.
Sid Robinson (1902-1982) was a middle distance runner who represented the U.S. in the 1928 Olympics. He went on to become an internationally famous exercise and environmental physiologist.
Dr. Robinson earned an M.S. from Cornell University in 1929 and taught at the University of Kentucky for one year. He joined the IU faculty in 1930, serving as an Assistant Professor of Physical and Health Education; Head Cross Country Coach; and Assistant Track Coach. Under his tutelage, the IU cross country team won the Big Ten Championship five times in a row and the National AAU Championship three times.
In 1936, Dr. Robinson (above left) went to Harvard University to complete his graduate studies at the newly established Harvard Fatigue Laboratory, under the tutelage of David Bruce Dill (above right), who headed that unit. Dr. Robinson received his Ph.D. in Physiology from Harvard in 1938. The following year, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Physiology here at IU, eventually becoming Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology. He pursued research in human stress physiology throughout his career. After Dr. Dill retired, he joined IU, working with Dr. Robinson to duplicate research done on athletes they had previously studied in order to determine changes brought about by aging.
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