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NEWINGTON, CT, May 7, 2003--Ben Schupack, NW7DX, of Sammamish, Washington, is the first-ever winner of the William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship. The award, administered through the ARRL Foundation, provides a full, four-year undergraduate scholarship to a meritorious young Amateur Radio operator. The new award is the result of a generous endowment from the late William Goldfarb, N2ITP.
 William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship winner Ben Schupack, NW7DX. |
"Amateur Radio has played an incredible role in my life and as a ham," Schupack wrote in his award application. "Amateur Radio has opened many doors for me. I have become interested in electronics, foreign languages, antennas, propagation and more."
The ARRL Foundation also announced recipients of its other 2003 academic year scholarship awards. In addition to the Goldfarb Scholarship, the Foundation awarded scholarships worth more than $31,000 to college-bound Amateur Radio operators (see sidebar, "ARRL Foundation 2003 Scholarship Winners").
A senior at Eastlake High School with a 3.96 grade point average, Schupack, 18, plans to attend Whitman College in the fall to major in chemistry on his way to a dentistry career. The Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship covers all typical college expenses, including tuition, room and board and textbooks for the recipient's four-year undergraduate education.
A distinguished prep trombone player, Schupack has been a member of the US National Honor Band and the All-Northwest Honor Band. He's also a member of the National Honor Society and EHS's varsity cross-country and track teams.
An Amateur Extra licensee and an ARRL member, his ham radio accomplishments are impressive. The 40-WPM Morse operator placed first in the world for the 2001 World Wide WPX Contest in the Rookie, Low-Power, Single Operator category; he was also first in that category in 1999 for Canada, operating as NW7DX/VE7. He's also a member of the ARRL A-1 Operator Club and enjoys kit building and homebrewing.
Schupack is currently wrapping up a year-long project for school, creating a mobile HF station on a recumbent bicycle. Primarily a CW operator, Schupack said he also enjoys SSB and is exploring the newer digital modes.
The William R. Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship
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Before his death in 1997, Goldfarb set up a scholarship endowment of close to $1 million in memory of his parents, Albert and Dorothy Goldfarb, who died when he was a teenager. This year marks the first scholarship bequest from the endowment.
Each year, to the extent of the funds available, the ARRL Foundation will select a deserving young Amateur Radio operator to receive a "full ride" for undergraduate study at an accredited baccalaureate degree-granting college or university. The successful applicant must major in computers, engineering, the sciences, medical/nursing or a business-related area.
Financial need must be demonstrated via submission of a copy of the applicant's Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). More information on the Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship and on the ARRL Foundation is available on the Foundation's Web site.
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