Pictured: Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship recipient Yaseen Ginnab of Nashville, Tenn., spends time in the MTSU Honors College Michael Martinelli Memorial Library earlier this year. The Goldwater award provides funding for up to $7,500 per year to cover the cost of tuition after other scholarships. The scholarship is named for the former U.S. Senator from Arizona, who had a strong interest in science and technology. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)

Pictured: MTSU student Yaseen Ginnab of Nashville, Tenn., takes a break from MTSU spring semester classes. This year, the young researcher has received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and is in Nova Scotia for three months as part of a Fulbright Canada program. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)

Pictured: MTSU biology and psychology double major Yaseen Ginnab, left, of Nashville, Tenn., holds a recognition for innovation and certificates for scholarships he has received from the College of Basic and Applied Sciences as Dean Greg Van Patten shares the moment earlier this spring. They are shown following the college’s awards ceremony in late April in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room. Ginnab also received the Goldwater Scholarship and is spending three months in Nova Scotia conducting research as part of a Fulbright Canada program. (MTSU photo by Randy Weiler)

Pictured: Dr. Chris Herlihy.