Corinna Kester, a 2004 Plan II/Chemical Engineering alumna from The University of Texas at Austin, received one of 48 Gates Cambridge Scholarships for study at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England where she plans to pursue a master’s degree in engineering for sustainable development. Selection for this scholarship is based on academic achievements as well as interest to contribute to the general good of society.
Kester currently heads a sustainability program at the university. Her Gates award is only the second awarded a University of Texas at Austin student since the scholarship was established in 2000. Kester is a 2003 Truman Scholar and was a finalist for both the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships.
