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Lewes student Max Kogler named Rensselaer Medal winner

May 28, 2020

Sussex Academy senior Max Kogler of Lewes has been named this year’s winner of the Rensselaer Medal.

For more than 100 years, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., has awarded the Rensselaer Medal and scholarship to promising high school students who have distinguished themselves in mathematics and science. 

“The Rensselaer Medal is a wonderful way to pay tribute to the high school students who have achieved excellence in math and science,” said Karen Long, director of undergraduate admissions. “As we do so, we are aware that these early achievements, as impressive as they are, mark only one milestone on their future journeys of commitment to hard work, drive, focus, and collaborations. The Rensselaer Medal winners represent the next generation of leaders, scientists, innovators, artists, scholars, game designers, architects, humanitarians, and entrepreneurs.”

The oldest prize of its kind in the United States, the Rensselaer Medal merit scholarship has a value of $120,000.

First presented in 1916, the medal has two purposes: to recognize the superlative academic achievement of students and to motivate them toward careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

 

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