July 01, 2019

Helsel receives Perryman Scholarship

Lindsey Helsel

Undergraduate student, Lindsey Helsel, who comes from Altoona, Pennsylvania has been selected as a 2019 Perryman Scholar by the Perryman Family Foundation. Lindsey is working towards degrees in both Materials Science (MSE) and Biomedical Engineering (BME). The scholarship is designated for students in technology, engineering, math, or metals. Another qualifier is to be a pemanent resident within 150 miles of the city of Pittsburgh.

http://perrymanfoundation.org/about-the-foundation/

I am very honored and happy to be selected as a Perryman scholar. I've always known I wanted to go to college, but not having to worry about the financial barrier of attending Carnegie Mellon makes me extremely grateful. CMU appealed to me so much when I was deciding on a college to attend because everyone that I met, spoke to, or listened to was not only intelligent, but also passionate and driven. This made me think of what made me passionate, which led me to majoring in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. I hope to one day work in research or industry to develop/manufacture treatments for multiple sclerosis, as this is a disease that is very prominent in my family.
- Lindsey Helsel