Chad Uhl, Bonner Springs, has been named a University Scholar at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
He is one of 20 KU sophomores named University Scholars. The scholars were recognized at a banquet Jan. 25 at the Kansas Union. The featured speaker at the banquet was E.J. Reedy, director in research and policy with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, Mo., and a past University Scholar.
The students will participate in a seminar led by Philip Baringer, associate chair and professor of physics and astronomy.
University Scholars are selected on the basis of academic credentials, commitment to their education, intellectual promise and evaluations by instructors, advisers and other faculty members. Students in their second year at KU with a 3.8 cumulative grade-point average are invited to apply.
Uhl is majoring in computer science and classical antiquity. Uhl is a graduate of Bonner Springs High School. He is being mentored by Perry Alexander in electrical engineering and computer science.