Sun Journal Publishes Interview with 2015 Valedictorian
The Sun Journal published a Q&A profile of Gwendolyn Beacham, the University of Maine’s 2015 valedictorian. Beacham, a Farmington native, is a biochemistry major and Honors student and was named the Outstanding Graduating Student in the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture. This fall, she will enter the Ph.D. track at Cornell University in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology. Beacham spoke about her time at UMaine, career goals, extracurricular activities and love of science. “Before college, I was always very interested in many different subjects and I honestly can barely remember what initially made me decide to study science,” she said. “However, once I got to UMaine and began classes, I realized that I loved scientific research.”