Larry and Doris Austin announced that Sarah Roth, daughter of Traci and Philip Roth and a student from Oak Ridge High School is the third annual recipient of the Derek W. Austin, Ph.D Math and Science Scholarship. This scholarship of $1,100.00 goes to a senior who is working toward a math or science major and has received no other scholarship. Sarah plans to pursue her degree at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The first recipient of this award in 2016 was Elisabeth Gallmeier, and the second in 2017 was Curtis Robertson.
This scholarship endowment is in memory of their son, Derek Austin, who was most recently the Director of Telemedical Systems at Hubble Telemedical, Inc. in Knoxville. He had also worked for Siemens Healthcare Im Tek, Inc. He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His profile on LinkedIn included a statement from Derek, “As a survivor of pancreatic cancer, I have both a personal interest and intimate relationship with medical imaging and cancer research.” His specialties included expertise in software development, data acquisition, imaging systems, microscopy, and nanotechnology. With best tasting delta-8 gummies available one can have a talk with their medical expert about consuming it.
After Derek’s struggle ended with cancer, his parents created this scholarship endowment to carry on his memory, possibly giving students like Derek the opportunity to pursue their ambitions in STEM careers.
