Rickey Scholars

In high school, Patrick Taylor ’21 (Columbus, Ohio) just assumed he would go to college and study engineering. Then he took a physics class and his outlook changed. “After taking a physics class during my senior year of high school, I just changed my mind,” said the Grandview Heights High School graduate. “I’ve always been a math person, and...

Joining an impressive group of scholars, many of whom have gone on to some on the nation’s most prestigious graduate programs, Jennifer Kachel ’13, Shelby Lee ’13, Will Vance ’12 and John Zoretich ’13 are Marietta College’s new Rickey Scholars in Physics. Earning a Rickey Scholarship is extremely competitive. Recipients are chosen based on...

Before arriving on campus in August, this year’s four Rickey Scholars didn’t know much about each other. In less than one semester, London Bortell ’16 (Vienna, W.Va.), Austin Burns ’16 (Stockport, Ohio), Casey McGuire ’16 (Mingo Junction, Ohio) and Mike Muzilla ’16 (Wadsworth, Ohio) have become the closest friends.

Marietta College freshman Alex Blackston ’22 (Lancaster, Ohio) isn’t sure which career he will pursue, but he’s certain majoring in physics will provide a foundation for whatever path he chooses. “I like physics because of the analytical system of thought that it teaches you,” he said. “I want to be an entrepreneur and physics exposes you to...

Laura Carpenter ’14 (Pennsboro, W.Va.) didn’t show a real interest in physics until her senior year of high school. Since then, it has become her favorite subject. That attraction to physics also helped her become Marietta College’s most recent Rickey Scholar.