Donald A. Cowdery Memorial Scholarship Winner: Joshua Clarkson

The Cowdery Memorial Scholarship recognizes outstanding academic achievement and personal qualities of leadership and high principle.

Josh Clarkson (A21) is a Quantitative Economics major with marked depth of understanding, intellectual curiosity, and strong character. His professors state that he is among the best students they have encountered and note his willingness to assist classmates who struggled last spring when classes abruptly went online. He leads the Tufts Literacy Corps tutoring group and, as a sophomore Community Development Assistant, he guided his student residents through a very difficult time.