Hockessin's Gangrade named UD Plastino Scholar

2016 Jul 25

Navika Gangrade, an Honors student majoring in dietetics with a minor in psychology at the University of Delaware, has been named one of six David A. Plastino Scholars for "exhibiting extraordinary talent, promise and imagination."

Through the Plastino Scholars program, Gangrade received a grant to study urban farms throughout the United States in an effort to understand their nutritional impact on their communities. She hopes to bring effective programs and ideas back to Delaware.

Gangrade and her fellow scholars were welcomed to the program at this year's annual dinner, held May 4 on UD's campus. At that celebration, the program's 2015 scholars gave presentations describing their own, now-completed projects.

Established in 2007 by a generous gift from Plastino, a 1978 graduate of UD's College of Arts and Sciences, the Plastino Scholars Program awards grants to undergraduates to support self-designed, off-campus projects reflecting their passion. The awards give students a chance to discover and follow their interests, with projects that might involve research, community service or any other form of personal growth and enrichment.