David Shahin, a sophomore in ceramic engineering from Arnold, Mo., received honorable mention by the 2009 Goldwater Scholarship Committee. Goldwater Scholars are chosen from the areas of mathematics, science and engineering based on academic merit. The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established in 1986 honoring Sen. Barry M. Goldwater. It was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering.