STAR Performance
Dr. J. Charles Eldridge, an MCG School of Graduate Studies alumnus and Wake Forest University professor of physiology and pharmacology, has donated $5,000 to establish an endowment for MCG’s STAR program.
The endowment will fund an annual prize for undergraduate students attending the MCG School of Graduate Studies Summer Training and Research program, which helps highly motivated undergraduates develop skills as young scientists. The Outstanding STAR Student Award is presented at the end of each STAR session. The $150 award recognizes outstanding undergraduate research accomplishments and overall scientific potential. Dr. Eldridge has anonymously funded the prize for the past three years and wanted to establish permanent support.