Xena McDonald, 6, right, and Robert Coughlin, 6, build a neuron model during Brain Blast. The event, a day of hands-on brain activities led by Vanderbilt neuroscience undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty, was held Saturday at the Adventure Science Center. Brain Blast is one of the events celebrating Brain Awareness Month. Photo by Dana Johnson
Donna Schot, a computer systems analyst at the School of Medicine, will receive a 2004 ATHENA scholarship March 25. The $2,500 award was given to Schot, who is enrolled in the Division of Unclassified Studies at Vanderbilt and attends Nashville State Community College. The ATHENA Awards are designed to recognize women for their personal, professional and civic achievements. The awards are sponsored by Nashville CABLE. n