The Department of Philosophy in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University is pleased to announce the 2005-2006 recipients of the Daniel B. Purinton and McKay-Coast Scholarships.

Recipients of the Purinton Scholarship are Anne Mutashi, Adam Friedlander and Timothy Facemyer. Doug Crouse and Bryce Glass are the winners of the McKay-Coast Scholarship. The McKay-Coast Scholarships are also open to math and history majors.

Mutashi is a senior philosophy and political science double major and French minor. Born in Kenya, Mutashi moved to Morgantown at the age of 10. After taking several difficult philosophy classes at WVU , Mutashi discovered how much she enjoyed the problem-solving challenges inherent in philosophy and knew that she wanted to major in the subject. She is currently a tutor in the Philosophy Department and plans to attend law school next year.

Friedlander is a senior majoring in both philosophy and psychology. He is also pursuing a creative writing minor. Friedlander transferred from the University of Wisconsin at Madison to WVU in 2003. A lifelong interest in philosophical issues such as life after death, the nature of people, and interpersonal relationships led the Morgantown High graduate to pursue his degree in philosophy. He is considering studying abroad in Sweden, Ireland or Spain next year.

Facemyer is a junior from Charleston. He knew before the beginning of his college career that he wanted to study philosophy, and spent his free time in high school reading works by Nietzsche. His current philosophical interests include existentialism and continental philosophy. He also enjoys learning about the history of philosophy and is considering law school after graduation.

Crouse is a senior from South Charleston. He became interested in philosophy as a child and enjoys the intellectual challenge of debating philosophical issues, especially those relating to social and political philosophy and philosophy of law. He is also interested in the history of philosophy and the biographies of major philosophers. Crouse is a Philosophy Department tutor and is thinking of pursuing a career in law after graduation.

Glass is a junior from Baltimore, Md. He decided to become a philosophy major after taking a course on the history of ancient philosophy his sophomore year. He especially enjoyed learning about Platos theories of beauty and the two-dimensional realm. His plans for the future include starting a daycare center and eventually, a self-sufficient non-profit community that will adopt and nurture children from around the world.

For more information about the Department of Philosophy or the scholarship recipients, call 304-293-3641 or visit the departments Web site athttp://www.wvu.edu/~philosophy/index.html.