Two Princeton University seniors named Sachs scholars

   Two seniors with extensive backgrounds in foreign languages and culture have been named recipients of the 2007 Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of the highest awards given to Princeton University undergraduates.
   Joshua Goldsmith, who is studying historical linguistics and language acquisition, plans to use his Sachs award to pursue a one-year master’s program in the teaching of French as a foreign language at the Université Marc Bloch in Strasbourg, France.
   Emily Stolzenberg, a German major, will enroll in a two-year master’s program in political theory at Worcester College at the University of Oxford.
   The Sachs Scholarship was established in 1970 to provide a senior with the opportunity to study, work or travel abroad after graduation. Due to gains in the scholarship’s endowment, the Sachs selection committee this year was able to choose two recipients for the first time.
   The committee hopes to name two winners in most years going forward if fundraising efforts are successful.
   Classmates and friends established the scholarship in memory of Daniel Sachs, who starred in football and lacrosse at Princeton before attending Worcester College as a Rhodes Scholar. He died of cancer at age 28.
   The award is given to a senior who best exemplifies Mr. Sachs’ character, intelligence and commitment, and whose scholarship is most likely to benefit the public.
   Mr. Goldsmith, of Sarasota, Fla., is a candidate for certificates in Judaic studies and teacher preparation, in addition to his own program of study as an independent concentrator. Conversant in eight languages, he plans to become a high school foreign language teacher in underprivileged U.S. communities, which are "most in need of good teachers who understand pedagogy and have the dedication, energy and creativity to do whatever it takes to reach their students," he said.
   Ms. Stolzenberg, of Morgantown, W.Va., is concentrating in German cultural studies and is a certificate candidate in contemporary European politics and society. She will use the Sachs award to extend her academic focus on "issues of societal inclusion, exclusion and tolerance," she said.
   After her studies at Oxford, she plans to attend law school to pursue work in support of civil liberties or human rights, and ultimately to become a judge or law professor.