Women in defense announces 2016 HORIZONS scholarship recipients.

• Position: NDIA News

Through its HORIZONS scholarship program, Women In Defense offers scholarships to female students in undergraduate or graduate programs related to international relations, political science, national security and defense.

The 2016 recipients, their schools and field of study are as follows: Elisabeth Whitbeck, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, national security policy; Kathryn Morisy, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, strategic studies and international economics; Linnea Johnson, George Washington University, data science; Lindsay Gabbert, Pennsylvania State University, homeland security/agricultural biosecurity, food defense; and Hannah Lyness, Carnegie Mellon University, robotics.

"We congratulate this year's scholars and look forward to following them as they prepare to serve in defense and national security," said Rene Carbone Bardorf, WID executive director and chief communications officer for NDIA. "Furthering one's education in national security studies not only shapes an individual's understanding of our nation's values, interests and challenges, but it strengthens their character and dedication to a higher calling."

Past HORIZONS recipients have secured careers in the State and Defense Departments...