Deepsing Syangtan named a Dana Scholar at Bates College

2015 Sep 29

Deepsing Syangtan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sanu Kanchha Syangtan of Kathmandu, Nepal, has been named a Dana Scholar, the highest honor bestowed upon first-year students at Bates College.

Syangtan is a 2014 graduate of the Orient College of Science and Mangement. He is majoring in chemistry at Bates.

In all, Bates honored 10 men and 10 women from the Class of 2018 on the basis of their leadership potential, academic excellence and promise, and service to the college community exhibited in their first year at Bates. These students have an average GPA of 3.89, and also made a wide variety of extracurricular contributions to Bates.

Students were nominated at the end of their first year by Bates faculty members, administrative staff, leaders of campus organizations, and current Dana Scholars. "Being named Dana Scholar is the highest honor that a Bates first-year student can achieve," said Joshua McIntosh, vice president for student affairs and dean of students. "The Dana Scholar program is also distinctive because it is forward-looking. We see in these outstanding young students the future promise of a Bates education: the preparation of leaders sustained by a love of learning and a commitment to responsible stewardship of the wider world."

The Dana Scholar program was established through the Dana Foundation, begun by the late industrialist and philanthropist Charles A. Dana. Bates' Dana Chemistry Hall was built with the foundation's assistance, and seven Bates faculty members are Charles A. Dana professors, one of the most prestigious honors the college bestows.

Located in Lewiston, Maine, Bates is internationally recognized as a leading college of the liberal arts, attracting 2,000 students from across the U.S. and around the world. Since 1855, Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community.

With a commitment to affordability, Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender, race, religion or national origin. Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action, Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world.