UW-Eau Claire Student Wins Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

ABOVE PHOTO: Third-year student Devin Sobottka is one of only six students selected for the Goldwater Scholarship this year from a Universities of Wisconsin campus.

Devin Sobottka spent seven years working in warehouses while trying to find the right job fit for his associate degree in information technology networking. When the pandemic hit, Sobottka reevaluated his career and decided to pursue his true passion ­— chemistry — at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Sobottka’s decision to return to UW-Eau Claire where he was enrolled a decade earlier proved to be golden. Sobottka’s career path trajectory rose dramatically when he was named a 2024 recipient of the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY.