Barnard receives Sachs Scholarship

A senior with a keen interest in social justice has been named the recipient of the 2009 Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of the highest awards given to Princeton undergraduates. Alexander Barnard, a sociology major, plans to use the Sachs award to pursue a master's degree at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology 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. 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 Sachs' character, intelligence and commitment, and whose scholarship is most likely to benefit the public.
 Barnard, who is from Flagstaff, Ariz., has done extensive research on social activist movements and participated in activism himself. He is a co-founder of the Princeton Animal Welfare Society, which promotes veganism and creates awareness about the treatment of animals.