PhD graduate is first Sun Devil ever to win prestigious Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholarship (opens in new tab)

Samantha Harker, who has been taking college classes since the age of 14, graduated with her PhD in neuroscience from Arizona State University this month — but she’s not done with college yet.Harker, 22, has won the prestigious Stanford Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, which covers tuition for a graduate degree at Stanford University. She will pursue a master’s degree in genetic counseling — a focus that will propel her in a career that combines research and clinical work with people who have bee...