The Washington Post (June 16) -- Incoming Illinois freshman Annie Thomas won a $3,000 scholarship from Elon Musk’s Space X to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and math. During her four years in high school, Thomas helped build a six-foot, 120-pound robot, competed on the swimming team, and earned a 4.37 cumulative grade-point average. She plans to study computer engineering at Illinois in the fall.