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Mothers Association elects officers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Sena Nelson of Springfield has been elected president of the Mothers Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Nelson is the mother of James, a sophomore in the university’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Other newly elected Mothers Association officers include (EDITORS: See list). The election was held during the […]
Mothers Association honors freshmen with books for high school libraries
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Mothers Association Book Awards have been given to freshmen at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who earned all A’s (a 4.0 grade-point average) during the fall semester, while taking at least 14 hours of credit. Among those receiving book awards are (EDITORS: see list.). The association honored the winners at a […]
Mothers Association honors Patricia Justice
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Patricia Justice, the assistant chancellor for development at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is this year’s winner of the Medallion of Honor, the most prestigious annual award given by the Mothers Association at Illinois. The award was presented at the spring Mothers Association banquet during Moms Weekend at Illinois. Since 1977, […]
Achievements
IN THIS ISSUE: ACES | business | engineering | FAA | integrative biology | LAS | MISC. | NCSA | publications and marketing | secretariat | vice chancellor for research agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences honored faculty and staff members and alumni at the college’s annual awards banquet April 24. Winners […]
Five graduate students awarded FMC Fellowships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Each of five University of Illinois graduate students – including four from the Urbana campus – has been awarded a $9,000 FMC Graduate Fellowship for the 2003-2004 academic year. The fellowship program, established in 1971 as part of The FMC Technologies Inc. Scholarships (formerly called the FMC Educational Fund), awards the honors […]
School of Chemical Sciences honors 95 undergraduates
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ninety-five University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students have received School of Chemical Sciences Undergraduate Awards for the 2002-2003 academic year. The students and their awards include (EDITORS: See list.). The award winners were selected by a committee of faculty members. Most of the awards honor academic achievement, but some are awarded to […]
Three UI students among 183 given scholarships for study abroad
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Three students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have received National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Undergraduate Scholarships to study abroad during the 2003-04 academic year. The recipients: Nathaniel House, Las Vegas; Brian Phillips, Braidwood, Ill.; and Aisha Williams, Chicago. The merit-based scholarships are awarded to U.S. citizens for study in […]
Students honored for outstanding leadership
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Several University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students have been recognized for outstanding leadership during the 2002-2003 academic year. Winners of the Student Leadership Awards and Student Leadership Scholarships were selected through a campuswide nomination process coordinated by the Office of Student Affairs. The leadership award recipients were honored at a campus awards […]
Two graduate students win scholarships for study of aging
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign graduate students have won the 2003-2004 Paul D. Doolen graduate scholarships for the study of aging. Each will receive $4,000 to continue his studies in the field of gerontology. Kirk Erickson of Champaign, winner of the Doolen award in behavioral social sciences, is pursing a doctorate […]
Alston selected for ACE Fellows Program
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Kal Alston, the director of the women’s studies program and professor of educational policy studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected for the 2003-04 American Council on Education Fellows Program. Established in 1965, the program is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying […]
Two journalism students win top prizes in Hearst competition
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Two seniors in journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have won two of the top three places in the personality/profile writing competition in the prestigious 43rd annual William Randolph Hearst Foundation’s Journalism Awards Program. Evangeline “Angie” Leventis from Lincolnwood, Ill., won first place and a $2,000 scholarship for her article […]
NCSA presents award to Allstate for innovative uses of technology
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will present the annual Grand Challenge Award on Tuesday (April 29) to Allstate Insurance Co. The award recognizes the innovative work the company has done as a partner in the center’s Private Sector Program (PSP). The award will be […]