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Ninety-six School of Chemical Sciences students honored
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Ninety-six University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students have received School of Chemical Sciences Undergraduate Awards for the 2001-2002 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 students […]
College of Commerce honors top students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The College of Commerce and Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign honored its outstanding students at its annual Awards Banquet April 28 in the Illini Union in Urbana. The recipients and their awards (EDITORS: See list): Recognized as one of the leading business schools, the college has outstanding programs in […]
Students honored for international studies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. More than 150 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, most of them in graduate study, were honored at a recent reception for their success in winning various awards, fellowships and scholarships related to international study. The students, their area of study and awards received include: (EDITORS: See list.). Illinois has been a leader […]
Sophomore named one of 13 GE Fund scholars
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Rynae E. Boler of Chicago, a sophomore at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been selected as one of 13 GE Fund Scholars chosen for outstanding academic performance and leadership. Boler, of expects to earn a bachelors degree in materials science and engineering in May 2005. She is a graduate of Whitney […]
Four undergraduates to receive Goldwater Scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Four students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive the Goldwater Scholarship, which is awarded to undergraduate students who excel in the study of mathematics, the natural sciences or engineering. This years scholarship recipients are Randall Cooper, 111 Harbour Terrace, Elmhurst, Ill.; Christopher Michael, 874 Sugar Hill Drive, Manchester, Mo.; David […]
NCSA recognizes Caterpillar for partnership that spawned a series of technology breakthroughs
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will present its 2002 Industrial Grand Challenge Award to Caterpillar Inc. during its Private Sector Program (PSP) award luncheon at noon today at the Holiday Inn, 1001 Killarney, Urbana. The event is open to the news media. NCSA established […]
College of Engineering honors 12 for outstanding teaching, research
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Eleven faculty members and one academic professional in the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were honored April 19 at the 38th annual Engineering Awards Convocation for their excellence in research and teaching. The winner of the Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award, which recognizes faculty […]
College of Engineering honors eight accomplished alumni
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Eight alumni of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were honored April 19 at the 38th annual Engineering Awards Convocation. Each year the college recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding alumni and former faculty members with the Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in Engineering. The award honors leadership, contributions […]
College of Engineering honors nine students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nine College of Engineering students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were honored April 19 at the 38th annual Engineering Awards Convocation for their achievements in and out of the classroom. The winner of the Harvey H. Jordan Award, which recognizes an outstanding senior: Ann-Perry Witmer, a civil and environmental engineering major, […]
Annual instructional awards banquet tonight honors the best at Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Fourteen faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, four academic professionals and five teaching assistants will be honored for excellence in teaching and advising undergraduate students tonight at the annual Instructional Awards Banquet. The teaching assistants, five professors and two academic professionals will receive the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate […]
Graduate students win 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 2002-2003 academic year. The fellowship program, established in 1971 by the University of Illinois FMC Educational Fund, awards the honors annually to outstanding graduate students in business administration, economics, […]
Two undergrads win Harry S. Truman Scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have won Harry S. Truman Scholarships. A transfer student from Parkland College in Champaign, Kory A. Langhofer of Urbana, Ill., is a junior majoring in political science and foreign languages. He is studying Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. At Parkland, Langhofer was involved in […]