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Five graduate students awarded fellowships by FMC
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Each of five University of Illinois graduate students including four from the Urbana-Champaign campus has been awarded an $8,000 FMC Graduate Fellowship for the 2001-2002 academic year. The fellowship program, established in 1971 by the UIs FMC Educational Fund, awards the honors annually to outstanding graduate students in business administration, economics, engineering, finance […]
Freshman wins scholarship to study art and design
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Anne Lindberg, Oakbrook Terrace, has been awarded the 2001 Clyde Davis Scholarship to study art and design at the University of Illinois beginning this fall. Lindberg, who will be a freshman at the UI, is the second recipient of the Davis scholarship, a four-year scholarship that provides an incoming freshman with $12,500 annually. […]
Twenty students win Brundage Scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Twenty University of Illinois students from the Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield campuses have won Avery Brundage Scholarships for excellence in academics and athletics. Each student will receive $2,000 for the 2001-2002 academic year. The 11 recipients from the Urbana-Champaign campus, with their fields of study and sports, are (EDITORS: See list.). The Avery […]
Two graduate students win scholarships for research into aging
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two University of Illinois graduate students have won 2001-2002 Paul D. Doolen graduate scholarships for the study of aging. They will receive $3,500 each to continue their studies in gerontology. Matthew Hartman of Urbana is enrolled in the Medical Scholars Program studying animal sciences. His research examines the link between Type 2 diabetes […]
Phi Eta Sigma initiates 942 freshmen into honor society
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The University of Illinois chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, a national scholastic honorary society for freshmen, initiated 942 members at a campus ceremony this spring. The initiates are UI students who have earned a minimum 3.5 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale in either their first (freshman) semester, or first and second (freshman) […]
Mothers Association elects Taylor Ridge woman as president
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Marcia Winter, Taylor Ridge, has been elected president of the Mothers Association at the University of Illinois. Winter, 9261 141st St., is the mother of Sarah, a senior in the UI College of Communications. Other newly elected Mothers Association officers include (EDITORS: See list.). The election was held during the annual Moms Weekend […]
Mothers Association honors perfect grade-point averages with books
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Mothers Association Book Awards have been given to University of Illinois students who earned a 4.0 grade-point average (on a 4-point scale) 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 UI Moms Weekend […]
Two students receive Goldwater Scholarships
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Two University of Illinois students 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 Harish P. Agarwal, and David M. Webber, Agarwal is a double degree candidate in physics and computer engineering. He plans […]
Dads Association honors sophomore scholars with book purchases
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. A group of University of Illinois students has been honored with Dads Association Library Awards. Chosen from among students who have completed their sophomore year, the award winners were among the top three students in their respective colleges or had maintained a 4.0 (out of 4.0) grade-point average. Among the winners (EDITORS: See […]
Student leadership honored at banquet
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Several University of Illinois students have been recognized for outstanding leadership during the 2000-2001 academic year. Student award-winners, and their awards are (EDITORS: See List.). The award winners were selected through a campuswide nomination process organized by the UI Office of Student Affairs, and honored at a campus awards luncheon. All awards include […]
Junior wins Truman Scholarship
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. DeAvery V.J. Irons, a junior at the University of Illinois, has won a Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Irons, 19640 Mech/Illiop Road, Illiopolis, is majoring in political science. Irons is a co-director of Vis-A-Vis, a student tutoring organization that provides services to the Champaign-Urbana community. She is also a development intern at the UI […]
Commerce and Business Administration honors students
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The College of Commerce and Business Administration honored its students April 29 at its annual awards banquet. The winners and their awards include (EDITORS: See list.): Commerce offers nationally ranked programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees in accountancy, business administration, economics and finance. Undergraduate enrollment for the 2000-2001 academic year was almost […]