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4/28/03
Contact: K.E. Schwab --
724-738-2199; e-mail: karl.schwab@sru.edu
EDITOR'S NOTE: Names of honored
students from your readership area are
attached.
SRU SALUTES 60 PRESIDENTIAL
SCHOLARS FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
INCLUDING ___ FROM LOCAL AREA AT
ANNUAL ACADEMIC HONORS CONVOCATION
SLIPPERY
ROCK, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University honored its top 20
sophomores, juniors and seniors as Presidential Scholar at Sunday's
[April 27] Academic Honors Convocation celebrating academic
achievement, including _____ students from the local
area.
The
annual event also saluted students named to the dean's list and
those earning scholarships for academic efforts. Honored from the
local area were:
________________________________________
Presidential
Scholars represent the top students in their class based on
grade-point average and meeting minimum required credit hours taken
at the university. (Requirements: Sophomores, at least 28
credit-hours at SRU; juniors, at least 40 credit-hours at SRU; and
seniors, at least 52 credit-hours at SRU.)
The
event drew more than 2,500 parents, family members and friends and
included presentation of the Distinguished Alumni award to two
nationally recognized alumni in the world of business, Robert J.
Stevens, president and chief operating officer at Lockheed Martin,
a 1976 graduate, and Kenneth Wilcox, vice president and general
manager for Frito-Lay North America, a 1989 graduate. Wilcox also
addressed the assemblage.
Also
honored at the annual event was Dr. John Misner, associate
professor and assistant chair of SRU's School of Business who
received the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching; Jennifer
Keller, assistant professor of dance, recipient of the President
Award for Scholarly and Creative Achievement; and Dennis Colosimo,
labor foreman in facilities and planning, and Patricia Hladio,
director of the Office of Financial Aid, recipients of the
President's Award for Outstanding Service. Speaking on behalf of
students was Presidential Scholar and honors student Liza
Heilman-Houser of Dayton, Pa., a senior who has earned straight
"A's" in 140 credit hours of study. Heilman-Houser is majoring in
elementary education and Spanish and minoring in
French.
EDITOR'S NOTES:
The
list of SRU’s Presidential Scholars is
attached.
Asterisks indicate number of
previous Presidential Scholars honors received.
Photos of the convocation honorees
are available for downloading from:
www.sru.edu/pages/5946.asp
PN,
PgN, WPN, PR, S
Slippery Rock University
Presidential Scholars -- 2003
Seniors:
Marc
P.
Birckbichler*
Finance
Butler
Joy
Eichmann
Elementary
Education
Cranberry
Township.
Courtney
Geary*
Music
Education/Mathematics
Bellefonte
Irena
Gerasyutina**
International
Business/Finance
Kurgan, Russia
Erin
Heffron**
Environmental
Studies
Minersville
Liza
Heilman-Houser**
Elementary
Education
Dayton
Nicole M.
Herzing**
Elementary
Education
Ridgway
Lyle
C.
Holsinger**
Computer
Science
White
Oak
Dawn
Hoogerbrugge*
Nursing
Zelienople
Christine
Lilja
Elementary
Education
Rochester
Stacey L.
Miles**
Special/Elementary
Education
Slippery Rock
Daniel M.
Minns*
Special/Elementary
Education
Butler
Leigh A.
Puntureri**
Dance/Theater
Grove
City
Ella
Reilly
Sport
Management
Sydney,
Australia
Sara
Sowinski**
Elementary
Education
Freedom
Marisa
Steiner**
Accounting
Leeper
Steven D. Stockton,
Jr.
Psychology
Slippery Rock
Monica J.
Tremba**
Special/Elementary
Education
Summerhill
Linda D.
Trostle
Communication-Journalism
Freedom
Shannon L.
Wojtowicz**
Parks and Resource
Management
Garland
Juniors
Ross
R.
Chilcott*
Music
Ed/Instrumental
Pittsburgh
Corissa M.
Compton*
Therapeutic
Recreation
Montoursville
Michelle E.
Dees*
Art/Philosophy
Apollo
Carly
Dobbins-Bucklad*
Communication
Marietta, OH
Kelly
Dunkowski*
Health Services/Elementary Education
Tonawanda,
NY
Melissa J.
Esser*
Secondary
Education/History
Stockholm, NJ
Jessica
Fallon
Elementary
Education
Carnegie
Aaron
Gadsby***
Applied Geographic
Technology
Polk
Katie M.
Hoban*
Elementary
Education
Pleasantville
Mark
Hogue
Elementary
Education
Bessemer
Hannah E.
Klink*
Resort and Tourism
Management
Jamestown
Julie
Masci
Elementary
Education
Ebensburg
Anita M.
Slater
History
New Castle
Alexander M.
Slezak
Health and Phys Ed
Teaching
Pittsburgh
Jodi
M.
Smith*
Music
Education/Voice
McMurray
John
P.
Stewart*
Physics/Pre-Engineering
Butler
Danielle M.
Trautman
Marketing
Darlington
Caron
Walter*
Psychology
Sigel
Beth
A.
Wilson*
Elementary
Education
Slippery Rock
Jared S.
Yevins*
Biology
Houston
Sophomore
Nichole D.
Anthony
Health
Services
Worthington
Amy
J.
Confer
Secondary
Education/History
Shippenville
Patrick E.
Donley
Health and Physical
Education
Pittsburgh
Jessica
Gabriel
Elementary
Education
New Castle
Susan
Harris
Elementary
Education
Gibsonia
Anthony J.
House
Athletic
Training
Clairton
Melissa J.
Hulings
Mathematics
Slippery Rock
Leszek
Kwiatkowski
Accounting
Courtdale
Serena J.
Lonnett
Special/Elementary
Education
Ellwood City
Lindsay M.
Mielecki
Special/Elementary
Education
Sharpsville
Kristen N.
Mikula
Special/Elementary
Education
Pittsburgh
Christyn A.
Monismith
Special/Elementary
Education
Carlisle
Marshall B.
Nych
Elementary
Education
New
Wilmington
Casey A.
Pratt
Exercise
Science
Erie
Amanda
Stewart
Biology
Hilliards
Kurt
Thompson
Secondary
Education/History
Johnsonburg
Carla M.
Trozzo
Art
Slippery Rock
Adriann L.
Waltenbaugh
Biology
Kittanning
Angele J.
Waugaman
Marketing/Communication
Kittanning
Rachel A.
Yount
Secondary
Education
Darlington
*Indicates previous honor as a
Presidential Scholar
**
Indicates two previous honors as a Presidential
Scholar
***Indicates three previous honors
as a Presidential Scholar
Presidential Scholar standings are
based upon cumulative grade point averages officially recorded as
of Feb. 6, 2003.
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