2009 Outstanding IUPUI Students Named

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Andrew Strong, a senior in the Purdue School of Science, and Beatrice Thungu, a junior in the Purdue School of Science, have been named the most outstanding male and female students at IUPUI for 2009.

To be eligible for the 2009 awards, a student nominee had to be registered and in good standing at IUPUI and meet the following criteria: the student was a degree-seeking junior or senior on the Indianapolis campus; the student had completed a minimum of 56 credit hours applicable to her/his degree program; 25 or more of those hours must have been completed at the Indianapolis campus as of the Fall 08 semester; the student had achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Nominations were reviewed and scored based on the following: Academic achievement, community/campus involvement, professional achievement. Top 10 students received an engraved plaque. The two top students were chosen from among the top 10 female and male students and received an award and $500.

The top 10 female students for 2009 are:
Ebony C. Barney, School of Liberal Arts
Molly Childers, School of Science
Una Dragic, School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Lora Perry, School of Engineering and Technology
Natalia Slain, School of Liberal arts
Rose Soliven, School of Journalism
Pei-Tzu Angela Su, School of Science
Beatrice Thungu, School of Science
Elisa vanEyk, School of Science
Jenna Wood, Kelley School of Business

The top 10 males students for 2009 are:

Michael Burk, School of Science
Ciaran Connery, School of Physical Education and Tourism Management
Darrell Goodwin, School of Engineering and Technology
Barrrera Cervantes Javier, School of Informatics
Areef Kassam, School of Science
Deven Kaufman, School of Engineering and Technology
Kellen Knowles, School of Engineering and Technology
Zachary Koehler, School of Science
Francisco Maia, School of Physical Education & Tourism Management
Andrew Strong, School of Science