2001 Student Awards

RECIPIENTS OF ANNUAL STUDENT AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Each year, Penn State recognizes students for the highest levels of academic excellence and outstanding leadership. This year’s Student Awards Recognition Program luncheon will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

Dishart To Receive Outstanding Adult Student Award
April 25, 2001
Dawn Dishart, a Schreyer Honors Scholar from Carrolltown, will receive the 2001 Outstanding Adult Student Award. The award will be presented at an awards ceremony at the Penn Stater Conference Center and Hotel on Sunday, April 29.

Ten Graduate Students Recognized For Outstanding Teaching
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. -- Penn State will present 10 students with Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Awards during the annual Student Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

Beaver Falls Native To Receive Graduate Student Service Award
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. -- Alison Bell, a Ph.D. candidate in Genetics from Beaver Falls, will be honored with the Graduate Student Service Award during Penn State's annual Student Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, april 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

McMormick-Musser, Ward To Receive Ralph Dorn Hetzel Award
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. – Catherine McCormick-Musser of Highspire and Graham Ward of the Bahamas will be honored with Ralph Dorn Hetzel Memorial Awards during Penn State’s annual Student Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

Koyou Agbodoh Of Togo Wins Kopp
Undergraduate International Achievement Award
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. -- Kokou Agbodoh, a senior in economics from Togo, Africa, will receive the Kopp Undergraduate International Achievement Award at the Student Recognition Ceremony, Sunday, April 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

London To Receive Lethbridge Tolerance Award
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. -- Erika London, of Farmington Hills, Mich., will receive the Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award during the University's annual Student Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

Bhutta And Buchheit To Receive Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. –Two seniors, Omar J. Bhutta and Beth Buchheit, will receive the Ernest B. McCoy Memorial Award during the University’s annual Student Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

Six Penn State Seniors To Receive Oswald Awards
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. – Six seniors will be honored with John W. Oswald Awards for outstanding leadership at the University during Penn State’s annual Student Awards Ceremony.

Battles To Receive Eric A. Walker Award
April 25, 2001
University Park, Pa. – Zachary Battles of State College, Penn State’s second Rhodes Scholar, will be honored with the Eric A. Walker Award during the University’s annual Student Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.