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    Clemson hosted 31 top high school students and their families from 13 states to compete for the National Scholars program. Nearly half of the National Scholars received a record three dozen campus awards and national recognitions this spring.

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    Clemson hosted 31 top high school students and their families from 13 states to compete for the National Scholars program. Nearly half of the National Scholars received a record three dozen campus awards and national recognitions this spring.

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    National Scholars Program


    Spring 2007

    SCHOLAR STORIES
    864.656.6160 // Toll Free: 1.866.850.9413 // www.clemson.edu/national_scholars

    NSP hosts inaugural professional meeting


    Thanks to the support of
    President James F. Barker and
    Provost Dori Helms, Clemson
    and the National Scholars Pro-
    gram hosted the first-ever meet- Left: Participants discuss ideas
    ing of college scholars and about developing on-campus
    scholarships program adminis- programs for scholars. Below:
    Advisors from several programs
    NS WEEKEND, 2007 trators, June 6 to 7, 2007.
    chat during a coffee break.
    The meeting, held at the
    Clemson hosted 31 top high Madren Center at Clemson,
    school students and their fami- brought together faculty and
    lies from 13 states Feb. 16 to 18 staff who administer the pro-
    to compete for the NSP and to grams and scholarships respon-
    learn about the university, aca- sible for bringing top students
    demic programs and involve- to their campuses.
    ment opportunities. Topics discussed at the sum-
    mer meeting included devising
    successful recruiting and selec-
    tion processes and developing
    meaningful programs for schol-
    ars in the programs, both on and
    off campus.
    Additionally, the group made
    plans for a 2008 meeting, to be sionals from 18 programs at- and William & Mary.
    held at NC State, as well as de- tended, representing Duke, East For more information, visit
    veloping a more formal profes- Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, www.clemson.edu/
    sional association. Indiana, NC State, UNC-Chapel national_scholars/
    More than two dozen profes- Hill, USC, UT-Dallas, Vanderbilt, 2007meetingmain.php.

    Record number of Scholars win top awards


    Nearly half of the National JILL ALLEN Rudolph E. Lee COLLEEN GLEESON Phi Beta
    Scholars received a record three Award, All Academic Team for Kappa, Roger B. Rollin English
    dozen campus awards and na- varsity swimming Essay Award
    tional recognitions this Spring. DAMON ANDREWS Carl Donner STEPHEN GOSNELL Phi Beta
    Nelson Jr. Award for Most Out- Kappa; National Science Foun-
    Top: Jennifer Moffitt and her These achievements include na- standing Junior in Mechanical En- dation Graduate Researc h
    mother Thalia of Moore, SC, tional finalists for major fellow- gineering Award; Norris Medal; Omicron
    meet with VP of Research Chris ships, five of 12 spots in the Or- ALI BARKETT Outstanding Delta Kappa Member of the
    Przirembel. Above: Mark der of the Blue Ridge, and eight Graphic Communication Aca- Year; Phil Prince Student Personal
    Boerckel performs a magic trick Scholars inducted into the inau- demic Achievement Award Development Award; Order of
    during the opening night gural chapter of Clemson’s Phi JEFF CLINKSCALES Phi Beta the Blue Ridge; Outstanding Se-
    icebreakers, cutting a student in Beta Kappa. Kappa nior in the College of Agricul-
    half with rope (she was later SHANNON EDD Department of ture, Forestry and Life Sciences;
    reconstituted).
    Mechanical Engineering Scholas- Biology Faculty Award
    tic Achievement Award
    See “Spring Awards” on back page for continued listing
    SPRING AWARDS Scholars meet ambassador to Canada, new trustee
    (continued from front) From left: Laura Hart, Ben US Ambassador to Cana-
    LAURA HART Phi Beta Kappa, Ward, Mark Boerckel, da David Wilkins met with
    Outstanding Senior in Biochem- Wilkins, Lucas Hurd, several National Scholars
    istry; Outstanding Senior in the Bethany Moore, during a Spring visit. A
    College of Agriculture, Forestry Allison Foreman. Clemson graduate and for-
    and Life Sciences; Order of the
    Blue Ridge
    mer speaker of the SC
    KATE HICKS Athletic Director’s House of Representatives,
    Award of Excellence, ACC Aca- Wilkins was recently
    demic Honor Roll named to Clemson’s Board
    LORI PINDAR Roderick Duncan of Trustees.
    Geddes Award for Diversity in
    Communication
    CHELSEA REIGHARD National fi-
    nalist for Truman Scholarship
    RACHEL RHYNE School of Edu-
    cation Graduate Certificate of
    Excellence
    SCHOLARS Graduating seniors honor mentors
    CHRISTEN SMITH National final- OF 2007
    ist for Rhodes Sc holarship, Ben Boone Mechanicsville, VA
    Miranda White Diversity and Atlee High School
    Collaboration Award, Marian L.
    Harris Award for Excellence in Judith Crews Dayton, TN
    Economics, Order of the Blue Girls Preparatory School
    Ridge, Department of Public
    Jessica Dean Summerville, SC
    Health Science Sc holastic
    Summerville High School
    Achievement Award
    LAUREN SMITH Student Affairs Caitlin Foulser Melrose, MA
    Advisory Board Ambassador Melrose High School Four years after becoming Clemson students, the scholars of
    Award, Thomas C. Breazeale 2003 honored 10 Clemson professors for their mentoring and
    Award, Wallace Dabney Susie Irizarry Palm City, FL
    John Carroll High School teaching at an April 18 banquet.
    Trevillian Merit Award, Order of
    the Blue Ridge Awards of Distinction for professors who served as mentors
    Jennifer Moffitt Moore, SC
    RYAN SPURRIER Phi Beta Dorman High School Dr. Richard Blob Dr. Gary Powell
    Kappa, John Charles Harden Biological Sciences Biochemistry
    Award Zach Musgrave Greensburg, PA Dr. Angela Dills Dr. Eric Seiber
    LILLIE STEWART Most Outstand- Hempfield Area Senior HS Economics Public Health Sciences
    ing Student in an Introductory Dr. Roy Dodd Dr. Lesly Temesvari
    Reid Sanders Horse Shoe, NC Bioengineering Biological Sciences
    Level Chemistry Course Home School
    BEN WARD First place, 2007 J.T. Dr. Tamara McNutt-Scott
    Barton Jr. Ethics Essay Competi- Biological Sciences
    Elizabeth Sloan Dallas, TX
    tion Highland Park High School Recognition for excellence in teaching NSP courses
    SUZANNE WEAVER Phi Beta Dr. Stephanie Barczewski
    Kappa, Order of the Blue Ridge Ray Smith Birmingham, AL
    Jefferson County International History
    YOUSEF YASIN Phi Beta Kappa Prof. Vladimir Matic
    Baccalaureate School
    AMANDA YOUELL Phi Beta Political Science
    Kappa, Mathematical Sciences Joshua Von Fange Columbia, SC Dr. Jerry Waldvogel
    Faculty Award Spring Valley High School Biological Sciences

    CLEMSON UNIVERSITY NATIONAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM


    Director: Dr. William Lasser, lasser@clemson.edu
    Associate Director: Jamie Williams, jamwill@clemson.edu
    Graduate Assistant: Kristine Hoke, khoke@clemson.edu

    233 Brackett Hall


    Clemson, SC 29634
    864.656.6160

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