Honors seminar "Speech and Hearing" welcomed Grawemeyer award recipient John O'Keefe to class April 19. Pictured from left are Betsy Heck, Kelly Carter, Alex Belshoff, Dr. O'Keefe, Yindong Yu, Matt Selm and Laricia Longworth. "It was a great honor to have him in class," commented Dr. Pavel Zahorik.

HONORS PICNIC

HSC Election

End-of-Semester Celebration! Another outstanding year in the Honors Program is about to get better yet: election of the first Honors Student Council takes place at the end-of-year picnic. On Monday, April 24 -- the last day of class -- join us around 11:30 a.m. for a celebratory picnic. Candidate fliers will be available with balloting taking place in the Honors House. Elected positions are: president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and sergeant-at-arms. We’ll eat outside near the Honors House if the weather is nice, inside if it is wet. Remember, come early as the food is first come, first served.

Goldwater Scholars

U of L Honors students Boris Chernomordik (chemical engineering) and David Soleimani-Meigooni (biology, concentration in subcellular and genetics) have been named Goldwater Scholars. The award is the premier national undergraduate award in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. This year 323 Goldwater scholars were named. Both David and Boris are sophomores, unusual for an award that typically is received by juniors. Multiple awards at one university are also very uncommon.

Boris Chernomordik and David Soleimani-Meigooni

Fulbright Award

David Wright has been named a Fulbright teaching assistant to Malaysia for 2006-2007. He looks forward to cultural immersion and the investigation of current Malaysian literary activity.

Mary Churchill Humphrey Scholar

Elizabeth Russell, U of L's Mary Churchill Humphrey Scholar, receives two fully funded years of graduate work at Oxford University in England.

JET Scholar

U of L's Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) scholar is Anna Vissman. The JET program offers a year or two in Japan teaching in a high school or middle school or other post serving Japanese youth.

LSAT Overview and Practice Exam

The LSAT Overview and Practice Exam is on Saturday, April 29, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Brandeis and Kaplan are presenting a seminar on the Law School Admissions Test that will help you in preparing for this major examination. The program includes information on test strategies/logic, admission to law school and an actual practice LSAT examination. There is a $15 fee, payable the day of the event (check or cash only). Lunch will be provided. Enrollment is limited to the first 100 registrants. To register, call 1-800-KAP-TEST (527-8378).

Health Care Advisors

Health Care Career Advisors from the University of Kentucky, U of L and Bellarmine University will meet with students and discuss various health care programs, including medical and dental schools; veterinary medicine; public health; nursing; and Allied Health programs. If you are interested, come to the Red Barn on Monday, Apr. 24, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

2005-2006 Awards Convocation

U of L's Honors Program and A&S academic awards ceremony is Friday, May 12, 3:30 p.m. at the Rauch Planetarium. Honors Scholars, summa graduates, those with national and international awards and other achievers will be individually recognized and receive awards as well as medals and cords for use at graduation on May 13. A reception for awardees, family and friends follows the ceremony.

KUDOS
Honors Faculty and Staff

Congratulations to our honorable staff and faculty Will Armstrong, Luke Buckman, John Richardson and Melissa Stordeur who have been nominated by colleagues and students in recognition for their outstanding service and teaching.

HONORS CALENDAR

Honors picnic begins about noon, come early. 2005-2006 awards convocation, Rauch Planetarium, 3:30 p.m. Commencement, Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, 1 p.m.

Freshman Guides Program

For the fall 2006 semester the Honors Student Council is organizing a peer mentoring program, Freshman Guides. Freshman Guides is an initiative from the Honors Student Council to help freshman and transfer Honors students navigate the social aspects of the Honors Program and the campus at large. If you have at least 24 hours earned at the University of Louisville and have taken at least one Honors course, we invite you to sign up to be a Freshman Guide. Applications are available here. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Clare Kalb at cfgerv01@louisville.edu or Luke Buckman at luke.buckman@louisville.edu or stop by the Etscorn Center.

 

If there are corrections or omissions, e-mail honors@louisville.edu to update information.

Woodcock Society Medal Recipient

William H. Brammell

Outstanding College Honors Project

John Lorenz

Omicron Delta Kappa Outstanding Senior

Diana V. Golub

Phi Beta Kappa of Kentuckiana Award

Amy Bennett

University Honors Scholars

University Honors Program students graduating as University Honors Scholars are Lee T. Barnwell, Amy Bennett, William H. Brammell, James G. Cripps, Nancy B. DeLaney, Margaret Densmore, Sarah K. Douglas, Joseph L. Feldman, Patrick Fletcher, Jennie K. Jones, Eric C. Kennedy, Sarah Mikowski, Christopher G. Mitchell, Judy Nichols, Nick Naiser, Jennifer L. O’Reilly, Alicia I. Paez, Supraja N. Parthasarathy, Gina Portelli, Ashley N. Revlett, Jessica A. Sanders, Ashley R. Sartaine, Maria A. Scheitz, Andrew Staples, Thao Thi Phuong Tran, Katherine E. Valentine, M. Jason Wells, Ashley White, Michele L. Wilbert and Yindong Yu. In December Chris Cunningham and Ruthie Schmelz graduated as University Honors Scholars.

Graduating Summa

Candidates graduating summa cum laude upon completing an Honors thesis are Constance L. Barr, Amy Bennett, Michael L. Black, Megan M. Daman, Nancy B. DeLaney, Sarah K. Douglas, Joseph L. Feldman, Andrew L. Greer, Emily A. Hammond, John D. Lorenz, Sarah Mikowski, Christopher G. Mitchell, Kathleen M. Nagle, Adam W. Robinson, Zachary Simpson and Allison M. Yoder. Graduating in December 2005 summa cum laude were Chris Cunningham, Byron Gary, Aaron Mette and Ruthie Schmelz.

Senior Honors Thesis

Those students who completed a senior honors thesis are Jessica Bal, Constance Barr, Amy Bennett, Michael Black, Charles Stalnaker Brown, James Cripps, Megan Daman, Nancy DeLaney, Sarah Douglas, Joseph Feldman, Andrew Greer, Emily Hammond, Abigail Heiniger, John Lorenz, Sarah Mikowski, Christopher G.Mitchell, Kathleen Nagle, Adam Robinson, Shruti Shah, Zachary Simpson, Jason Wells, David Wright, Allison Yoder and Sean Raley. December 2005 students completing senior honors thesis were Chris Cunningham, Byron Gary, Aaron Mette and Ruthie Schmelz.

English-Speaking Union Scholar

Abigail Heiniger, winner of U of L's English-Speaking Union (ESU) Summer 2006 scholarship competition, will enroll for three weeks in Shakespeare to the Present Literature Summer Program at Cambridge University in England.

KUDOS

We welcome additions; send your information to: honors@louisville.edu.

ARTS & SCIENCES

December 2005 Graduation
Chris Cunningham, A&S outstanding graduating senior

CHEMISTRY

Department Awards for Graduating Seniors
James Cripps, Hypercube Scholar Award
Joseph Blackmon, Merck Index Award in Chemistry

Groundwork Education in Mathematics and Science (GEMS) Fellowships
( This fellowship involves teaching local fourth graders science.)
Zach Bear
Laura Bishop
Betsy Heck, also awarded second place at the Kentuckiana Chemistry Undergraduate Research Symposium
Alvin Rentsch

COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM (CIS)

Judy Nichols, CIS Outstanding Graduate for May 2006, and the CIS Internship/Scholarship

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Chris Cunningham, 2006 Louis Kesselman Award for Seniors

Carolyn Krause Maddox Prize from Women and Gender Studies
Ashley Revlett

Hilda Threlkeld Scholarship
(Offered by U of L Women's Club)
Azung Adams

Lewis Scholars
Honors students named as Lewis Scholars for 2006 are Amy Bennett, Emily Clausen, Paul Meinshausen, Stephanie Moses, Sarah Oesterly, Andrea Roser and Christopher Wicke. The Lewis scholarship supports student study abroad in Latin America, Spain and Portugal.

Lewis Education Fund Awardee
Alex Marti

Modern Language Fund Grant
Cara Uccellini, for study abroad

Honors Overseers Development Grant
Chris Cunningham Queen's University Summer School Programme, summer 2005
Kimberly Powers Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russian and Asian studies, summer 2006
Daniel Marelich University of Zagreb, Croation language and culture, summer 2006

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Outstanding Senior
Sowmya Srinivasan (Sowmya was also named a 2006 Kentucky Derby Fesitval Princess and Miss Cardinal)

Honors student James Cripps, Honors Program director Dr. John Richardson and President James Ramsey view Honors student Amy Bennett's research poster "The Relation of Spontaneous Verbalizations to Motivation Orientations in Young Children" at the Undergraduate Research Symposium April 18 in the new Belknap Research Building.

Boren Scholars

We are pleased to announce that three undergraduates received news in early May of David L. Boren scholarships for yearlong study abroad. Scholars include Ben Arterburn (China), Monica Marks (Tanzania) and Paul Meinshausen (Turkey). In addition, graduate student Adam Marlowe, a recent U of L Fulbright Scholar, received the graduate Boren scholarship for study in Korea. Watch for in-depth stories in the first issue of The Current August 21.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars

U of L students Medina del Castillo and Chris Patrick Cunningham have been named Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars for 2006-2007. Medina will study at the Universidad de Colima in Colima, Mexico, and Chris at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Medina del Castillo and Chris Patrick Cunningham

Undergraduate Research Symposium

University Honors Program students participating in the Undergraduate Research Symposium April 18 were Jessica Bal, Amy Bennett, James Cripps, Joseph Feldman, Emily Hammond, Elizabeth Heck, Jesse Jacobsen, John Lorenz, David Soleimani-Meigooni and Kathleen Nagle. Photos of this event will be posted soon at the Etscorn Honors Center entrance.

SCHOLARSHIPS and FELLOWSHIPS

Potential Overseers Scholars

Faculty, now is the time to nominate exceptional students in all fields. Self nomination is also underway.

Please contact Dr. Patricia Condon at:
patricia.condon@louisville.edu

Fall 2006 Brit Scholarship Applicants

Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes , Gates Cambridge

Indicate your interest or ask questions about eligibility to find the best match for your area of graduate studies. Scholarships are available to any part of the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. (Juniors, graduating seniors, grad students, recent grads -- any major)
Please contact Dr. Patricia Condon at:
patricia.condon@louisville.edu

Fall 2006 Fulbright Applicants

Declare your interest and explore your options.
Make an appointment this spring to talk with our scholarship/fellowship advisor by e-mailing Dr. Patricia Condon at: patricia.condon@louisville.edu

Eye Opening and Valuable
The Board of Overseers Mentoring Program

By Clare Gervasi Kalb, Spanish

As a junior Honors student, I took part in the Board of Overseers Mentoring Program in more than one way.

It was my good fortune to participate both as a student mentee in the program, and as the student assistant to Luke Buckman, the Honors counselor coordinating the program. Along the way I gained a greater appreciation for not one, but two career choices. While my official experience with Dr. Mary Gordinier was eye opening and valuable, working with Luke to organize the mentors before the selection process was also a learning adventure.

How was I able to follow a top doctor around for a whole school year? The mentoring program offers high-achieving juniors at U of L a hands-on taste of their chosen profession with the guidance of respected professionals. For example, those who are majoring in political science with the intention of becoming lawyers apply to be matched with an established attorney in the Louisville community. The attorney shows the student mentee the daily workings of practicing law, as well as a personal overview of what it feels like to perform the job. Pre-law as well as pre-med students participate in high numbers in the program; however, they are by no means the only curious students. The Board of Overseers has an array of capable and willing professionals who guide students in a multitude of occupational aspirations. Besides law and medicine, other professions requested included: broadcast journalism, ethics, electrical engineering, advertising and music editing. (continued)

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Eligible juniors should keep an eye open for a summer invitation to participate in the Board of Overseers Mentoring Program. Remember, the program is first come, first served.