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Senior wins fellowship
Science major recieves award to pursue doctorate degree at UW-Madison
Issue date: 4/30/07 Section: Campus News
Just two months after joining USA Today's All-USA College Academic First Team, one UW-Eau Claire nontraditional senior is making headlines again.
Lori Scardino, a chemistry and biology major, is one of 100 students nationwide to receive a fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., for the next academic year and an Award of Excellence, according to a press release from the society.
This fellowship, which will allow her to pursue a doctorate degree in cellular and molecular pathology at UW-Madison, was created in 1932 and has since become one of the society's "most visible and financially well-supported endeavors," according to the release.
It allocates about $380,000 annually to students for first-year graduate study.
Scardino, who did not return phone messages from The Spectator as of press time, was selected based on her undergraduate academic performance, leadership and service on the campus and in the community, graduate potential, personal statement and recommendations, according to the release.
She is a single mother of two and is also heavily involved in the campus and community.
To name a few of her involvements: she is president of the American Chemical Society student chapter; tutoring coordinator and chemistry demo show coordinator; and is on the student advisory council to the Dean of Arts and Sciences.
She is also a Girl Scout leader, a PTO officer at her daughter's elementary school, a McNair Scholar and a Kell Container Corporation scholar, UW-Eau Claire's top scholarship.
A spokesperson for Phi Kappa Phi did not return a phone call from The Spectator by press time.
For a full story, please see Thursday's issue of The Spectator.
Lori Scardino, a chemistry and biology major, is one of 100 students nationwide to receive a fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., for the next academic year and an Award of Excellence, according to a press release from the society.
This fellowship, which will allow her to pursue a doctorate degree in cellular and molecular pathology at UW-Madison, was created in 1932 and has since become one of the society's "most visible and financially well-supported endeavors," according to the release.
It allocates about $380,000 annually to students for first-year graduate study.
Scardino, who did not return phone messages from The Spectator as of press time, was selected based on her undergraduate academic performance, leadership and service on the campus and in the community, graduate potential, personal statement and recommendations, according to the release.
She is a single mother of two and is also heavily involved in the campus and community.
To name a few of her involvements: she is president of the American Chemical Society student chapter; tutoring coordinator and chemistry demo show coordinator; and is on the student advisory council to the Dean of Arts and Sciences.
She is also a Girl Scout leader, a PTO officer at her daughter's elementary school, a McNair Scholar and a Kell Container Corporation scholar, UW-Eau Claire's top scholarship.
A spokesperson for Phi Kappa Phi did not return a phone call from The Spectator by press time.
For a full story, please see Thursday's issue of The Spectator.
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