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Senior receives scholarship
Scardino wins fellowship to fund graduate school
Nicole Strittmater
Issue date: 5/7/07 Section: Campus News
To non-traditional senior and single mom Lori Scardino's two young daughters, she is "just mom."
"I'm the one they come to when they scrape their knees or need help with homework," Scardino said.
But outside of their home, Scardino is busy making headlines.
Just two months after joining USA Today's All-USA College Academic First Team, Scardino is in the news again, this time for a different reason.
Scardino, a chemistry and biology major, is one of 60 students nationwide to receive a fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., for the next academic year, said Robyn Russell, publicity coordinator for the society.
Any graduating senior in the nation involved in this society was eligible to apply, and one student from each campus was selected to move onto the national level.
This $5,000 award will help fund her graduate studies in cellular and molecular pathology at UW-Madison.
When Scardino found out she received this award, she said she couldn't believe it.
"It seems almost surreal sometimes," she said with a laugh. "It's hard to believe all this is happening, but it's a great honor."
In a prepared statement from the society's fellowship coordinator Theresa Bard, Bard stated she thinks Scardino is very deserving.
"These winners represent a class of students purely committed to academic excellence," Bard stated. "It is evident in their undergraduate work as well as in their future graduate study plans."
Scardino is 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.
Scardino said when people ask her what she doesn't do, her answer is sometimes 'sleep'. She gets her daughters ready for school in the mornings and then attends school herself until around 5 p.m., she said. Then, there are usually meetings for her to attend throughout the week.
At night, she said she has supper with her kids and helps them with their homework,. Then, after they are in bed, Scardino begins her homework.
"I don't do my homework until they go to bed," Scardino said. "I try to focus the time we do have together just to be on them."
Scardino will graduate this month and move onto graduate school at UW-Madison.
"I'm the one they come to when they scrape their knees or need help with homework," Scardino said.
But outside of their home, Scardino is busy making headlines.
Just two months after joining USA Today's All-USA College Academic First Team, Scardino is in the news again, this time for a different reason.
Scardino, a chemistry and biology major, is one of 60 students nationwide to receive a fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., for the next academic year, said Robyn Russell, publicity coordinator for the society.
Any graduating senior in the nation involved in this society was eligible to apply, and one student from each campus was selected to move onto the national level.
This $5,000 award will help fund her graduate studies in cellular and molecular pathology at UW-Madison.
When Scardino found out she received this award, she said she couldn't believe it.
"It seems almost surreal sometimes," she said with a laugh. "It's hard to believe all this is happening, but it's a great honor."
In a prepared statement from the society's fellowship coordinator Theresa Bard, Bard stated she thinks Scardino is very deserving.
"These winners represent a class of students purely committed to academic excellence," Bard stated. "It is evident in their undergraduate work as well as in their future graduate study plans."
Scardino is 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.
Scardino said when people ask her what she doesn't do, her answer is sometimes 'sleep'. She gets her daughters ready for school in the mornings and then attends school herself until around 5 p.m., she said. Then, there are usually meetings for her to attend throughout the week.
At night, she said she has supper with her kids and helps them with their homework,. Then, after they are in bed, Scardino begins her homework.
"I don't do my homework until they go to bed," Scardino said. "I try to focus the time we do have together just to be on them."
Scardino will graduate this month and move onto graduate school at UW-Madison.
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