Stories indexed under: Student awards

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  • Undergrad Quinlan wins Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award Jan. 18, 2008 City of Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today announced the recipients of their respective annual awards honoring community members who reflect the values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Marching band honored for philanthropy Dec. 5, 2007 The members of the UW Marching Band were honored as “Outstanding Young Philanthropists” at the 20th annual National Philanthropy Day celebration hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals at the Overture Center on Nov. 16.
  • UW–Madison a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students Oct. 24, 2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison students fared well in landing international fellowships with The Fulbright Program, which announced its 2007-2008 fellows list in this week's Chronicle of Higher Education.
  • Alumni raise $569,000 for student scholarships Oct. 23, 2007 Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison received nearly $569,000 in scholarships this year, thanks to the efforts of local chapters and affiliates of the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA).
  • UW-Madison student wins Google scholarship May 29, 2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Caitlin Krois has been selected from a pool of marketing, business and journalism students as winner of a coveted paid summer internship with Google, Inc.
  • Student race car design team takes first place May 23, 2007 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Formula SAE Racing student vehicle team took first place at the international competition in Detroit.
  • Interesting graduates at Spring 2007 Commencement May 15, 2007 The Class of 2007 will produce a number of noteworthy graduates who did great things with their experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In advance of Commencement May 18-20, we have profiled a few of those success stories:
  • Frances Corry and Ken Richardson: stories of triumph at UW-Madison May 9, 2007 Frances Corry and Ken Richardson are recipients of the 2007 Dean of Students Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award (OURASA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The awards recognize the unique accomplishments of adult students who overcome obstacles to attain a degree.
  • Adult students reveal stories of triumph May 8, 2007 Frances Corry and Ken Richardson have received Dean of Students Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Awards.
  • UW-Madison bridge, canoe teams sweep regional competition May 7, 2007 Overcoming such obstacles as thunderstorms, muddy turf and an emergency hotel-hallway bridge-building practice, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Concrete Canoe Team and Steel Bridge Team each dominated the Great Lakes Regional Competition, held April 26-29 at Purdue University.
  • Medical device refinements top student design competition May 7, 2007 Designed by University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineering students, a device that improves the diagnostic yield of fine-needle aspiration, a sensory-substitution device for hearing impairment, and a magnetic-resonance-compatible device for imaging lower extremities during movement received top honors in the first annual Tong Biomedical Engineering Design Award competition.
  • University to honor distinguished students May 7, 2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor nearly 100 undergraduate recipients of the university's most prestigious scholarships, fellowships and awards.
  • Student study-abroad awards announced April 18, 2007 Fifty University of Wisconsin-Madison students have been awarded prestigious study-abroad scholarships, the Division of International Studies' International Academic Programs (IAP) announced.