Michigan Tech Fund Announces 2001 Merit Award Winners
HOUGHTON--Cicely Coppock and
Edward Bergeron are the 2001 Michigan Tech Fund Merit Award winners. The
awards are presented each year to a senior man and woman at MTU who have
demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the University.
"This year's group of
nominees was exceptional," said Michigan Tech Fund Executive Director
Kimera Way. "The selection committee was very impressed with the
quality and breadth of the experiences of our graduating seniors. Not
only do they excel in the classroom, but they are also active on campus,
as volunteers, and in other endeavors that make them very well-rounded.
The Merit Award recipients were the best of the best. These students bring
great honor to Michigan Tech."
Coppock is a graduating senior
in materials science and engineering. Her outstanding academic achievements
include a 3.93 grade point average as well as numerous undergraduate research
positions and study abroad. Coppock also has extensive extracurricular
involvement as president of the Iron and Steel Society (ISS), as vice
president of the ASM/TMS chapter, and as an active member of numerous
other campus organizations including Chamber Choir, Skydiving Club, and
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship.
Bergeron is a senior in biomedical
engineering. His outstanding academic achievements include a 3.72 grade
point average as well as numerous research scientist positions and publications.
Bergeron's extracurricular activities include serving as president for
the Biomedical Engineering Society at MTU for two years, serving as an
active member of the Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Academic Honor Fraternity,
and being selected as one of three undergraduate students to serve as
representatives on a successful three university (U-Mich., MSU, and MTU)
cooperative $60 million National Science Foundation Grant.
In addition to the two Merit
Award Winners, six other students are recognized as Nominees of Distinction.
The nominees are those individuals who, while they did not win, are outstanding
students who deserve recognition for their contributions to the University.
The 2001 Nominees of Distinction are: Travis Davidsavor (civil engineering),
Brandon Reynolds (biomedical engineering), Elizabeth Sandoval (chemical
engineering), Jennifer Mroz (biomedical engineering), Christina Scantland
(mechanical engineering), and Jamie Beers (biomedical engineering).
Each Merit Award winner will
receive a framed/engraved 11 x 14 picture of the campus and a cash award
of $250. The Nominees of Distinction will each receive $100 and a certificate.
The Merit Award winners' departments (Biomedical Engineering and Materials
Science Engineering) will also receive cash awards of $500 each.
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