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MEDIA CONTACT: Sharon Dickman sdickman@rochester.edu
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November 18, 2005
Nineteen sophomores at the University of Rochester were recognized for their academic achievements for the 2004-05 year and received the Iota Book Award at a ceremony hosted by Phi Beta Kappa and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering.
The Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honorary society, and the College yesterday congratulated the students for scholarly achievement, humanistic values, co-curricular activity, and leadership potential during their freshman year. Each student received a copy of Beside the Genesee, a pictorial history of the University, and The End of the Soul by Jennifer Michael Hecht, which won the Phi Beta Kappa Society's Emerson Award in 2004.
The students are: Steven T. Cybulski, Trevor Z. DiMarco, Jonathan H. Elkin, Jennifer L. Fichter, Oscar O. Figueredo, Caitlan M. Ganley, David P. Griffin, Julia Gurariy, Lauren Z. Hageman, Eric D. Hansen, Heidi K. Knoblauch, Andrew Lee, James R. Mack, Helen H. Park, Andrew D. Rape, Allison B. Sail, Katie M. Schwertz, Aadhavi Sridharan, and Adam R. Williamson.
Joanna B. Olmsted, Interim Vice Provost and Dean of the College Faculty, offered congratulatory remarks at the event. Glenn Cerosaletti of the Center for Study Abroad and Interdepartmental Programs of the College is president of the Iota Chapter.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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