UCSC HONORS 35 UNDERGRADUATES FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Chancellor Karl S. Pister has announced the names of 35 undergraduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who have received awards for outstanding achievement.

Recipients of the awards were announced today (Wednesday, June 8), during an awards ceremony at University House. The awards are the Deans' Undergraduate Awards, the Chancellor's Undergraduate Awards, and the Presidential Awards.

The awards were established to encourage and stimulate outstanding scholarship and creative activity among undergraduate students. Nominees were evaluated for work developed in courses or programs at UCSC.

"These students have demonstrated the type of initiative, creativity, and dedication to scholarship that UCSC faculty members hope to inspire in undergraduates," said Pister. "It is my pleasure to recognize their accomplishments with these awards."

Recipients will also be recognized during graduation ceremonies. The awards recognize work completed between June 18, 1993, and April 29, 1994, including performing art works that were staged prior to April 29, 1994. Background on each of the awards and the names of recipients follow.

Deans' Undergraduate Awards

Deans of the Divisions of the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences each named up to ten students to receive the Deans' Undergraduate Awards for outstanding achievement. Recipients each receive $100.

Chancellor's Undergraduate Awards

The chancellor awarded an additional $100 to up to twelve of the highest-rated recipients of the Deans' Undergraduate Awards.

Presidential Undergraduate Awards

The newly established Presidential Undergraduate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, drawn from recipients of the Chancellor's Undergraduate Awards, recognizes two outstanding graduating seniors with a distinguished record of undergraduate research during the current academic year. Recipients receive an award plaque and a letter from UC President Jack Peltason.

Recipients of Deans' Undergraduate Awards

* winners of Chancellor's Undergraduate Awards ** winners of Presidential Undergraduate Awards

DIVISION OF THE ARTS

Whitney Abbott, Porter College *John Chendo, Kresge College Peter Fuller, Porter College Cherie Hammond, Porter College Miguel Perez, Porter College *Sean Robinson, Porter College River Rohlicek, Porter College *Kristy Simmons, Porter College

DIVISION OF THE HUMANITIES

Dana Blumrosen, Kresge College Peter DeRousse, Cowell College Eve Gordon, Cowell College Philip Handmaker, Merrill College *Celeste Hirschman, Oakes College *Lynn Melnick, Porter College Noel Merino, Stevenson College Tristan Nathe, Kresge College Shireen Rahnema, Stevenson College **David Roberts, Cowell College

DIVISION OF THE NATURAL SCIENCES

*David Beardsley, Cowell College *Julie Evans, College Eight Wynship Hillier, Stevenson College Cheryl Leu, Oakes College **Donn MacMinn, Cowell College Kristen Pol, College Eight

DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

Janet Booth, College Eight Michael Hathaway, Merrill College Menko Johnson, College Eight *Amrit Kulkarni, Oakes College, and *Ben Monmonier, College Eight (joint award) Daniel Niles, Crown College Skye Ogden, Kresge College David Rothschild, Porter College *Esther Tahrir, Merrill College Jennifer Thompson, Merrill College *Dena Valin, Cowell College

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