Undergraduates in the News: 2006-2009

Tyler Spencer Wins Rhodes Scholarship

November 23, 2009 — Tyler Spencer, a 2008 graduate of the University of Virginia, has received a Rhodes Scholarship. Read more...

Todd Gerarden Selected as Truman Scholar

March 26, 2009 - Todd Gerarden, a third-year student in the University of Virginia's School of Engineering and Applied Science, is a 2009 Truman Scholarship winner. Read more..

Courtney Schroeder Named Churchill Scholar

February 11, 2009 - Courtney Schroeder, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, has received a $50,000 scholarship from the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States. Read more...

U.Va. Grad Daniel Young Receives a Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

August 13, 2008 — Daniel Young, a 2007 politics and history graduate of the University of Virginia, has received a Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship. More

Double Hoo Recipients Announced!

The Center for Undergraduate Excellence is pleased to announce this year’s
recipients of the Double Hoo Research Awards. These awards support research
by undergraduate-graduate pairs, advised by a faculty member, to be
completed within a year. The Center for Undergraduate Excellence thanks the
Jefferson Trust and the College of Arts & Sciences for their generous
support of this program.

Congratulations to the 2008 Double Hoo recipients:
  • Courtney Mallow, third-year student in Economics, and Emma Mitchell,
    doctoral student in Nursing, “Domestic violence and economy:  A needs
    assessment/photovoice project in Nicaragua.”
  • Kelly Hondula, third-year student in Environmental Sciences and
    Environmental Thought and Practice, and Laura K. Reynolds, doctoral student
    in Environmental Sciences, “Asexual versus sexual reproduction of restored
    seagrass meadows on the eastern shore of Virginia.”

University of Virginia Student Michelle Henry Chosen to Receive Udall Scholarship

April 8, 2008 — Michelle Henry, an environmental sciences major at the University of Virginia, has received a 2008 Udall Scholarship to support her research into climate and diet in South Africa. More

Two University of Virginia Biochemistry Majors Receive Goldwater Scholarships to Pursue Advanced Study in Science

April 3, 2008 — Two University of Virginia students are among 321 Goldwater Scholarship recipients announced this week. More

Two U.Va. Students Selected as Davis Peace Winners

April 1, 2008 — A water purification system designed by two University of Virginia students has been selected as one of the 100 "Projects for Peace" to be funded by centenarian philanthropist Kathryn Wasserman Davis. More

Xiao Wang Selected as Truman Scholar

March 26, 2008 — Xiao Wang, a third-year student in economics at the University of Virginia, is a 2008 Truman Scholarship winner. More

Forty-Two University of Virginia Students Receive Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards

February 28, 2008 — Forty-two University of Virginia undergraduates have received Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards, which will assist them in conducting independent research during the summer. More

U.Va. Fourth-Year Student Spencer Named to USA Today Team

February 14, 2008 — Tyler S. Spencer, an international health and environmental sustainability major at the University of Virginia, has been named to USA Today's All-USA College Academic team. More

2007 Harrison Undergraduate Research Award Recipients Announced

May 1, 2007 -- One local resident is among 47 students who have received Harrison Undergraduate Research Awards at the University of Virginia. More

Tyler Spencer - 2007 Udall Recipient

April 11, 2007 -- Tyler S. Spencer, an international health and environmental sustainability major, has won a 2007 Udall Scholarship. More

2007 Goldwater Scholars Announced

April 5, 2007-- Three University of Virginia students are among the 317 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship recipients for 2007. The national scholarship, valued at $7,500 a year for up to two years, is open to rising third- and fourth-year students pursuing degrees in science, mathematics and engineering. More

Ross Baird - 2007 Marshall Recipient

Nov. 9, 2006-- E. Ross Baird of Atlanta, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, has been named a 2007 Marshall Scholar by the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission. More

 

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