Stories indexed under: Student awards

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  • A weekend of success for UW-Madison engineering teams May 1, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison formula car, concrete canoe and steel bridge teams excelled in competitions the weekend of April 25-27.
  • Wisconsin Alumni Association awards scholarships to outstanding students April 30, 2008 The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has awarded scholarships to 16 outstanding students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in recognition of their academic excellence, overall achievement and contributions to the campus community.
  • Returning adult students honored April 29, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will honor more than 30 adult students at a reception on Wednesday, April 30, with awards and scholarships that recognize their academic excellence and contributions to the community.
  • University honors distinguished undergraduates April 28, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will honor more than 100 of the university's most accomplished undergraduates tonight (April 28) at the Chancellor's Undergraduate Award Ceremony.
  • Student wins city management fellowship in Kansas City April 8, 2008 Throughout her academic career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Carissa DeCramer has been narrowing her focus. As an undergraduate, she double-majored in international relations and political science. As a graduate student at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, she followed the domestic track.
  • Student wins annual statewide poetry contest April 7, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate Christie Taylor took first place in an annual statewide poetry contest sponsored by Wisconsin People & Ideas magazine.
  • Undergraduate receives prestigious national scholarship March 25, 2008 It's not every day that University of Wisconsin-Madison Provost Patrick Farrell drops in on the class Introduction to Statistical Methods to make an announcement.
  • UW-Madison team ‘zaps’ competition with electric snowmobile March 18, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison Clean Snowmobile team blew the competition out of the snow at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Clean Snowmobile Challenge (CSC) in Houghton, Mich., March 10-15.
  • Students, professors invited to apply for Hirsch Family Award Feb. 13, 2008 Undergraduate students and their professors still have time to apply for the inaugural Hirsch Family Award, created by alumnus Jim Hirsch and his wife, Judy. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 14.
  • UW-Madison makes presidential honor roll for community service Feb. 13, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison was named this week to the 2007 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll With Distinction for its efforts to promote community service and service learning on its campus.
  • Catheterized system wins annual student creativity prize Feb. 12, 2008 A catheterized system to sense bladder pressure and control urine flow to prevent incontinence won the $10,000 top prize in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity, an annual University of Wisconsin-Madison invention competition.
  • 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.