Annual Gustavus Honors Day Recognizes Student AchievementsOn Saturday, May 5, Gustavus Adolphus College will host Honors Day, an annual event that recognizes the academic excellence and achievements of students. This year, nearly 700 students will be recognized.
Gustavus Student Receives National HonorsGustavus Adolphus College senior Alex Zupan has been named a USA Today All-USA College Academic All-Star. In addition to being one of 60 students in the nation named to this list, Zupan was also recently honored with a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Postgraduate Scholarship. Zupan is also the 2006-07 Presser Scholar, given annually to a Gustavus music major.
Gustavus Student Receives Fulbright ScholarshipGustavus Adolphus College senior Erica Duin has been granted a Fulbright Scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year. Duin, a native of Hastings, Minn., will take classes at Al Akhawayn University and conduct research on water resource management in the Sebou River Basin in Morocco.
Admission will host its Scholarship Day as planned on Saturday, March 3, 2007.
This week, Gustavus Adolphus College received a gift in excess of $1 million to endowed music scholarships from Walter L. Youngquist '42 of Eugene, Ore., in honor of his wife, Elizabeth Pearson Youngquist '42.
Christenson Scholarship for Political Science Students AwardedGustavus Adolphus College has named Lindsey Reimnitz, daughter of Sam and Nancy Reimnitz of Armour, S.D., as the recipient of the Ronald S. and Rolf S. Christenson Scholarship in Political Science. The scholarship is awarded to a junior political science major judged exemplary in the excellence, depth, and imagination of his or her academic performance in political science and who has demonstrated interest in public service.