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Purdue News

January 10, 1996

Purdue students receive honors and scholarships

• Two students in the School of Chemical Engineering were awarded the Thomas E. Wallace Memorial Scholarship. The recipients of the $750 scholarships are Cecilia M. Berger, a junior from Newburgh , and Bryan D. McVicker, a junior from Valparaiso .

• Two students in the Purdue chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America received presidential citations from the national chapter of PRSSA. Thomas Holt, West Lafayette , and Maureen Kaiser, Indianapolis , are the first two members from the same PRSSA chapter to win the award simultaneously. They were cited for their commitment and support to members of the society. Holt is president of the local chapter and a senior in public relations. Kaiser is vice-president and also a senior in public relations. The Purdue chapter of PRSSA is the largest in America with 88 members. The organization provides members networking opportunities and skill-development activities.

• Julie M. Matthews from Indianapolis received the Robert L. Carr Jr. Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to Indiana residents who are majoring in child health and have exhibited academic excellence and the potential to succeed. Matthews is a junior in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences.

Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu

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