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WSU Honors College Presents Awards to McElroy, Van Schinjndel, Hammett, Shier and Berthiuame at Its Fall 2013 Commencement Ceremonies

WSU Honors College Presents Awards to McElroy, Van Schinjndel, Hammett, Shier and Berthiuame at Its Fall 2013 Commencement Ceremonies

PULLMAN, Wash.—The Washington State University Honors College celebrated the accomplishments of 17 graduating seniors and presented top awards to three students and two faculty members at its ceremonies for fall 2013 commencement. » More …

WSU Honors Alumna Roxanne Reese to Interview as Marshall Scholarship Finalist

WSU Honors Alumna Roxanne Reese to Interview as Marshall Scholarship Finalist

PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University alumna Roxanne Reese has made it to the final round of the Marshall Scholarship selection process, and will travel Nov. 13 for a personal interview at the British Consulate-General in San Francisco. The Honors College graduate is a Seattle native and current resident. » More …

Twelve WSU Honors College Students Receive Auvil, Fuentes-Kirk Awards to Pursue Research

Twelve WSU Honors College Students Receive Auvil, Fuentes-Kirk Awards to Pursue Research in 2013-14

PULLMAN, Wash.—Twelve Washington State University undergraduate members of the Honors College working with faculty mentors on “research, scholarship, and creative activities” have each received $1,000 awards to support their efforts in the 2013-14 academic year. Announcing the awards is Shelley Pressley, director of undergraduate research, a program in the Office of Undergraduate Education. » More …

WSU Honors College Welcomes Chemist Cliff Berkman to Discuss Targeting and Treating Cancer

WSU Honors College Welcomes Chemist Cliff Berkman to Discuss Targeting and Treating Cancer

PULLMAN, Wash.— Renowned researcher and chemistry professor Cliff Berkman will present “A New Approach to Targeting and Treating Cancer” as the second Washington State University Honors College Distinguished Lecture Series presentation on Monday, Oct. 21. The lecture is set for 6:30 p.m. in the Honors Hall Lounge and is open to the public at no charge. » More …

Twelve WSU Honors College Students Receive Auvil, Fuentes-Kirk Awards to Pursue Research in 2013-14

Twelve WSU Honors College Students Receive Auvil, Fuentes-Kirk Awards to Pursue Research in 2013-14

PULLMAN, Wash.—Twelve Washington State University undergraduate members of the Honors College working with faculty mentors on “research, scholarship, and creative activities” have each received $1,000 awards to support their efforts in the 2013-14 academic year. Announcing the awards is Shelley Pressley, director of undergraduate research, a program in the Office of Undergraduate Education. » More …

WSU Honors College Welcomes Psychologist Craig Parks to Present Invited Lecture on Human Cooperation and Public Goods Sept. 23

WSU Honors College Welcomes Psychologist Craig Parks to Present Invited Lecture on Human Cooperation and Public Goods Sept. 23

PULLMAN, Wash.—Can you predict when will people support a publicly beneficial project? Washington State University Psychology Professor Craig Parks will share his insights at 6:30 p.m. Monday Sept. 23 in the Honors Hall Lounge as he delivers the inaugural Honors College Distinguished Lecture Series program. » More …

Honors College at WSU Recognizes Students, Faculty at 2013 Spring Commencement Banquet

Honors College at WSU Recognizes Students, Faculty at 2013 Spring Commencement Banquet

PULLMAN, Wash. — Students, faculty, staff, and guests celebrated the accomplishments of the Honors College at Washington State University class of 2013 on May 3 in the Compton Union Building Senior Ballroom.

More than 60 students walked at the event, with 75 percent having earned Latin Honors at the university for maintaining a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA.  Forty-one percent of the graduates studied abroad during their undergraduate experience. » More …

Alumnus Andrew Whitaker Electrifies, Graduates MIT

Alumnus Andrew Whitaker Electrifies, Graduates MIT

– By Jared Brickman

An alumnus of The Honors College at Washington State University lit up the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – metaphorically and literally.

Coauthor of the MIT Future of the Electric Grid Study, Andrew Whitaker (’09 Electrical Engineering, Chinese Language and Culture, and the Honors College) graduated last September with his S.M. in Technology and Policy from the prestigious Massachusetts school. » More …

WSU Honors Alumna Megan Crenshaw Earns 2012 Gates Public Service Law Scholarship at UW

WSU Honors Alumna Megan Crenshaw Earns 2012 Gates Public Service Law Scholarship at UW

Megan Crenshaw

Washington State University graduate Megan Crenshaw (’11 Communications/ Broadcasting, Political Science and Honors) is one of five students selected for The William H. Gates Public Service Law Program at the University of Washington School Of Law. » More …

WSU Honors Alumnus Ahmad Bayomy Begins Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at UW

WSU Honors Alumnus Ahmad Bayomy Begins Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at UW

Ahmad Bayomy

The University of Washington Orthopaedics and Sport Medicine program accepted eight students from across the nation for its 2012-13 Orthopaedic Surgery Residency (R1) rotation.  One of the students selected is alumnus Ahmad Bayomy (’06 Bioengineering and the Honors College) from Moscow, Idaho.  He received his MD from the University of Washington this year. » More …