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Students earn top honors at ceremony
Ceremony recognizes community service, leadership, academics
Casey Thomas
Issue date: 5/24/07 Section: News
"Ability is nothing without opportunity," a quote by Napoleon Bonaparte which opened OSU's All-University Student Recognition Awards ceremony, held yesterday at CH2M Hill Alumni Center to recognize outstanding student achievements.
"The students being recognized tonight have gone above and beyond," said Ben Fisher, program coordinator of the university scholars programs. "A 3.5 gets anyone in the pool, but it's participation in the community, leadership, and extracurricular activities, as well as academics that get them the awards." A welcome speech was given by ASOSU president Mike Olson and OSU president Ed Ray opened the ceremony.
Among the most prestigious awards, the Drucilla Shepard Smith Scholastic Awards honored students who have maintained a 4.0 during their stay at OSU.
Recipient of the award for the fourth time, senior in anthropology Robert Lingle shed light on the award's significance. "I think it's an achievement you can be proud of because it's something you earn with full collaboration of the college. Even the Janitors play a part in our education."
Lingle has an incredible story behind his academic success. The now 47-year-old student was in a terrible motorcycle accident while living and working in Taiwan. Struck by a hit-and-run driver directly outside a hospital, Lingle was clinically dead but was resuscitated. Though innocent, Lingle was detained for two years in Taiwan before being cleared for the death of a pedestrian who was also in the accident. He came to the U.S. to start over. Besides maintaining a 4.0 GPA, Lingle is starting a master's program in public health this fall.
"School has been mentally and spiritually fulfilling for me," he said.
John Pham, a sophmore in biology was among two hundred students recognized in yesterday's ceremony.
"It's extremely prestigious. Just to be selected as a finalist is really cool," Pham said.
Representing one of the major financial sponsors, Michael Henthorne, Director of the Memorial Union helped explain the importance of the event. "Essentially it's a job well done. Obviously [the recipients] have accomplished their academic goals and the institution wishes to honor that."
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This story edited on May 30, 2007.
In a May 23, version of this story it was stated that Lingle spent two years in a Taiwanese jail. He was detained in Taiwan.
The Daily Barometer regrets this error.
"The students being recognized tonight have gone above and beyond," said Ben Fisher, program coordinator of the university scholars programs. "A 3.5 gets anyone in the pool, but it's participation in the community, leadership, and extracurricular activities, as well as academics that get them the awards." A welcome speech was given by ASOSU president Mike Olson and OSU president Ed Ray opened the ceremony.
Among the most prestigious awards, the Drucilla Shepard Smith Scholastic Awards honored students who have maintained a 4.0 during their stay at OSU.
Recipient of the award for the fourth time, senior in anthropology Robert Lingle shed light on the award's significance. "I think it's an achievement you can be proud of because it's something you earn with full collaboration of the college. Even the Janitors play a part in our education."
Lingle has an incredible story behind his academic success. The now 47-year-old student was in a terrible motorcycle accident while living and working in Taiwan. Struck by a hit-and-run driver directly outside a hospital, Lingle was clinically dead but was resuscitated. Though innocent, Lingle was detained for two years in Taiwan before being cleared for the death of a pedestrian who was also in the accident. He came to the U.S. to start over. Besides maintaining a 4.0 GPA, Lingle is starting a master's program in public health this fall.
"School has been mentally and spiritually fulfilling for me," he said.
John Pham, a sophmore in biology was among two hundred students recognized in yesterday's ceremony.
"It's extremely prestigious. Just to be selected as a finalist is really cool," Pham said.
Representing one of the major financial sponsors, Michael Henthorne, Director of the Memorial Union helped explain the importance of the event. "Essentially it's a job well done. Obviously [the recipients] have accomplished their academic goals and the institution wishes to honor that."
This story edited on May 30, 2007.
In a May 23, version of this story it was stated that Lingle spent two years in a Taiwanese jail. He was detained in Taiwan.
The Daily Barometer regrets this error.
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