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Scholar Achievements

2007­–2008 Scholar Achievements


Jessica Scruggs '08 and Jock Moore '08ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CLASS OF 2008

 

26% graduated with Highest Distinction and 41% graduated with Distinction.


15% graduated with Highest Honors and 21% graduated with Honors.


21% were members of Phi Beta Kappa.


88% were on the Dean’s List.


18% were involved in Student Government.


18% were involved in athletic programs.


24% were members of at least one honorary society.


SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

The following scholarships and fellowships were awarded to Morehead-Cain Scholars during the 2007–2008 academic year:

  • Fulbright Fellowship (two Morehead-Cain Scholars received fellowships)
  • Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship
  • The Harry S. Truman Scholarship
  • The Ron H. Brown Scholarship
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship
  • Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
  • Loyalty Fund Scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill Medical School
  • SURGE (Support for Under-Represented Groups in Engineering) Fellowship
  • Carolina Undergraduate Research Fellowship
  • Lagrant Scholarship


AWARDS, PRIZES, AND HONORS 

The following are awards, prizes, and honors won by Morehead-Cain Scholars during the 2007–2008 academic year:

  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Undergraduate Honor Court
  • Gene Anderson Student-Athlete Award
  • Irene F. Lee Award for the senior woman judged most outstanding in leadership, character and scholarship
  • Jason H. Maguire Award for Research in Undergraduate Chemistry
  • L. Richardson Preyer Award for the most distinguished record of scholarship in Political Science and service to the community
  • Sterling Stoudemire Medal for Excellence in Spanish
  • Athletic Director’s Scholar-Athlete Award
  • Phi Delta Theta Harmon-Rice-Davis Award, presented to the most outstanding undergraduate student-athlete in the international fraternity
  • Anthony and Hope Harrington Study Abroad Scholarship
  • APPLES Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship
  • Sterling Stoudemire Medal for Excellence in Spanish
  • Institute of Latin American Studies Undergraduate Mellon Award for excellence in undergraduate work by students engaged in study or research in Latin America or the Caribbean
  • William Rand Kenan, Jr. Award for outstanding achievement in academics, athletics and leadership
  • Economics Department Research Award
  • Office of Undergraduate Research Award
  • C. Lampley Award for Excellence in Multimedia, awarded by the Department of Communication Studies for outstanding work in media production
  • Outstanding Senior Award
  • The Herington Prize for Excellence in Greek, awarded by the Department of Classics for the best recitation of Greek poetry and prose


HONORARY SOCIETIES
Morehead-Cain Scholars were members of these honorary societies during the 2007–2008 academic year:

  • North Carolina Fellows Program
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Order of the Bell Tower
  • Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Order of the Grail-Valkyries
  • Order of the Old Well
  • Order of the Omega