Lincoln
resident recognized as one of Illinois' top college students
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[November 08, 2014]
LINCOLN - Emily Hope Johnson of
Lincoln, center, a student at Lincoln College, was recognized as a
Student Laureate by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois during a special
ceremony November 1 at the Old State Capitol in Springfield.
Standing with Johnson are Dr. A. Gigi Fansler, left, Vice President
of Academic Affairs, and Lincoln Academy Vice Chancellor William
Bennett.
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The Lincoln Academy’s Student Laureate Awards are
presented for excellence in curricular and extracurricular
activities to seniors from each of the state’s four-year,
degree-granting colleges and universities, and one student from
among the community colleges in Illinois. At the Student Laureate
Convocation, each student received a Student Laureate Medallion,
along with a $1,000 educational grant and a certificate of
achievement. This is the 40th year Lincoln Academy celebrated
students’ excellence in Illinois.
The Lincoln Academy, unique among the 50 states, was established
more than 50 years ago to honor distinguished citizens with the
state’s highest award, the Order of Lincoln. The 52nd Annual
Convocation and Investiture of Laureates of The Lincoln Academy of
Illinois will take place Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Illinois State
Capitol in Springfield.
[Kyle Sebastian on behalf of the
Lincoln Academy of Illinois] |
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