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First-Year Scholars, Shirley
Bright Honored at Parents’ Association Moms’ Day Dinner
Twenty-two students who completed their first year (2004-05) at
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology with a perfect 4.0 grade point
average joined Institute First Lady Shirley Bright in being honored by
the Parents’ Association at its Mom’s Day Dinner on March 25.
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| First Lady Earns Award: Shirley Bright
(center), wife of Rose-Hulman Chief Executive Officer/Chair
of the Board of Trustees Robert Bright, received the Joy
Hulbert Award from the Parents' Association at this year's
Mom's Day Dinner. Joining her for the special night were Bev
Viles (left), Parents' Association co-chair, Robert Bright
and the couple's grandchildren Shannon and Nathan Barry. |
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The Parents’ Association presented engraved letter openers to the
following students for academic achievement: Alexander Clerc, an
electrical engineering major from Columbus, Ind.; Samantha Dick, a
biomedical engineering major from Fort Wayne, Ind.; Aaron Gerhardstein,
a mechanical engineering major from Fort Wayne; Amanda Grantz, a
chemical engineering major from Rapid City, S.D.; Timothy Karwoski, a
computer engineering major from Defiance, Mo.; Megan Knilands, an
optical engineering major from Paxton, Ill.; Nathaniel Lindle, a
computer science major from Cincinnati, Ohio; Devin Love, an electrical
engineering major from Mooresville, Ind.; Katie Maggard, a chemical
engineering major from Floyds Knobs, Ind.; Andrew Maxwell, a mechanical
engineering major from Kingston, N.Y.; and Bradley Munchel, a chemical
engineering major from Brookville, Ind.
Also honored were Nicholas Ohrn, a mechanical engineering major from
Gary, Ind.; Adam Outcalt, a computer science major from Cincinnati,
Ohio; Kimiko Parker, an electrical engineering major from Madeira, Ohio;
Jason Rodzik, a computer science major from Marietta, Ga.; Ian Rogers, a
mathematics major from Freeburg, Ill.; Ian Ross, a physics major from
Ballwin, Mo.; Scott Ruskamp, a computer engineering major from Dodge,
Neb.; Ryan Schultz, a mechanical engineering major from Fort Wayne;
Brian Thompson, an electrical engineering major from Gloucester, Va.;
Chastity Williams, a mechanical engineering major from Farmersburg,
Ind.; and Sara Zenner, a chemical engineering major from Gurnee, Ill.
Shirley Bright received the Joy Hulbert Award, which recognizes a
woman who has had a positive influence on Rose-Hulman and played an
important role in students’ education. Bright is the wife of Robert
Bright, chairman of the board of trustees, who has served as the
college’s chief executive officer this fiscal year. The couple moved
from their home in Austin, Texas, to help lead Rose-Hulman during the
transition of presidential leadership.
"We’re very thankful to Shirley Bright for all that she has done to
support Rose-Hulman during this school year," stated Rose-Hulman
Parents’ Association Co-Chair Bev Viles. "Mrs. Bright has joined her
husband in expressing concern and friendship to Rose-Hulman students,
parents, faculty and staff members. She has become actively involved in
the campus community and is a wonderful ambassador for Rose-Hulman with
alumni and the Terre Haute community."
More than 450 parents and students attended the Mom’s Day Dinner in
the Vonderschmitt Dining Room of the Hulman Union.
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| Honored For Academics: Thirteen of the
22 students receiving engraved letters openers from the
Rose-Hulman Parents' Association for having earned 4.0 grade
point averages are their first year were (front row, from
left) Nathaniel Lindle, Sara Zenner, Katie Maggard, Kimiko
Parker, Chastity Williams and Amanda Grantz. In the back row
(from left) are Adam Outcalt, Bradley Munchel, Scott Ruskamp,
Ian Ross, Ryan Schultz, Brian Thompson and Jason Rodzik. |
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