Media Contacts:
Dr. Larry Blanton, Honors Program, 919/513-4074
Paul K. Mueller, News Services, 919/515-3470

May 11, 2004

Baccalaureate Honors Outstanding NC State Students, Faculty

Outstanding achievement by North Carolina State University students and faculty will be recognized at the University Honors Baccalaureate and Celebration of Academic Excellence, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, in the McKimmon Center.

The Honors Baccalaureate is free and open to the public, and media coverage is welcomed.

The NC State Board of Trustees will award Alexander Quarles Holladay Medals of Excellence to five faculty members whose careers exemplify the highest standards of excellence in teaching, research and service. Honored this year are Dr. Kenneth B. Adler of the College of Veterinary Medicine; Vincent M. Foote of the College of Design; Dr. Hassan A. Hassan of the College of Engineering; Dr. Lucinda H. MacKethan of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences; and Dr. Bruce J. Zobel of the College of Natural Resources. The Holladay Medal is the highest award given by the Board of Trustees and the university, and recognizes a lifetime of outstanding achievement in support of NC State’s mission.

Among the faculty awardees to be recognized are Robert P. Patterson, recipient of the Board of Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching; Jim E. Riviere, elected to the Institute of Medicine; and V. Kerry Smith, elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Also honored at the baccalaureate will be NC State students who have won Fulbright, Goldwater, Udall, Marshall, National Science Foundation, Gates-Cambridge, Rotary International, Phi Kappa Phi and other nationally competitive fellowships and scholarships.

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