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Students bask in honor's light
Casey Jay
Issue date: 4/28/08 Section: News
Hundreds of people filled San Jose State's Event Center on Friday evening, but not to see a concert or a basketball game.
Instead, students, faculty and friends and family gathered to celebrate some of the best and brightest of SJSU at the 46th annual Honors Convocation.
Charles Whitcomb, vice provost for Academic Administration and Personnel at SJSU, described the event as "an opportunity … to really see their daughters and sons recognized for their academic achievements."
The first students to be honored were those who qualified as dean's scholars by earning a 3.65 GPA or higher at SJSU in at least two contiguous semesters of the three semesters prior to Friday's celebration.
Katy Griffin, a senior engineering major, said she had never been to the Honors Convocation before and that it felt great to be honored after putting in 70 to 80 hours of school work each week.
Close to 2,000 of SJSU's 23,000 undergraduates received the dean's scholar award and were presented to the audience in groups by the dean of their respective colleges.
Alix Perez, a junior psychology major, said she did not think she would be at the Honors Convocation.
"I've never been, like, a hard-core studier," Perez said, "but last semester I was always hitting the books because I love my major and wanted to learn more."
The second category of student honorees was president's scholars.
Only 235 students earned this title, which means they earned a 4.0 GPA at SJSU in at least two consecutive semesters.
Each president's scholar was recognized by announcing his or her name and major to the audience and shaking hands with President Don Kassing before exiting the stage.
Suzy Woolhouse, a senior environmental studies major and one of the 235 students, had little to say about the challenges of achieving a perfect GPA and more about what helped her get them.
"The teachers that I've had so far have really rocked," Woolhouse said, "and all my classes have been really fun.
Instead, students, faculty and friends and family gathered to celebrate some of the best and brightest of SJSU at the 46th annual Honors Convocation.
Charles Whitcomb, vice provost for Academic Administration and Personnel at SJSU, described the event as "an opportunity … to really see their daughters and sons recognized for their academic achievements."
The first students to be honored were those who qualified as dean's scholars by earning a 3.65 GPA or higher at SJSU in at least two contiguous semesters of the three semesters prior to Friday's celebration.
Katy Griffin, a senior engineering major, said she had never been to the Honors Convocation before and that it felt great to be honored after putting in 70 to 80 hours of school work each week.
Close to 2,000 of SJSU's 23,000 undergraduates received the dean's scholar award and were presented to the audience in groups by the dean of their respective colleges.
Alix Perez, a junior psychology major, said she did not think she would be at the Honors Convocation.
"I've never been, like, a hard-core studier," Perez said, "but last semester I was always hitting the books because I love my major and wanted to learn more."
The second category of student honorees was president's scholars.
Only 235 students earned this title, which means they earned a 4.0 GPA at SJSU in at least two consecutive semesters.
Each president's scholar was recognized by announcing his or her name and major to the audience and shaking hands with President Don Kassing before exiting the stage.
Suzy Woolhouse, a senior environmental studies major and one of the 235 students, had little to say about the challenges of achieving a perfect GPA and more about what helped her get them.
"The teachers that I've had so far have really rocked," Woolhouse said, "and all my classes have been really fun.
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