BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Kari Grace, a senior from Winnetka, Ill., has been selected as Illinois Wesleyan University’s recipient of the 2010 Lincoln Academy of Illinois Student Laureate Award. The award recognizes outstanding academic achievement and extracurricular activities among college seniors.
On Saturday, Nov. 6, Grace and fellow student laureates were honored in a ceremony at the Old State Capitol State Historic Site in Springfield, Ill. Accompanied by Chair and Professor of Hispanic Studies Carolyn Nadeau, Grace received a Student Laureate Medallion, along with an honorarium check and certificate of achievement.
Chosen from a pool of qualified Illinois Wesleyan seniors, Grace is a sociology and Hispanic studies double major with a minor in environmental studies. A member of Kappa Delta, she is currently the sorority’s leadership chair. In her four years at IWU, she has been a member of the Sierra Student Coalition and has helped the group organize events on campus.
Since her sophomore year, Grace has played an active role in IWU’s GREENetwork and is currently a co-chair. She is also president of Sigma Delta Pi, the Hispanic Honor Society on campus, as well as a member of the following: Phi Beta Kappa, the Liberal Arts Honor Society; Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society; Phi Eta Sigma, the First Year Honor Society; Gamma Sigma Alpha, the national Academic Greek Honor Society and Phi Beta Delta, the Honor Society for international Scholars.