۽ֱ Office of Admissions and Scholarships will host an ice cream social for select freshmen students at 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 13 in honor of their outstanding academic achievements. These scholars are known as “Top Hawks.” The event will be in the ۽ֱ Conference Center on the seventh floor of the library.
Incoming freshman — with an American College Testing (ACT) score of 32 or higher and a high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher — will be honored with a special ceremony which will include ice cream and ۽ֱ-themed gift packages, each containing a special gift —an Apple iPad and ۽ֱ iPad case.
Students who had a high school grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher with an ACT score of 32 or higher will be awarded a $4,500 stipend for a study abroad experience.
The iPads were purchased by the ۽ֱ Foundation through private donations and awarded to 26 students.
The 2018 Top Hawks
Peyton Aulds of Sterlington; Caitlyn Barker of Jena; Anna Bennett of Pineville; Angelle Boudreaux of Slidell; Julie Butler of Woodworth; Nicholas Canales of Downsville; Mallory Collins of Rayville; Jacob Corrent of West Monroe; Sydney David of Grosse Tete; Austin Dunaway of Denham Springs; Mallory Grayson of Bastrop; Lauren Gremillion of Pineville; Blake Heck of Amite; Michael Hollman of Monroe; Caleb Holloway of Winnsboro; William Jones of Monroe; Lauren Lacoste of Gray; Hal Mayfield of Calhoun; Sarah Owens of West Monroe; Jonah Pevehouse of Monroe; Cameron Rugg of Rayville; Ethan Saucier of Alexandria; Emilyann St. Blanc of Franklin; Kassidy Stanford of Opelousas; Kathryn Wilson of Jena; Suprabha Pudasainy of Gorkha, Nepal.
About the ۽ֱ Foundation
Established in 1961, the ۽ֱ Foundation is a private non-profit organization dedicated to the growth, development, and enhancement of ۽ֱ.
The Foundation manages various programs, including: scholarships, professorship and chair funds, alumni, fundraising and development operations, college and body departmental support, and other university-related programs.