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Honorary Art Fraternity awards scholarship to ULM students

Two University of Louisiana at Monroe students, Ebony Nicole Johnson and Srdjan Marjanovic, received prestigious scholarships from Kappa PI International Honorary Art Fraternity through their local chapter, Delta Alpha.

Johnson joined the fraternity last fall, and became active in the organization as secretary. She was notified of a second place award after entering an international competition to be recognized in the fraternity’s publication, The Sketchbook.

ULM student Srdjan Marjanovic, who received an honorable mention, admits he always loved to draw, but never thought of art as a viable career choice. He came to the U.S. from Serbia, but was born in Santiago, Chile.

Marjanovic brings 10 years of professional basketball experience with him. "Ebony and Srdjan set great examples for their peers through hard work, perseverance and a dedicated work ethic. The Division of Art faculty are very proud of them and their accomplishments,” said ULM Associate Professor of Art Cliff Tresner.

ULM pharmacy graduate student receives travel grant to present in Paris

Bonthapally

Vijayveer Bonthapally a graduate student in pharmacy administration, was awarded a $1,500 student travel grant to present his research at an international research society meeting in France.

Bonthapally will present at the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research's 12th Annual European Congress in Paris, Oct. 24-27.

Vijay developed two research abstracts under his advisor Dr. Harvey Rappaport, and will present the posters at the ISPOR conference.

The two accepted posters are “Indirect Comparison to Estimate the Efficacy of Interventions in Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Mixed Treatment Comparison” and “Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis of Using Temsirolimus compared to Interferon Alpha in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.”

Pi Kappa Alpha, Warhawk baseball team help CenturyLink families

Two University of Louisiana at Monroe organizations recently teamed up to volunteer at a family fun day for employees of CenturyLink. Pi Kappa Alpha and the ULM Baseball Team donated an entire Saturday to help out at the CenturyLink event.

Members of ULM's Warhawks baseball team and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at CenturyLink's Family Fun Day.

The local business has generously supported ULM through the years, including a major contribution for ULM’s Clarke M. Williams Student Success Center. This marks the first time the baseball team worked the event with Pi Kappa Alpha.

“I think it is great that two ULM groups, one representing Greek Life/ Student Life and one representing ULM Athletics would spend an entire day for a company that supports our university in the way that CenturyLink does,” said Tommy Walpole, associate director of alumni relations and Pi Kappa Alpha advisor.

ULM students are “Hometown Hawks”

University of Louisiana at Monroe student organization the Hometown Hawks recently announced its selection of members.

Hometown Hawks is a volunteer-based service organization for ULM students where the students themselves act as recruiters at their former high schools. Though there are no regular meetings, Hometown Hawks members are required to return to their hometown high school to speak to students about ULM.

The Office of Recruitment and Admissions also tailgates at local high school football games in September and Hometown Hawk members are also required to attend at those twice.

“ULM students can sometimes connect better with high school students than our own recruiters,” Brooke Taylor, event planner at ULM and advisor for the Hometown Hawks, said.

“They can tell them about their own experiences here and all the great changes taking place.”

Students must have at least a 2.3 GPA and submit an essay to be accepted into the organization.

Sixty-two ULM students from around Louisiana and surrounding states comprise the Hometown Hawks for the 2009-2010 school year.

“I have found that the Hometown Hawks love getting the opportunity to return to their high school and share their experience here at ULM,” Taylor said. “This organization is a unique way that we have found to promote ULM.”

ULM’s Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority attends international convention; wins awards

University of Louisiana at Monroe sorority Alpha Omicron Pi (Lambda Tau chapter) attended their international convention in June in Tampa, Fla.

The chapter won several awards during the four-day convention. These awards included the Ruby Award for achieving 98.6 percent of the sorority’s international standards of excellence, the Sheaf Performance Award for foundation support and the Alumnae Advisory Committee Performance Award.

In addition, two ULM students received Diamond Jubilee Scholarship Awards: Mary Webster, a pre-dental biology major and current chapter president, and Elizabeth Fuselier, a pharmacy major and 2008 ULM Greek Woman of the Year.

The sorority won the ULM NPC Overall Sorority Excellence Award, the Chapter Programming Award and Alumnae Relations Award in May at the annual Student Affairs Awards. Alpha Omicron Pi consists of 220 chapters and colonies across North America.

The sorority was chartered at ULM in 1958.

ULM student organization Phi Beta Lambda hosts conference; wins awards, honors

The University of Louisiana at Monroe chapter of Phi Beta Lambda Business Organization Inc. hosted the organization’s State Leadership Conference in March. The conference featured numerous competitive events in which several ULM students placed highly.

Members winning first place included Rayna Anderson in Management Analysis and Decision Making, Shavanti Hay in Client Services, Mylecka Jefferson in Hospitality Management, Nellisha Johnson in Contemporary Issues in Sports, Kendra Joseph in Justice Administration and Jelisha Martin in Management Concepts. Nellisha Johnson went on to compete at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference held in Anaheim, Calif., in June.

The chapter also earned first place in the Hollis and Kitty Guy Award for outstanding local chapter. In addition, Dr. Melissa V. Melancon was awarded first place as outstanding local advisor in Louisiana.

Two ULM members were also elected to offices in the group’s state leadership. Brittney Johnson was elected State Vice President and Paris Williams was elected State Director of New Media.

“I’m very proud of all of our accomplishments this past year,” La’Toya Welch, ULM chapter president said. “Our chapter of Phi Beta Lambda will continue to exceed all expectations this year and for many years to come.”