Newest NSP grads honor mentors, receive major awards, move on to top grad schools and companies

May graduate Jennifer Moffitt received the 2011 Norris Medal, Clemsons top award for most outstanding graduating senior. Jennifer is the fourthNational Scholar to receive the Norris since 2007.
The graduating seniors received many awards, including: Jessica Dean Outstanding Undergraduate Award from the Presidents Commission on the Status of Women; Phi Kappa Phi Certificate of Merit from the College of Business and Behavioral Science; Ernest Jewell Hardesty Moore Award for Outstanding Senior from the department of Psychology; Matt Locke Award from the Division of Student Affairs Caitlin Foulser Outstanding Senior Award from the Mathematical Sciences Faculty Susie Irizarry Conservation Biology Senior Scholar Awards from the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences and the department of Forestry and Natural Resources Elizabeth Sloan Phi Kappa Phi Certificate of Merit from the College of Engineering and Science Ray Smith Jerome V. Reel Award of Academic Excellence from Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society

The 2011 graduates presented the annual NSP Awards of Distinction to professor and advisors who have served as their mentors and who supported their intellectual, personal and professional development at Clemson. The 2011 recipients were:
Neil Calkin Mathematical Sciences Jonathan Beecher Field English | Jeff Fine Political Science Charles Gooding Chemical Engineering Harry Harritos Architecture | Dana Irvin Calhoun Honors College Robin Kowalski Psychology | Lance Young Business Yanhua Zhang Languages

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Achieng Adongo Clemson, masters in industrial engineering Ben Boone BB&T Leadership Development Program Judith Crews Clemson, masters in architecture and health Jessica Dean Florida State, masters in higher education Allison Foreman Clemson, doctorate in engineering and science education Caitlin Foulser N.C. State, doctorate in mathematics Susie Irizarry Unilever National Parks Congressional Internship Program

After considering a wide range of offers from top medical and graduate schools and Fortune 500 companies, the newest NSP graduates will begin the next chapters at the following locations: Jennifer Moffitt Eastman Chemical Company, research chemical engineer Zach Musgrave Michigan, doctorate in computer science and engineering Elizabeth Sloan Texas-Southwestern, medical school Ray Smith Massachusetts Institute of Technology, doctorate in chemical engineering Josh Von Fange Fluor Corporation (Shanghai), sourcing account manager

Josh Von Fange and Zach Musgrave race across a lake at the end of a zip line tour during the April 8-10 senior retreat. This retreat bookends the new Scholar retreat of four years earlier, and allows Scholars to reflect on their NSP experience and to make commitments to each others continued success.

Above A final group challenge to solve to conclude their NSP experience. Left Crossing a bridge during the zip line tour.

Director Jamie Williams jamwill@clemson.edu Assistant Director Stefani Thachik steftha@clemson.edu

Director Calhoun Honors College Dr. Bill Lasser lasser@clemson.edu Graduate Assistant Hawken Brackett hawkenb@clemson.edu