Student Achievement

SIX KU SENIORS RECEIVE HILLTOPPER AWARDS

The 1998-1999 Hilltopper recipients are Maria Zoe Abatjoglou, Ronald C. Chen, Michael Kendall Day, Karen M. Isley, Erika Lynn Nutt and Kevin W. Yoder. The students will be honored at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at a reception in the Adams Alumni Center, and they will be recognized in the Jayhawker yearbook.

The Hilltopper Award was started in 1930 under the name Prominent Jayhawkers. After several name changes, including Hill Personalities and Big Wheels on Campus, the award became known as the Hilltopper in the late 1950s.

Nominees submitted a brief application describing their campus and community involvement, a resume, an essay and three letters of recommendation. A minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 was required.

The Hilltopper selection committee includes KU faculty members, administrators, and current and past editors of the Jayhawker staff.

The award winners are all seniors; their majors and home addresses are

CHEYENNE COUNTY

From Saint Francis

Michael Kendall Day, a humanities and an Italian major, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Day, 404 Birch.

RENO COUNTY

From Hutchinson

Kevin W. Yoder, an English and a political science major, is the son of Susan Alexander, 408 E. 16th St.

SEDGWICK COUNTY

From Wichita

Erika Lynn Nutt, a social work major, is the daughter of Richard Nutt, 2309 George Washington Blvd.

SHAWNEE

From Topeka

Ronald C. Chen, a biochemistry major, is the son of Cindy Lo, 3239 Arrowhead Road.

OHIO

From Sylvania

Karen M. Isley, an English and a communication studies major, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Isley, 8036 Ivywood Lane.

WEST VIRGINIA

From Charleston

Maria Zoe Abatjoglou, a Spanish and a philosophy major, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Abatjoglou, 25 Coventry Woods.

Story by Camille Payne, (785) 864-8860