T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Friday
April 24, 2009
Volume 90, No.
106
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
SPORTS | PAGE 6
BY ALI MUSTANSIR
The Shorthorn staff
Families and friends filled Texas
Hall to see university...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Friday
April 24, 2009
Volume 90, No.
106
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
SPORTS | PAGE 6
BY ALI MUSTANSIR
The Shorthorn staff
Families and friends filled Texas
Hall to see university administration award excelling students and
faculty at the President’s Convocation for Academic Excellence on
Thursday afternoon.
The convocation is held annually
since its development 14 years ago
as part of the centennial celebration
of the university’s founding.
Awards
are given to faculty who distinguish
themselves through service to the
university, teaching and academic
activities.
Each college or school
nominates students who exemplify
academic excellence.
Provost Donald Bobbitt said the
University Scholars award is given
to the top 1 percent of students.
Each of the 250 students wore a
cord designed specifically for the
award, he said.
“It is exciting to me to see students come across the stage and to
hear about their accomplishm
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