Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Four students receive Outstanding AST awards

Four undergraduate students at UIS – Amy Ballinger-Cole, Lori Harrison, Diana Meister, and Tammie Williams – have received Outstanding AST Awards from the Applied Study Program. To be nominated, students must demonstrate excellence in several areas. A total of 15 students were nominated this spring.

Ballinger-Cole, a Liberal Studies major, worked on the publication of an electric cooperative. Harrison, an Accountancy major, worked at a small home appliance store in Decatur. Meister, a Management major at the Peoria campus, arranged an internship at her current workplace that involved creating an orientation document for new employees. Williams, also a Management major at Peoria, developed an AST focused on developing managerial skills in light of a recent promotion. Read more>>

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