Student Achievements

Honors students have received prestigious awards and have been accepted to top-notch programs and graduate schools. Read about their accomplishments.

Current Students:

• Three Honors students have been selected as 2008 McNair scholars. They are Charles Mao, College of Business (Economics), Juan Plata, College of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) and Ilse Zuniga, Liberal Arts (Political Science).The Ronald E. McNair Scholars Institute at UNLV is committed to diversifying the ranks of American faculty and research institutions by encouraging and preparing undergraduate students who are members of underrepresented groups to pursue doctoral studies. McNair Scholars complete a research internship under the direction of a faculty mentor in their area of study as well as have other opportunities to help prepare them for graduate and professional study.
  
  
• Sean Kau, Senior majoring in Finance and Computer Science Major, Yamini Piplani, Senior majoring in Economics and Political Science, Sagar Raich, Junior majoring in Finance, Economics, Management and Accounting have been awarded the HSBC Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year. Each year, The Honors College awards scholarships to outstanding junior and senior Business majors on behalf of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC).The HSBC is a bank established by Thomas Sutherland, to finance British Trade in the Far East in 1865. Congratulations to these outstanding students!
  
  
• Morgan Bird, Shipra De, Chelsea Garvin, Chelsea Milko, Emily Powers, and Sagar Raich:
  These students were selected as 2008-2009 UNLV Student Life Leadership Scholarship Recipients. Out of the 10 recipients selected from an applicant pool of 76, six are members of the Honors College. Selection criteria was grounded in each applicant's exemplary dedication to academic achievement, impact on campus, community involvement and exhibited leadership.
  
  
• Emily Powers, an Honors College student and dual major in Political Science and English Literature, is a 2008 recipient of a prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation award! As a Truman Scholar, Emily will continue her education, as well as her already-impressive career, by attending a combined program in Law and Social Work.
  
  
• Karen Levy, an Honors College student and dual major in Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, has been awarded an undergraduate scholarship from the Barry M. Goldwater Foundation! Karen will use this exceptional award to continue research and classroom work on her way to an M.D./Ph.D. focusing on Biotechnology.
  
  
• David Cotter: Honors Student David Cotter took part in the Biomedical Research Apprenticeship Program at Washington University in St. Louis Missouri during Summer 2007. The program, which is funded by the Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, allowed Cotter to experience working full time in a biomedical laboratory environment for 10 weeks.
  
  
• Jackie and Mollie Singer: Two Honors College students were selected as “Most Caring Americans” by Senator Robert J. Dole, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Val J. Halamandaris, Founder and Director of the Caring Institute. Twins Mollie and Jackie Singer were two of only five young adults to win the 2007 National Caring Award. The honor is bestowed annually upon the most caring youth and adults in America.