Student Successes
Loyola French student receives scholarship for year in Paris
Katherine Karcher received the Domengeaux Scholarship from La Foundation Lousiane and CODOFIL.
Loyola German student chosen as DAAD ambassador of German-US relations
Vesna Milojevic was chosen to act as an ambassador of German-US relations by the German Academic Exchange Service
German student named DAAD ambassador to Germany
Vesna Milojevic has been chosen as a DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) ambassador to Germany for 2009-2010. She will go to New York City for training and then travel around promoting study abroad opportunities in Germany. Vesna spent last year in Dortmund on a Loyola study abroad program.
English major is director of reading series, editor of literary magazine
Soft-spoken when she arrived, Lesley became the editor of ReVisions and the director of the 1718 reading series. 1718 is a student-run reading series that takes place the first Tuesday of every month. Revisions is an undergraduate literary magazine.
Philosophy student selected for highly competitive summer fellowship
Gordon Nicholas Courtney ("Nick"), a University Honors Program senior majoring in Philosophy and Medieval Studies, received a summer fellowship from the Erasmus Institute at the University of Notre Dame.
Math student wins Clare Booth Luce Scholarship
Since its first grants in 1989 the Clare Boothe Luce Program has become the single most significant source of private support for women in science, mathematics and engineering.
Student's essay accepted for publication
Religious studies student Paul Buehler recently published an essay, "Daniel And Akkadian Prophecy: Exploring The Origins Of Apocalyptic Eschatology," in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa.
Warner Sevin conducted research in biophysics
Physics junior Warner Sevin conducted research in ion channel biophysics this summer. Working with Prof. Armin Kargol, Warner analyzed experimental data from electrophysiology experiments, attempting to identify the phenomenon of kinetic focusing of ion channels.
Holly Gardner participates in Loyola SCORE program
Physics junior Holly Gardner spent her summer as an undergraduate research assistant.
Kevin Fontenot named to Scholar Athlete list
Loyola physics senior Kevin Fontenot was named to the 2009 Daktronics-NAIA Baseball Scholar Athlete list