| 2007 multicultural and international awards Andre Ingram is often a winner in his role as point guard on the Eagles men’s basketball team. He’s also a winner off the court as a physics major at the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), which earned him one of two Scholar-Athlete awards in last week’s 21st annual Multicultural Affairs and International Student and Scholar Services awards ceremony. Ingram, left, who has served as co-captain of the basketball team, was given the award by men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones, right. He won Patriot League Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2004, and this season was named to the All-Patriot League first team as a senior. His 1,619 career points are sixth all-time at AU. Christina Wright, a track competitor from the School of Communication, also won a Scholar-Athlete award. Academic awards went to Jean Accius and Saltanat Liebert, School of Public Affairs (SPA), Sergio Garciduenas-Seas of the School of International Service (SIS), and Joshua Su-Ya Wu, SIS and CAS. Leadership awards went to Manan Shah and Anisa Ismail, SIS, and LLM student Davina Minnix. SPA student Ebony Duncan and LLM student Grisella Martinez were named as Soaring Eagles for a combination of character, community service, and academic achievement, while the Striving for Excellence award went to SPA’s Vassia Gueorguieva and the LLM Executive Board. Daniel Rogers of SIS and LLM student Efrat Dvir won Trailblazer awards, while Sunny Shin of SIS won the Ideas into Action award. There were also awards for a distinguished alumna (Bernadine Karunaratne) as well as staff (Eddie Diaz, Human Resources) and faculty (Keith Leonard, literature, CAS). —SA |
