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May 14, 2004 UWGB student leads his way to graduation Sandhu volunteers, holds 3.99 GPA By Cynthia Hodnett Sandhu, 21, of Ashwaubenon, will be one of 23 UWGB students who will
receive Chancellor's Leadership Medallions during a ceremony today. The
award is given to students for leadership and academic achievement.
He was nominated for the award by his biology professors.
Sandhu was active on campus and in the community, including volunteering
as an advocate for the Sexual Assault Center, Brown County Mental Health
Center, American Red Cross, St. Vincent Hospital and Special Olympics.
On campus, Sandhu was president of the Bioscience Connection, a student
organization that plans activities to increase knowledge of career opportunities
in the biological sciences. He also has been active in Tri-Beta, the national
honorary society for biological sciences.
"I wanted to get involved as much as I could, but at the same time,
I wanted to do well academically," he said. "I'm really excited because
everything that I've done has gotten me closer to my goal of becoming
a doctor."
Big honor
Sandhu will get a little help toward reaching his career goal thanks
to a $5,000 Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Fellowship that he received recently.
The award will defray some of the nearly $20,000 in tuition that Sandhu
will have to pay during his first year at the University of Wisconsin
Medical School in Madison.
Sandhu, who is graduating with a 3.99 grade-point average, is one of
60 students nationwide and the first from UWGB to receive the fellowship.
The fellowship rewards academic performance, campus/community leadership
and evidence of success in graduate study. He is one of two UW students
to receive the fellowship.
"I was very pleased and surprised. Pleased in that I was selected for
it and that it will help me out in my first year of medical school," he
said. "I'm surprised and proud that I was the first UWGB student ever
to receive the fellowship."
Giving time
Sandhu was nominated for the award by Donna Ritch, a human biology and
biology associate professor and chairwoman of the Human Biology and Nutritional
Sciences Department at UWGB.
"Neil is probably one of the top students in the human biology program,"
Ritch said. "A lot of students will focus on one or two volunteer activities,
but he's involved in a whole range of things."
Dr. Gerald Bannasch, a neurologist and chairman of the Neurology Department
at Prevea Clinic, worked with Sandhu on research on epilepsy in children.
"Neil was very enthusiastic about doing the research, and he's got a
curiosity about things," Bannasch said. "He follows through on things
and he's a very pleasant guy. He likes to work with people and is good
with making them feel comfortable. I believe he'll do well in medical
school and he will make a good doctor."
Volunteering at St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center while a student at
Ashwaubenon High School and at St. Vincent Hospital as a college student
motivated Sandhu to purse a career in medicine.
Inspired by family
He was also motivated by his paternal grandfather, who was diagnosed
with Parkinson's disease, a disorder of the central nervous system. His
grandfather passed away two years ago.
While Sandhu credits hard work and determination for his success, he
also attributes his family for helping him achieve his goals.
"My dad was the one who has given me the advice to work hard," Sandhu
said. "He was the one who showed me that whether it's with grades, gratitude,
respect or honesty, you will be paid back for doing your best. Once I
entered college, I really stuck by that and it's paying off."
Leadership Awards
Thirty-two students will receive University Leadership Awards in ceremonies
today at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The awards acknowledge
leadership activities on and off campus.
The winners are: Tracy Kranzusch, Florence; Krystle Lange, Abbottsford; Juny Lee, Rebecca
Pasterski, Nicole Radosevich, and Nou Yang, Green Bay; Rebecca Levy, Kaukauna;
Kerstin Martwick, Crystal Falls. Mich.; Michelle Missall, Suring; Theresa
Okokon, Milwaukee; Nathan Petrashek, Two Rivers; Jessica Powers, St. Paul,
Minn.
Amber Pyne, Franklin; Tim Schmidt, Rothschild; Mary Sponholz, White
Lake; Jonathan Virant, Sheboygan; Sarah Voss, Burlington; Lara Wiersum,
Kenosha; Maigan Wipfli, Wisconsin Rapids; and Melissa Wojtanowski, Slinger.
Leadership Medallions
UWGB will also present 23 students with the Chancellor's Leadership
Medallions. The awards recognize leadership and academic achievement during
the student's college career.
Award recipients are: Nathanael Isaacson, Shawano; Jennifer Keene, Saukville; Hope Krepline,
Chilton; Amanda Maki, Waukesha; Kristin Murphy, Wauwatosa; Angela Paul,
Athens; John Rumpel, Beloit; Trisha Senkbeil, Sheboygan; Michelle Stark,
Franklin; Leah Szott, Mt. Prospect, Ill.; Amber Wiinamaki, Medford; and
Andrew Williams, Oshkosh.
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