2006 Carl Albert Recipient Named

Emily Shannon Day, a senior majoring in professional physics with a minor in mathematics, who plans to pursue a career as an educator and researcher after earning a doctorate, has been selected as the recipient of the 2006 Carl Albert Award, presented each year to the outstanding senior in the University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences.

Day, who will graduate summa cum laude May 12 with a degree in professional physics and a 4.0 GPA, will be presented with the $2,500 Carl Albert Award at a public reception at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in the Sandy Bell Gallery of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave.

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A&S Faculty are invited to hear Olcay Unver, past president of the Southeastern Anatollia Project Regional Development Administration, Republic of Turkey, present "Water and Sustainable Development: Global Issues, Commitments and Progress,"
2 p.m., Thursday, April 6, 132 Ellison Hall. Sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Law, Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, International Center for Hazards and Disaster Research and International Programs Center. For more information, contact Patsy Broadway at (405) 325-1396 or pbroadway@ou.edu.

Special Events:

April 11
Carl Albert Award Presentation and Reception, honoring Emily Day, 1:15 p.m., Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

April 19
A&S Spring Faculty Meeting, 4 p.m., Nielsen Hall.

April 27
A&S Student Awards Ceremony, 4 p.m., Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, OMU.

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A special congratulations go out to Goldwater scholars Sara Francis, biochemistry junior; Wesley Ketchum, astro-physics senior; Heather Rice, zoology and biomedical sciences junior and Leadership Scholar; and Sarah Lumpkins, engineering physics senior. OU students received four of 323 scholarships, setting a record in number of recipients.

A&S students are eligible to register for Career Services at no additional cost to them. Visit their Web site at www.ou.edu/career to register online.

Check out iAdvise, where students can use their 4+4 to sign in securely and track forms and schedule appointments with the Hobson Academic Center.

Do It In 4! Get Going, Get Out and Get On with Your Life. An online guide to getting out of college in a timely manner. Lots of great links to help plan financially and academically for a great degree.

Visit the Web site of Leadership Scholars to learn more about the college's top students and to see a schedule of events.

The Next Step. This guide to planning a career for life after college is available at department advisors offices, Hobson Academic Services in Ellison Hall, Career Services at OMU and at the Dean's Office.

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