Sunday, May 09, 2004
Rachel Miller named recipient of USI’s 2004 President’s Medal
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Senior Rachel Miller received the President’s Medal at University of Southern Indiana’s Commencement ceremony Sunday, May 9. The President’s Medal is the highest honor given to a student at graduation. Miller, who is from Delphi, Ind., was recognized for her commitment to academic excellence and service to the University and the community. She graduated summa cum laude with majors in mathematics, math teaching, and French. Her career goals include teaching secondary mathematics and pursuing master’s and doctoral degrees in mathematics in preparation for a professorship teaching math methods courses and all levels of calculus in addition to a variety of other topics. “Rachel is very strong academically. She accepts responsibility for her own learning. She has the natural ability and the self-discipline to be very successful in life,” said Dr. Kathy Rodgers, chair of the USI Mathematics Department. “She approaches each new task with the energy and dedication to be successful.” The recipient of the USI Trustees Distinguished Merit Award and Liberal Arts Mirabella Award, Miller also won the Student Academic Excellence Award for Calculus, the Academic Excellence Award for French, the USI History Club Award, and the Ford Motor Co./Golden Key International Undergraduate Scholarship during her tenure at the University. A Presidential Scholar, she was named the Ambassador of the Year and to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges as well as the USI 2002 Homecoming Court. She also was selected to win a Fulbright Award for a French Government Teaching Assistantship but declined in order to pursue her passion for teaching mathematics in England, where her fiancé resides. An active student leader, she is a member of Mu Gamma Pi, the Math Club, which she served as president, vice president, and secretary; the French Club, which she served as vice president; the Honors Program, which she served as historian; and the Student Ambassador Organization, which she served as Southern Hospitality Day coordinator. Miller also is a member of the Student Education Association, the Mathematical Association of America, Golden Key Honor Society, and Sigma Zeta Math and Science Honorary. In addition to grading papers in the Mathematics Department and working in the Office of Admission, Miller has served as a residence hall mentor and a math tutor for Evansville and Newburgh students. In 2003, she studied abroad in Sunderland, England, and she has participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, the Foreign Language Winter Celebration, the AMIGOS, and in intramural softball, bowling, and caving. She is the daughter of Mark and Ruth Miller of Delphi, Ind. Other finalists for the President's Medal were Emily Campbell, Mary Loraine “Lorie” Syester, Andrew Aldenderfer, and Erin Ward. |
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