Department of Industrial Engineering
4207 Bell Engineering Center
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: (479) 575-3156
Fax: (479) 575-8431
Senior of Significance 2015
The Arkansas Alumni Association honored its first class of Seniors of Significance during a reception at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House on Jan. 30. Seventy-one graduating seniors, commemorating the University’s founding date of 1871, were recognized as well as their faculty or staff mentor.
The 71 students were selected from 400 nominations and represent each University of Arkansas undergraduate academic college, 11 states and two countries. These are exceptional seniors who combine academic achievement, leadership skills and substantial extracurricular campus and/or community activities.
This year celebrates the 50th year of honoring a senior male and female undergraduate through the Senior Honor Citation program, as well as the re-established Razorback Classics program. Students selected as Seniors of Significance have the opportunity to update their application in the 2015 spring semester to be further considered for these awards. During the reception, the Seniors of Significance received a special honor cord to wear during graduation.
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Hannah Smith is completing her degree with an emphasis in logistics engineering and minors in
Supply Chain Management and Mathematics. Hannah is a member of Alpha Pi Mu, Society
of Women Engineers, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key Society, serves
as House Manager of the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority and has recently been chosen as
an Ambassador for the University of Arkansas for the upcoming year. After completing
four semesters of college, Hannah has chosen to study abroad in Italy to fulfill her
goal of understanding other cultures as she prepares for a future that will most certainly
be impacted by a global economy and the interaction of professionals from different
countries.
Hannah says, “As an engineer, we find that math is the same in every language, but the common ground may end there. Understanding and relating to new cultures and new experiences will increase my ability to communicate, appreciate and understand others and to excel in my career. Just like the classrooms at the University of Arkansas, this experience will lay another tier to the foundation I am building for a successful career as an industrial engineer.”
Full Newswire story can be found here.
February 5, 2015