Local student receives award at Lake Forest College
05/2019
Contact: Linda Blaser
847-735-6171
blaser@lakeforest.edu
For Immediate Release
Local Student Receives Award at Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, Il.- Philip Freund '19 of Libertyville, Illinois, was recently awarded the Fredericka L. Stahl Memorial Award for Excellence in Science - Biology at Lake Forest College.
Judge Haas established these annual cash awards for excellence in science in memory of his wife. The recipients of the awards are determined, in consultation with the Dean of the Faculty, by a committee of faculty members and announced at the Senior Honors Convocation. The prizes are awarded to the senior class students who have the best records in the field of natural sciences. Students who major in biology, chemistry, or physics are eligible. Excellence in the natural science courses forms the primary basis for selection. Attitude, habits of work, and spirit of cooperation are all taken into consideration by the committee.
Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,500 students representing nearly every state and 80 countries.