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by Doug Harper
The WKU Department of Physics and Astronomy congratulates the
members of the graduating class of 2003. As is the custom in our
department, the Physics graduates were once again small in number but
very large in terms of quality. The five students who completed the
requirements for a Physics degree in 2002-03 were all members of the
national physics honor society Sigma Pi Sigma, were very successful in
the classroom, were active in undergraduate research, and made several
presentations of their work at local, state and national scientific
meetings. The graduates are:
 Ashley
Atkerson graduated with an emphasis in secondary education and is
teaching science at Old Union School in Warren County.- Lindsay Hopper is working as Research Assistant at the WKU
Applied Physics Institute.
- Joshua James was named scholar of the Ogden College of Science
and Engineering and received the Ogden Trustee Award for completing
his studies with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He is pursuing a graduate degree
in Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
- Talawanda Monroe is currently pursing a graduate degree in
Astrophysics at Indiana University.
- Wesley Ryle was named scholar of the Ogden College of Science
and Engineering and received the Ogden Trustee Award for completing
his studies with a perfect 4.0 GPA. He is pursing a graduate degree
in Astrophysics at Georgia State University.
In addition, Wes and Josh were named co-recipients of the 2003
George V. Page Award for Excellence in Physics Scholarship, Wes and
Lindsay were co-recipients of the 2003 Randall Harper Award for
Excellence in Physics Research, and Tala received the Yarbrough Award
for the Outstanding Senior Mathematics Major.
Class of 2003
Lindsay Hopper, Tala Monroe, Josh James, Wes Ryle, and Ashley Atkerson
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