Two A&S Graduates Earn Presidential Medal of Excellence
Two of the three recipients of the University of Cincinnati Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence the universitys most prestigious student honor for undergraduates are spring graduates of McMicken College of Arts and Sciences.
Joyce Kasee, who graduates with a bachelor's degree in political science and international affairs and an international human rights certificate, and Jessica King, a Distinguished Honors Scholar earning bachelor's degrees in sociology and Spanish, will be honored at the annual University of Cincinnati Recognition Ceremony. Rounding out the trio is Dominic Berardi of the College of Business.
The ceremony begins at 4 p.m. May 20 in the Great Hall of Tangeman University Center (TUC). The three will wear their medals when they march at the All-University Commencement ceremonies on June 9.
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